Letters from a Lonely Flyboy

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The life of a military pilot and family man on assignment in South Korea in the early sixties was no walk in the park. While he was there, our father wrote to our mother nearly every day. Join my brother and me as we read and talk about those letters full of military life in Osan, and love and longing for family back home. Each episode contains a little more of his adventure beginning in August 1961.

Kelly Dennis

Osan, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea


    • Oct 14, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 56 EPISODES


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    Hit the Jackpot Today!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 20:11


    Chuck faces some extremely long days and has to fly back and forth to Seoul multiple times. He bumps head with the new boss for the first time, and gets a laugh from hearing about the shenanigans at home.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    This Rat Race is Really Going Strong Now

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024 16:42


    Chuck talks enthusiastically about playing golf and he is very happy to get some more home movies.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    A Little Off His Rocker

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 11:44


    Short episode this time! Chuck is happy that there are only 5 more months left in the tour and remarks about some of the letters from mom.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Hope the Camera Isn't Broken!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 16:58


    Chuck talks about the long days, missing home, and goes on quite a rant regarding his feelings about gong to Seoul again to sit through a bunch of meetings with the Generals.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    A New Suit and a Broken Bird

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 20:59


    Chuck talks about flying from Seoul to Osan with Col. Price in a T-Bird with mechanical problems. He sees his friend Grady again and gets some good news.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Just Below the Zone

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2024 22:33


    The work situation is better now because of the new boss but the hours are long. Great news from Col. Price (aka GB) about General Hutchison improving Chuck's eval before  it was sent in.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Happy St. Patty's Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 19:50


    Things are really looking up at the 314th with the new boss! Chuck is finally getting some much needed perks.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Recording Like Mad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2024 48:01


    Chuck talks about a huge surprise regarding his job in the last letter of the episode.Mom shares plenty about the the shenanigans on the home front.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    The Party is Over

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 41:05


    Chuck is back in Osan and finally getting to enjoy his new Sony. He also gets good news about his per diem pay for Seoul.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Lousy Lasagne

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 17:36


    Chuck shares his dissatisfaction about the food in the mess hall. He is finally getting some more mail and plays a "sloppy" game of golf. Time seems to really be dragging.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Swim Parties and Snow Storms

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 24:15


    Chuck passes on the news he gets about how Grady's recovery is going. He gets some long awaited news from the Pentagon regarding his next assignment.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Friendship 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 12:03


    Chuck is missing the family and feeling very frustrated with the multiple problems with mail delivery. The weather is warming up and at least he is getting a few golf games in!Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Hanging Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 28:58


    Plenty of talk about the family and descriptions of Chuck's life at the new temporary assignment.  Chuck also shares some interesting drama he has heard about from his office in Osan.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Happy Valentine's Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 23:17


    We get some big news about a Captain who worked for Chuck in the office at Osan and plenty of family news as well as his day to day life in Korea.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    The Meanest Major in the Air Force

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 47:47


    Chuck is getting settled into his new assignment and all that comes with it.  He's managed to scare the secretary in Osan, and he is getting some interesting news from home about the family.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    The Six Month Mark

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 22:33


    Chuck is off to temporary duty in Seoul. He shares details about his new surroundings and his thoughts about being there. The time stretches on before him, but at least he is finally about halfway done with his time in Korea.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Episode 12 There Must Be A Better Solution

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 29:02


    The letters in this episode center mainly around discussions of the family and finances and the difficulties Dad faces in trying to do this at such a distance. We also get a little more insight as to how his day to day routine goes.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Episode 11 Let the Chips Fall Where They May

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 26:00


    This episode starts out with talk of things going on at home and general goings on in Dad's life. It ends up with some very in depth and critical discussion about his job situation and the people he works for.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Episode 10 Gooney Bird Types

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 23:27


    These next letters give us some insight as to some trouble brewing on the base and what they are doing about it. Chuck shares his thoughts on possibly taking a longer tour overseas with the family.**Please note I am not editing these letters for political correctness, rather we are reading them exactly as Chuck wrote them.  Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Episode 9 Being the Bad Guy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 23:50


    In these letters we find out that Chuck has to be the bad guy and wash an incompetent pilot out of the program. We get plenty of family talk and really get some poignant thoughts about his missing home.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Episode 8 Alert Status

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 22:56


    We have some interesting mysteries in this episode.  Chuck reveals much more about his job and how he is dealing with being away from home and what his life is like there.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Episode 7 Warning: Rated PG for some Mild Adult Content

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 23:43


    Some Adult language and content in this episode. Chuck is pretty sure at this point that he is not going to be transferred, but he talks about a couple of things going well for him at least.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Episode 6 Cross Your Fingers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 25:00


    In these next four letters Dad gets big news about a job change and what he will have to do if it comes through including water survival training.  He also gets the word that he will be able to move out of the temporary “box” he's been living in and into permanent quarters.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Episode 5 She Can Glare at Me All She Wants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 20:10


    These next three letters are full of discussion about the family. There is more about flying too, and Dad's thoughts about a job change. We find out more about the secretary and get some gossipy news about friends of theirs.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Episode 4 Footlockers and Golf Clubs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 20:49


    The letters in this episode talk about Dad's experiences getting settled into life in Osan and a lot about his feelings about what is going on back home. Dad mentions his friend Alex Butterfield for the first time, and a painting of me that we still have.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

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    Episode 3 Cleared for Takeoff!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 20:49


    In letters 6,7 & 8 we hear Dad's reaction when our Mother tells him she has a job. He talks some more about his injured finger and working in temperatures so hot he has to keep his arm and hand off the paper when he writes to keep from sticking to it.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Episode #2 Check out the Secretary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 18:00


    We read the next three letters in this episode. Dad gets a much needed radio and has an interesting first meeting with the office secretary. He talks about his current job and discusses other possibilities that could present themselves.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Episode number 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 24:19


    Here is the premier episode of Letters From A Lonely Flyboy! In this episode we read the first 2 letters From Chuck after he first arrives in Osan.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Writing By Candlelight

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 30:26


    The letters in this episode deal mainly with the family and difficulties of working with finances and logistics while so far apart during this particular time. Chuck shares news about downed airplanes and the death of a pilot that Mom knew.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    A Grenade and A Leg Full Of Staples

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 39:22


    Dad shares shocking news about an American Sgt. who went off his rocker and threw an hand grenade into a room of officers in Vietnam.  Chuck's friend and fellow Air Force pilot Grady Morris was in the room and injured in the attack. Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Mom's Little Allergy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 29:07


    Miss Pak got her present and was so happy she cried! Chuck talks about getting away from work for awhile and how much he misses the family.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    The Mail, a Couple of Martinis and a Fairly Good Piece of Steak

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 29:25


    Dad gives his opinion about a story misrepresented by the press about a C-47 crash at the base, and he is assigned the job of writing his own performance review.Please contact us with questions and comments on instagram @lonelyflyboy, or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.comPlease contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    The Mailman Has to Stay Out of the Kitchen

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 23:51


    Dad finally gets a phone call through and we get a very interesting comment about Mom's mailman.Please contact us with questions and comments on instagram @lonelyflyboy, or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.comPlease contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    The "White Hope"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 23:46


    Chuck receives a lot of very appreciated picture from home! He talks about some presents for the family from Miss Pak and what he does for her in return. Please contact us with questions and comments on instagram @lonelyflyboy, or by email at letterfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Too Cold For Cold Showers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 26:25


    Chuck shares some high praise for the electric blanket and pictures from home. He is also candid about how much he misses our mother.Please contact us with questions and comments on instagram @lonelyflyboy, or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.comPlease contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    The Electric Blanket

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 16:31


    It's the new year! Chuck is lamenting about not being able to make a call home and comments quites a bit on what is going on with the family. Please contact us with questions and comments on instagram @lonelflyboy, or be email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.comPlease contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Toyko Connection

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 28:03


    Lots of discussion about the family, Christmas and newsy comments about friends and relatives in the episode. Please contact us with questions and comments on instagram @lonelyflyboy, or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Merry Christmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 15:20


    Christmas in Osan. Chuck deals with getting through the holidays without the family and spends a miserable, cold Christmas night. Please contact us with questions and comments on instagram @lonelyflyboy, or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.comPlease contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Goat Track

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 21:27


    Chuck finally gets a taste of the good life while staying in Japan with Col. Price. It is one of the only times he has talked about really enjoying himself. The trip was not without it's adventures though!Please contact us with questions and comments on instagram @lonelyflyboy, or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.comPlease contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Good News, And You Can't Unsend A Letter

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 27:02


    To begin with, we get a really upbeat letter about how Dad is feeling about his assingment application and an intersting trip he will go on the Col. Price. Later he apologizes profuesely to our mohter for his comments to her in a letter he wished he hadn't sent.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    A New Leaf Has Been Turned

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 25:40


    Dad writes about coming to a decision about his future assignment, and how to better deal with his present situation. There is a lot of discussion of family, especially as it relates to the holidays.Please contact us with questions and comments on instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at letterfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.comPlease contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    No More Foot Operated Drills

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 28:07


    We really get how frustrated Dad is feeling about what to do about the future, as well as with dealing with his present situation.Please contact us with questions and comments on instagram @lonelyflyboy, or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.comPlease contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    The Kids Picked Up a Lot of New Words

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 26:42


    We get some fun family news in these letters, as well as some interesting information about the poeple he works with. Please contact us with questions and comments on instagram @lonelyflyboy, or by email at letterfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com  Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Hoping For a Little Guidance

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 24:42


    We get a huge info dump regarding Chuick;s trip to Japan and numerous job offers. More about how he handles his boss at the office too. You are welcome to contact us with questions and comments on instagram @lonelyflyboy, or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.comPlease contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Turkeys and Iced Coffee

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 21:07


    Chuck is really venting about his job frustrations in this episode. We get some news about the family and he receives some sad news about a good friend. You are welcome to contact us with questions and comments on instagram @lonelyflyboy, or by email lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.comPlease contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    5 Short Letters

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 22:31


    There is more from Chuck and less form us in this 5 letter episode! His frustration with his work situatuon really shows through and we find out how much the movies from hope are helping.You are welcome to contact us with questions and comments on instagram @lonelyflyboy, or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.comPlease contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    Hardship Tour

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 33:16


    In this episode we find out about the Korean philosphy about giving and recieving gifts and the importance of following certian rules about them. Family pictures, gifts and more about finances and job possibilities throughout. You are welcome to contact us with questions and comments on instagram @lonelyflyboy, or by email lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.comPlease contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    It Can Almost Be Summed Up In The Word Appreciation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 21:54


    Chuck lays it on the line about how deeply he feels about his relationship with Renee, and about his family in the 3rd letter of this episode. Plenty of family discussion as well as job updates.You are welcome to contact us on instagram @lonelyflyboy, or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.comPlease contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    A Letter From Denny

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 23:39


    Christmas is among the things weighing on the Chuck's mind right now. He is finally getting some news from other family members and friends too.Please contact us on instagram @lonelyflyboy, or email us at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you!Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    A Little Coaxing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 23:10


    In the episode we find out what a jerk Colonel Duncan can be, and how Dad plans to get around that. We also get a very compelling letter about how they are trying to make the long distance finances work, and through that we get some relationship insights.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

    I Miss You All, And You, All Of You

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 29:25


    In this episode we learn what a good friend Alex Butterfield is, (a good friend in high places) and what he is doing on Dad's behalf to try and help him on the job front. We also get a fun insight into Dad's sense of humor, especially in the third letter.Please contact us with questions and comments on Instagram @lonelyflyboy or by email at lettersfromalonelyflyboy@gmail.com . We would love to hear from you!

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