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To: willk

“””” Flying home to Mather AFB we refueled several A-10s at 42000 feet over Idaho. I got to lay next to the boom operator and watch the refueling. Incredible!!”””””

No matter what branch of the service they serve in, veterans see things and experience things that civilians don’t.


5 posted on 01/10/2024 6:44:44 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: ansel12

“No matter what branch of the service they serve in, veterans see things and experience things that civilians don’t.”

That is so true. My brother served a year in Afghanistan and saw a cobra while jogging around base. 😲


13 posted on 01/10/2024 7:02:39 PM PST by willk (Local news media. Just as big an enemy to this country as national media)
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To: ansel12

Refuel at 42000 ft (FL420)?
Highly doubtful.


25 posted on 01/10/2024 9:49:19 PM PST by oldbill
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