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  • 'POSTERIZE' IT

    My undergraduate pilot training classmates and I were thinking of gift ideas to give our unit, the 86th Flying Training Squadron, as a show of our appreciation for all the hard work they put in. We really liked the aerial picture of the T-1 Jayhawk in the 2008 Torch Calendar (under the month of

  • WHAT A CATCH

    What an amazing story on Cary Clevenger and Cannon Jamison ("The Catch," January/February 2010 issue, page 14). I can't believe Cary, a smallish 14-year-old, was able to catch a 2-year-old who fell from a second-story window. Many full-grown men wouldn't have been able to make that catch under the

  • GPS CAN BE DANGEROUS

    I'm embarrassed to say, I am one of the people who needed to read "Recalculating Route" in your March/April 2010 issue (page 7). I've used a global positioning system in my car for some time now; and unfortunately, I often adjusted it while driving. My distracted driving finally caught up to me last

  • HOW ABOUT OPTION B?

    Interesting story on the aircraft that killed the jogger who was running on the beach ("Plane Kills Jogger," March/April 2010 issue, page 6). It seems to me that it would have been safer for the pilot to land his disabled aircraft in the water just off the shore ... certainly it would have been

  • LIGHTNING STRIKES

    I really enjoyed your articles on the lightning strikes ("Lightning in a Bottle" and "Bolt from Above," March/April 2010 issue, cover stories). All of the victims appear to have been very lucky. I had a neighbor several years back who was struck by lightning while hiking in the mountains, and he

  • AN UNBEARABLE TALE

    Your story "Freak Accident Kills Captain" (May/June 2010 issue, page 6) is simply heartbreaking. First she (Capt. Jenna Wilcox) survives a deployment to Afghanistan. Then, she is taken out by an exploding tire on a vacation shortly after returning from duty in that war-torn country. This must be

  • TOO HIGH A PRICE

    Regarding 1st Lt. Ryan McGuire ("Out on a Limb," May/June 2010 cover story), it's always sad when someone so young makes a mistake that costs him for the rest of his life. Great story, but too bad so many young people have to learn the hard way. Losing a limb is too high a price to pay for one

  • INSPIRING AND HEARTWARMING

    I just read the article "Out on a Limb" (cover story, May/June 2010 issue of Torch) on-line. Kudos to 1st Lt. Ryan McGuire for overcoming the devastation of losing his lower right leg and doing so well at the Warrior Games so soon after his injury. It's gotta be tough for a 24-year-old man with his

  • LOVING THE TORCH JET

    Regarding the F-16C Fighting Falcon picture on the front cover of your 2010 Torch Calendar, I was excited to see the aircraft's tail number is 9154. I was the dedicated crew chief for that jet for three years. I spent many long nights maintaining that aircraft and am proud to say it maintained a 96

  • FORMER 'CAVE DWELLER'

    I came across this commentary written by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Rojek of the 30th Space Wing Public Affairs (Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.), and thought it fit well with the theme of the opening article from the January/February 2010 issue, "Out of the Cave." Sergeant Rojek made his own journey