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I agree with brabus...two Mig killer friends (one with 2), I think, would also agree. But I'll confirm manana.

Springer, now we are the Dinos that we talked about and with....In the early 70s, stationed in USAFE, I met an O-6 during NATO Crested Cap that asked me to help him plan a Low Level into France. As I recall, I think he was the CC of the "Tacos" (New Mexico ANG) flying A-7s. When asked the Route he wanted to fly and why, he told me he had flown P-51s and wanted to see his WW2 Airfield, even if it was no longer there. Flew three wars. I think he was probably about a young 55 or so!

Any you remember when the ORD Ground instructions were something like: Taxi via the "Outer" to "Cargo" to the "Wedge" to the "Inner"? I always told both my FOs and SOs (727) to listening up and after exiting the runway to be prepared to write down the ORD Ground instructions. And once, neither did, and fortunately, I knew the "Drill"...and so they bought drinks that night.

Brabus, you are breaking my Heart. Flew the hard wing C, D, Es and the Slatted E. Great machine. But then it was the only real choice for me back then (before you were born). Check Six, D

Fortunately, and sometimes unfortunately, I have known (and interacted) with a lot of GOs (all services) in my 50+ years since 1969. Many a friend, some not so. Four became USAF Chief of Staff. With that stated, I not always agreed with several of my GO friends in their support of WH/Pentagon policy decisions. Personally, I have little respect for the latest generation of senior GOs. And as for Milley, well the above members I agree with.

No risk Boomer6, I totally understand your thoughts and evaluation. And I agree that TCU was not ready, even before the incident, for Colorado. Still, young people are often easily influenced by events occurring around them. Anyway, my second wife thinks TCU was/is over rated from last year. She's my "Sporty Girl", as her daughter's husband was drafted in 1998 and played 2 years. I just listen and watch.

First off, the Colorado and TCU game was great to watch. With that said, the TCU players and students were reeling from the murder of Wes Smith, TCU player in 2021. The Pre Game moment of remembrance, was well deserved, but might have had affected team members. My grandson, that attends TCU, was pretty shook up, as he frequents 7th Street. Losing many friends, to both combat and peacetime, I can attest to how it affected me, especially in my first/younger years of flying. So as the great NY Yankee catcher, Yogi Berra (that most of you youngsters don't know) said: .."It ain't over til It's over". Let's see how the season plays.

I think I have an (the) original Yankee Air Pirate patch on my old (me) helmet bag, that my progressive (40+ old) kick ass Lawyer (Kirkland Ellis) daughter has. She loves to show my helmet bag off, and loves Top Gun...Go Figure?...I think there is another, or more, non PC correct patch from the 70s on the bag. And would have loved getting my Load from a Chick Boomer.

ClearedHot…..That’s a SHACK!

So 500Stable says he is now a “Dot”…. AMF…

Just Twentysomes having fun returning from Downtown. Get your Load and RTB for more fun with Thai Spinners. Bet Hunter wished he was there back then. LOL

So let me understand this, I was called a Baby Killer, by even friends, during Vietnam. Now, if I’m a present Alphabet person, I can have everyone else pay for my Abortion, Transition, etc. and I can avoid Deploying, let alone Combat Tours. And not be called Baby Killer.

Way before most of you were born, but one of my favorite AI films...... "The Forbin Project" (1970)