Faith and fan mail

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

I'd like to share some interesting "fan mail" concerning my column this past week. First there was a nice letter from a gentleman in Hayes County saying he envies me my chance to fly to interesting places around the country. He was drafted into the Army in 1957 and thought his wish fulfilled when sent to aircraft mechanic's school. That completed he was sent to a base in Germany where they had absolutely no need for his aviation expertise. Then in the best tradition of the military they put him to work in the motor pool using skills that he already had, being raised on a farm, and so the technical training was pretty much wasted.

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