Thursday, September 28, 2006
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This photo was taken by a soldier in Afghanistan of a helo rescue mission. The pilot is a PA Guard guy who flies EMS choppers in civilian life. Now how many people on the planet you reckon could set the ass end of a chopper down on the roof top of a shack on a steep mountain cliff and hold it there while soldiers load wounded men in the rear??? If this does not impress you ... nothing ever will. Gives me the chills and a serious case of the vertigo ... I can't even imagine having the nerve ... much less the talent and ability ... God Bless our military!!!!!
The picture is real, but the explanation is slightly off. Thanks to Tom Glennon for forwarding it.
It takes a great deal of skill to land like that. Those helicopters are huge. I've had them fly over my house which is close the Air National Training Guard airfield.
I like the snopes explanation. Our guys are doing good.