For the past few days, there's been a bit of extra military air traffic over Colorado Springs. The US Air Force Academy's commencement going on as I write, and the Thunderbirds are giving their annual demonstration for same. I've seen the Thunderbirds many times over the years, having lived on or near a good number of the Air Force's installations as a kid. We also were stationed at Nellis, where the Thunderbirds are permanently stationed, and our home was under their performance pattern. Regardless of how often I've seen them fly, I'm in awe of the talent shown by the pilots of these amazing aircraft. When I was working on my own pilot's license, I wanted to be two miles away from other aircraft, being a bit of a coward. These guys are flying at hundreds of miles per hour, a few hundred feet off the ground, a couple of feet apart. That's amazing to me.
Anyhow... Today's the USAFA's commencement, and the other service academies have theirs scheduled not long ago (or not far in the future). If my math is right, the classes of 2009 would've made their commitment to their academies during wartime. They couldn't know this war would still be waged in when they graduated, but I'm sure they had to have considered the possibility. To all of those who answered that call when it was most difficult to do so... Thank you, and God bless.
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