Navy Chief
September 2nd, 2010, 15:17
The following letter was sent to me by my friend, Retired USN CDR Fred Sanders, concerning Capt. John Leenhouts, USN, (Ret.), who was in a bad car wreck:
Friends, this is Navy Retired Captain John "Lites" Leenhouts. We were buds together in flight school. He has 1, 645 carrier landings in the A-7, F-14 and FA-18. Most of anyone in the history of the US Navy. Commanded a squadron during Desert Storm. Sent alot of Muslims to visit Allah. Had a bad car wreck. Remember him in your prayers, please.
When the Gulf War started up in 1991 or so, I was up one night, very early/late, about 2 AM or so, watching the news on TV. They interviewered John; he was the XO of what was our sister-squardon on the Kennedy when I was there (VA-72). John flew (Was Exec. Officer) in the last operational squadron of A-7's in the Navy.
Fred
Friends, this is Navy Retired Captain John "Lites" Leenhouts. We were buds together in flight school. He has 1, 645 carrier landings in the A-7, F-14 and FA-18. Most of anyone in the history of the US Navy. Commanded a squadron during Desert Storm. Sent alot of Muslims to visit Allah. Had a bad car wreck. Remember him in your prayers, please.
When the Gulf War started up in 1991 or so, I was up one night, very early/late, about 2 AM or so, watching the news on TV. They interviewered John; he was the XO of what was our sister-squardon on the Kennedy when I was there (VA-72). John flew (Was Exec. Officer) in the last operational squadron of A-7's in the Navy.
Fred