Quote Originally Posted by Zack Baughman View Post
Did you also hear grumbling from vets about Pappy? I sure have!
Likewise. I've also seen those same vets (and others) buy drinks for both German and Japanese veterans. One of my most vivid memories as a kid (I used to hang around the VFW hall in my hometown) was when one of the former P-51 jocks walked in with one of his friends who was visiting. His "friend" happened to have been Erich Hartmann. I remember that comment being made that "fighter pilots are fighter pilots and no one can ever understand one like a fellow pilot regardless of which country they flew for."