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taps at the indy 500

tatercatstatercats Member Posts: 711 ✭✭✭✭
edited May 2006 in General Discussion
did anyone else go to the race? the playing of taps this year was very good-it put the meaning of memorial day up front-the soldier who played it did a very very good job-did they show it on tv?
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  • zipperzapzipperzap Member Posts: 25,057
    edited November -1
    Last time I was at Indy was when I was 9, in 1954.

    Dad took me by train from Phila. to Indianapolis.

    We were in the second turn stands when Bill Vukovich, Sr.
    one of Dad's favorites - The Mad Russian - went airborne
    and came down upside down, killing him - lots of flames
    and smoke! A piece of chainlink was wound around his cockpit
    and they couldn't get him out fast enough. It was very bad.
    My dad was so shaken up that we flew home in an old SuperConnie
    and he never went to another - nor did I.

    Every year, watching it on TV brings back some pretty fine
    memories - but that's not one of them!
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  • tatercatstatercats Member Posts: 711 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    grandpa started going in 1952-my family has gone every year, same seats, stand B, turn 1
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