Veteran's Day Celebration at the Geographic South Pole

Although it was 35 below zero today with wind chill factor of -56 F, we had a Veteran's Day Celebration out at the Geographic South Pole.  It started at 11:11 AM and was short and sweet but a very nice thing that they did for the Vets down here at The Pole.  I had carried a flag down from Alaska that Capt. Larry Graham and Anita Maas (Alyeska Pipeline Security) had provided me and flew it at the Celebration.

It seems unrealistic but here I stand where Norwegian Roald Amundsen and four others stood almost 102 years ago when he was the first in the race to the South Pole.

The Ceremony begins at 11:11 AM.  That's me with the frosted glasses.

The flag that is flapping in the breeze is from Alyeska Pipeline Security.

The whole gang.

South Pole marker with Rick Smith's patch

Alyeska Pipeline Co-worker Rick Smith's Casper Platoon Vietnam patch.

SP marker and my patches.

My patches.

TL - 644th AC&W, Richmond, FL

TR - 744th AC&W, Murphy Dome, AK

BL - 609th TCS, Cannon AFB, NM

BR - AK Air National Guard - 168th ARS