Wedding Trip - Day 3

[(ate brunch at Wings) - left around noon (in Matt's truck) - I-55 out of town - gas in Grover, MO - crossed river near Memphis - took US-78 and US-45 back to Meridian]

Wedding Trip - Day 2

[wedding set-up was essentially the same as JUN 1997: breakfast at The Wings, (skeet shooting?) - luncheon at the Wings - marriage in the afternoon - sword arch - it wasn't quite as hot... - reception at The Studio - pleasant evening - up late at the Hunt Club again...]

Wedding Trip - Day 1

[I was asked to be a swordsman at Barney's wedding in Missouri: he met his future bride during the wedding we went to in JUN 1997 and wanted to re-create the entire event - Matt (was also a swordsman) agreed to drive me (in his truck) - left from Meridian pretty early - used US-45 to get to US-78 and then drove west to Memphis - crossed the Mississippi River into Arkansas and then got on I-55 - got lunch and gas in Blytheville (1215L) and then continued on to St. Louis - I-44 west to MO-109 and MO-100 - staying at Hunt Club - met up with several other folks, most from my old squadron - stayed up late]

New Orleans, LA (USA)

[trainer - O/I - Salvo's]

Shreveport, LA (USA)

[out & in - Shreveport Regional - lunch - back to Meridian]

New Orleans, LA (USA)

[trainer - O/I - Salvo's]

[Meridian, MS (USA)]

[out & in - destination unknown]

Jacksonville, FL (USA)

[worked all day - finished CQ Det on the Big E - flew back to NAS Jacksonville - checked out of Holiday Inn (late) and then left Jax for Meridian]

Jacksonville, FL (USA)

[worked all day - after my Buckeye broke, I got a Goshawk flight with our Commodore - landed on the Big E and ended up staying aboard for the night]

Jacksonville, FL (USA)

[flew to Jax for CQ Det - stayed at Holiday Inn in Orange Park - went to see a movie (AMC Theatres)]