In the '87-92 time frame I flew an Army U-8F Excalibur out of Adams Field (Little Rock) while, then, Col. (O-6) Jack Keane was the commander of JRTC at Ft. Chaffee, AR. He was billeted at LRAFB and we would hop over to fly him to the Ft. Smith airport on a regular basis. The last time I saw him he was General (4 star) Keane CINC, Atlantic Command.

In my C-12 and UC-35 days I flew Generals, Congressmen and Senators, too many to list here. The most impressive, to me, was General Peter J. Schoomaker, CINC, USSOCOM (Quiet Professionals). Then there was Stormin' Norman and his wife in Tampa. A much lesser known regular passenger was Col. Phillip Stoneman, former MACV/SOG hitman.

I was blessed to have known these warrior generals. The politicians, I might just as well left them on the ground.