Today is the 69th birthday of the United States Air Force. Below is a picture we took a few years ago of the Air Force Memorial, in Arlington, Virginia, right outside the Pentagon. It a memorial for the service and sacrifices of the men and women of the United States Air Force and its predecessor organizations. The three memorial spires appear to be soaring; its array of stainless steel arcs against the sky evoke the image of the AF Thunderbird contrails, as they peel back in a precision 'bomb burst' maneuver. But only three of the four contrails are depicted, as the absent fourth suggests the missing man maneuver, traditionally used at Air Force funeral fly-overs.
"To all who have climbed sunward and chased the shouting wind, America stops to say: your service and your sacrifice will be remembered forever, and honored in this place by the citizens of a free and grateful nation." - President George W. Bush at memorial acceptance ceremony
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