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  • TWISTERS STRIKE FAST

    I recently read your article "Nowhere to Run" (March/April 2008 issue, cover story). I'm no stranger to tornadoes, and you really captured what it's like to be caught in one. People don't realize how fast this happens. When a tornado hits, it strikes almost as fast as a bullet, and almost as

  • WORDS TO THE WISE

    Perhaps Airmen who continue to drink and drive should read the eye-opening breakdown by Chief Master Sgt. Eugene Kampe, the 71st Medical Group superintendent from Vance Air Force Base, Okla. ("DWI -- Can You Afford It?" September/October 2007 issue, page 5).The chief states that the following are

  • RECIPE FOR DISASTER?

    In reference to the story "Officials Concerned with Alarming Number of Aircraft Crashes, Fatalities" (May/June 2008 issue, page 24), has anyone stopped to think what might be the root cause? I can't give you facts or figures, but I can tell you that we have a stressed out force. I witness it every

  • 'STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES'

    Your "Tales of the Strange" articles are hilarious. I almost spit out my coffee when I read about the "Fire Ants-in-Your-Pants Dance" (May/June 2008 issue, page 6). Where do you find these guys? Well, in the words of Forest Gump, "Stupid is as stupid does."

  • LEFT BEHIND TO MOURN

    "Waiting for Mom to Die" (May/June 2008 issue, page 16) was chilling. When will people learn that drinking and driving hurts more than just the people involved in a crash. The families who lose loved ones are left to mourn.

  • LET THE SUNSHINE IN

    I read with interest your story "Too Much Chlorine in Pool" in the May/June Torch (page 5). My father-in-law spilled too much chlorine into a hot tub. He called the pros, and they told him that he just needed to let the sun burn it off. He followed that advice, and his chlorine levels tested normal

  • 'HOT' PRIORITY

    It's about time they're getting fire-resistant uniforms for all Airmen and not just the pilots ("Spurn the Burn," May/June 2008 issue, page 4). I'm glad pilots have this added protection, but all Airmen should have had this extra safety feature in their uniforms a long time ago.

  • SERVICE AND SACRIFICE

    Thank you for the outstanding cover story on Staff Sgt. Matt Slaydon and his wife ("The Price of Freedom," May/June 2008 issue, page 8). The courage of both Matt and Annette in dealing with his injuries is unfathomable. Matt is truly a hero, but Annette is no less so. They are two individuals with

  • 'I'VE BEEN WORKIN' ON A RAILROAD ...'

    I am a first sergeant with the 189th Airlift Wing (Air National Guard) out of Jacksonville, Ark. I am also a safety manager for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad in Sacramento, Calif. I have used some of the great articles in Torch with my 2,600 employees. I also have had some of my senior

  • STUDENTS AGAINST DESTRUCTIVE DECISIONS

    I am the sponsor of SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) at John Mall High School in Walsenburg, Colo. Thank you for letting us use an image from your magazine in our graduation advertisement. The ad will include the drunken driving illustration you published in the story "A Mom's Misery"