Then his flight lead would encourage him to stick with it. This went on for about 15 minutes. I'm outta here. The silence was deafening. I'll never forget those 15 minutes.
Rivalries go unforgotten in combat.
The other unforgettable thing I heard came after the ground war had started. An F-16 was shot down in the middle of the retreating Republican Guard. A call went out asking if there was any aircraft with ordnance and fuel who could go to him. Give me his coordinates. I can pick him up.