{"id":2663,"date":"2017-09-18T08:46:41","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T12:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.graymanwrites.com\/blog\/?p=2663"},"modified":"2017-09-18T08:46:41","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T12:46:41","slug":"off-we-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/off-we-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Off We Go …"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Another in the series of quotes to start the week<\/a>.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

On this date in 1947, the United States Air Force became a separate, independent service under the newly enacted National Security Act of 1947. So today’s quote must be:<\/p>\n

Off we go into the wild blue yonder,
\nClimbing high into the sun
\nHere they come zooming to meet our thunder
\nAt ’em boys, Give ‘er the gun!
\nDown we dive, spouting our flame from under
\nOff with one helluva roar!
\nWe live in fame or go down in flame. Hey!
\nNothing can stop the U.S. Air Force!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\n(USAF 70th Birthday Logo.)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The “Air Force Song” was originally written in 1938 by Robert MacArthur Crawford and entitled “Army Air Corps.” Since the song became part of the Air Force when we became a separate service, that goes to show that our Air Force pioneers knew a good thing when they heard it!<\/p>\n

I look back with great fondness on my time in the Air Force. To those with whom I served, and especially to all those serving today, I offer deep gratitude and a proud salute!<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"pinterest\"<\/a>\"linkedin\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>by <\/span>\"feather\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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