After the Air Force cited budget cuts as the reason for their refusal to provide fly overs for the funerals of two AF pilots downed over Laos, whose remains were recently recovered, civilian warbirds owners stepped up....

http://biggeekdad.com/2014/01/arlington-flyover/

Great tribute.

MTV

mtv wrote:After the Air Force cited budget cuts as the reason for their refusal to provide fly overs for the funerals of two AF pilots downed over Laos, whose remains were recently recovered, civilian warbirds owners stepped up....

http://biggeekdad.com/2014/01/arlington-flyover/

Great tribute.

MTV

Thanks MTV

Kleenex needed during this story. A fine tribute indeed, and well reported by that TV station.

Thanks for posting.

That is a great story. Thanks for sharing.

I was talking to a guy that I work with about something similar. He wanted to know why we would put a small box of remains in a big cargo ship like a c-17 or a 130 and not just mail the remains back. He said, "What a waste of taxpayer dollars." (It really rubbed me the wrong way) I told him, they are bringing fallen soldiers home, honorably. I felt the need to tell him that is what the problem is with America today. Everyone forgets about the sacrifice that is made by our soldiers and the fact that he even can speak aloud about how our tax dollars are spent without getting his tongue cut out by some sadistic dictator was made possible by fallen soldiers that remains only fit inside a shoebox.

I myself never served, but I always thank a soldier when I see one. Patriotism is a dying concept, and my opinion is we have too many people in this country taking too much for granted.

pa·tri·ot·ism noun \ˈpā-trē-ə-ˌti-zəm, pa-\
: love that people feel for their country

Good on those warbird owners.