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Presidewnt reagan's Missing Man Formation
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June 12th 04, 11:01 PM
Jim Weir
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(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 ,
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emoove (tony) wrote:
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- 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.
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- 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)
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Jim Weir