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From AARP Eglin AFB, Florida 1991. Return from Desert Storm Capt Cesar "Rico" Rodriguez, TSgt David Westrup. Photo courtesy of Cesar Rodriguez When I think of battle buddies, I think of all the “fingerprints” on the mission. When I got to the flight line, I didn’t just see the airplane I was about to fly in combat. What I saw was the fingerprints of so many people­—from family to community, from airmen to technicians to engineers. When I think about the fingerprints on my airplane, I want to...

From Road & Track The bizarre, amazing, and inexplicable 1936 Stout Scarab. Photo: Kevin Netz I'm riding with a frozen-custard magnate through the frozen-custard capital of the world in a 1936 vehicle inspired by an ancient Egyptian dung beetle. The car has a ball of excrement designed into its logo, as seen on the hubcaps and steering wheel. Yes, it's been a weird day.

From AARP Misca Geter. Right: Vernice Armour Rough date: 2004 in Al-Qa'im, Iraq. Courtesy Vernice Armour When I was in ROTC in college, I saw a Black woman in a flight suit and knew what I wanted to do. I wanted to be a pilot. I graduated from flight school on July 21, 2001, when there was no war. But 9/11 happened less than 60 days later, and something in me knew I would be going. I moved into my operational squadron, and several months later, another Black woman joined the squadron, Misca...