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crochety old bastards
About 8 years after passing the 3,000K mark, Col. Butters of the 125th “Tulsa Vipers” FS now joins a select club of six other pilots who accumulated more than 4,000 flight hours in the F-16.
F-16.net would like to congratulate Col. Butters (and his crew) for this wonderful achievement.
congradulations Col.Butters
mickmck707
Profile in Heroism; Medal of Honor Recipient, Silvestre Herrera
By Sgt. Benjamin Cossel
Operation Jump Start – Arizona Public AffairsPHOENIX, Ariz. — Combat – the ultimate proving ground where service members put to test their years of training. Fear – the natural reaction to unnatural situations where the mind tells the body to go into survival mode and flee. Courage – the mind ignoring its natural reactions and pushing forward in the face of certain disaster.
On the morning of March 15, 1945, near the village of Mertzwiller, France, a young private first class with the Texas National Guard’s 36th Division was faced with all three; combat, fear, and overwhelming courage when his platoon came under a heavy machine-gun attack. Mexican-born Silvestre Herrera faced down his fear and the enemy when he charged the source of the rifle fire, suppressing the German assault, and allowing his platoon to continue.
Later that same day, Herrera would walk through a minefield drawing deadly rounds away from their intended mark. He lost both his legs in the engagement, all the while keeping his M-1 Garand Rifle trained on the source stronghold thereby allowing his brothers-in-arms to flank and overrun the enemy position.
For his actions, Herrera was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. But that is just the beginning of the story…
secretary gates finely got on the “Airforce”to take a bigger part in the war. they should control the air. iraq does not have an airforce. we have smart bombs unmaned preditors for surveillance. all kinds of modern equipment. the airforce if used to full strength should be able to shorten the war in months.
mickmck707
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Marc Alan Lee, who died when he stepped into enemy fire to defend his buddies in Ramadi, is the first Navy SEAL to die in Iraq. The Navy group is among the most elite and secretive forces in the U.S. military. Lee overcame hellish training and pneumonia to become a SEAL. He was brawny and boastful but spoke openly of his love of God and family.
SGT.EVAN WAS THE LEADER OF A SNIPER TEAM IN BAGHDAD. THERE “HIDE” WAS DISCOVERED BY A IRAQI MAN. THEY WERE IN AN AREA CONTROLLED BY THE AL-QUIDA. THE MAN WAS CAPTURED, BUT CONTINUED TO MAKE A LOT OF NOISE. THE TEAM WAS IN FEAR OF BEING DISCOVERED. SIMILAR TO MARCUS LUTTRELL THE NAVY SEAL TEAMS THAT IN THE SAME POSITION THE SEALS LET THE YOUNG BOY GO, WHICH RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF 3 OUT OF 4 OF THE SEAL TEAM AND 16 MEMBERS OF A SPECIAL FORCES TEAM IN A HELICOPER THAT WAS COMING TO RESCUE THEM. IN LUTTRELL BOOK “LONE SUVIVIOR ” HE DESCRIBED THIS AS DEATH BY RULES OF ENGAGEMENT. IN SGT VELA’S CASE HIS LEADER SAID THAT THE SAFTY OF THE TEAM WAS IN DANGER AND ORDERED SGT. VELA TO SHOOT THE MAN WHICH HE DID. THE TEAM RETURNED TO BASE ALIVE. SGT. VELA IS SERVING 10YRS FOR MURDER!! WHAT A DISGRACE! WAS SGT. VELA HUNG OUT TO DRY TO APPEASE IRAQI “ALLIES”" THE TRIAL WAS HELD IN IRAQ NOT IN THE STATES LIKE ALL OTHERS. THIS IS WHAT STINKS!!























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