The plaque reads:
"I'm a lover. I'm a fighter.
I'm and F-16 Viper driver.
That's and F-ing A, Fox-3, WPN away.
Single seat. Single engine. Supersonic
defender of freedom fighter pilot.
Against me - you can run.
Because there is no valley to low. Definitely no mountain too high.
Because Yea though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of
Death, I fear no evil.
For I am Mach 1 at 40K feet...and climbing.
Ever been in a knife fight in a phone booth?
I have, at 20K feet and 500 knots pulling 9Gs...
and I won.
I'll fly up my own smoke trail,
just to send a Sidewinder down yours.
I drop LGBS, SDBS, BDUS, JDAMS,
on static, stationary, movers and maneuverers
And I shack.
And if I miss...expect 77 rounds of 20mm to follow shortly.
Anything in life is worth doing, is worth overdoing.
Moderation is for cowards.
I wine, dine, intertwine and love the fine things in life that are
divine.
So if you're felling like a fight, remember I am a lover and a fighter.
So watch your step.
And I can get you anytime, anywhere.
Land, sea, air, space, hell cyberspace.
But right now, let me be a lover.
And maybe even a drinker!"
"PYRO"
CAPTAIN WILLIAM H. "PYRO" DUBOIS jR.
AUG 14, 1984 -- DEC 1, 2014 K.I.A.
"Air Force Capt. William H. Dubois
Died December 1, 2014 Serving During Operation Inherent Resolve
30, of New Castle, Colo., died Dec. 1 when his F-16 aircraft crashed near a coalition air base in the Middle East. He was assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.
Air Force identifies pilot killed in Middle East crash
By Brian Everstine, Staff Writer
The Air Force has identified Capt. William Dubois as the F-16 pilot killed earlier this week in a crash in the Middle East.
Dubois, 30, died when his aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff while heading out on a mission in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the military's battle against Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria.
Dubois, of New Castle, Colorado, was assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.
The F-16 crashed about 11 p.m. Sunday at an unnamed base in the region. U.S. Central Command would not say if the jet was headed to Iraq or Syria. While the F-16 was on a combat mission, the pilot encountered a problem and crashed in a "non combat related incident."
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
The mishap is the second fatal F-16 crash of a 77th Fighter Squadron pilot on a combat mission in the past two years. On April 2, 2013, Capt. James Steel was killed when his jet crashed into a mountain near Bagram Field in Afghanistan following a close air support mission.
U.S. and coalition jets have ramped up their fight against IS targets and conducted 28 airstrikes between Nov. 28 and Dec. 1 in both Iraq and Syria using attack, fighter and remotely piloted aircraft." (from (
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