[Ragtime Cowgirl]

U.S. Army aviation assets will help kickoff America's most-watched annual sporting event Feb. 1, when four Apache helicopters fly over Reliant Stadium in Houston prior to Super Bowl XXXVIII.

The 2nd Battalion of the 149th Aviation Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, will fly the Apaches over the Stadium just before the Carolina Panthers begin playing the New England Patriots.

 

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[LasVegasMac]

when four Apache helicopters fly over Reliant Stadium in Houston prior to Super Bowl XXXVIII.

Well that should take about 20 minutes. Hope the crowd doesn't doze off.

LVM

[steplock]

"U.S. Army aviation ASSETS" ??

I just wonder about this choice of terms ???

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[Broadside Joe]

I wasn't going to watch the game but I will now.

[leadpenny]

Too bad these birds can't perform in a way that reflects the reason they were designed:

An imposing hover pop-up from four corners of the stadium.

[Edgewood Pilot]

What time does the game start? Thx.

[Flyer]

U.S. Army aviation assets will help kickoff America's most-watched annual sporting event Feb. 1, when four Apache helicopters fly over Reliant Stadium in Houston prior to Super Bowl XXXVIII.

Eyes to the sky, Houston!

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[hobson]

Cool. I think I'll take a drive over to Reliant Stadium and watch.

[Sgt_Schultze]

And a fabulous display that will be! Toby Keith is scheduled for pregame entertainment. What a crowning finale the flyover would be after he (hopefully) performs this song...

I'm just trying to be a father
Raise a daughter and a son
Be a lover to their mother
Everything to everyone
Up and at 'em, bright and early
I'm all business in my suit
Yeah, I'm dressed up for success
From my head down to my boots

I don't do it for the money
There's bills that I can't pay
I don't do it for the glory
I just do it anyway
Providing for our future's my responsibility
Yeah I'm real good under pressure
Being all that I can be

And I can't call in sick on Mondays
when the weekends been too strong
I just work straight through the holidays
And sometimes all night long
You can bet that I stand ready when the wolf growls at the door
Hey, I'm solid, hey I'm steady, hey, I'm true down to the core

And I will always do my duty no matter what the price
I've counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice
Oh, and I don't want to die for you
but if dyin's asked of me
I'll bear that cross with honor
'cause freedom don't come free

I'm an American soldier, an American
beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand
when liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right
I'm out here on the front lines
Sleep in peace tonight
American soldier, I'm an American soldier

Yeah, an American soldier, an American
beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand
when liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right
I'm out here on the front lines
So Sleep in peace tonight
American soldier, I'm an American
An American, an American soldier

American Soldier, Toby Keith, Shock 'n Y'all

[LibWhacker]

What are the pilots' names? Any of them happen to belong to the religion of peace? Sorry, gotta ask since we don't have the good sense to intern the b*st*rds.