Fighter-jet noise has various meanings

Some hear the sweet ring of freedom in the roar of fighter jets. Some flash back to the din of past wars. Others with loud sound-effect conditions cringe. Still others shudder at a reminder of future chaos. We hear from where we stand and where we have been.

The sound of jets and their bombs varies depending on which side of the sonic wave one’s ears are on. And yet, the fate of bomber and bombed is more closely tied than we usually realize, for if such weaponry is needed to protect liberty, who is really free?
John Heid

Letters to the Editor
Arizona Daily Star-1/17/10

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