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  • The frozen apple drops

    I traveled to N.Y. on leave to spend the holidays with my family. Within hours of arriving, an ice storm shut down my entire county and others surrounding it.Frozen in, I had time to reflect on the last year and the journey, which transformed me from a civilian into an Airman.As I thought about the

  • The hard, right thing

    Several years ago, a U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant gave a speech titled "Doing the Hard, Right Thing." His speech covered a World War II hospital burn unit; full of Airmen severely burned in combat. Many spouses of these warriors couldn't face the horrific wounds their husbands endured. Many