Wasted space? - AirMail - Letter to the Editor

I usually enjoy reading the magazine every month, but I'm becoming disheartened by the waste of space in your "Air Mail" section. Instead of reading letters contributing to the Air Force's advancement, firsthand experience in historic moments or little known facts, I find more and more letters concerning faults, flaws and violations found in your magazine's photos. Do those "contributors" earn points for their keen observations, are the ruthless violators being apprehended and prosecuted, or is it simply a waste of space? Perhaps the section could be deleted, saving paper and ink, or you can stop using photos in your publication.

Staff Sgt. Dennis Dunn

Baghdad International Airport, Iraq

I agree with Army Sgt. Pedro Gutierrez of Ellington Field, Texas, on his assessment of the nitpicking by some of your readers ["Air Mail," September 2003]. In my 35 years of service to this country, I've witnessed a lot and seen the vast changes in our Air Force. I find the changes positive for the most part with what reserved criticisms I've had usually exposed as a wrong on my part.

For those who find it necessary to "find what's wrong with this picture," give the rest of us a break. We see it. We just don't find it as a threat to national security like you do. In the wards of Abraham Lincoln, "It's better to remain silent and be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt."

Senior Master Sgt. Keith Burton

Jackson, Miss.