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Bill Adler's avatar

I'm an aerobatic pilot and I loved your story.

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Justin Deming's avatar

Bill, I don’t know if I ever knew that about you. How cool! And thank you so much for the kind words. I’m happy you enjoyed my story. 😊

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Brian Reindel 👾⚔️'s avatar

Bill, you are a man of many talents!

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Jason McBride's avatar

This story reminds me of the first air show I ever saw. My grandparents took me to see the Blue Angels for my 9th birthday. I love how your stories always have such a vivid sense of place and tone.

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Justin Deming's avatar

Thank you so much, Jason. I’m happy “Incoming!”brought back this memory for you!

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Much, much simpler days. My step-dad worked the "police beat" for the Detroit News but as a former member of the 1st Air Cavalry in Vietnam was sent to cover the Selfridge Air Base Air Show just northeast of Detroit.

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Justin Deming's avatar

That’s really neat. He must have been an incredibly skilled pilot!

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Jimmy Doom's avatar

Nope. He was a PIO. ( Like Joker in Full Metal Jacket )

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Justin Deming's avatar

Ohhh, gotcha.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

This was a joy to read. 😀

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Justin Deming's avatar

I appreciate it, Mark. Thank you!

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Kim Smyth's avatar

That was a family friendly tale, loved it!

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Justin Deming's avatar

Thank you so much, Kim! 😀

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