U.S. Air Force Col. Bruce Cox, 307th Bomb Wing commander, listens intently to Ken Curry during a reunion for 307th Bomb Wing Vietnam War veterans at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., May 1, 2015. Curry, a former B-52 pilot, managed to save his jet after it took a hit from an enemy surface to air missile in 1972. He and other veterans served at U-Tapao Royal Thai Naval Airfield during the war. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Daigle/Released)