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hunter

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9. My grandfather was an Army Air Force officer during World War II.

Fri Sep 18, 2015, 02:53 PM

Sep 2015

They retired him just before the "birthday" of the Air Force as a separate military branch.

I suspect it had a lot to do with captured Nazi technology and scientists, and nuclear weapons. Suddenly there were a lot of little gods walking around.

After the war anyone who felt a little chafed by the elevation of the Dr. Strangelove types was sent packing. My grandfather worked with a few "eccentric" technical and scientific people during the war, and they were sent packing too.

I'm not pissing on anyone who has served, or serves now, in the Air Force, but I think its creation was a mistake.

The Fundamentalist Christian crowd in the Air Force is just creepy.

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That's funny Renew Deal Sep 2015 #14

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Me too! Basic LA Sep 2015 #7

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My grandfather was an Army Air Force officer during World War II. hunter Sep 2015 #9

This Air Force vet knew that! My Dad was in the Army Air Corp at the time of the change. Scuba Sep 2015 #12