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Face of Defense: Apache Pilot Receives Distinguished Flying Cross
Face of Defence ^
| Sgt. Nicole Kojetin, USA
Posted on 02/01/2008 3:19:07 PM PST by SandRat
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posted on
02/01/2008 3:19:10 PM PST
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SandRat
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posted on
02/01/2008 3:19:53 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
Thank you Chief Warrant Officer 3 Zachary Johnson!
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posted on
02/01/2008 3:23:10 PM PST
by
snippy_about_it
(The FReeper Foxhole. America's history, America's soul.)
To: SandRat
On a smaller scale, it made a huge difference for the people in the city. "The governor met me, and was sobbing. Not out of sadness, not out of anger, but out of thankfulness," he said. "He was so grateful that we took away that burden." Obviously, it's not Hollywood or San Francisco.
God Bless the men who fight evil.
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posted on
02/01/2008 3:26:25 PM PST
by
Loud Mime
("Life was better when cigarette companies could advertise and lawyers could not")
To: SandRat
I assume they dont hand out many DFC’s. I was wondering what McCain did to get his on another thread but never did get a reply.
Did he deserve it?
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posted on
02/01/2008 3:26:31 PM PST
by
winodog
(Born again Baptist for Mitt)
To: winodog
Let’s stay focused on this young warrior, please. The story is about him.
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posted on
02/01/2008 3:28:49 PM PST
by
TADSLOS
(Islam is a fascist ideology practiced through a cult and packaged as a religion of peace.)
To: winodog
He got it for being shot down! The rest were issued as reparations for being a POW. He had a total of 20 hours combat flying.
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posted on
02/01/2008 3:35:39 PM PST
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: SandRat
You know that if he was a CW3 he performed a mighty feat.
If he were a commissioned officer above O5 you may have reason to question. I just read that the number of sorties flown by helicopters in this war now is larger than Vietnam. This is hard to believe but must be true that Army Aviation is performing behind the scenes and doing one heck of a lot.
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posted on
02/01/2008 3:39:26 PM PST
by
BeAllYouCanBe
(Until Americans love their own children more than they love Nancy Pelosi this suicide will continue.)
To: SandRat
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posted on
02/01/2008 3:40:46 PM PST
by
Tailback
To: SandRat
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posted on
02/01/2008 3:41:01 PM PST
by
philled
("Pacifism ... can only be preached behind the protective cover of the Royal Navy."-- Orwell)
To: winodog
They are rarely awarded. Tried searching for his award citation and can’t find it.
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posted on
02/01/2008 3:47:30 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: philled
"We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm."
George Orwell
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posted on
02/01/2008 3:59:09 PM PST
by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3rd Bn. 5th Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
To: TADSLOS
I did not mean to take away anything away from Chief Warrant Officer 3 Zachary Johnson.
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posted on
02/01/2008 4:02:35 PM PST
by
winodog
(Born again Baptist for Mitt)
To: SandRat
Looks kinda young to be a CWO3... But heck, could just be me gittin old!
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posted on
02/01/2008 4:07:21 PM PST
by
sit-rep
To: SandRat
Great job CWO Johnson!!
"There was some good shooting that day," Fil said.
Understatement of the week!!
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posted on
02/01/2008 4:56:27 PM PST
by
PROCON
God bless you, Sir. Thank you for your service.
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posted on
02/01/2008 5:00:33 PM PST
by
nicmarlo
To: nicmarlo
Great to read about patriots, not victems. Army helo pilots have my total respect. Esp. those who EARN the DFC.
RECONDO!!!
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posted on
02/01/2008 5:06:04 PM PST
by
Broker
(Grandpa Petti Bones wants to know.)
To: Broker
Amen. God bless our military.
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posted on
02/01/2008 5:18:14 PM PST
by
nicmarlo
To: SandRat
This was an unusual action in that it involved a largely unknown group following a charismatic leader who claimed to be the 12th imam. That they armed themselves so heavily is a testament to the availability of arms in Iraq.
The Iraqis were expecting trouble during the religious pilgrimage and were on top of the first sign of trouble, which turned out to be much bigger than they realized. They quickly called in the calvary and the following story from a news service tells a little bit more. I believe there were some 600 taken prisoner in addition to the casualties noted.
As many as 300 militants were killed in the daylong fight near Najaf on Sunday.
That estimate comes from the Iraqi provincial spokesman, based on reports he's gotten from officers in the battle zone.
The official said the fighting has stopped but U.S. and Iraqi forces are still surrounding the area and have seized heavy machine guns, other weapons and ammunition.
Iraqi officials said the assault was aimed at insurgents later identified as members of a cult called "Soldiers of Heaven." Authorities said they believed the group was plotting to attack Shiite pilgrims and clerics during a religious festival.
Little was known about the group before the weekend fighting, and nearly all the information about it has come from Iraqi government officials, who said the cultists were led by Diya Abdul-Zahra Kadhim, 37, a Shiite from Hillah who claimed he was the "Hidden Imam," a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad who disappeared as a child in the 9th century.
Shiites believe the "Hidden Imam" will come again to restore peace and justice. The cultists appeared to be mostly poor Shiite farmers from an agricultural area 12 miles northeast of Najaf. But they also seemed to have been heavily armed and fought the Iraqi forces to a standstill until U.S. and British jets pounded them with rockets, gunfire and 500-pound bombs.
To: SandRat
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posted on
02/04/2008 4:43:00 AM PST
by
KeyLargo
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