I finally managed to finish reading American Patriot, Robert Coram's excellent bio of Col. Bud Day. It's not that I didn't find it interesting and very readable -- I read it in three sittings -- just that some days my back gives me more trouble than others.  I can't begin to compete with Rurik's fine review of this excellent book but maybe I can at least throw out a few more reasons why you need a copy of it. You need a copy because without it you'll never know  ... 

• ... where the title of this post came from.

• ... which Old War Dog the author quotes in wrapping up his discussion of Col. Day's last (or not) battle.

• ... which former President Bud Day hates almost as much as, or possibly more than, he does John Kerry, and why (and one more reason you should too.)

• ... which egotistical low life son of a bitch was responsible for the Air Force's failure to award its most decorated living hero the retirement rank he deserved.

• ... whether Col. Day's reason for wanting to be buried upside down is the same as Major General Don Shepperd's. (I'm going to have to save my pennies for copy of Gen. Sheppard's book to find out myself.)

Contributed by Bill Faith on June 18, 2007 at 12:15 AM in The American Warrior, US Air Force | Permalink

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