"Did you used to be in the army?"

"No". i said and i must have looked a little confused because he went on explaining... "well it is just that most people in the airforce dont know what an EIB is."

I looked at the airman, who proudly displayed his EIB on his airforce uniform.....something i have never seen before in the airforce. He wore jump wings too....but his airassault badge was 'traded' for an airforce security forces patch.He shared that He used to be infantry for the 101st.

I told him i had alot of respect for infantry. And he said "Thankyou. I really miss it, sometimes"....and he paused .... and looking at me in that very profound moment he again said thankyou.