As an exercise, LeMay ordered every SAC crew in the country to stage a mock attack on Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio, at night, from high altitude, under heavy cloud cover, conditions similar to those they might encounter over the Soviet Union. Many of the planes didn’t get anywhere near Ohio—and not a single one hit the target.
To be fair, less than 20% of Americans can identify Ohio on a map, and those that can are not the ones who end up in the volunteer military.
Those who do volunteer are good, honest, men, who sacrifice for their country, even if they can only identify about half the states on a map.
