Months of preparation, one of those few opportunities, and the judgment of a split second are what makes … - Pappy Boyington

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You can relate to somebody's pain and you have compassion, which can lead to intimacy.

Pappy Boyington

Months of preparation, one of those few opportunities, and the judgment of a split second are what makes some pilot an ace, while others think back on what they could have done.

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