Comments by "Itinerant Patriot" (@itinerantpatriot1196) on "Man Born in 1846 Talks About the Day After President Lincoln Was Shot - Enhanced Audio" video.

Imagine a life where you fought in the U.S. Civil War and lived long enough to see a war where tanks, submarines, airplanes, and atomic weapons were used. I'm not glorifying these weapons or advocating their use, just marveling at someone who lived to see the world change so dramatically.
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@100percentSNAFU Lt. Thomas Selfridge, the first person to die in an aircraft accident. He was flying with Orville Wright when the plane went down due to engine failure. Along with Selfridge ANGB in Michigan, every Air Force base has a street named in his honor. As a history buff and a retired AF member I would have loved to hear his account of what happened. From that to the Moon landing is quite a journey indeed.
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@WAT906 Always happy to drop a bit of AF history knowledge. Thanks for your service.
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@larryrowe5259 I'm glad you mentioned trains. I used to love traveling by train. The last time I took a train was in 1985. I was home on leave and my dad was living in Nova Scotia Canada at the time. I started out in coach but when we got to Montreal they hooked the sleeper car up. First class didn't sell out so a porter came through offering to sell spots in single sleepers. I jumped on it and spent that night and most of the next day hanging out in the sleeper. I was able to relax, read my book, and take in the countryside. Maybe I'll do that again before I kick off this rock. It sure was fun the last time. Thanks for sharing your memories. Maybe by 2051 people will be living on the Moon, wondering why we took so long to land a man on Mars.
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