A day at the Air Show

Attended my first Air Show yesterday. It was at Andrews AFB. Seems incredible that I went this far without seeing one. It helps to attend with Military credentials though. The parking, while not VIP, is much more convenient. As a side note the Major left her ID in the car at the parking lot. At the 2nd security checkpoint we had to catch a bus back to the parking lot to fetch her ID. Not bad at that time of day. It only delayed us about 20 minutes. The ground displays at this air show alone were fascinating. Anyone interested in military vehicles and equipment or anything that flys would be entertained for hours. Throw in the aerial events and it is a full afternoon well spent. The enclose photo is the rocket assisted C-130 used by the Blue Angels. I got a kick out of the child in the lower right holding her ears.
I was in the Army for 6 years in the 1970's. I witnessed something yesterday I never once saw during my enlistment. After the Blue Angels had flown the Major wanted to watch them taxi to a halt. The crowd had thinned out and we were able to walk up to the fence. As we stood there a few airmen dressed in their BDU's walked by on the other side of the fence. As they approached us 2 young boys standing next to us held their hands out to the airmen for "high fives". As they passed each of the airmen gave the boys the hand slap. It was very cute and amazing to me. Just some ordinary GI's doing ordinary work and these kids treating them like they were stars. It was great to see. Believe me, that did not happen in the 1970's.