'Here's a toast to the host'

Today I'm trying an interesting sudoku called 'Parrow' (or Parrrrgghhhow) by Zombie Hunter. This puzzle was created as a tribute to military members who are still stuck overseas, and is cleverly designed to look like the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron's patch.

Thumbnail image credit: mizzoujp, CC BY-SA 4.0

[marklindsey]

Thank you very much for featuring my puzzle. There are indeed Easter Eggs in the grid! The givens are B-52H which was my weapon system. The 8 in the left eye patch represents the Mighty Eighth Air Force. The 2 in the long sword represents the 2nd Bomb wing. The 93 in the right eye represents the 93rd Reserve Bomb Squad. The 2 in the sword represents the 20th Bomb Squad. The R5C3 cell is stylized to be the B-52 peace symbol. If you color the right eye green it may or may not look like an island somewhere in the world.

On my Logic Masters Germany page this was contentious so I removed it. Also, this was posted on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the United States. My first bomb sortie was on the second day of the war. I lost a few good friends so I made this puzzle as a tribute. "Here's a toast" is the start of the third verse of the Air Force Song which is reverently sung in remembrance of the fallen.

Lastly, I had a link to special operator Victor Marx's All Things Possible webpage. His organization is smuggling stranded Americans, American school children, and persecuted Afghanis who help America out of Afghanistan. He is also hiding or providing shelter for those being murdered by the Taliban because of their gender or professed religious affiliation. Sadly this also was contentious.

[Grikkez]

Nice solve. I had some trouble following the mouse pointer on this video, so you should perhaps make it larger when filming.

Also, I was waiting a long time for you to notice the x between r6c4 and r6c5, but you ended up resolving the even digits in a more roundabout manner.