Just Because Music — Official Air Force Song

In the days leading up to Fleet Week, it’s very usual to see military jets swoop across the sky.  If I’m lucky, standing at the bus stop can be a perfect location to view some nice formation flying.  It’s June, however, and we’re a long way from Fleet Week — which is why it was a bit peculiar to see a jet roar above my house. Do any of you have any guesses as to why I saw that jet go by?

Of course, having seen this unexpected jet, the Air Force Song — “off we go, into the wild blue yonder….” — got lodged in my head.  I’m going to try to exorcise it by passing it on to all of you:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZenN39fP98[/youtube]

Also, “just because,” my favorite Irving Berlin Air Force (or, as it was then, Army Air Corps) song:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWMiA_UAj3c[/youtube]