Forgot his name, but I had as a student the B52 BombNav who fired the first cruise missile on Bagdad in 1991.
My XO at the Basic School, Lt Col Skinner, flew one of the F-8 Crusader photo recon aircraft (unarmed) that found the Russian missiles in Cuba in 1962.
Neat guy. Told me to pay attention to all the infantry stuff, even though I was headed to flight school.
“You just might need it someday. You are a Marine Infantry Platoon Leader first and a Marine pilot second.”
He continued, “I ended up being the G-3 (Operations Officer) of the Third Marine Division in Vietnam. I had two regimental G-3s under me and two rifle company COs, in the bush, under me also.”
Now THAT got my attention!
Lt Col Skinner - Unsung Hero!