Presidewnt reagan's Missing Man Formation

:-)

mike regish

"Jim Weir" wrote in message
...
(Donning asbestos flame suit)

For political reasons, it would have been appropriate for the RIGHT
WINGman to
be the one that departed.

{;-)


[Flame suit off]


Jim



-In article ,
- emoove (tony) wrote:
-
- Former President Reagan's sunset burial had a dissonant note for me.
The
Navy
- flew a missing man formation over the site, and as is traditional the
second
- element lead position (the airplane that would have been represented
by
your
- ring finger tip as they flew in finger tip formation) left its
position,
- representing the missing man.
-
- For this man, this president, tradition should have been broken. The
missing
- man was a Leader. The lead position should have been the vacant one.

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com