Post #654831 by Swanky on Mon, Oct 8, 2012 9:55 AM

Rev is right, Donn was an fan of the airmen and he held private parties (no wives) for the astronauts after splashdown. When he passed, he had BVD make sure he got full military honors with 21 gun salute, flag draped coffin and a missing man fly-over. He had a strong connection there.