RIP Torqe 62

Rest In Peace to the crew of Torqe 62, flying out of Jalalabad, Afghanistan.  Part of the 39th Airlift Squadron at Dyess, stateside.

Capt Jonathan "JJ" Golden

Capt Jordan Pierson

SSgt Ryan D. Hammond

SrA Quinn Johnson-Harris

SrA Nathan Sartain

A1C Kcey Ruiz

(The spelling of "Torque 62" above, with no U after the Q, is probably due to the callsign assigned in theater, and is done deliberately.)

Think about the future

Here's how it will go:  20 years from now there will be a bunch of young Syrians who spent some time in Germany when they were young.  They will be in a rather unique demographic in that regard. What they remember of Germany and the western world will be pretty important, because what they remember 20 years from now will determine what they do 25 years from now.