Great stuff Mike. Love that first image but can't firgure out the vantage point (?). I also learned something new about the city I grew up in and have lived in most of my life (Hickman field).
What's a 1520? Don't care right now -- look at that sky! These might be boring you, but let's have just one more OK, here is a Seiko 1520 (I think that's Seiko shorthand for "Visbility? What visibility!" We walked around a 27-acre complex today, called Hi...
Beautiful photos and touching story, the watch is great too! There's something special about growing up in tightly knit communities such as the military. What a striking watch design too, reminds me of Tron or Cyclops!