Lets do a little fact checking before posting this stuff. Essentially true,
but needlessly embellished.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/wakeup.asp

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hector Zapata" <hlzapata@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 1:46 PM
Subject: A LETTER (Whom Do We Thank)

> Luke AFB is west of Phoenix and is rapidly being surrounded by
> civilization
> that complains about the noise from the base and its planes, forgetting
> that
> it was there long before they were.  A certain lieutenant colonel at Luke
> AFB deserves a big pat on the back. Apparently, an individual who lives
> somewhere near Luke AFB wrote the local paper complaining about a group of
> F-16s that disturbed his/her day at the mall.
>
> When that individual read the response from a Luke AFB officer, it must
> Have
> stung quite a bit.
>
> The complaint:
> 'Question of the day for Luke Air Force Base:
>
> Whom do we thank for the morning air show? Last Wednesday, at precisely
> 9:11
> A.M, a tight formation of four F-16 jets made a low pass over Arrowhead
> Mall, continuing west over Bell Road at approximately 500 feet. Imagine
> our
> good fortune!  Do the
>
> Tom Cruise-wannabes feel we need this wake-up call, or were they trying to
> impress the cashiers at Mervyns early bird special?
>
> Any response would be appreciated.
>
> The response:
>
> Regarding 'A wake-up call from Luke's jets' On June 15, at precisely 9:12
> a.m., a perfectly timed four- ship fly by of F-16s from the 63rd Fighter
> Squadronat Luke Air Force Base flew over the grave of Capt. Jeremy
> Fresques.
> Capt Fresques was an Air Force officer who was previously stationed at
> Luke
> Air Force Base and was killed in  Iraq on May 30, Memorial Day.
>
> At 9 a. m. on June 15, his family and friends gathered at Sunland Memorial
> Park in  Sun City  to mourn the loss of a husband, son and friend. Based
> on
> the letter writer's recount of the fly by, and because of the jet noise,
> I'm
> sure you didn't hear the 21-gun salute, the playing of taps, or my words
> to
> the widow and parents of Capt. Fresques as I gave them their son's flag on
> behalf of the President of the United States and all those veterans and
> servicemen and women  who understand the sacrifices they have endured..
>
> A four-ship fly by is a display of respect the Air Force gives to those
> who
> give their lives in defense of freedom. We are professional aviators and
> take our jobs seriously, and on June 15 what the letter writer witnessed
> was
> four officers lining up to pay their ultimate respects.
>
> The letter writer asks, 'Whom do we thank for the morning air show? The
> 56th
> Fighter Wing will make the call for you, and forward your thanks to the
> widow and parents of Capt Fresques, and thank them for you, for it was in
> their honor that my pilots flew the most honorable formation of their
> lives.
>
> Only 2 defining forces have ever offered to die for you....Jesus Christ
> and
> the American Soldier.
> One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.
>
> Lt. Col. Grant L. Rosensteel, Jr.
>
> USAF
>
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