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Ain't that the truth...

Well, I've looked all over for a story that was in our local paper yesterday, and can't find it...so I'll paraphrase.

A young sailor (a 'shooter) from the Abraham Lincoln came home on leave for Mother's Day. She was put in for, and recieved, an impact award of the Navy Achievement Medal for actions she took on the flight deck during this last deployment.

A 'shooter is a troubleshooter, they have 15-20 seconds to look over an aircraft before it launches. This young lady was making her rounds when another 'shooter got caught in the back blast of an F/A-18. She threw herself on top of him and grabbed a tie-down to keep him from getting blown overboard.

Aren't our sailors wonderful?