People who think that vets who served during peacetime were in no particular danger may not know what they're talking about. I was a B-47 Jet Bomber Mechanic/Crew Chief in the Air Force during the cold war times of 1954-1958. My permanet party assignment was with the Strategic Air Command at bases in Florida and overseas in Morocco. As a crew chief on these B-47 Bombers I qualified for a 55 dollar a month flying pay if I got at least 4 hours flying time each month. Several times on flights I was on, things happened which could have resulted in a crash but because of the proficiency of the pilots...and the Grace of God, the crashes never happened. The B-47 was the first big swept wing jet bomber the Air Force had and while it was fast, long ranged because of air refueling capability, and most pilot's joy to fly, it was quite a dangerous airplane making dangerous missions and many crashed and many lives were lost in these crashes. Look it up if you doubt my telling of this....it's on the internet, just google B-47. The B-47 never had to deliver a bomb into enemy held territory or into an enemy's country, but for a time it was America's best airborne weapon carrier and it was equipped with nuclear weapons to be delivered on an enemy target if commanded to do so and was always flown by qualified people who knew what their mission(s) could be and the dangers of it/them. I really liked my job in the Air Force and now wish I had made a career of it, but I didn't...and that's another story. Honestly now I'm not sure I would want to be in the military these days....and certainly not during the Viet Nam era. I really don't think the average American Civilian realizes the sacrifice the people in the military are making for them and far too many are critical of the care given to veterans by the VA and other veteran support agencies. If this country is ever conquered and occupied by an enemy these people might wish they had been more respectful of their military forces and no doubt made to realize how important they were.
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