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I know.....I was offended by the comment “...the military, and then the AF” - I was an AF brat for 21 years (til my dad’s retirement) and then worked for them for another 21 yrs and for anyone to say “the military, and then the AF” pisses me off....I have friends who were AF and spent years as POWs in Viet Nam (one of them being Bud Day - MOH winner)...have a ton of friends who were in Viet Nam and are all members of the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Assn (better known as the River Rats)....so it’s pretty offensive to me that anyone would not consider the AF as military.....maybe I read the comment wrong but I don’t think so....

My dad is a River Rat and he was there for the first “unofficial” parade and celebration. I am in the process of applying for an Associate Membership with the RR and will proudly attend the annual River Rats convention in Orlando with my dad and mom this year. Do you know SHADOW? River Rats director? Regarding the offensive comments relative to the AF, there are plenty of guys that are and have been on the ground that love to see the AF engage so they can have a better chance to survive. The heroism that has been demonstrated by pilots in an effort to assist those on the ground has been, and I suspect, will continue to be nothing short of exceptional.