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On the wing of an Apache
CENTCOM ^
| November 2, 2004
| Cpl. Benjamin Cossel, 122nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Posted on 11/02/2004 6:52:54 PM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Yehuda; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; ...
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posted on
11/02/2004 6:55:32 PM PST
by
SJackson
(They're not Americans. They're just journalists, Col George Connell, USMC)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
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posted on
11/02/2004 6:56:18 PM PST
by
15speedfan8
(draft dodgers)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
God!
These men do this, and John Kerry, the pissant, tried to pass himself off as a "hero"
Now I'm seriously pissed!
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Where in the world would they hang for self extraction? Maybe I just don't see enough of the craft to see the places to attach the straps.
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posted on
11/02/2004 6:59:38 PM PST
by
arjay
(If the NYT is against it, it must be good for America.)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Hi, RC!
Great to see that you're still "on message" this election night -- still passing on the GOOD news about our fantastic troops!
Bless you for your faithfulness!!!
BTW, that had to be a wild ride out on the exposed 'wing' of that Apache!
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posted on
11/02/2004 7:00:00 PM PST
by
TXnMA
To: SJackson
Nice work. Glad these guys are out there.
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posted on
11/02/2004 7:00:50 PM PST
by
ibbryn
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To: dd5339; cavtrooper21
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posted on
11/02/2004 7:03:50 PM PST
by
Vic3O3
(Jeremiah 31:16-17 (KJV))
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
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posted on
11/02/2004 7:05:37 PM PST
by
lsee
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Gripping stuff, R.C. Thanks!
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posted on
11/02/2004 7:08:06 PM PST
by
lancer
(If you are not with us, you are against us!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
I'm surprised that apache could get off the ground with the size of the brass balls that was attached outside...
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Damn nice work. Well done lads! Americans warriors don't need no stinkin U.N.
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Thank you so much for posting this story. I was assigned to the 1st Air Cav in Vietnam and I swear that the helicopter pilots are the bravest souls in the world, bar none.
I recall one time a huey from the 1st Cav went into a hot lz near the A Shau Valley to extract some wounded. They got shot down. Another huey went in, it got shot down. A third went in to rescue them all, it got shot down. Then a medevac helo went in and got shot down. This happened six times and finally the seventh huey got in to pull them ALL out. The guys who fly those things will live in my mind as the bravest men ever.
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posted on
11/02/2004 7:52:40 PM PST
by
TheCrusader
("the frenzy of the Mohammedans has devastated the Churches of God" - Pope Urban II, 1097 A.D.)
To: TheCrusader; Ragtime Cowgirl
Wow. To the original story and yours. And the photo of the Apache - to all folks who think helicopters are alike, take a look. No real place to put those men. Wow.
Thanks for posting this, RC. Norski
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posted on
11/02/2004 8:11:03 PM PST
by
Norski
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
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posted on
11/02/2004 8:23:56 PM PST
by
Valin
(Out Of My Mind; Back In Five Minutes)
To: arjay
Where in the world would they hang for self extraction?I think the hand holds are those pair of metal loops just behind the door.
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posted on
11/02/2004 8:25:50 PM PST
by
PAR35
To: PAR35
I saw those after I made my post. I sure wouldn't want to be hanging on there. God bless those guys for their courage.
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posted on
11/02/2004 8:28:24 PM PST
by
arjay
(If the NYT is against it, it must be good for America.)
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