Vic, and all the others: I also think this guy was not so bright. I was first assigned to the weapons release shop (we made sure if they hit the "pickle button or the trigger" what was supposed to happen happened. I then was transferred to the "Bomb loader" side of the house. If it could fall off an airplane and go BOOM, We loaded it up.

After 2 -2 1/2 years of concrete knees I was medically disqualified and was retrained into base operations/airfield management. That was my official career field for the remaninder of 20 years. BUT I worked an a Recon Ops center for 4 of those years in Japan (best duty I ever had). We were involved in some really neat things. My Mom got me a Desert Storm T-shirt when someone here was selling them and I wouldn't wear it because in MY mind, I was never there and didn't deserve to wear it (it made one think that you actually served there because of what it said/how it was worded). I never saw any combat but was involved in REAL WORLD operations non the less.

I do not feel that I deserve the respect, the thanks that those who DID SERVE IN COMBAT deserve. Just my personal thinking.
(Congrats on your badge Vic, It was a long time coming)!