A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....12-05-02

Billie, JohnHuang2 and daisyscarlett | John Huang2

[ladtx]

In memory of my fellow Vietnam helicopter pilots who were killed in that war the following were lost on DEC 5. God bless them all.

1967 CPT Gary L. England (USMC) -- VMO-2, Age 30, Greenvale, New York
1967 2LT Robert I. Terry III (USMCR) -- VMO-2, Age 22, Corpus Christi, Texas
1968 WO1 John A. Berry (USAR) -- HHC/1 BDE 1 CAV, Age 22, Naturita, Colorado
1968 WO1 William W. Breece Jr. (USAR) -- A/7/1 CAV, Age 20, Morrisville, Pennsylvania

In memory of CPT Gary L. England and 2LT Robert I. Terry III.

From VMO-2 Squadron Command Chronology:
Hostage 3-0 flight was on a mission working with two Air Force rescue helicopters attempting to reach the site of a crashed Army huey. The mission was aborted due to poor weather, and in attempting to return to Danang IFR (because of intense ground fire taken at low altitudes), both aircraft of 3-0 flight inadvertently crashed into the side of a mountain. All four crewmembers in the lead aircraft were killed, while the crew of the second aircraft escaped with minor injuries.

UH-1E -- Type of aircraft flown by CPT England and 2LT Terry.

IN THE SHADOW OF THE BLADE

SCOUTS OUT!

[MeekOneGOP]

Of course it is loaded.....and, re WinterWonderLand, sounds like FUN !!

[lodwick]

Sierra Nevada sunrise

[lodwick]

Salute!

[GailA]

Good Morning ALL..excellent break down as usual John.

Coffee and biscuits are on.

[GailA]

[Mo1]

[Fiddlstix]

Be sure and
Click the Pics
J

[Aquamarine]

Behind every 'Bush-is-to-blame-for-9/11 lib, I suspect, lurks a bin Laden sympathizer screaming to get out.

Thanks John...well said! When the dem's take that position they are outing themselves as the traitor's that they are!

[daisyscarlett]

Thank you for the article. It cleared up some things I was confused about.

An unidentified receptionist at a Saudi Islamic charity in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sits behind books made for visitors titled ' Needy Families Aid Project in Palestine' in this file photo dated Feb. 3, 2002. The foreign policy adviser to Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah, Adel al-Jubeir, explained in Washington Tuesday Dec. 3, 2002, the measures the kingdom has taken to ensure charitable donations don't end up in terrorists' hands. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

[daisyscarlett]

Adel Al-Jubeir, foreign policy advisor to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, announces new steps the Kingdom is taking to fight terrorism, during a press conference at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002. Chief among them is a new government agency for overseeing charities, a new intelligence unit and strict rules for sending money outside the country. These measures come after his government acknowledged some of the money flowing through Saudi-based charities may have been used by terrorists. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

[daisyscarlett]

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, left, accompanied by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Richard Myers, gestures during news a conference with reporters for foreign news outlets, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002 at the Foreign Press Center at the National Press Club in Washington. Answering a question about Saudi Arabia, Rumsfeld said, 'We have had and do currently have and, in my view, will have prospectively a good military to military relationship with Saudi Arabia.' (AP Photo/Kamenko Pajic)

[Aquamarine]

Good morning Daisy. Great posts! There's something about that Saudi's eyes that bother's me.

[deadhead]

Finally getting that snow I have been waiting for :-) Have a wonderful day all

~~~Colleen~~~

[Aquamarine]

The temperature rose here last night to 38 degrees and we were spared the icestorm...North Carolina didn't fare as well though. Heard they got hit hard...a million people without power.
Stay warm.

[firewalk]

Lots of snow here today....the weathermen actually told the truth! (-:

[Temple Owl]

Good morning daisyscarlett, ladies. Good post John. The weather outside is frightful. I think I shall remain inside most of the day. Hope you all have a nice day.

[FreeTheHostages]

And worth every penny we pay you John. :)

I assume he pays taxes on it?

John, re don't play poker with a Texan, I've always though the Saudis were your typical Arab businessmen: the price is always negotiable and everything is a negotiation. If we want them to come clean, we have to push, push, push and complain, complain, complain.

[FreeTheHostages]

Aqua, I still LOVE the jpg you put up of the father and son dragging the Christmas tree through the snow. Deadhead, I love your snow graphics today! Everyone, I LOVE this snow. I'm from Vermont and I just LOVE snow. I was late getting to work because I just HAD to shovel some of it! I even love to SHOVEL!! :D :D :D

I feel bad for the people in North Carolina. Ice isn't quite as easy to like . . . .

[FreeTheHostages]