Mark Shadbegian, C-130, Arkansas;

Art Moxon, A-10, England; Oly Olson, A-10, England; Henry Gagne, A-10,

England; Craig Ciolletti, A-10, England; Craig Lovelady, F-15, Germany;

Woody Woodbury, F-16, Minnesota; Jerry Allison, F-16, Nevada; Mike (Jabo)

Jablonovsky, C-130, Spain; Kirk Peth, F-111, Idaho; Jeff Waterburg, A-10,

Louisiana; C.T. Marsh, A-10, Texas.

All these guys were killed

in military aircraft in peacetime. They're real; feel free to look them

up. And they are only a sampling from my own limited past.

There's an old song, sung by

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and the refrain is, "Find the cost

of freedom, buried in the ground. Mother earth will swallow you, lay your

body down." Military pilots accept the risk, don't look for the accolades,

and bury their own quietly. But don't tell me it's free. It's all been

purchased.

And next time, have the dignity

to sign your name.

Timothy J. Parker

Peachtree City

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