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/2009/06/hero_flights.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:18:23 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Commentary: Paying Tribute to One Who Answered 'A Higher Calling' By Air Force Lt. Col. Richard J. Hughes Special to American Forces Press Service ALI BASE, Iraq, June 4, 2009 - It's 115 degrees Fahrenheit, and we're in the shade of an aircraft silhouette. The wind is blowing steadily at about 25 knots. It's like standing in front of a giant hair dryer. The weather forecaster says there are gusts up to 35 knots. The wind is sending a steady stream of sand and dust whipping across the flightline into the faces of airmen and soldiers alike. There is silence,... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/06/hero_flights.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/06/hero_flights.html Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:37:11 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/06/hero_flights.html#comment-89430 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/06/hero_flights.html#comment-89430 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:09:49 -0600 I must agree with AW1 Tim on this one, just one more thing, *thank you, Lord, for such men.* http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/06/hero_flights.html#comment-89420 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/06/hero_flights.html#comment-89420 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:22:58 -0600   God Bless them all.......
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