Word: commandeer
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Because his father had known Colonel Blanchard of the 509th Bomb Command, Jeffrey was able to wangle an invitation to the 1996 reunion of the 509th. There he met pilots stationed at Roswell in 1947, most of whom, he found, had "heard nothing about the supposed crashed-saucer incident until years later, after all the publicity started." After chasing down other sources suggested by 509th pilots, Jeffrey was convinced. "In essence," he says, "the 1947 Roswell case has turned out to be a red herring, diverting time and resources away from research into the real UFO phenomenon...
...Roswell in mid-June or early July 1947. On July 8, the Roswell Army Air Field issued a press release saying it had recovered the wreckage of a "flying disk," sparking incredulous news stories around the world. A few hours later, a general at the regional Army Air Force command in Fort Worth, Texas, where the debris had been sent for further analysis, announced that what had really been recovered was a weather balloon. This is the indisputable core of the Roswell Incident. Whether one chooses to believe that the government has been covering up an affair involving extraterrestrials...
...flaming heart--cold brain and firm command Of nerve and sinew, blotting out all fears, The will to win beyond the final stand, These are the factors in each hour of need That mark the pathway of the Winning Breed...
...MILITARY, June 2] is that many individuals have never been in the military and therefore do not understand it. Since people in the service deal with life and death, the armed forces cannot be compared with any other human endeavor. Civilians must accept the idea that those in command must be held to a high and strict standard. Since an officer's word must go unquestioned, lying under oath, as Flinn did, is a most grievous violation of trust. JOHN V. KAVANAGH Chevy Chase...
...interpreted Bacon's remarks about the importance of the chain of command as letting most of the guys in my outfit off the hook. After all, we weren't in command of anybody. And we could hardly be charged with "conduct unbecoming to an officer." When it comes to adultery, enlisted men may have reason to be grateful for a double standard...