I recently obtained this memo for a very reasonable price. No other collectors seemed to grasp the significance of this item! It is verified to have come from Deke Slaytons' personal papers and eventually ended up in the possession of a Sandy Clarkson. Through an email, Mr. Clarkson advised me that this item was obtained by him from a friend of his about five years ago who had worked with Deke Slaytons' widow in selling some of Slaytons' personal papers.
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I find paragraph 2 particularly interesting since it states
'All USAF male officers who meet the requirements.... are eligible'!!!
Translation: ONLY RED BLOODED AMERICAN MALES NEED APPLY!!!
Obviously written way before political correctness got a stranglehold on America!!!
This was back when men were men and women were glad of it!!!
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BACK PAGE 2
This notation was added by Clarkson on back of page 2 documenting source of memo.
Very cool item which provides a glimpse into a different (and in some ways better) time in America.