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  • POETIC JUSTICE

    I was a member of the group that went through the combat convoy training course outlined in your July/August 2007 issue of Torch ("Combat Convoy," page 12). The people you featured are still in Afghanistan doing gun truck convoys. I'm a gunner with a transportation platoon there, and I recently

  • CLEVER ILLUSTRATION

    I dig your illustration that goes with the "A 'Growing' Problem" article (September/October 2007 Torch, page 8). The (different take on the) Leonardo da Vinci drawing ("Vitruvian Man") was clever ... very clever! I love it!Karen PetittScott Air Force Base,

  • A SALUTE TO FIREFIGHTERS

    Nice job on "The Fire Within" article (September/October issue, cover story); I enjoyed it. I also got a chuckle out of the related article titled "It Ain't Easy Being a Hero." America and the Air Force salute their firefighters; they truly are heroes!Amanda PurcellVia

  • 'FAT CHANCE!'

    I thought "The Fire Within" story (September/October issue, page 12) was very well written. The photos and story really grabbed my attention. But one thing did keep nagging at me. You say Airman 1st Class Erin Metzger, the main fire school student featured in the story, "couldn't have been more than

  • 'WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?'

    In reference to the Torch Talk letter "Breeding Contempt" (July/August 2007 issue, page 2), what's the big deal? So you used a dog's nickname instead of its official breed name ... so what. The lady that wrote, "I cannot believe the lack of professionalism this kind of error displays," is being just

  • MILITARY RECREATIONAL SKYDIVING INJURIES

    I am a military recreational skydiver and went through the AM 490 skydiving program at the U.S. Air Force Academy (reference your cover story, "For the U.S. Air Force Academy Parachuting Program, There's Just One Season ... Fall!" in the September/October 2006 issue of Torch). I also am a member and

  • 'WORK HARD, PLAY SMART'

    Col. John Blumentritt's article "Geronimo!" in the "From the Director" column (July/August 2007 issue of Torch) reminded me of the days when I jumped off barns and garages with makeshift parachutes (sheets, towels, etc.).I really enjoyed the article. It mirrored my many safety briefings here at the

  • A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE

    From the 5th Wing Medical Center ... please continue the excellent mix of articles dealing with both aviation safety and the personal health and safety aspect of our lives. Your magazine is unique in my experience, in regularly addressing both of these areas, which, after all, are inextricably

  • IT'S A CONVOY

    My son, Airman 1st Class Dennis Rogeski, is written up in your magazine in the article "Combat Convoy" (July/August 2007 issue, page 12). He is now serving in Afghanistan. He called us yesterday to say that you had sent him a copy -- thank you for that. He was very pleased and excited about it.We