. ▁He ▁would ▁hit ▁it ▁when ▁everybody ▁else ▁missed . ▁... He ▁got ▁fur ious ▁with ▁me ▁because ▁I ▁wouldn ' t ▁let ▁him ▁get ▁up ▁there ▁among ▁the ▁Mi G s . ▁I ▁told ▁him , ▁' P appy , ▁every ▁f ighter ▁pilot ▁in ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁knows ▁and ▁lov es ▁you , ▁and ▁I ▁am ▁not ▁going ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁gu y ▁that ▁sends ▁you ▁up ▁there ▁to ▁get ▁your ▁but t ▁sc rag ged .' ▁He ▁just ▁could ▁not ▁see ▁anymore . ▁ ▁He ▁finished ▁his ▁tour ▁on ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁turning ▁over ▁his ▁vice ▁commander ' s ▁slot ▁to ▁James . ▁ ▁Between ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁combat ▁tour ▁and ▁his ▁ret irement ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁G arrison ▁served ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁command ▁sl ots : ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁F - 1 0 1 ▁V ood oo - equ ipped ▁ 4 0 8 th ▁F ighter ▁Group ▁at ▁Kings ley ▁Field , ▁Oregon , ▁from ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁to ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 8 ; ▁vice ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 6 th ▁Air ▁Division ▁at ▁Ada ir ▁Air ▁Force ▁Station , ▁Oregon , ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 9 ; ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 7 8 0 th ▁Air ▁Def ense ▁Wing ▁at ▁Per rin ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁Texas , ▁to ▁July ▁ 1 9 7 1 ; ▁and ▁command ing