...Desautel was a native of Pawtucket, RI and was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. He was a retired Chief Master Sergeant for the United States Air force. He was a recipient of the Bronze Star and other various Air Medals in Vietnam...

...USAF in 1941. After servicing 30 years active duty, Jim retired November 30, 1972 with the rank of Chief Master Sergeant. Chief Master Sergeant Perano served in the European Theater during WWII, with the 305th Bomb Group and also in the Pacific...

Retired Chief Master Sergeant EDGEFIELD, S.C. - Mr. Robert Henry Desautel, 73, of Stonehenge...a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. He was a retired Chief Master Sergeant for the United States Air force. He was a recipient of the Bronze...

...I have the pleasure of teaching 250 brand-new chief master sergeants in the Air Force. This is part of a strategic...like the strongly self-motivated Air Force chief master sergeants, each of us makes a commitment to improve our...

...single day, is getting tiresome. How about this for a suggestion: Why don't we all stop the name-calling and focus on the issues at hand? Danny Prichard, Martinez (The writer is a retired U.S. Air Force chief master sergeant.)

...the rant could not be more wrong with the disparaging remarks about today's female soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines. Danny Prichard, Martinez (Editor's note: The writer is a retired U.S. Air Force chief master sergeant.)

...II-vintage airplanes, said Ed Hammons, the state commandant of the Marine Corps League. Don Skinner, a retired chief master sergeant in the Air Force and veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, is the scheduled speaker. Mr. Skinner, an Aiken...

...of checks and balances eventually corrects the problem, without assistance from an ill-equipped letter-writer/philosopher. Tommy Smith, North Augusta, S.C. (The writer is a retired U.S. Air Force chief master sergeant.)

...years by our misguided leaders is undermined when our president must sneak into Iraq in the middle of night to rally the troops. Larry Jarrett, Warrenville, S.C. (The writer is a retired U.S. Air Force chief master sergeant.)

...letter-writers can tell me why we went there, and why we're still there? LARRY JARRETT, the retired Air Force chief master sergeant, laments the number of troops available. However, during the Clinton years, a large drawdown was seen. If...