Kermit Keith Hathorn was on intel gathering patrol in a Navy P2V on Dec 26, 1951 shen the aircraft suffered. A runaway engine was ditched at sea. Six crew survived but the pilot & Hawthorn went down with the aircraft & were never recovered. The six that survived the ditching were rescued by SAR. Navy Senior Chief Sean Sullivan lost his life on July 19, 2012 serving during operation Enduring Freedom. The faded rock is there for Chief Sullivan to honor his memory & in respect for his service.
Thank you so much for all your input on who these people, I think Sarah did them a very good service by filming this clip now alot more people may take a ride out and hike up on top of the mountain to give those fine gentlemen the respect that they damn well deserved. Thanks again Sarah, you are an amazing person and you deserve recognition for what you do as well. 😊
You answered so much and filled in so much of the story.There are SO MANY untold stories that will go untold that the average person will never know the extent of ones bravery that is demanded' when in the service. Thank You so much! I'm an old lady and like to know the whole story. Wonder Hussey can go where I can not so I love her videos. Thanks again!
I was stationed at NAS Fallon back in the late 70’s. The base has a SAR crew as part of the base function, mostly to provide for recovery of mishaps that occur in the area. That first thing you saw when you were approaching was the “tail fin of a bomb”, but it’s a specialized type that has a high drag, when the bomb is released those fins open up, they are referred to as “snake eyes”. The fiberglass “cone” looks to be the “radome” from a F-4 Phantom, probably F-4N. The “cockpit” was from a FJ-3 fury, the navy version of the F-86, the green thing that was all shot up was a LOX tank, Liquid Oxygen tank. Back when I was there I was living in the barracks on base. My roommate worked in the galley as the night baker, he liked that job because he worked alone all night, he made the pastries , rolls and biscuits for the chow hall. One of his other functions was to make box lunches as needed when requested. That brings me to the SAR crew, my roommate always complained that the galley captain never left him sufficient items to make the box lunches. So he was given a task one night to prepare a small number of lunches, what he did not know was the lunches were for the SAR crew and the base commanding officer who was being taken on a tour of the bombing range. So as I stated my roommate used what he was given, part of what he was given was a “tin” of corned beef for sandwiches, this tin is about 5”x5”x12”, when he opened the tin what came out was about 75% corned beef FAT with a sliver of meat in it, and he made sandwiches out of that. So, when the SAR crew landed outside, maybe even where you may have been at, they shut down the helicopter (UH-1N Huey), and they opened their box lunches and the CO found out they were given fat sandwiches they boxed them back up, got back in the helo and flew straight back to the base, landing at hanger 300 instead of the 400 hangar where they keep the SAR birds at. The 300 hangar was right across the street from the galley and the supply department building. The CO went straight to the galley, called the supply officer, galley officer and the galley captain into the officer, he gave each one a box lunch and ordered them to begin eating. Needless to say my roommate had to explain but he only did as he was told, not his fault, but after that he had keys to all the galley supply rooms and box lunches got better. I only wish I was there to be able to see the faces of the suppo and food services officer as they ate their sandwiches, I’d bet it was epic.
The suppo owns the galley as does the food services officer, if the galley issues box lunches they should be edible by anyone. I think the CO was just making a point to the suppo that the buck stops with him, pay attention.
There was a history at Fallon just before this happened. The previous CO and previous SUPPO skimmed money from a special fund designated for base beautification. Spending that money on other projects is illegal and they call that “color of money”, but what they did was basically misappropriating the funds, the CO used those funds to procure a 26 foot captains gig from DRMO, he also used the fund to pay a boat shop restore it, all for his private ownership and use. The suppo just pocketed money, when they got caught up in an audit the CO took the easy way out with a gun, suppo went to jail.
Ha! @9:00, I am the Billy that erected that flagpole with a couple of my Fallon SAR team members. Reach out if you would like to see the pics. Also, FYI, that was a Mountain Dew can. A beer would have been nice at the time though. The aircraft parts are from crashes that the SAR team collected from the missions they worked over the years. Once you made crew chief, we would fly up there, land and you would use the rocks on top to spell your name. Once you transferred out, your name was kicked over and the rocks used for the next qualified team member. NAS Fallon Longhorn SAR shutdown a few years back and the site is now inhabited by other Navy units. It will always be ours though…SAR mountain!
That nosecone is from an F-4 Phantom. It was a Vietnam-era front-line fighter, used by the Navy, Marines, and Air Force. The bit with the crash test dummy appears to be the rear canopy section from an FJ3 Fury. It was a Navy fighter from the 1950s. Cool video!
Yup, FJ3, the naval variant of the Air Force's F-86. It was a superior craft in many ways. Some were modified and equipped with Sidewinder AIM-9s. First saw action in Korea but it wasn't really put into wide service until 1954. Retired in 1960 or 1961, if I recall correctly. Top speed around 690.
SAR is search and rescue, the site honors those who put their lives second, and tried to rescue the fallen. As a USAF Para rescue man during Vietnam, I have immense respect for those who built and maintain this site ,hallowed ground.
WonderHussy, I love how you keep it light and even a little silly at times when visiting sites like this one but everyone can tell you would never be disrespectful or inappropriate. Much respect for your efforts to keep these sorts of obscure spots alive in the wider public consciousness. It matters.
North American aircraft FJ-2/3 Fury. You sure go out of your way to give us an informative look at the SW US. I'm sure all of us appreciate the time and expense you put into your videos. You're A#1 in my book. Be safe out there among the elements.
George W. Piercy was K IA in Beirut Lebanon. He was a chief hospital corpseman. Yes, you are correct about SAR regarding Fallon NAS. Every NAS has helicopter SAR teams. Fallon, Le Moore NAS and China Lake all participated for many decades in serious SAR missions for the National Park Service etc in the Sierra Nevada range and elsewhere along with their military duties. Very skilled and professional, some of the crews from Fallon and Le Moore saved a lot of civilian lives over the years. They did serious rescues on El Capitan in Yosemite and a lot more.. Shout out to the Air Force medic who chimed in here.
Thanks to the Nice Service Members that Built this Memorial for all the Veterans Living and the ones that have Passed. Being a retired Desabled Army Veteran 🎉Thanks Wonderhussy
They aren’t saying the rocks marking trails are bad. They want you to stop piling rocks in art like forms all over the place. They say to leave the trail markers alone. Kind of like painted rocks in national parks. My brother did training in Fallon Nevada during the Vietnam war. He was a flight mechanic in the Navy. Clearly a monument.
Sounds reasonable. Just keep it functional. I remember watching a podcast or ad from a recovery group of some kind. The guy said I take a pebble and place it somewhere to remind me of my journey. Next thing you see a bunch of large rocks piled up. No.That was not the message. The guy picked up a pebble. Pebbles turn to stones and stones to boulders. Please folks.
Ooh wonder Hussy u got my attention when I heard ' just the tip'' sorry folks haven't had my coffee yet ,, love watching those warbirds train in desert,, very cool experience if ur ever in SW long enough, that ain't thunder ur hearing in the blue sky
The item you looked at after the toy wheels was a Snake Eye Tail Retarding Device. Installed on the rear of say a MK82 bomb to slow it down when dropped at low level. Gives time for the aircraft to get away from the blast wave. Two of the fins were extended, two were still stowed.
Thank you for showing this memorial as a tribute to those soldiers who gave their lives so that we can live in a free society and to all who have served honorably
The green cylinder in the mannequins lap is a liquid oxygen converter. I used to remove fill and reinstall a dozen of those every night in Phantoms. Got snowed in at Fallon in 1987 and sat in the beq for two weeks watching MTV. There wasn't crap there back then.
Simply fantastic. Very good video indeed. I have been past Fallon a couple of times but never heard of this place. After wrapping up my 44 year career in EMS and working with both the military and civilian SARs, I appreciate this site and what it represents. RESPECT and KUDOS for all who served and are serving. Sara you bring good things to life.
The gentleman with the KIA dated Oct. 1983 was probably a Navy search and rescue person or a naval corpsman, from the Beirut bombing of a Marine Expeditionary Force in Beirut, Lebanon.
Thanks for the tour. Its one of those memorials that for the average person its not the most accessible. But to the pilots in training, its a reminder of the job they have undertaken. Cool video Sarah. Keep em coming W.H.!
26:37...My dad had a " chair" job when he was in the Air Force .He was a linguist interpreting Russian during the early '50''s . Loved the show today , as always...😂😁😘...
I used to sit on that mountain and watch. The f eighteens fly over. They used to build small towns in The Valley. And the fighter jets would blow up the buildings.
One of the things that is so attractive about your videos is how respectful the people are in the areas that you visit. On the east coast the people trash everything, spray paint, busted beer bottles, garbage. It makes me want to sell my home and move. Thanks for another great video.
Caleb Nathaniel Brown had served 11 years. He died suddenly apparently. He was 29 at the time of death. He was in the Navy working with S&R dogs. Hence the paw prints on the rock. Very sad he died at only 29. The obituary just said died unexpectedly. Interesting location Ms. Hussy 😊❤
Was in the Navy from 1976 to 1999 Did a few wars as an aircraft mechanic. Miramar Ca was Top Gun. My squadron went there for training for two weeks. ✈✈ my work hours were always 7PM to 7 Am.
That tiny cockpit is from a PJ3 Falcon (Kit-Build), only five were built (80's to 90's), 3 crashed and 2 are on display which are not airworthy (to my understanding).
Wow! I was thinking that this place should be somewhere that more people could see it...But Wonderhussy helped fix that with this video. Thanks, Sarah Jane, and much love to you and yours.
Thankful for the service of those memorialized there, and thankful for another amazing adventure with you, WH! Great video. Love the hike up, too. Looks like you got a good workout!
This is a really cool discovery off of US 50. Unfortunately...I never knew this place even existed. And. I've driven this quieter route since October 1993. When I didn't feel like driving up and down the I - 80 Speedway. There's ALOT of cool places I've camped along the 250+ mile stretch from Ely ( Extremely Dead Town ). To Fallon ( The Midwestern Oasis in the middle of the Outback ). And... I've never heard of this place. As an Air Force veteran... I'll add this place to my list of places To pay homage to my military fraternity. Thank you for sharing this humble adventure.
Just watched a video of abandoned and forgotten places with Gyl and he removed all the stickers on his jeep since the redo “but” he didn’t remove yours. 🤔🤔 Interesting! Nice place there and also interesting.
Tough walking on that basaltic rock! Great drone footage Sarah at 24:40 in ! Surrounding this mountain was ancient Lake Lahontan and all that remains is Carson Lake and the Carson river now. As for what she is showing us just read the comments below ,as I had no idea what all this stuff was either. Great memorial to those we have lost in the service of our country! You are the best WH!
Here here for the rock cairns...those rock statues had saved me in 1984 hiking in the Sierras with only a paper map...no GPS...it's like tearing down an old ghost town!!
I heard a story about a mechanic that was removing parts out the back gate of NAS Fallon; for an AC he was reconstructing off base. I just chocked it up to unconfirmed scuttlebutt.
The issue with cairns isn't about the small navigational ones that are built by trail maintainers and park services/government agencies. Those are fine. Those are usually Baites cairns. The problem is the proliferation of artistic rock stacking done for the looks rather than navigation. Too many people are doing this, and it's actually getting people lost who rely on them for navigation purposes, but the super large ones are also disrupting biodiversity and and they have been causing erosion issues, etc. I remember being at Zion NP last year and one of the Rangers was telling people about this at one of the other nearby parks. He said they had a lost hiker who went way off trail because they saw a pile of rocks and followed it, thinking it was a trial marker. They found that hiker about 12 hours later a good 3 miles off their intended trail. MOving those larger rocks exposes insects and other animals, even destroying their shelters. The Park Service wants people to not only stop building them but knock over them over.
Not to mention the "decorative" ones people make to see how well they can balance rocks. Fine if you want to do that in your back yard. Not fine if you want to do that on public land, especially wilderness.
Sarah, I google earthed the site, and that is called SAR Mountain and along with the names is a picture of a Helicopter which explains all the things in the area. Cheers, Rik Spector
Fallon NAS has been around for as long as I can remember (I'm 65) I became the Top Gun facility somewhere in the early 90s. I have lived in this area for ever and have never heard about this place. Fascinating find. Too hard of a hike for my old knees so thank you for this video. FWIW I'm (bit at a time) trying to re-trace the original Central Pacific right of way and all of it's little whistle stop stations. The Transcontinental was re-aligned in the early 1900s and approximately 30 - 40 miles were abandoned, mostly along the I-80 corridor. I know that country pretty well. I was surprised to find out about SAR mountain. BTW I also love your tongue in cheek humor. Aye Aye Captain :). Awesome video. Thank You.
The first time we went up to 318 after they paved it we got up there to the rock cut and had to follow a cattle drive with cowboys on horses and dogs driving them, took us about a half a mile before we could get around them...
Sara! The Slim Princess Railroad! Carson and Colorado RR! A Lot of history there and many desert towns. I drove some of the old rail line in my jeep years back, tons of old bottles and other cool trash from a hundred years ago. I LOVE YOUR SHOW!!
It's interesting when you mentioned intaglios and rock art. The SAR site is surrounded by several petroglyph sites, one of which is the BLM interpretive Grimes Petroglyph Site on U.S. 50. The petroglyphs are regarded to be Desert Archaic and may be among some of the oldest in the U.S., similar to some Winnemucca Lake sites which I'm documenting.
Nothing wrong with stacking rocks when it serves a purpose such as marking a trail. The problem is lots of people make stacks of rocks just for the fun of it, and it ruins the natural beauty of a place (especially along a river) and interferes with critters' habitat.
I'm a big Billy Joel fan, so you gave me a couple of good surprises here with song choice. Not sure the naval aviatiors would appreciate hearing the Air Force song being sung for them, though singing Anchors Aweigh on a desert mountaintop would seem a little strange.
Also, sometimes stacked rock cairns may be historic or prehistoric shrines, especially in a place like that and away from trails! Cairns on trails likely are contemporary trail markers.
Officers on an aircraft carrier are served their meals in the 'Ward Room'. Pilots may not wear their flightsuits in the wardroom. Instead there is a small 'Flightsuit Mess' where they may get something to eat/drink or otherwise lounge around. The Flightsuit Mess is more commonly referred to as the 'Poopysuit Mess' by aĺl those on board the carrier! Any questions?? 😅
That was great. A georgous day out there. I loved when the fighter jets flew over my property when I lived in Northern Nevada. Thanks for a fun time. ❤
Great video Sarah...beutiful monument dedicated to service members that served in SAR and other capacities. Amazing how you find these places and give us a terrific monolog.
I spent a few days in Fallon back in my naval aviation days. Also did a survival exercise that wound up with a helicopter ride over the scrublands during which I saw a herd of wild/feral horses galloping along. Funny thing was sitting in the back of the helo I was misjudging the altitude, I though we were really low. Then passed the horses and for about 2 seconds I thought they were all about one foot tall because they looked so small 😆
🇺🇲 I think the base does(did?) a lot of practice/training drills because, back around 2007, I was camping at Pyramid Lake, NV, and late at night I could faintly see, way off in the distance, pyros going off in the sky, exploding like pro 4th of July🎆. It was surreal. I had to look on the map to see what was out there towards the southeast, because that area is desolate, and surmised those pyros came from the military, or Fallon Navel Base doing training..??? Huge Salutes to All military of the USA. God Bless
"On October 23, 1983, Hizballah killed 241 U.S. military personnel, including 220 Marines, 18 sailors, and three soldiers in a terrorist bombing of the Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. Minutes later, a second suicide bomber killed 58 French paratroopers."
That “pull up bar” might be a portal to another dimension, or the way the curators of the monument get there, and how all that stuff got there…you didn’t walk through it, so we’ll never know. Maybe there’s a secret button that activates it, or when the moon rises…🤷♂️ 💛 U
Kermit Keith Hathorn was on intel gathering patrol in a Navy P2V on Dec 26, 1951 shen the aircraft suffered. A runaway engine was ditched at sea. Six crew survived but the pilot & Hawthorn went down with the aircraft & were never recovered. The six that survived the ditching were rescued by SAR.
Navy Senior Chief Sean Sullivan lost his life on July 19, 2012 serving during operation Enduring Freedom. The faded rock is there for Chief Sullivan to honor his memory & in respect for his service.
Thank you so much for all your input on who these people, I think Sarah did them a very good service by filming this clip now alot more people may take a ride out and hike up on top of the mountain to give those fine gentlemen the respect that they damn well deserved. Thanks again Sarah, you are an amazing person and you deserve recognition for what you do as well. 😊
Thank you
Well done .
You answered so much and filled in so much of the story.There are SO MANY untold stories that will go untold that the average person will never know the extent of ones bravery that is demanded' when in the service. Thank You so much! I'm an old lady and like to know the whole story. Wonder Hussey can go where I can not so I love her videos. Thanks again!
When the flag flies after sundown , a light is to be fixed onto the flag to illuminate the flag .
yes, that's proper flag etitiquete (sp?). If the flag is not lit, it should be taken down at night.
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External fuel tank
I wonder if the flag on the moon has a light on it?
I don’t think it’s worth the light pollution. 🇺🇸🫡
I was stationed at NAS Fallon back in the late 70’s. The base has a SAR crew as part of the base function, mostly to provide for recovery of mishaps that occur in the area. That first thing you saw when you were approaching was the “tail fin of a bomb”, but it’s a specialized type that has a high drag, when the bomb is released those fins open up, they are referred to as “snake eyes”.
The fiberglass “cone” looks to be the “radome” from a F-4 Phantom, probably F-4N. The “cockpit” was from a FJ-3 fury, the navy version of the F-86, the green thing that was all shot up was a LOX tank, Liquid Oxygen tank.
Back when I was there I was living in the barracks on base. My roommate worked in the galley as the night baker, he liked that job because he worked alone all night, he made the pastries , rolls and biscuits for the chow hall. One of his other functions was to make box lunches as needed when requested. That brings me to the SAR crew, my roommate always complained that the galley captain never left him sufficient items to make the box lunches. So he was given a task one night to prepare a small number of lunches, what he did not know was the lunches were for the SAR crew and the base commanding officer who was being taken on a tour of the bombing range. So as I stated my roommate used what he was given, part of what he was given was a “tin” of corned beef for sandwiches, this tin is about 5”x5”x12”, when he opened the tin what came out was about 75% corned beef FAT with a sliver of meat in it, and he made sandwiches out of that. So, when the SAR crew landed outside, maybe even where you may have been at, they shut down the helicopter (UH-1N Huey), and they opened their box lunches and the CO found out they were given fat sandwiches they boxed them back up, got back in the helo and flew straight back to the base, landing at hanger 300 instead of the 400 hangar where they keep the SAR birds at. The 300 hangar was right across the street from the galley and the supply department building. The CO went straight to the galley, called the supply officer, galley officer and the galley captain into the officer, he gave each one a box lunch and ordered them to begin eating. Needless to say my roommate had to explain but he only did as he was told, not his fault, but after that he had keys to all the galley supply rooms and box lunches got better. I only wish I was there to be able to see the faces of the suppo and food services officer as they ate their sandwiches, I’d bet it was epic.
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I'd have told the CO to pound sand and taken my chances at trial. Cruel and unusual is a thing...even in military court!
The suppo owns the galley as does the food services officer, if the galley issues box lunches they should be edible by anyone. I think the CO was just making a point to the suppo that the buck stops with him, pay attention.
There was a history at Fallon just before this happened. The previous CO and previous SUPPO skimmed money from a special fund designated for base beautification. Spending that money on other projects is illegal and they call that “color of money”, but what they did was basically misappropriating the funds, the CO used those funds to procure a 26 foot captains gig from DRMO, he also used the fund to pay a boat shop restore it, all for his private ownership and use. The suppo just pocketed money, when they got caught up in an audit the CO took the easy way out with a gun, suppo went to jail.
Ha! @9:00, I am the Billy that erected that flagpole with a couple of my Fallon SAR team members. Reach out if you would like to see the pics. Also, FYI, that was a Mountain Dew can. A beer would have been nice at the time though.
The aircraft parts are from crashes that the SAR team collected from the missions they worked over the years.
Once you made crew chief, we would fly up there, land and you would use the rocks on top to spell your name. Once you transferred out, your name was kicked over and the rocks used for the next qualified team member. NAS Fallon Longhorn SAR shutdown a few years back and the site is now inhabited by other Navy units. It will always be ours though…SAR mountain!
Yo Pina! I got up there when they shut down SAR and was able to put my name back on the mountain. 🇺🇲💪🏽💥
That nosecone is from an F-4 Phantom. It was a Vietnam-era front-line fighter, used by the Navy, Marines, and Air Force. The bit with the crash test dummy appears to be the rear canopy section from an FJ3 Fury. It was a Navy fighter from the 1950s. Cool video!
Yup, FJ3, the naval variant of the Air Force's F-86. It was a superior craft in many ways. Some were modified and equipped with Sidewinder AIM-9s. First saw action in Korea but it wasn't really put into wide service until 1954. Retired in 1960 or 1961, if I recall correctly. Top speed around 690.
I think the green tank shot full of holes "used" to be a oxygen tank.
The bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut happened in October 1983.
October 23 with casualties not seen since Vietnam
That orange door looks like off of a sar vehicle.
Tho😮se could be from UFOs
SAR is search and rescue, the site honors those who put their lives second, and tried to rescue the fallen.
As a USAF Para rescue man during Vietnam, I have immense respect for those who built and maintain this site ,hallowed ground.
My dad was in the Navy (42-68) and was a pilot. He had a call sign. He started with props and retired with jets. Mom was a Navy WAVE during WW2.
Thank you Sara great vidieo ❤❤❤❤😅😅😊😊😊
Bootlickers for corrupt politicians. Sorry that’s the truth.
I knew a pilot with the nickname "Weeble" because he was built short and squat.
Hey Taz Mod!🤚🤠
WonderHussy, I love how you keep it light and even a little silly at times when visiting sites like this one but everyone can tell you would never be disrespectful or inappropriate. Much respect for your efforts to keep these sorts of obscure spots alive in the wider public consciousness. It matters.
North American aircraft FJ-2/3 Fury. You sure go out of your way to give us an informative look at the SW US. I'm sure all of us appreciate the time and expense you put into your videos. You're A#1 in my book. Be safe out there among the elements.
Hi Sarah. I am a retired pilot myself and really enjoyed the coverage and imagination that must have prevoked that landscape. thanks or sharing.
George W. Piercy was K IA in Beirut Lebanon. He was a chief hospital corpseman.
Yes, you are correct about SAR regarding Fallon NAS. Every NAS has helicopter SAR teams. Fallon, Le Moore NAS and China Lake all participated for many decades in serious SAR missions for the National Park Service etc in the Sierra Nevada range and elsewhere along with their military duties. Very skilled and professional, some of the crews from Fallon and Le Moore saved a lot of civilian lives over the years. They did serious rescues on El Capitan in Yosemite and a lot more.. Shout out to the Air Force medic who chimed in here.
He was one of the 241 soldiers who lost their lives that day
Thanks to the Nice Service Members that Built this Memorial for all the Veterans Living and the ones that have Passed. Being a retired Desabled Army Veteran 🎉Thanks Wonderhussy
And Thank YOU for your service! You should be remembered and thanked for your courage and bravery. God Bless You !
They aren’t saying the rocks marking trails are bad. They want you to stop piling rocks in art like forms all over the place. They say to leave the trail markers alone. Kind of like painted rocks in national parks. My brother did training in Fallon Nevada during the Vietnam war. He was a flight mechanic in the Navy. Clearly a monument.
Exactly..
Sounds reasonable. Just keep it functional. I remember watching a podcast or ad from a recovery group of some kind. The guy said I take a pebble and place it somewhere to remind me of my journey. Next thing you see a bunch of large rocks piled up. No.That was not the message. The guy picked up a pebble. Pebbles turn to stones and stones to boulders. Please folks.
Ooh wonder Hussy u got my attention when I heard ' just the tip'' sorry folks haven't had my coffee yet ,, love watching those warbirds train in desert,, very cool experience if ur ever in SW long enough, that ain't thunder ur hearing in the blue sky
Are you 12 years old?
The item you looked at after the toy wheels was a Snake Eye Tail Retarding Device. Installed on the rear of say a MK82 bomb to slow it down when dropped at low level. Gives time for the aircraft to get away from the blast wave. Two of the fins were extended, two were still stowed.
To all that have served: Thank You!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Proper flag etiquette requires all flags that are flown at night to be illuminated. At 20:00, that medical insignia is called a 'caduceus'.
In October of 83 we invaded Grenada. I was just starting my active duty training then.
Thank you for showing this memorial as a tribute to those soldiers who gave their lives so that we can live in a free society and to all who have served honorably
23 October 1983 the Marine Barracks in Beruit, Lebanon, were bombed 241 Marines, Sailor's killed in an instant.
Thank you for sharing, I was curious as to what war happened at that time.
I remember that as I was a senior in high school
The thing under the F-4 nose radome (at 10 minutes) was an infra-red sensor. Good to see SAR getting respect. “That others may live.”
The green cylinder in the mannequins lap is a liquid oxygen converter. I used to remove fill and reinstall a dozen of those every night in Phantoms.
Got snowed in at Fallon in 1987 and sat in the beq for two weeks watching MTV. There wasn't crap there back then.
Simply fantastic. Very good video indeed. I have been past Fallon a couple of times but never heard of this place. After wrapping up my 44 year career in EMS and working with both the military and civilian SARs, I appreciate this site and what it represents. RESPECT and KUDOS for all who served and are serving. Sara you bring good things to life.
The gentleman with the KIA dated Oct. 1983 was probably a Navy search and rescue person or a naval corpsman, from the Beirut bombing of a Marine Expeditionary Force in Beirut, Lebanon.
Thanks for the tour. Its one of those memorials that for the average person its not the most accessible. But to the pilots in training, its a reminder of the job they have undertaken.
Cool video Sarah. Keep em coming W.H.!
The plate on that airframe identifies what the equipment was, who built it and the contract number along with other information.
I was in the Navy back in the 50's this was so interesting to me, what ever it is
26:37...My dad had a " chair" job when he was in the Air Force .He was a linguist interpreting Russian during the early '50''s . Loved the show today , as always...😂😁😘...
I used to sit on that mountain and watch. The f eighteens fly over. They used to build small towns in The Valley. And the fighter jets would blow up the buildings.
One of the things that is so attractive about your videos is how respectful the people are in the areas that you visit. On the east coast the people trash everything, spray paint, busted beer bottles, garbage. It makes me want to sell my home and move. Thanks for another great video.
Well I'll be. I've lived in Fallon for 33 years and I have never heard about that monument. Thanks, WH.
Flag protocol says that if an American flag is flown at night is should be lighted. Hence the solar powered lights.
BKR Bravo Kilo Romeo 24:00 love when you sing, doesn't matter if the song is 'depressing'✌🏼😎
Great video Sarah, very interesting sight. Thanks for adding the drone perspective.
LOL…”Just the tip”. I laughed out loud when the video started
Well, one bonus of working nights is I get to watch WonderHussys uploads early. I live in Australia and it’s just after 3am.
Caleb Nathaniel Brown had served 11 years. He died suddenly apparently. He was 29 at the time of death. He was in the Navy working with S&R dogs. Hence the paw prints on the rock. Very sad he died at only 29. The obituary just said died unexpectedly. Interesting location Ms. Hussy 😊❤
The canopy is from an FJ-3 jet. The FJ-3 is a U.S. Navy version of the F-86 fighter jet that was in use mainly during the Korean War.
You are a great story teller. Thank you once again for sharing!
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Was in the Navy from 1976 to 1999 Did a few wars as an aircraft mechanic. Miramar Ca was Top Gun. My squadron went there for training for two weeks. ✈✈ my work hours were always 7PM to 7 Am.
That tiny cockpit is from a PJ3 Falcon (Kit-Build), only five were built (80's to 90's), 3 crashed and 2 are on display which are not airworthy (to my understanding).
The End of Watch stone you saw was for a Military Dog.
1983 Marine Barracks explosion. The guy was a navy corpsman with the 1st Battalion/8th
Marines BLT from the 2nd Marine Division.
Wow! I was thinking that this place should be somewhere that more people could see it...But Wonderhussy helped fix that with this video. Thanks, Sarah Jane, and much love to you and yours.
In 1983 we were at "war" in Grenada. America lost 19 military guys.
Thankful for the service of those memorialized there, and thankful for another amazing adventure with you, WH! Great video. Love the hike up, too. Looks like you got a good workout!
This is a really cool discovery off of US 50. Unfortunately...I never knew this place even existed. And. I've driven this quieter route since October 1993. When I didn't feel like driving up and down the I - 80 Speedway.
There's ALOT of cool places I've camped along the 250+ mile stretch from Ely ( Extremely Dead Town ).
To Fallon ( The Midwestern Oasis in the middle of the Outback ).
And...
I've never heard of this place.
As an Air Force veteran...
I'll add this place to my list of places
To pay homage to my military fraternity.
Thank you for sharing this humble adventure.
😊❤ Thank You.
Your spirit is needed at times like this, can't we all just get away.
I agree on HW6 west of Tonapah. They dont get much more lonelier. Thanks for the great video
There could never be another hussy
You said at the beginning, close your mouth🤣; glad you didn’t keep it close; we wouldn’t be able to hear your wonderful stories ⭐️🤣🤩😎
Just watched a video of abandoned and forgotten places with Gyl and he removed all the stickers on his jeep since the redo “but” he didn’t remove yours.
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Interesting!
Nice place there and also interesting.
Tough walking on that basaltic rock! Great drone footage Sarah at 24:40 in ! Surrounding this mountain was ancient Lake Lahontan and all that remains is Carson Lake and the Carson river now. As for what she is showing us just read the comments below ,as I had no idea what all this stuff was either. Great memorial to those we have lost in the service of
our country! You are the best WH!
Here here for the rock cairns...those rock statues had saved me in 1984 hiking in the Sierras with only a paper map...no GPS...it's like tearing down an old ghost town!!
I heard a story about a mechanic that was removing parts out the back gate of NAS Fallon; for an AC he was reconstructing off base. I just chocked it up to unconfirmed scuttlebutt.
My Dad was in the Navy during WII and had many interesting and creepy stories to tell. 😮
Back in 92 Drove thru Trona to Furnace creek .. Got Buzzed by a F-14 Tomcat !! Best Day Ever !!!!
good show thanks Think that motor with the lever is an outboard power head -- possibly by Tecumseh
Love the birds eye view of the memorial 🇺🇸
Thanks WH🙂
23:02 That's a SeaBee, refers to Navy Construction Battalions.
Thanks!
The issue with cairns isn't about the small navigational ones that are built by trail maintainers and park services/government agencies. Those are fine. Those are usually Baites cairns. The problem is the proliferation of artistic rock stacking done for the looks rather than navigation. Too many people are doing this, and it's actually getting people lost who rely on them for navigation purposes, but the super large ones are also disrupting biodiversity and and they have been causing erosion issues, etc. I remember being at Zion NP last year and one of the Rangers was telling people about this at one of the other nearby parks. He said they had a lost hiker who went way off trail because they saw a pile of rocks and followed it, thinking it was a trial marker. They found that hiker about 12 hours later a good 3 miles off their intended trail. MOving those larger rocks exposes insects and other animals, even destroying their shelters. The Park Service wants people to not only stop building them but knock over them over.
Not to mention the "decorative" ones people make to see how well they can balance rocks. Fine if you want to do that in your back yard. Not fine if you want to do that on public land, especially wilderness.
Sarah,
I google earthed the site, and that is called SAR Mountain and along with the names is a picture of a Helicopter which
explains all the things in the area.
Cheers,
Rik Spector
Fallon NAS has been around for as long as I can remember (I'm 65) I became the Top Gun facility somewhere in the early 90s. I have lived in this area for ever and have never heard about this place. Fascinating find. Too hard of a hike for my old knees so thank you for this video.
FWIW I'm (bit at a time) trying to re-trace the original Central Pacific right of way and all of it's little whistle stop stations. The Transcontinental was re-aligned in the early 1900s and approximately 30 - 40 miles were abandoned, mostly along the I-80 corridor. I know that country pretty well. I was surprised to find out about SAR mountain. BTW I also love your tongue in cheek humor. Aye Aye Captain :).
Awesome video. Thank You.
Nevada 318 from Hiko to Lund is also a lonely road. I drove it back in the 70’s when it was gravel.
I prefer ed it when it was gravel.
The first time we went up to 318 after they paved it we got up there to the rock cut and had to follow a cattle drive with cowboys on horses and dogs driving them, took us about a half a mile before we could get around them...
Sara! The Slim Princess Railroad! Carson and Colorado RR! A Lot of history there and many desert towns. I drove some of the old rail line in my jeep years back, tons of old bottles and other cool trash from a hundred years ago. I LOVE YOUR SHOW!!
The entire rail line has been since picked clean .
It's interesting when you mentioned intaglios and rock art. The SAR site is surrounded by several petroglyph sites, one of which is the BLM interpretive Grimes Petroglyph Site on U.S. 50. The petroglyphs are regarded to be Desert Archaic and may be among some of the oldest in the U.S., similar to some Winnemucca Lake sites which I'm documenting.
Quite the contingent of your followers who have diverse info regarding this location!
You do such wonderful things. Thanks for this video
Have you visited the memorial site for the X-15 crash outside of Johannesburg, CA.?
Nothing wrong with stacking rocks when it serves a purpose such as marking a trail. The problem is lots of people make stacks of rocks just for the fun of it, and it ruins the natural beauty of a place (especially along a river) and interferes with critters' habitat.
I'm a big Billy Joel fan, so you gave me a couple of good surprises here with song choice. Not sure the naval aviatiors would appreciate hearing the Air Force song being sung for them, though singing Anchors Aweigh on a desert mountaintop would seem a little strange.
LMAO when you said "and shut my mouth"! That will be a sad day. You're a great story teller and you do your homework before you go out.
Excellent! Thanks lady.
What a treat! Wonder Hussy and a good cup of coffee to start my day😊❤🎉
Also, sometimes stacked rock cairns may be historic or prehistoric shrines, especially in a place like that and away from trails! Cairns on trails likely are contemporary trail markers.
Officers on an aircraft carrier are served their meals in the 'Ward Room'. Pilots may not wear their flightsuits in the wardroom. Instead there is a small 'Flightsuit Mess' where they may get something to eat/drink or otherwise lounge around. The Flightsuit Mess is more commonly referred to as the 'Poopysuit Mess' by aĺl those on board the carrier! Any questions?? 😅
Hahaha! Your funny. Nice drone shot too. Thanks
That was great. A georgous day out there. I loved when the fighter jets flew over my property when I lived in Northern Nevada. Thanks for a fun time. ❤
Good morning, Wonder Hussy!
Great stuff, that was very interesting! Lol @ the shut my rig, and shut my mouth!😅 keep up the great work!
Great video Sarah...beutiful monument dedicated to service members that served in SAR and other capacities.
Amazing how you find these places and give us a terrific monolog.
The panel at 30:18 is from an A-1 Skyraider I beleive.
Thank you sister ❤
Respect. You keep yourself in good physical condition .
I spent a few days in Fallon back in my naval aviation days. Also did a survival exercise that wound up with a helicopter ride over the scrublands during which I saw a herd of wild/feral horses galloping along. Funny thing was sitting in the back of the helo I was misjudging the altitude, I though we were really low. Then passed the horses and for about 2 seconds I thought they were all about one foot tall because they looked so small 😆
Crazy hike, I can see how steep it was. You are like a mountain goat. Very beautiful one at that! Be careful. Thanks you.
🇺🇲 I think the base does(did?) a lot of practice/training drills because, back around 2007, I was camping at Pyramid Lake, NV, and late at night I could faintly see, way off in the distance, pyros going off in the sky, exploding like pro 4th of July🎆. It was surreal. I had to look on the map to see what was out there towards the southeast, because that area is desolate, and surmised those pyros came from the military, or Fallon Navel Base doing training..???
Huge Salutes to All military of the USA. God Bless
EXPLOSIVE DIAH.XXXXX..would coat the plexiglass or force an ejection
@@alexshatzko1381 testing artillery?, i dunno🤷🏽♂️
Great video! SAR definitely means Search and Rescue. What an interesting spot. Thanks for sharing.
"On October 23, 1983, Hizballah killed 241 U.S. military personnel, including 220 Marines, 18 sailors, and three soldiers in a terrorist bombing of the Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, Lebanon. Minutes later, a second suicide bomber killed 58 French paratroopers."
KIA Paul Darga was Explosive Ordnance Demolition (G)? I don't know what the 'G' stood for.
Only 3 words in and I am bustin out laffin! Love your videos!
That “pull up bar” might be a portal to another dimension, or the way the curators of the monument get there, and how all that stuff got there…you didn’t walk through it, so we’ll never know. Maybe there’s a secret button that activates it, or when the moon rises…🤷♂️ 💛 U
I slept in a ditch one time.. I woke up in the morning I was still drunk! Isolated incident.
Better than waking up in a ditch and being sober.
"Nice to know your well protected"!
At #17.40, you show a old motor, with a small lever,, its a outboard motor off a Boat,,
That is some rough terrain for sure Sarah!
Another fun and informative video.
I agree about the US 6 being lonely, drove that back in the late 90s, Bishop, Ca to Ely, NV