[MilCom] Luke AFB--AMEN !!!!!!!

[Greg Brazil]

OFF TOPIC!!!  If you look his up on 
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/wakeup.asp you will find this 
was in June 2005.  Been around the internet forever, now it comes here. 
  BTW, great story.

mdmonitor1 at verizon.net wrote:
> I apologize for taking up the bandwidth but I thought you would  like 
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> Luke AFB is west of Phoenix and is rapidly being surrounded by 
> civilization that complains about the noise from the base and its 
> planes, forgetting that it was there long before they were. A certain 
> lieutenant colonel at Luke AFB deserves a big pat on the back. 
> Apparently, an individual who lives somewhere near Luke AFB wrote the 
> local paper complaining about a group of F-16s that disturbed his/her 
> day at the mall.
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> When that individual read the response from a Luke AFB officer, it must 
> Have stung quite a bit.
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> The complaint:
> 'Question of the day for Luke Air Force Base:
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> Whom do we thank for the morning air show? Last Wednesday, at precisely 
> 9:11 A.M, a tight formation of four F-16 jets made a low pass over 
> Arrowhead Mall, continuing west over Bell Road at approximately 500 
> feet. Imagine our good fortune! Do the Tom Cruise-wannabes feel we need 
> this wake-up call, or were they trying to impress the cashiers at 
> Mervyns early bird special?
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> Any response would be appreciated.
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> The response:
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> Regarding 'A wake-up call from Luke 's jets' On June 15, at precisely 
> 9:12 a.m., a perfectly timed four- ship fly by of F-16s from the 63rd 
> Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base flew over the grave of Capt. 
> Jeremy Fresques. Capt Fresques was an Air Force officer who was 
> previously stationed at Luke Air Force Base and was killed in Iraq on 
> May 30, Memorial Day.
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> At 9 a. m. on June 15, his family and friends gathered at Sunland 
> Memorial Park in Sun City to mourn the loss of a husband, son and 
> friend. Based on the letter writer's recount of the fly by, and because 
> of the jet noise, I'm sure you didn't hear the 21-gun salute, the 
> playing of
> taps, or my words to the widow and parents of Capt. Fresques as I gave 
> them their son's flag on behalf of the President of the United States 
> and all those veterans and servicemen and women who understand the 
> sacrifices they have endured..
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> A four-ship fly by is a display of respect the Air Force gives to those 
> who give their lives in defense of freedom. We are professional aviators 
> and take our jobs seriously, and on June 15 what the letter writer 
> witnessed was four officers lining up to pay their ultimate respects.
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> The letter writer asks, 'Whom do we thank for the morning air show? The 
> 56th Fighter Wing will make the call for you, and forward your thanks to 
> the widow and parents of Capt Fresques, and thank them for you, for it 
> was in their honor that my pilots flew the most honorable formation of 
> their lives.
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> Only 2 defining forces have ever offered to die for you....Jesus Christ 
> and the American Soldier.
> One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.
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> Lt. Col. Grant L. Rosensteel, Jr.
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> USAF
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> Ron
> Baltimore MD
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