We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/the_blackhawk_c.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:44:28 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification From a personnel seniority perspective, this was the greatest single kill event the jihadis have managed since 9/11. While no death is better or worse than the others, the Army Aviation community took a big hit on January 20th. No. 081-07 IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2007 Media Contact: (703) 697-5131/697-5132 Public/Industry(703) 428-0711 DoD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the death of 12 soldiers who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. They died in Baghdad, Iraq, on Jan. 20, when the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed. Killed were: Col. Brian D. Allgood, 46, of Oklahoma,... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/the_blackhawk_c.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/the_blackhawk_c.html Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:25:08 -0600 Keep dancin', Vic.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/the_blackhawk_c.html#comment-55738 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/the_blackhawk_c.html#comment-55738 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:37:52 -0600 this post written by a soldier who deployed with Paul to Bosnia.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/the_blackhawk_c.html#comment-55709 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/the_blackhawk_c.html#comment-55709 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:24:29 -0600 I'm Col. Paul Kelly's brother-in-law. We're all trying to cope with this lost. I will share this with my sister and the Kelly Family and on their behalf, thank you for the kind words and the condolences. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/the_blackhawk_c.html#comment-55708 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/the_blackhawk_c.html#comment-55708 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 19:10:05 -0600 CPL Langarica was once my Soldier. Vaya con Dios, amigo. You're surely missed http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/the_blackhawk_c.html#comment-55652 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/the_blackhawk_c.html#comment-55652 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:53:30 -0600 Wow.. Barb's right. We lost a lot of leaders in that helo. Damn. Just... Damn. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/the_blackhawk_c.html#comment-55647 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/the_blackhawk_c.html#comment-55647 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:38:03 -0600 Wow. Painful on both personal and professional levels. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/the_blackhawk_c.html#comment-55646 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/the_blackhawk_c.html#comment-55646 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:59:35 -0600 A very sad day - my heart goes out to all the families and friends of these soldiers. As you and I have discussed, John - the loss of so much experience and leadership makes this a terrible loss, even among terrible losses. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/the_blackhawk_c.html#comment-55638 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/01/the_blackhawk_c.html#comment-55638 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:08:34 -0600