Ask Rufus: The 70-year-old roots of the Air Force Ball
Friday night the Trotter Convention Center was filled with our nation’s finest, for it was the annual Air Force Birthday Ball. Seventy years ago, predating the birth of the Air Force as a separate service, there were also pilots and other servicemen dancing at the Trotter which was then called the City Auditorium. It was a different time but the same place with different men and women but with the same sense of duty and commitment to our country.