10 Feb 98 21:43, Robert Linenweber wrote to Jim Sanders:
 JS>> I do not
 JS>> remember any Italians protesting the thousands of aircraft and
 JS>> millions of American men there in 1943, 44, & 45.
 RL> but they did seem a little miffed about it in 1942 ....
I am reminded of the comments of a German villager listening to the roar of 
NATO tanks passing through town near the East German border: "That is the 
sound of freedom".
Some sacrifices need to be endured to guarantee people's freedom.  The 
occasional low level pass of a fighter aircraft is one of them.  Personally, 
I find it a thrill, though I remember a fishing trip along the coast of North 
Carolina where I almost had a stroke:
I had my head down in the ice chest digging around for a drink when a Marine 
F-4 snuck up behind me and passed off our starboard side maybe 30' off the 
deck and 100 feet to the side.  "JESUS CHEE-RIST!"  My father saw this fellow 
coming and didn't say a word in warning.  Then he just about laughed himself 
off the boat.  What a great guy.  :)
Jay
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