Coonass Militia intercepts Russian Bear

[CajunM35A2]

1984 - Louisiana's 159th TFG "Coonass Militia" flying F4C Phantom II during Iceland deployment intercepts Russian Bear bomber



Notice COONASS MILITIA on the F4C's tail!

 

[timntrucks]

wow that is cool thanks

 

[Whitey]

wow that is cool thanks

Hella cool, for sure.

 

[319]

I just see it, the Bear's crew looking up "Coonass" in the English to Russian dictionary!

 

[Trailboss]

Be advised some non-louisianians may mistakenly believe "coonass" is derogatory and delete your post. Don't know what they will do about the F4C.But then, some Yankees don't see why we should have a Confederate Air Force.

 

[4x4 Forever]

Some Cajuns view 'coonass' the same way Trailboss...

 

[CajunM35A2]

Coonass Militia Shoulder Patch

This is another piece from my collection:
This is an original Coonass Militia shoulder patch.

 

[Darwin T]

being a coonass myself i think that freaking awsome!

 

[CajunM35A2]

I do too

being a coonass myself i think that freaking awsome!

You have to understand the psyche of the men in the 159th TFG at that time in the 1980's. Almost all were VietNam veterans, who were flying the same birds (F4C's) that they flew in Vietnam.

These guys would go to the various war games and beat the younger guys with their F16's, F14's and so on, not because the F4's were better, it is because these older guys could tap dance those F4's with tactics and knowledge-of-the envelope that the younger guys just did not have.

They were brazen: when they deployed they would steal anything that was not tied down, bringing souvenirs home to the unit. The entrance door mats were stolen from this and that O'club from somewhere around the world. There was a full bar in the operations building, and another one in the egress shop. During the Vietnam war, the hanger would get cleared out on drill weekends and turned into a casino.

Thus, pissing off people around the USA by calling themselves the COONASS MILITIA would be like a bunch of ...shall we say 'minorities' naming their unit something like the ....well I am not going to use the slang for hispanics or blacks here, but you get the drift. This is what they did. Proudly. I was not in the unit; I was a civilian volunteer who worked on PR matters. It was a blast.

 

[Darwin T]

actually, my ancestry is french, scottish, irish, dutch, welch, german, american indian and coonass (cajun french from the south Louisiana swamp areas).

I AM AN "AMERICAN"!

 

[jamesfrom180]

I'm a cracker born from some Koonass. Here in Florida there are fewer and fewer of us. Those bears are huge. Interdiction usually meant those boys got pretty close from what I've read. Thanks for posting the pic.

 

[a175]

I just read on Wikipedia that they did the same thing in 1999 with some F15s. Any truth to that?
It lists it as strangely familiar with the 1984 intercept...
"On June 25, 1999, members of the 159th Fighter Wing, New Orleans ANG, while on deployment to NAS Keflavik, Iceland, flying F-15A aircraft, intercepted two Russian TU-95 "Bear-H" aircraft."

 

[CajunM35A2]

F-15s

I just read on Wikipedia that they did the same thing in 1999 with some F15s. Any truth to that?
It lists it as strangely familiar with the 1984 intercept...
"On June 25, 1999, members of the 159th Fighter Wing, New Orleans ANG, while on deployment to NAS Keflavik, Iceland, flying F-15A aircraft, intercepted two Russian TU-95 "Bear-H" aircraft."

They may have. I must say that one of the more interesting intercepts back then was when one of the gulf coast radar balloons that had radar and other intercept devices on them to try to catch drug runners, broke free and was flying over the Gulf of Mexico. The Coonass Militia had to go and shoot it down. I recall that the pilot wanted to paint a balloon on the part of the intake indicating a "kill".

 

[TIGERFANS2]

I saw a couple of F-15's with Coonass Militia on the tail on the ramp at Muniz back in the 80's. I suspect the pilots were out having fun on the beach

 

[LongueCarabine]

Awesome thread.

Personally, I think use of the term "coonass" is only offensive if it's intended in that manner.

Lots of Cajuns refer to themselves using this slang term.

LC

 

[73m819]

I worked with a bunch of coonasses when I was in La, if you think wreckerman is strange in what he eats, just wait till you go out munchin with a coonass

 

[jamesfrom180]

as my grandmother would say "Ityall go in da pot"

 

[LongueCarabine]

Ah, what's wrong with eatin' a little bit of alligator, crawfish, nutria, armadillo, or pig stomach (paunce)?

LC

I worked with a bunch of coonasses when I was in La, if you think wreckerman is strange in what he eats, just wait till you go out munchin with a coonass

 

[A/C Cages]

If someone finds that offinsive, they can just turn the channel leave the conutry and leave those of us whom appreaciate those fly boys protecting America.

 

[CajunM35A2]

Man those Yankees from up north of I-10 don't know good eating

Ah, what's wrong with eatin' a little bit of alligator, crawfish, nutria, armadillo, or pig stomach (paunce)?

LC

Man those Yankees from up north of I-10 don't know good eating.

To make it clear, I am a Dago Coonass, thank you very much.

Regarding the menu above, you forgot the hogshead cheese, shrimp spiders, boudin, frog legs.....

In case you think I am joking, here is a link to the recipe for shrimp spiders:
My New Orleans: The Cookbook - Google Books

This is what they look like: http://discussions.texasbowhunter.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=177020&d=1280407719


I just LOVE eating boiled crabs when there are Yankees at the table. You pull the shell apart, drink the juice from the shell, then use a butter knife to extract the roe and fat. Then, you get to the meat..... They are particularly good after a hurricane when they have had all of the fresh meat wash into the water - dogs, cats, horses, cows, and the occasional PERSON.

See: Louisiana Blue Crabs | Cajun Cooking TV


Question: Why do zoning officials rarely mess with crab fishermen (crabbers)?
Answer: They need a ready source of fresh meat to bait their traps.