Originally Posted by
UAL T38 Phlyer
Ed Rasimus was the DO when I went through the 435th. He was pretty intimidating to this 2Lt, just from his personal demeanor.
It wasn't until many years later, reading a book about Vietnam, that I discovered I had been standing in the presence of a legend; a giant, in the league of true warriors like Robin Olds.
Not to derail the thread here too much, but Raz was a mentor of mine, too, although he was long retired by the time I met him in the mid 90s.
There's a bit of him in this great doc film about F-105s in Vietnam. As a former LIFT student of his, I'm sure you'll appreciate the bit at about 3:55 into the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKJ_tkYu4Uo