John Warren Martin Jr.

Brinks last Walk maybe him and grandpa will see each other in another life

Dear John, I just thought about not seeing you post anything on FB and checked to see if you we´re okay. Stunned and with nothing to go on, you´re out of reach. You have always and until I take my last breath, we´re the nicest, most polite man, I ever have known. My memories of fishing, in Key West, me operating your boat while you were snorkeling, seeing a shark and you letting me drive your boat, miles from shore and never said on word to me. Jsoar forever. Broken Hearted, Callie

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I met John at Charleston AFB in 1968 or so, we became close friends soon after. He was quite a rowdy character back in our younger days. We lived together in a trailer for a year of so before I was discharged. We kept in touch and remained close friends from than on, over 50 years. We saw him over the years from time to time. He came out to Las Vegas to surprise me on my 50th birthday, what a surprise to me it was. Last saw him in Florida in 2010 while on vacation with my wife. I...

I met John Martin at a Load Master course that he was teaching for some of us Brigade load planners at Ft Lewis (McCord AFB next door in Tacoma, WA). During a break I overheard him talking about teaching flight instruction at the Ft Lewis Flying Club. Always interested, I had never taken a lesson. We talked very briefly about expenses for training at the club.
That afternoon after class I drove up to Boeing Field and took the $45 15 minute intro flight just to see....
Thirty-two...

Great friend from Charleston AFB, SC, 1968-70.