Hi Capt Jim,

I met you at the Sun Lakes Aero club when I gave you
all a presentation in May and then November. 

Well, we took your pen to Europe last June and had a blast
taking photos of your pen in various locations --

Spain, France and Italy, to name a few countries.
Anyway, great to meet you and hope to see you again in
the future.

Ned
USAF (on leave from Delta) (Lt Col Ned Linch)

PS My entire family knows Capt Jim!  We had a lot of fun traveling with
that pen.  I'll have to sort through my other photos and make you
another composite photo of more ports of call.  I'll admit he was a
lucky man at times.  He drank more beer and wine than me and he almost
fell off the ship into the ocean.  He made it through airport security
with no effort and didn't have to take half his clothes off to get
through the metal detector.

I still have ole Capt Jim and he wrote a few checks for me last night. 

Left – Lt. Col. Ned Linch . Right –SLAC Member Captain Jim Theobald

The following weekly EAA update includes a "Timeless Voices of Aviation" presentation by Lt. Col. Edward “Ned” Linch,
Courtesy of member Gary Vacin, Publicity Director

Col. Linch described his mission in depth during a presentation to SLAC last November, and he also briefed us on
midair collision avoidance last May.

EAA 'TIMELESS VOICE OF THE WEEK': EDWARD “Ned” LINCH III
Edward “Ned” Linch III was one of the first USAF F-16 pilots to fly combat air patrols for homeland defense during Operation NOBLE EAGLE on September 11, 2001.  Later, while serving in the Air National Guard in 2003, he was called to active duty to fly combat missions in Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Linch was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for Valor for a night mission supporting surrounded British Special Boat Service troops on March 30, 2003.
Here is his description of that mission.