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 BA> The only 'defending' Klahn - and I - have been doing for
 BA> Sauer is pointing out that most of those who criticize him
 BA> for those 65 days of service have never served a single
 BA> minute in the military.

 BA> When I was just out of basic training back in 1963 and
 BA> awaiting assignment I was detailed to escort a fellow from
 BA> the stockade to the legal office and back.
 BA> Seems the guy had, on day 1 of his AF career, decked the TI
 BA> (who IMO probably deserved it).  He was court-martialled,
 BA> sentenced to 30 days in the stockade and
 BA> a DD.  His 12 or so *hours* of honorable service (from the
 BA> time he took the oath
 BA> to the time he decked the TI) is more than you and many of
 BA> Sauer's detractors have - combined.  You and most of the
 BA> others have no standing to trash the service of anyone
 BA> who did serve, even if they only served 12 hours.

 BA> Insofar as 'working on A-10s' I've noted in the past that
 BA> if he washed the cockpit plexiglas he 'worked on' the
 BA> aircraft.  I've never seen him claim to be a qualified,
 BA> experienced aircraft mechanic, and I don't think I've
 BA> supported much of anything else he has posted on the
 BA> military (mostly I haven't commented).

 What he said.

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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