Chilean miner Florencio Avalos, just after coming out of the Fenix capsule after being brought to the surface following a 10-week ordeal in the collapsed San Jose mine. (AFP PHOTO/TV CHILE)
Posted on 10/12/2010 3:22:27 PM PDT by Bad~Rodeo
Trapped Chilean Miners Rescue Beginning. Live Coverage
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
Thanks to everyone for participating on this thread, lurkers too. It was truly a miracle to witness. Goodnight all and God Bless
His son is so proud of his Dad!
Me too..its a MIRACLE..and he looks good too. God Bless these wonderful men and their families!! 1 down..32 to go
Ditto~
Celebrating American greatness…in Chile
Michelle Malkin ^ | 11/12/10 | Michelle Malkin
Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 12:42:50 PM by Nachum
In a different day and age, Jeff Hart would be the most famous American in our country right now. He would be honored at the White House. Schoolchildren would learn of his skill and heroism. But because Jeff Hart works in an industry under fire by the Obama administration, more people in Chile will celebrate this symbol of American greatness than in American itself.
Jeff Hart is a driller based in my home state of Colorado. The father of two has been drilling water wells in Afghanistan at U.S. Army bases. When the San Jose Mine in Chile collapsed in August, he flew to lend his renowned expertise to the rescue effort. As part of an amazing three-way race to the trapped miners, Hart drilled for 33 days straight and was first to reach the caved-in workers. The AP recounts the story — and what strikes me again and again is how the world turned to American ingenuity and American fortitude and American equipment and American enterprise to get the job done:
That would be 1 UP .. 32 to go!
Better late than never I always say, L~
Oops, sorry, 1 of 32..there, that sounds better. I like it how fox News has that little counter
Thanks for posting it. If my co-worker had not left sick today, I’d be staying up and calling in tomorrow. But, he did, so I can’t.
Prayers for the remainder of this amazing rescue continue.
If they keep sending down rescuers, then it’s a push...
Every time the capsule goes up or down it runs the risk of dislodging something from the walls...
Absolutley and thank you
Looks like they are inspecting the door again.
Prayers for all of these men. Please protect them.
Thanks again, Don, for the ping. I have to soon put my old head down to rest and be up about 5.
Sharon(or anyone) is there a dish channel for the chilean TV?
Same here. See you about then
Chilean miner Florencio Avalos, just after coming out of the Fenix capsule after being brought to the surface following a 10-week ordeal in the collapsed San Jose mine. (AFP PHOTO/TV CHILE)
It takes guts for those paramedics to go DOWN into that mine.
Down at 8:27
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