Have friend Bob Bateman, W Pt  Grad  has 3 1/2.  Back  to Danang in early ’66 he and Jim  Greschel  tried B-57  formation  loop. Banged bad so all 4 ejected S China  Sea.   Gresh  accepte  Art 15 punishment  , Bob  asked Special   Ct Marshall and  got off due “MIssion not briefed on in-trail acro”.  Very  good defense attny.  Next  back from Tchepone  Laos bad  damage  one gear not lowered so we watched  them  belly in blowing  canopy  touch down. Too severe for local repair.   Out of combat at Clark AB  into F-4C  he  let  co-pilot  take  front seat and had a head cold so stayed  low  to Formosa  and past   half ran out  of  fuel so lost the  3rd and we felt 1/2  of Gresh’s  No recall how he escaped  that  result but retired  Lt Col and  finished  as design engineer  at Wright Pat.   We believe  God simply  plays  favorites as Gar  well aware.  Happy  many more  kiddo.  Don