":: From what I have been able to find and research  and gleaned from a few members   the so-called ""majority vote"" (which was about 54%)for the name change, was largely due to the fact more and more wings were based, and members coming from, non-Southern states.  Thus  along with the fear of loss of funding from corporate sponsors squeamish about the name  what started as a little ""tongue in cheek"" joke, and lead to a proud tradition, became a casualty of political-correctness.  From what I heard, some members resigned in disgust.  And a few of them said along the lines of ""Given how it came about, if there was going to be a name change, then it ought to have been to 'Cowardly Air Force'.""    Hey, it occurred to me that maybe to start another ""tongue in cheek"" joke that will lead to another proud tradition in lines of the original?  Well, perhaps the Southern state wings should ""secede"" from the ""Commemorative Air Force"" and the ""Rebels"" re-assume its original and proper name:  The Confederate Air Force!    

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