Flying Fast Jets Is a Dangerous Business (In Memoriam)
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Remembering Jinxx and Bama, two American heroes who gave their lives in the service of their country on this Memorial day 2024. www.herocards....
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My father’s crew chief stood on the ramp at Cam Ranh Bay on September 3rd, 1966, and waited for his Phantom to return. It never did. My father Capt. Clifford S. Heathcote Jr., and his backseater, the squadron Flight Surgeon, Capt. William P. Simmons lost their lives in the hills outside Nha trang that day. No one knows what happened. My mother buried my father, and five days later gave birth to his only child. Her tears never dried…
Remembering also: Roscoe Fobair, 45thTFS 15thTFW, the first victim of a North Vietnamese SAM on his final mission before rotating home.
William Burman and Joseph Onate 45thTFS 15thTFW, lost when they failed to pull out of a dive on the Avon Park range in Florida.
My dad was a commander in the navy on the nuclear submarines, and passed away 22 years ago today. Bless all the people who lost their lives serving this country.
Mine was, too. On Soviet nuclear submarine. For 30 years. God bless him still alive, talked to him on the phone today. Sorry, for that they always aimed at Miami.
One thing I know: only very special men choose to do this kind of job. I remember he was saying, “okay, I’m going to work”. And he would be back in 10 months. (Mom was complaining he was glowing in the dark) :)
SO MUCH RESPECT TO ALL ♥️🫡
My great uncle Donald C Zahler. He was a tail gunner in a B-17 and was killed over the skies of Berlin on March 6, 1944. Freedom is never free......
We lost an RAF pilot, Mark Long, a couple of days ago over here in the UK, in a tragic crash while he was flying a Spitfire as part of the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, which he had been a part of for four years. Not someone I’d ever met or known of personally but given the subject matter of the video I thought it might be worth mentioning and was incredibly sad to hear about it. RIP Mark Long🫡
Came to post this 😢
This tragedy made news in the States. He was a very good man. Peace and love to his family. Per ardua as astra.
Love yall
Everyone remembered him on Duxford air show. Respect to him.
Thank you for the beautiful tributes to David Mitchell and Blair Faulkner. God bless these men and their families. "Freedom is never free" - should be the first and last lesson taught in any civics course.
Mover as a former RAF pilot I want to thank you for your service and remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice on this memorial day they will never be forgotten 🙏🙏🙏
Godspeed Jinxx and Bama. Solemn day. Appreciate you sharing your memories, Mover.
Hi and greetings from Norway. I was member of UPT class 67F, Laughlin AFB. I would like to pay tribute to my very good friend from that class, Jose Santos who died in an F4 over North Vietnam a year after our graduation. A really great guy who will never be forgotten. I've lost 20 comrades in my 40 years of flying, and remember them all, but Jose stands out as a really great guy who deserved to live longer than he did.
Hello! Greetings from America! Sorry about your friend.
C.w. As a prior Army vet and now an airline pilot, I always on this weekend when I'm flying, do my announcements outside the cockpit and always ask for a moment of silence before we depart. God bless our troops, may the angel flight bring us to where we belong.. Take care .
I flew A6 Intruders as Marine Bombardier Navigator in Vietnam. First tour at Chu Lai in VMA (AW) 533 we lost Steve Armistead and Chuck Finney on a night interdiction mission in Laos. Later, aboard USS CORAL SEA in VMA (AW) 224 we lost Scott Ketchie (BN) but rescued his pilot Clyde Smith on an interdiction mission in Laos. Then Roger Wilson (Pilot) bombing the Nam Dinh thermal power plant. (His BN Bill Angus spent 9 months as a POW.) Finally Joe McDonald and Dave Williams on a daylight armed reconnaissance in North Vietnam. I have their POW/MIA bracelets and think of them almost every day. Semper Fi Brothers
May we be worthy of their sacrifice. Every day, in all that we endeavor, never forget. Capt GB Slagle.
@@adilaziz5385 the sacrifice of their lives.
@@adilaziz5385 where ever you call your native land , just go there and appreciate it , if you can. Your insolence is not solicited nor enjoyed in this venue.
I have a B-2 pilot friend who is now a T-38 instructor at Sheppard AFB. He was friends with the pilot who was killed in the T-6 ejection last week. Much too soon a memorial day for his family.
Tragic for all and the small Wichita Falls community as well.
My son lost a good friend who was his instructor at UPT. My son went on to fly F-22s and the two of them kept in touch, talking about flying together after his tour of being an instructor pilot was done. During a training flight in the T-38 the aircraft suffered an equipment problem, the student survived, but not his friend. He is buried at Arlington.
The man who got me into aviation and who has been a steady role model for how a fighter pilot behaves was Dale "Snort" Snodgrass. I first met Snort at the Oceana Air Show in 2000 as a 5-year-old who was infatuated with the F-14 Tomcat (I still am infatuated with the Big Fighter, I'm slightly older now however) and he was this larger-than-life personality who was walking down the flight line high-fiving everyone at the foul line and he gave me a huge high-five and I told him how much I loved the Tomcat, he asked if I knew what a Tomcat looked like. I pointed to his F-14 Strike Fighter patch on his left sleeve. He got this huge grin and gave me his patch a while later. I was in sporadic contact with him until his death. He was a phenomenal human and from what I've been told, a fighter pilot's fighter pilot.
R.I.P. Squadron Leader Mark Long, Eurofighter Typhoon pilot, died on a Spitfire from the British Memorial, on the 25th near Coningsby, in the UK...
peace to his family - per ardua ad astra
Jonas Calhoun and Connor McKim were two buddies of mine who passed way before their time. Jonas, unfortunately never commissioned, however, was a year out from graduation; Connor commissioned and was in flight training.. he wanted to be a C-130 pilot. RIP.
Thanks for your remembrance and reminder that "Freedom is not Free."
Remembering today the souls of Navy AC 602 "Closeout 602" - E-2C lost July 1992. Rest in Peace Brothers.
My father’s name was painted on that bird. He’s only ever talked about it once. I often thought about that while seeing the Hummers on the roof. Fair Winds
I am a Vietnam Vet that served with 4th Infantry, the flyers there were always there, both fixed and Rotor wing to help pull the slack when we got in a bind. The fact that I love airplanes only made it that much cooler. On Firebase Digger we had F-100s, F4s and many helicopter gunships give us a hand. Even had a Supply Slick (HUEY) help a patrol that was hit JUST OUTSIDE AND UP THE MOUNTIAN from the firebase until the Gunships arrived. Pilots took risks for us on the ground and we do not forget.
Thank you for fighting for us. Too many people don't appreciate people like you.
In case you don’t get it enough, welcome home.
I retired from the 162nd in Tucson, we lost four pilots in three months in 1974. We always remember.
Great message Mover. Today I remember two Marines I served with who later died in F/A-18 mishaps. Capt Anthony “Chum” Slick and LtCol Henry “Rip” Van Winkle. Semper Fi, Chum and Rip. You are not forgotten!
Thank you for this video Mover , incredibly moving and heartbreaking stories.
Thank you for your service
RIP ALL OUR FALLEN MEN AND WOMEN. THANK YOU FOR OUR FREEDOM. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Great memorial and great stories--rough, but touching. From Canada thanks for their service.
So sorry to hear about your friends. I lost a friend from HS in a 15 over Scotland.
I was a gunship pilot way back in the 80's/90's. I flew AC130H on active duty with the 16thSOS at Hurlburt field and AC130A with the reserves over at Duke field. We lost two Spectre gunships during my time. One was a shoot down during Desert Storm, killing all 14 crew members. The other was supporting the operation in Somalia in the early 90's. This was an in bore 105mm detonation and the aircraft somehow managed to crash land in the water just off shore. Tragically, 8 of the 14 crew members perished in that accident. So, 22 lost squadron mates is not small number and it has been a burden we've all carried for over 30 years. I still think about them often and have gone through the typical survivor's guilt associated with these losses. It is an honorable thing to remember their sacrifices, especially during their anniversaries and Memorial Day. Thanks for your post. Well done.
Great tribute. I did a service yesterday in church. I lost too many friends in the Apache both in training and combat. Remembering them honors their legacy. ATTACK!
My son-in-law is currently flying Apaches in northern Iraq. Should be home in a few weeks.
19 million veterans are today enjoying the day with their family in remembrance of the 750 thousand who gave their life for freedom in the last 250 years. We all know 1 or more of these men and women, who gave all.
Thank you. Legacies honored. My family? an uncle.. USAF B-52 driver and a nephew.. USMC Hornet driver, now both retired as Lt. General and a Colonel. Memorial Day honored and thank you for your service.
Those that gave all will not be forgotten.
Thank you for your service, and I am sorry for your grief. My dad was a retired Navy Captain who flew F8's off the Kitty Hawk during Vietnam. He was active duty reserve for the vast part of his time in service. He, too, lost many good friends during the war and his career. You guys do much to make other countries think twice, and I thank you for it.
Thanks. Very moving and very appropriate. We must keep their memories alive, and live in a way that honors all of them. 1LT Bernard Barasch USAF, LTC William "Wild Bill" Podol USMC.
Very well said, Mover! I'm deeply grateful to all those who serve in the military and protect our free world. As a German, I'm well aware that without the bravery and sacrifice of so many Allied soldiers, I wouldn't be living in a free country today. And today it’s especially the US military who protects that freedom. Our government takes this far too much for granted, but I don’t. And I want to thank each and every one who serves or has served in the US military from the bottom of my heart!
Having spent the majority of my service in EOD I have lost mates “on the job” and during GWOT have lost more as both active service and especially as contractors. We few, we merry few. We band of brothers, for he how sheds his blood with me this day shall always be my brother.
I have never served in Canada’s military but I have utmost respect for what they and you and your. Colleagues do for all of us. I have had the pleasure of having several excellent mentors and I have a lifelong affection and respect for them. God bless them and all who serve, have served, and have made the sacrifice, for us.
Thanks for taking the time to honor your Comrades and our veterans who have served. I remembering a friend from martial arts who was killed in Iraq.
The toughest duty I pulled in 21+ years in USAF was casualty notification officer. In this case the rumor mill did get there first, so the family did know it was coming, but it didn’t make it any easier.
Well done and tasteful. Thank you for your service and I’m sorry for the loss of your fellow patriots.
R.I.P. Jinxx, Bama, and all those we've lost! Just shows doesn't matter high time or low time incidents/accidents are just going to happen... so enjoy life while you can and be ready for when Mr. Black knocks on your door. “Death smiles at us all; all we can do is smile back.” ― Marcus Aurelius
Remembering the fallen is just as important as supporting the guys and girls serving today.Rest well brothers and sisters
Thanks for the heart felt & personal stories. As a Vietnam Veteran working with FACs as a radio op, we had our share of losses among our pilots. Over 300 were lost in combat situations, flying low & slow to save the grunts on the ground. We are having our last reunion, our "fini flight", this October at Ft . Walton Beach.
Thank you for your service, thank you for your words on this day...
I still miss Lex, after all these years. A great man, he had every right to a quiet retirement, but couldn't stand to *not* fly, and was never happier than when he got back in the air to train the next generation in the Kfir that he would later be lost in.
Earlier today I looked out of my window in Cambridge (UK) and saw a tanker and two f15s flying over, and realised they were going to the American cemetery at Madingley. It is a sobering place to visit.
It's a beautiful and peaceful place. Utmost gratitude to the British people for taking such excellent care of those young men who gave everything they could possibly give.
Beautiful piece. I never served but grew up on Keesler AFB as both my parents were civil service out there for 30 to 40 years respectively. Thank you for your service and letters of LOVE to Valhalla for those we've lost.
Great video, Sir. Much appreciate the thoughtfulness you took in putting it together. Thankful for the service of those men and their families sacrifice. Likewise those on the ground like my friend Roberto Arizola, intel, Iraq May 2004.
This was a really heartfelt and touching tribute. You can see it still hurts to this day, I'm sorry you lost your friends.
Remember the RAF Pilot who died this weekend when his WW2 BBMF Spitfire crashed near Conningsby UK.
Sadly, it's not just the fast movers. My grandfather was a B-24 pilot late in WW2, then transports in the years following---C-124s, and C-133s. The C-133s developed a rep as "Widowmakers"; Granddad always said the props were mismatched to the engines. For those of you wondering, the C-133 was more or less a super-stretched C-130. Granddad's best friend at the Dover C-133 squadron, Frank Hearty, went out on a checkride as the check pilot, out of Dover in 1961. The a/c disappeared off radar at SHAD intersection...they found the pieces of the aircraft in the ocean 24 hrs later. MAJ Frank Hearty, RIP sir.
My Dad was a C-133 driver. We were evacuated from Saigon in 1962 where he had a small unit, there. I became a mechanical engineer after hearing so many stories of the problems with Dad's bird. If the C-133 had 4-blade props like the C-130s, things would have been better. It was the prop tips going supersonic on the -133s that caused them to fracture, with too little time to feather or recover from prop tip piercing the pressurized fuselage.
Mover, that was a very fine tribute to your friends who left too soon. Thank you for your heartfelt telling of their stories.
I want to honor a fellow airman who I served with for about three months on an OIF deployment to Balad AB, from which we returned in May 2007. I was in the 301 MXS at Carswell Field, TX and we were on our rainbow deployment with a mix of active duty and AFRES/ANG units, as was typical. This man volunteered to extend his deployment for an additional 60 days, as there was a last-minute vacancy in the ANG unit that was coming over to replace his unit, the 147 FW from Ellington Field, TX. He and I became buddies and made the midnight chow runs, especially on Tuesday nights/Wednesday mornings when it was Mongolian stir-fry night. It never disappointed any of us! 🙂
Due to the sensitive nature of his passing, I will only refer to him as John, as I cannot be sure that his family would want me to post his rank/full name. I'll err on the side of their privacy.
We returned home from Balad, with the obligatory few days at Al-Udeid AB (and beer!) then we came home via a chartered MD-11. We had to deplane about 100 Army soldiers at KIND, and then we headed south to KDFW. John was able to secure a flight home that night to KIAH, even though he wasn't scheduled until the following day. My civilian job was with American Airlines @ KDFW, so I was able to reach out to a manager who changed John's ticket. We had time for one quick beer (that means two!) in the parking lot of the terminal (my brother came prepared to greet us with some cold libations!) before he had to head back inside for his flight. After a couple of serious hugs, he was on his way home. John was about 5 inches taller than me, and he squeezed the crap outta me! It was the last time that I saw him. I kept in contact with him thru occasional emails, but since his unit was transitioning to the Predator mission due to BRAC, his position was eliminated. After that, he struggled for some time, trying to make peace with his circumstances. But in late 2008, he lost his battle with his inner demons.
I will never forget the pure fun that John was. When the Giant Voice announced incoming fire, he would always flip the bird toward the fence and yell some obscenities at the invisible enemy outside the wire who had lobbed their crap in our general direction. Ah, the memories of IDF attacks. John was also a blast at the rec center, where he excelled at most X-Box games of the day. he would invite anyone walking by just to sit and play, even after many of us had crashed out on the pleather sofas! We also voluteered to help out at the Base Theater Hospital, and he took that as seriously as anyone, even if he was just taking out trash, or helping offload litter patients from the helos, or whatever it was. He was just an all-around great person to know.
I still can see the look of satisfaction and pride just before we parted for the last time, leaving us both knowing that we had completed our mission, and it was a job well done. I truly wish that he could still be around to share his own war stories. This is a reminder that many of our combat veterans don't just die in the line of duty. There are still many today who struggle to overcome their life-changing experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan. I pray that everyone will help to support these fine people, so that they never become casualties of war at their own hands.
Sorry for the long post, everyone... Mover, you started it! :-)
Sometimes it feels like the true meaning of the day gets lost in the fray; I appreciate you taking the time to share and focus on the legacy of our fallen heroes. I can't even begin to imagine how it must have felt to lose friends and squadron members. Wishing you a meaningful Memorial Day, and thank you for your service.
Your story was heartfelt, kind and sobering. As a USAF E-5 vet who served in the early 90's I respect your thoughts of those you have memories about or who gave the ultimate sacrifice. In my time (about 10 years before your entry) I served with many older vets who were set to retire from the Vietnam era. My time in service saw many breathtaking and positive transitions around the world, the fall of Sadam, the breakdown of communist rule in Germany, the introduction of the B-2, the ratification of the START treaty, reduction of nuclear arsenals and the end of the USSR. To this day people cannot believe that I was never deployed overseas and fought in any war. As I reflect I learned much from those vets. My grandfather was a WW2 E-5 Sgt who fought in Ardennes as well. I gained some of his perspective and insight to those lost during that time. He never went into any detail which is respectfully understandable. I never hoped to see what he saw. Many have been given the gift to live their lives through their stories so that we may learn and enjoy this life. It is their stories from both peacetime and in war that put an indelible mark on us all. It is one of the main reasons I choose to live. It's what they would have wanted. Always remember the fallen. Always. God bless.
The Crew of Shell 77, Capt Voss, Capt Pinckney, and TSgt Mackey. They were some good folks that will be missed forever
My uncle flew in the RCAF for many years in the seats of literally dozens of aircraft and has some crazy stories, I'm glad he is still here with us. Thanks for the video and lets remember the fallen.
My first cousin, USN Hospitalman Lucas Emch. FMF Corpsman. KIA on March 2, 2007, in Al Anbar Province, Iraq
Beautiful words said by you Mover. I’m sure the family’s appreciate it.
A good friend and classmate from Okla State, Keith Sands. After graduating we both flew fighters. He flew the Viper. I was flaying the Raven when we flew combat together over Bosnia. He was stationed at Aviano and we spent a few pints catching up. Later I deployed to the ROK in the Strike Eagle and attended his memorial. He was night flying off the west coast out of Kunsan when he ejected. Unfortunately, his Nogs crushed into his eyes. They found him partially into his life raft. Still haunts me to this day.
God bless you, Sir. Thank you for everything you do and have done. (USN Vet)
Memorial Day can be a hard day for people going through some stuff because of what they did previously in their lives. If you are one of those people take it easy and take care of yourself today.
I flew F4s and F15a years ago. Two tours/363 combat missions in the Vietnam conflict. Needless to say, I lost a lot of friends. Thanks for your rembrance and reminder that "Freedom is not Free."
The tributes you made were very touching. I’m so proud to live in America with these brave men and women who protect us. There is nothing you guys don’t do that isn’t dangerous and you do it anyway. Thank you seems to be a poor choice of words.
I am not a USA citizen but ALWAYS send my love, respect for your military, the men and women that services daily ( like my country) and that have Lost their lives and/or injured. God bless each and every member of the USA forces no matter what division your in.........with a THANK YOUR FOR YOYR SERVICE god speed pre and post military service
Thank you for this video. I always felt that I respected those who serve, but you have raised my respect and gratitude. Here's wishing safety and health for you and all who serve whether in the air or anywhere else!
SGT Joshua M. Hardt. Was at Camp Keating when hell broke loose. They made a movie over this also....
Thanks Mover for showcasing just a few of the brave men who gave their lives in the performance of their duties to keep our country strong...god bless them all.
Former Navy and Army here; my WAARNG unit, 1/303 Cav lost an officer in 2000 during a tank training evolution at YTC.
C.W. Lemoine, so sorry for the loss of your friends, my condolences to you, your family, their families.
It sounds like my experience in skydiving.
I hadn't even realized how many friends and mentors are gone until my father (a skydiver from the 60s) mentioned how safe skydiving has become.
I started listing the names and how they died. I was shocked myself how many there were. It was the first time I had ever listed them all at one time. More have been added to the list since then.
We do what we do. They all loved what they were doing, which is more than most can say. Godspeed.
Remembering those that paid the ultimate price on this day. Thank you to those brave men and women.
Appreciate you sharing these stories, Mover. Thank you and your colleagues for writing that blank cheque. May God rest their souls.
In my 1987 Naval Aircrew Class we had a bunch of Marines.
Great guys.
Three of them went to the same H-53 squadron.
In In June of 1988 they along with 4 other Marines were killed in an H-53 crash in Japan.
Thank you for the tributes to your friends.
RIP to all your brave aviators . Over here on the other side of the Atlantic , we’ve just lost an RAF pilot flying a Spitfire of all things. Per Ardua ad Astra .
From one Vet to another, Thank you for your service. Never forget that "All gave some, Some gave all"
May God keep these warrior angels in His mighty Army. Im sorry for your loss brother!
Retired Maintainer and would like to extend my condolences and respect to your friends and all we've lost. I remember one of my Airmen we lost to a vehicle accident while stationed in Spangdahlem AB Germany.
Mover, thank you for the tribute to those lost. They are with God and will forever be watching our six.
Mover, very well said. RIP to all our lost warriors.
Our Royal Netherlands Air Force always flies a missing man formation over the US War Cemetery in Margraten on the American Memorial Day (our own memorial day is on May 4th).
Thank you for your support and remembrance.
@@athuddriver Remembering those we owe our freedom to, is the least we can do.
Even though he didnt die during his service, I am definitely thinking about my grandfather, who served during WW2 in the pacific theater with the USMC. He fought in the island hopping campaign, most notably the Battle of Okinawa. Many thanks to all who serve, and on this day, to those who gave everything.
Thank you for remembering your fallen friends, as i sit here enjoying my freedom, i remember your friends too, shed tears, n look fwd to the day we all meet again.. USN retired
Simple and to the point. We must remember those that fought and died whether in combat or training to take the fight to the enemy.
I love to speak with veterans every chance I can. They always tell me the same thing, they are not heroes. The brave people who never came home are the true heroes. That's a strong lesson. The humility of those who have served and lost friends never ceases to amaze me. God Bless our heroes who gave everything so we can live free!
My condolences brother, Theodore Matthew Glende is a brother of mine that to this day I will never forget. Myself and a couple others switched companies to deploy since they cut the numbers in half for that deployment. Glende was one of the originals in the company we switched into and was always super cool with us while the others held contempt since we replaced guys that had disciplinary or other reasons that got them cut from deployment. He ended up grabbing one of our brothers after getting hit in an ambush and then was hit with an RPG and didn't make it. I have a half sleeve on my leg dedicated to him and since we were Paratroopers we rocked Mohawks on deployment. Every memorial day I rock a Mohawk to honor my brothers lost.
Great sentiments. My condolences on the loss of your friends. I lost 9 friends to 7 accidents in 4 years after college while instructing and at the airlines. Never easy. Always a price to pay. Remember them and keep moving forward the best you can.
R.I.P Jinxx & Bama, and all of the others who have lost there lives protecting our Great Nation. U guy's may be gone but u Definitely are not Forgotten. 🙏🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸🙏
❤to all who defend us and through dedication give the ultimate sacrifice, offering their lives, to secure our democratic beliefs and way of life. God Bless you all.
I was EOR the day Jinxx crashed and think about him often. I'll never forget the flight lead just coming back and shutting down at EOR, his face said it all.
Thank you for remembering them, have lost several fast jet and rotary friends and colleagues to flying accidents over the years both in peace time and on ops, and although time dims the memory, the loss still stings. We will remember them. 🙏
Even if they aren't lost in combat, they still contribute to the future by helping to make flying safer for everyone. Rest in peace
every day in my head i always thank not just last mon in may
God Bless and God Speed “Boo” Major Brett Bekken was killed on April 21, 2004 when his F/A-18 Hornet crashed in the California desert during a training mission. He was on a two-plane formation exercise when the accident occurred. Major Bekken, a 1989 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, was a member of VFMA-112 based out of Fort Worth, TX..
What hit me hardest was your initial thought that “Jinx” was going to be recovered. My exact thoughts when I learned “Boo” was missing.
My Georgia ANG wing lost a Phantom and crew at Townsend Range in the mid 1980’s. I will never forget the missing man formation over the burial ceremony.
Thank you (and anyone else enlisted or formerly enlisted who might read this) for your service.
Thank you CW for reminding us of the many men who gave it all for our Freedom
Thank you to you and all who fly, fight, and win. Beautiful reminder of what Memorial Day is really all about.
This makes me remember one of dearest pilots at Kadena. He was lost after he went to the ANG. RIP “Moose”. ZZ doesn’t forget.
I have over half a century in civil aviation and have lost friends in a similar manner, due to senseless "mishaps".
I did not fully realize how close to the edge military pilots sometimes live - F1 drivers are apparently far safer that military pilots. Hats off to you guys!
I was TDY for 30 days December '71 my first year in the Army in the rifle squad of a funeral team in Columbus Ohio saying goodbye to the guys coming back from 'Nam the hard way. Memorial Days are tough, Gardens of Stone, both the novel and the movie, got it right.
Thank you for this video. Thank you to those who served and gave the ultimate sacrifice. To bluer skies..unlimited ceiling and visibility. 🇺🇸
Thanks. I signed that check and grateful it was never tendered for payment. Memories to all the fallen.
Today is a tough one for those of us in the Marine V-22 community. RIP Captain Matt Tomkiewicz, Captain John Sax, and Major Tobin Lewis, all of whom were incredible Americans I had the pleasure to know even briefly. Along with the other crewmembers of Ghost 31, Swift 11, and Dumptruck 12.
Thank you for the tribute Moover. Memory eternal to Sgt Jon Stiles and Sra Mark Forrester.