A Wake Up Call From Luke AFB

Recently, Matt Barrow posted:

"Neil Gould" wrote in message
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Recently, Paul Dow (Remove CAPS in address)
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According to Snopes.com, this incident was in 2005.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/wakeup.asp


There was another letter that continued this topic.

To his credit, the complainant, Mr. MacRae, tendered a written
apology which was published in The Republic on 9 July:

[...]
I had no idea of the significance of the flyby, and would never have
insulted such a fine and respectful display had I known.
[...]
I served in the U.S. Navy and am a Vietnam veteran.

Anyone else have trouble reconciling these two statements?

Neil

Hey, Neil!

Ever heard of a dude by the name of John McCain?

He's running for president, ya know!

{Ignorance is bliss}

Hey Matt!!

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

Neil

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

"Ron Wanttaja" wrote in message
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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.

And until they did the break away as part of the "Missing Man Formation",
there would have been little to distinguish them from any other formation
flying in the vicinity of an AF base.

How many military and non-military types see F-16's buzzing around and turn
green with ENVY?

"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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How many military and non-military types see F-16's buzzing around and
turn green with ENVY?



You can count me as one of the green!