3 Misawa pilots get Distinguished Flying Cross

(EXCERPT) , By Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition,
Saturday, December 6, 2003

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — A medical condition once dashed Capt. Melissa
May’s dream of becoming an Air Force pilot.

Undeterred, May sought and received a medical waiver to attend pilot
training school several years after graduating from the Air Force
Academy in 1995.

Recently, May was among three F-16 pilots from Misawa’s 14th Fighter
Squadron awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for their achievements
during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

For the 30-year-old May, the medal validates that she belongs in the
elite group of Air Force fighter pilots.

“I never thought that ever in my life I would be flying fighters in a
war and getting rewarded for it,” she sai...

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So Capt. Melissa May in her own words was "rewarded" the
DSF.....interesting.

On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 00:23:02 GMT, Otis Willie >
wrote:

>3 Misawa pilots get Distinguished Flying Cross
>
>(EXCERPT) , By Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and Stripes Pacific edition,
>Saturday, December 6, 2003
>
>MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan — A medical condition once dashed Capt. Melissa
>May’s dream of becoming an Air Force pilot.
>
>Undeterred, May sought and received a medical waiver to attend pilot
>training school several years after graduating from the Air Force
>Academy in 1995.
>
>Recently, May was among three F-16 pilots from Misawa’s 14th Fighter
>Squadron awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for their achievements
>during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
>
>For the 30-year-old May, the medal validates that she belongs in the
>elite group of Air Force fighter pilots.
>
>“I never thought that ever in my life I would be flying fighters in a
>war and getting rewarded for it,” she sai...
>
> U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing
> copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report
> cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it
> in full today, 05 Dec 2003, at the following URL. (COMBINE
> the following lines into your web browser.) The
> subject/content of this report is not necessarily the
> viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided
> for your information and discussion.
>
>http://www.estripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=19095
>
>---------------------------
> Otis Willie
> Associate Librarian
> The American War Library
> http://www.americanwarlibrary.com

After an exhausting session with Victoria's Secret Police user
> blurted out:

>So Capt. Melissa May in her own words was "rewarded" the
>DSF.....interesting.

The pedant would reply , it's the DFC and she actually said..."I never
thought that ever in my life I would be flying fighters in a war and
getting rewarded for it."

In this case, "it" refers to flying fighters, not the DFC.

Yes/No?

Juvat

user wrote:
> So Capt. Melissa May in her own words was "rewarded" the
> DSF.....interesting.

Taken horribly out of context.

She may well be talking about getting a paycheck, as in the usual pilot's
comment
"and they actually pay us to do this stuff!"

--
Tom Schoene Replace "invalid" with "net" to e-mail
"If brave men and women never died, there would be nothing
special about bravery." -- Andy Rooney (attributed)

Juvat > wrote:

>After an exhausting session with Victoria's Secret Police user
> blurted out:
>
>>So Capt. Melissa May in her own words was "rewarded" the
>>DSF.....interesting.
>
>The pedant would reply , it's the DFC and she actually said..."I never
>thought that ever in my life I would be flying fighters in a war and
>getting rewarded for it."
>
>In this case, "it" refers to flying fighters, not the DFC.
>
>Yes/No?
>
>Juvat

Dunno about that...she's saying that "she was rewarded for flying
fighters by being awarded the DFC" so isn't the reward the
DFC?...and isn't she rewarded the DFC?...good golly miss
molly...what a tangled web we weave...my head hurts...
--

-Gord.

"user" > wrote in message
...
> So Capt. Melissa May in her own words was "rewarded" the
> DSF.....interesting

Hey, LOOK everybody! Here's yet another opportunity to roll in on someone
for the terminology in which they refer to the award of a medal! Because
they used a term like "rewarded," or "earned," or "won," it *obviously*
means that they don't deserve it, right?!

>Distinguished Flying Cross
>From: "R Haskin"
>Date: 12/7/2003 3:35 PM Central Standard Time
>Message-id: >
>
>"user" > wrote in message
...
>> So Capt. Melissa May in her own words was "rewarded" the
>> DSF.....interesting
>
>Hey, LOOK everybody! Here's yet another opportunity to roll in on someone
>for the terminology in which they refer to the award of a medal! Because
>they used a term like "rewarded," or "earned," or "won," it *obviously*
>means that they don't deserve it, right?!
>

Agreed, if she rated the award it really doesn't matter how one words it.

I am willing to bet the "rewarded" in the original cite was either a typo or a
misquote. Perhaps the captain intended to say she was "awarded" the medal. Like
no one else has misused a word?

Geeze, people, get off her case.

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

What in hell are you people nattering about now?

Is this supposed to be a reprise of the Jessica Lynch thread(s)?

What is the problem? Are you upset that a woman gets the DFC? Why is
that? Are you equally upset that officers get medals when enlisted men
don't?

all the best -- Dan Ford
email:

see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com
and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com

Cub Driver > wrote:

>
>What in hell are you people nattering about now?
>
>Is this supposed to be a reprise of the Jessica Lynch thread(s)?
>
>What is the problem? Are you upset that a woman gets the DFC? Why is
>that? Are you equally upset that officers get medals when enlisted men
>don't?
>
Course not Dan, just playing with words...no harm meant...what
else we supposed to do on a stormy Sunday?..
--

-Gord.

After an exhausting session with Victoria's Secret Police, Cub Driver
blurted out:

>What in hell are you people nattering about now?

Ummm Mr Ford, respectfully, honestly...are you OK? I mean medically,
is everything OK?

>Is this supposed to be a reprise of the Jessica Lynch thread(s)?

I'm pretty sure that you started one of those NON-aviation related
dialogues. And now you're comparing those discussions to a thread
about a real fighter pilot (that'd be military aviation related unlike
your foray into the Jessica Lynch territory).

>What is the problem? Are you upset that a woman gets the DFC? Why is
>that? Are you equally upset that officers get medals when enlisted men
>don't?

Not me...I think girl fighter pilots ROCK.

Juvat