A VOICE FROM VIETNAM Published Dec. 20, 2008 By Readers Via e-mail -- Excellent article on Drs. Peter Nash and Vernon Wagner ("Message from 'Nam," cover story, September/October 2008 issue). It's a miracle that Dr. Nash survived his aircraft crash. And thank God he did! It sounds like he's made a huge difference in regard to flight safety and flight medicine, and his contributions are still helping to save the lives of aviators even today. His lessons learned from the crash experience were open and honest, even when it came to critiquing his own performance in the jet. Not everyone is so willing to put themselves out there like that. Thanks for such an interesting article. Lt. Eddie Sanchez Via e-mail __________________________________________________________ I just read your article about 1st Lt. Peter Nash and his experience ("Message from 'Nam"). It appears that Dr. Nash was able to get back in the "front seat" as a pilot physician, and the story talks briefly about the contributions he made with his unique perspective. ... I'd love to talk to him about it. I'm with the 434th Fighter Training Squadron, and there are still a few of us pilot-physicians out there trying to make a similar impact. Maj. Jay "Bones" Flottmann Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas __________________________________________________________ I am an Air Force retiree employed by the Lockheed Martin Corporation. I'm a former aircrew member of the 345th Tactical Airlift Squadron, a unit that has been deactivated. Periodically, the 345th has reunions, the last one in Las Vegas. I've been trying to find former members of the unit to build our database. While reading the September/October 2008 Torch, I ran across Dr. Vernon Wagner's name in your cover story, "Message from 'Nam." He is one of the people who I have been looking to find for quite some time. You can check out our Web site at www.345TAS.org. Thanks for the story. Retired Senior Master Sgt. Les Chalfant Cabot, Ark.