As for the Blues, I try to see them every year they come up to Seafair in Seattle. I took my family up there for a Saturday practice session a couple years ago. One of the solos accidentally broke the sound barrier and created a sonic boom...that was spectacular. The other thing I remember was their final pass over Lake Washington. We were directly under them as they came in over the treetops and houses. I swear they were no more than 100 feet off the ground, and I have never seen something moving that fast, that close. All 7 of them, in a ‘V’ formation...and right over my head.
It is something I'll never forget.
Salute to the fallen aviator.