Spring, 2010 - The Fifteenth Air Force

I Want to Be a Pilotby a Fifth GraderMario Capocefalo, his son Mike, and a helper performing themonthly cleaning of the San Giovanni Chapel.Left to Right:Col. Bill Holloman (Tuskegee Airman, based at Ramitelli Airfield)Senator George McGovern (741)Gene Fioretti (friend of Mario Capocefalo)At the D-Day Museum, New Orleans, La.I want to be a pilot when Igrow up, because it's fun andeasy to do.Pilots don't need muchschool. They just have to learnnumbers, so they can readinstruments.I guess they should beable to read maps, so they canfind their way if they are lost.Pilots should be brave sothey won't be scared if its foggyand they can't see, or if a wing ora motor falls off they should staycalm so they'll know what to do.Pilots need to have goodeyes, so they can see throughclouds. They can't be afraid oflightning or thunder, becausethey are closer to them than us.The pay pilots make isanother thing I like. They makemore money than they canspend. Most people thinkairplane flying is dangerous,except pilots don't, because theyknow how easy it is.There isn't much I don'tlike, except girls like pilots. Allthe stewardesses want to marrythem, so they always have tochase them away so they won'tbother them.I hope I don't get airsick,because if I do, I couldn't be apilot.I would have to go towork for a living.“I take exception to saying thatour Washington politicians arespending like drunken sailors.When I was a drunken sailor, Iquit spending when I ran out ofmoney." - Sen. John McCain2