You think the Cold War was misnamed?? Couldn't agree less.

Sitting alert in far Northern Maine with fully loaded B52's in 40 below weather. Every morning driving out to check their systems and sitting in them for a half hour or more if things check out or half a day if they didn't. Midnight klaxons. Running to the aircraft, pulling chocks, taxing out only to be told it's an exercise. Standing around for an hour or two while the bird is recocked and stamping your feet to get the circulation circulating.

It was a cold Cold War. And what can us Vietnam era veterans who never fired a shot say about what we did?? We ensured that nothing happened. Man, that's cold.