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Jim Scheidel

Commander Ed Preston the first CO of VQ-3, 50 years ago on July 1st

Commander Preston Was a Great Guy

Commander Ed Preston with those of us in VQ-3 who made 2nd and 3rd class on Guam in 1968.

"Commander Ed Preston with those of us in VQ-3 who made 2nd and 3rd class on Guam in 1968." Jim Scheidel

Commander Ed Preston with those of us in VQ-3 who made 2nd and 3rd class on Guam in 1968.

Commander Preston was a great guy, I remember him talking about wanting to roll one of our two EC130's, 151890 or 151891, of course he didn't, but we got a kick out of hearing him talk about it. "I wonder if the batteries would cause a problem." he would say.

Permission to share granted by Jim Scheidel

TCVA thanks Jim for his contributions. If you have any new and exciting photos please share with TCVA, tacamocommunity@gmail.com

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