On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:38:41 -0500, "Neil Gould" wrote:

What does that have to do with the question at hand: what Vet wouldn't
know the significance of a flyby formation???

I don't find it that far-fetched that someone NOT involved in aviation would not
know the traditions of the aviation branches. Maybe the guy had been a
submariner, or served in a small port with not aviation presence.

Works both ways. Many Air Force and Navy veterans, for example, wouldn't know
the significance of an Army officer wearing a slouch hat or what the patch on
their right shoulder represents.

Ron Wanttaja