Unpatriotic NIMBYs near Luke AFB

We have the same bunch of anti-American socialist degenerates occupying South County.


Luke AFB is west of Phoenix and is rapidly being surrounded by civilization that complains about the noise from the base and its planes, forgetting that it was there long before they were. A certain lieutenant colonel at Luke AFB deserves a big pat on the back. Apparently, an individual who lives somewhere near Luke AFB wrote the local paper complaining about a group of F-16s that disturbed his/her day at the mall..

When that individual read the response from a Luke AFB officer, it must have stung quite a bit.

The complaint:

'Question of the day for Luke Air Force Base:
Whom do we thank for the morning air show?

Last Wednesday, at precisely 9:11 A.M, a tight formation of four F-16 jets made a low pass over Arrowhead Mall, continuing west over Bell Road at approximately 500 feet Imagine our good fortune! Do the Tom Cruise-wannabes feel we need this wake-up call, or were they trying to impress the cashiers at Mervyn’s early bird special?
Any response would be appreciated.


The response:
Regarding 'A wake-up call from Luke's jets'
On June 15, at precisely 9:12 a.m., a perfectly timed four- ship fly by of F-1 6s from the 63rd Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base flew over the grave of Capt. Jeremy Fresques. Capt Fresques was an Air Force officer who was previously stationed at Luke Air Force Base and was killed in Iraq on May 30, Memorial Day.

At 9 a. m. on June 15, his family and friends gathered at Sunland Memorial Park in Sun City to mourn the loss of a husband, son and friend. Based on the letter writer's recount of the fly by, and because of the jet noise, I'm sure you didn't hear the 21-gun salute, the playing of taps, or my words to the widow and parents of Capt. Fresques as I gave them their son's flag on behalf of the President of the United States and all those veterans and servicemen and women who understand the sacrifices they have endured.

A four-ship fly by is a display of respect the Air Force gives to those who give their lives in defense of freedom We are professional aviators and take our jobs seriously, and on June 15 what the letter writer witnessed was four officers lining up to pay their ultimate respects.

The letter writer asks, 'Whom do we thank for the morning air show? The 56th Fighter Wing will make the call for you, and forward your thanks to the widow and parents of Capt Fresques, and thank them for you, for it was in their honor that my pilots flew the most honorable formation of their lives.
Only 2 defining forces have ever offered to die for you...Jesus Christ and the American Soldier. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom.

Lt. Col. Grant L. Rosensteel, Jr. USAF

Great Pork forced to pay up to $80,000 in attorney's fees

The Great Pork is so disfunctional that it is suing itself into self destruction. This is a funny to watch so long as one is not an Irvine taxpayer. It is not terribly surprising that a radical socialist like Larry Agran has been exposed for the corrupt politician he is. He has no intention of delivering a park. He is just looking to shakedown developers and taxpayers for money. Does any other park in Irvine have such a multi layered secretive park board? Heritage Park? William Mason Park? No.

As one can see the Great Pork is not really about a park but about fooling the gullable voters about supporting a land grab of a national asset called El Toro International Airport. If Agran really truly wanted a park he would call Los Angeles and lease them the land for $2 billion for an airport.

The problem is he would have to backtrack and admit to the South County denizens that he grossly exaggerated the impacts of an airport in order to terrify South County into handing him the base. If the county controlled the airport like the original plans called for, Agran would not get a cut of the action like he has with the Great Pork.

If airports were so bad, why does Irvine allow zoning to build condos within half a mile of John Wayne? Why do property values for Santa Ana Heights greatly exceeed those near El Toro which have "jet free skies"? One can only conclude they were snookered by the Agranista into voting for the ultimate failure of a park. Even a 3rd world country can do a better job than Irvine in developing a park.