Remembering Pardo’s Push

Retired Lt. Col. Bob Pardo, a decorated Air Force fighter pilot and Vietnam veteran, died Dec. 5, 2023, in College Station, Texas. He was 89. In his memory, Air & Space Forces Magazine is republishing this October 1996 article recounting the story of “Pardo’s Push,” ...

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