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Seen through Night Vision Gear, an AV-8B Harrier piloted by Capt. Michael Murphy, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 214, flies amidst the clouds while refueling from a KC-130 with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 in the skies over Fallujah, Iraq, below Nov. 9. Harrier pilots deal with many tasks in the air over the dense urban environment and are required to do them perfectly.
Photo by: Cpl. Paul Leicht


With a pair of Laser Maverick missiles in the foreground, an AV-8B Harrier with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 542 taxis for take off at Al Asad, Iraq, Nov. 11. Harrier pilots are using precision-guided ordnance to avoid collateral damage and support Marines on the ground in Fallujah.
Photo by: Cpl. Paul Leicht

1 posted on 11/12/2004 1:01:02 PM PST by A.A. Cunningham
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To: A.A. Cunningham

I was pleased to serve on the Alfred A Cunningham, DD-752 back in the Tonkin Gulf Yachtclub.


2 posted on 11/12/2004 1:06:39 PM PST by jack308
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Yuma had an excellent Veteran's day parade yesterday. Notably missing was the USMC contingent. They are "at work" and we are proud of them.

The parade was the kind you don't see much of anymore. Parents and children standing on the sidewalk waving flags. People buying poppies, and parents teaching their children to stand in respect as the flag goes by.

One sad reminder that time marches on was the "Pearl Harbor Survivors". They used to ride in the bed of a GI truck, there were about 20 of them. Now, there are two. If you get a chance to thank a vet or an active duty soldier, do it now.

6 posted on 11/12/2004 1:31:16 PM PST by pfflier
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I only see red X's


7 posted on 11/12/2004 1:32:01 PM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Make everyday Veterans Day.)
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To: A.A. Cunningham

BTTT


8 posted on 11/12/2004 1:32:22 PM PST by Fiddlstix (This Tagline for sale. (Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: A.A. Cunningham

All we see are red "X"'s. You didn't put

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in with the img tag.


19 posted on 11/12/2004 1:46:00 PM PST by RonF
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To: A.A. Cunningham

now there's a job I DON'T have the nerves to do...


26 posted on 11/12/2004 2:02:21 PM PST by VOA
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To: A.A. Cunningham

Almost unbelievable. The technology is awesome.


27 posted on 11/12/2004 2:03:49 PM PST by bert (Peace is only halftime !)
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"Fallujah has been particularly challenging because of the congested airspace," added Hough, who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2000. "You have to be able to find the specific target in a dense urban environment, close to Marines, with only a short time that you are allotted in order to enter the target area that you are sharing with other aircraft."

Layers of Aircraft Stack Fullujah Skies

32 posted on 11/12/2004 8:05:57 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
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