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  • NOT ANOTHER MOTORCYCLE SAFETY BRIEFING!

    Reference "Pedal to the Metal" (May/June 2011 issue, page 8), it appears the vehicle driver was at fault, but all too often the motorcyclist is the one to blame -- he's his own worst enemy.Ok, I hear ya. Ugh, another motorcycle safety briefing! I know I'm preaching to the choir. Who knows more about

  • 'IT BREAKS MY HEART'

    It breaks my heart to read letters like Dania Britt's in the May/June 2011 issue ("Torch Talk," page 3). Just think of all the things she will miss with her father just because somebody did something as stupid and selfish as drinking and driving. It's frustrating that these kinds of tragedies

  • RUSSIAN ROULETTE IN A PARKING GARAGE

    Reference the story "Car Strikes Airman Doing Pushups" ("Tales of the Strange," May/June 2011 issue, page 6), this is why you guys will never go out of business. There are just too many smart people who, for whatever reason, do idiotic things. I mean, come on, seriously? Doing physical training in a

  • TWO SIDES TO THE CYCLE

    I'm surprised the Air Force -- or any of the military services for that matter -- allows their troops to continue to ride motorcycles (reference "Pedal to the Metal, May/June 2011 issue, cover story). If professional sports teams can stop their athletes from doing so, I'm sure the Defense Department

  • FLAG'S A DRAG

    You probably have a bazillion comments already, but in the article "Charged with DUI" (January/February 2011 issue, page 5), the flag in the photo is draped over the casket improperly. The field of stars goes over the left shoulder. Thanks for the great publication!

  • A DAUGHTER'S BITTER-SWEET MEMORIES

    Below are excerpts from a letter sent by Dania Britt, 19-year-old daughter of Tech. Maurice Britt, who was killed, along with his wife, Tech. Sgt. Audra Britt, when a drunk driver struck them nearly two years ago. The letter is in response to an article we printed as the cover story of our

  • A 'ROCK STAR'

    I am adding the January/February 2011 Torch article "Emergency in the Talon!" to our Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment Web site (www.det825.org/). Maj. Ogre Christoffer is a University of Texas and detachment alum. I'll add the PDF version of the article because it has a picture of

  • DISTRACTED DRIVER EQUALS TRAIN WRECK

    In the story "Train Cuts Car in Half" in the March/April 2011 Torch ("Tales of the Strange," page 6), Adam Brimmer, defending himself for driving his car in front of a moving train, said he was lighting a cigarette while driving and no warning lights flashed on the track until the last instant. Hmmm

  • UNIMAGINABLE

    While reading the article "Orphaned" in the March/April 2011 Torch (cover story), I couldn't get the tears to stop flowing and nearly went through a box of Kleenex. I have a beautiful 4-year-old son who depends on his dad and me for everything. As much as he brings smiles to our faces each and every

  • 'BEGGING THEM TO DO MORE...'

    I read your article about the Britt family and the impact on them because of the actions of a drunk driver ("Orphaned," March/April 2011 issue, page 8). I've been associated with Mothers Against Drunk Driving in the past and have contacted local officials about the issue begging them to do more to