Most
that know me, have an idea of how important CCT is/was in my life. I
know some that seem to “resent” (my wording) the strength of that
feeling. I don't have the vocabulary to adequately express it. FYI,
these are other Brothers who attempted that task.
"What
a small percentage of men that ever lived could count it their lot to
to walk for a while with such men."
Michael Breeden at the
gathering of brothers.
Ray
Long: As a single term airman that carried his weight
but never accomplished anything extraordinary, that comment honed in
on the respect and admiration I have for the brothers with which I
served and those that came before and after. Gene Adcock recently
posted that the CCT master list has 3,335 names. When I saw that
number, my first thought was, "Wow, that's since the 1950's,
averaging about 50 new Combat Controllers per year." There has
indeed been a very small number of such men.
I walked away but felt the need to come add this. Few of the Brothers would proclaim that all were/are ever "better" than other people. Our choice doesn't place us as "superior" to others who chose differently. TO US the bond is forever special. Many, many other units/organizations have similar bonds. LEO's OFTEN do, Astronauts, Firefighters etc. These expressions are pridefully submitted as to our feelings.
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