Gunner wrote:
Ah Jim...Dubya WAS a F-102 pilot (along with a number of other
aircraft, any of which could have killed him)..

You seem to be equating the risk of operating a potentially dangerous
device, with combat risk. OK then, a purple heart for everybody who's
banged their thumb with a hammer. Medal of Valor if you ran your car
into the ditch after one too many.

Wayne