Veteran AF

Veteran of four wars, four enlistments, four branches: Air Force, Army, Army Reserve, Army National Guard. I am both an AF (Air Force) veteran and as Veteran AF (As Fuck)

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Sunday, June 15, 2014

Dinner with the New Commander

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Last night I had dinner with the new brigade commander, Col. John Kovac. It was not planned, we just happened to be the last two people in ...

Chinook Helicopter Creates a Rain Shower!!

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This was so cool!! Literally. I stood near enough to get soaked on two water drops by the Chinook helicopter. A Chinook can carry 16,000...

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Combat LifeSaver Training

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One of my most vivid memories of training for Iraq was Combat LifeSaver Training. In 2008 it was a 3-day class ending with a hands-on ex...

Friday, June 6, 2014

June 6, 1944

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Let me first acknowledge that 10,000 brave men lost their lives on this date in 1944 assaulting the Normandy Coast by sea and air. I gre...

Monday, June 2, 2014

Tough Mudder vs. Ironman, Part 2

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Both times I did the Tough Mudder, this was the obstacle that showed me Tough Mudder is a team sport. At each event I ran as hard as I co...

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

A Tough Life Goes On

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My first crew chief in the Air Force was a short, quiet guy named Randy with very thick glasses. They weren't quite as bad as the on...

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Recruiting Souls and Soldiers, Sadly Similar: Faith in the Military, Part 15

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In His brief ministry on Earth, Our Lord was a lousy recruiter and an utter failure at marketing. In all of the Gospel accounts, Jesu...

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