{"id":1640,"date":"2015-11-11T22:41:37","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T03:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/?p=1640"},"modified":"2016-01-15T15:12:39","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T20:12:39","slug":"veterans-i-am-thankful-for-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/veterans-i-am-thankful-for-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans I am Thankful for Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a partial list of the veterans I considered today while sitting at Conner Middle School (see the blog above)<\/p>\n<p>My Dad \u2013 US Army 19858-1960, served in Korea.\u00a0 Drafted shortly after he got married.<\/p>\n<p>Steve Ritchie \u2013 US Air Force, served in Vietnam.\u00a0 Constant supporter of USAFA:\u00a0 First Air Force Ace in Vietnam.\u00a0 Picture included below.<\/p>\n<p>John Madden \u2013 US Air Force, served in Vietnam.\u00a0 Not the football coach.\u00a0 A humble Boeing employee in the 1990s who helped a young PhD student, me, do a quality dissertation.\u00a0 Accidentally, I found out that John had shot down 3 Migs in Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChief\u201d Bender \u2013 US Army or Marines, served in the Pacific in WWII.\u00a0 Reds Director of Player Development for decades.\u00a0 Helped me so much with my book on the Big Red Machine.\u00a0 Lived until 2008 with a Japanese bullet in his hip.<\/p>\n<p>Howard Bowling \u2013 US Army, served in Europe in WWII.\u00a0 Went to Heaven in 1998.\u00a0 Lived the last five decades of his life with a German bullet inches from his spine.<\/p>\n<p>All Vietnam Vets \u2013 When so many chose not to serve, or just plain ran, these guys answered the call.\u00a0 And we didn\u2019t bother to thank them when they came back. Thank you now!<a href=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Steve-Ritchie.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Steve-Ritchie.jpg\" alt=\"Capt. Richard S. Ritchie\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a partial list of the veterans I considered today while sitting at Conner Middle School (see the blog above) My Dad \u2013 US Army 19858-1960, served in Korea.\u00a0 Drafted shortly after he got married. 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