Posted on 11/12/2004 11:27:25 AM PST by Wolfstar
This thread honors the service and sacrifice of our Armed Forces, and reminds us of why we here at home can go about our daily business in peace. Street-to-street is the toughest type of warfare. Air cover is being flown by pilots from the USS John F. Kennedy, as well as the U.S. Air Force from bases in the area.
Thanks WCG, and good to hear from you. Am pinging Patriciaruth, who may want to post details here. Spread the word as far and wide as possible.
NEFL PING!
And a link to this nifty info thread posted by Iluvpopcrn: TreatAnySoldier.com -- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1274600/posts
Sheesh! Just when I think they can't sink any lower, they do something like this. Well, based on the results of this election, there's more of us than of them. We'll just have to continue to out-work them on behalf of the good guys.
I have already thought about this as well, and wished the same thing... that I had the bucks to do it.
So many people do not realize that anything good is going on in Iraq or Afghanistan because they only listen to or read the crappy MSM.
Do you think we could talk someone like Mel Gibson into it? He's got the bucks! :-)
Makes them all the easier to pick-out as well.
Aviation ordnancemen assigned to the "Jolly Rogers" of Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF-103) load Mk-83 general purpose bombs fitted with proximity-fuses onto an F-14B Tomcat aboard the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CV 67) on Monday in the Arabian Gulf. Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) aircraft aboard the Kennedy are supporting ground troops in Fallujah, Iraq. (Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Karsten / U.S. Navy)
Mel Gibson has been rather cagey about his politics during through this election season. Even if we knew how to reach him personally, I don't know that he could be relied upon to do anything.
I guess, unlike the old saying that there's honor among thieves, there's no honor among Allah's warriors, i.e., terrorists.
"WAIT! Don't open it. I saw this in "Police Academy"
Marines prepare to storm 621 Calahan Avenue, Fallujah.
"Air cover is being flown by pilots from the USS John F. Kennedy, as well as the U.S. Air Force from bases in the area."
Thanks for reminding us that our Navy and Marine aviators are doing carrier ops each day from the Kennedy.
Just to give some not familiar with what this means.
The nuclear carrier USS J.F. Kennedy is moving about the northern area of the Arabian Sea, off the coast of Kuwait.
The aviators must launch of the carrier, then flying sub sonic, fly close to an hour to their ground targets in Fallujah, release their ordanance, then fly another hour back, land and then depending on how many airstrikes are in the cue for the day, may have to fly back north for a second go around. On their returns to the carrier they must land their jets on a "tiny postage stamp" that may be rolling and yawling to and fro........if they miss the arrestor cable to stop them, they must go into after burners and bolt from the carrier............and do a go around, now if they are getting low on fuel they must fly to a designated airspace to refuel so they can make it back to the carrier.
All in the days work of our proud and couragouse aviators.
We salute them all!
As friends, pets improve with age, don't they? Didn't have a dog that lived that old, but did have a cat that made it to 22.
thanks for posting that info -- and prayers for all our men and women in the service.
GREAT thread, Wolfstar, thanks . . .
Reviving these old pics of NBC drills will play right into the hands of the terrorists' propagandists that are laying false claims to us using chemical weapons in Falujah. They don't care about the actual dates....
ping - what a generation of heros.
In his autobiography, Reagan said that he wasn't allowed in combat because his eyesight was really bad. He wore contacts all his life.
U.S. says Fallujah rebels cornered, in disarray
And from the Washington Post article:
As the new refugees recounted the events of recent days and weeks, a picture of the battle from the insurgents' side began to emerge. Witnesses described an insurgency fractured by distrust and rivalries between locals and foreigners, and visibly shaken by the thunderous U.S. assault.
But residents said strains between the local insurgents and the foreigners quickly turned into a deep schism under the intense pressure of the U.S.-led offensive.
Residents said everyone in the city, including the insurgents, was stunned by the firepower the Americans brought to the battle. Guerrillas counted 40 armored vehicles approaching their positions as night fell Monday.
That sir is a US Marine. (I believe, can't make out the unit patch) Baby faced Devil Dog!
What details do I want to post?
I took a couple packages to the post office today with 178 Power Bars and Marathon Snickers and mailed them to C co., 1-5 Infantry, as a relative of one of the soldiers heard they were at Fallujah.
I have no idea if care packages will be delivered to them there, but I gave it a shot. Won't get there for at least 10-14 days anyway. Hopefully things will be calmer by then.
USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67)
Jeff, this is OUR bathtub toy!
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