Thanks to everyone who served in our military. I couldn’t write stupid crap without you.
Also, happy birthday to my brother, Joe foo’ the Marine. Thanks for serving, bro.
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Nothing but respect for our brave soldiers. Thank you a million times over. You are all in my prayers. May you succeed in your mission and may God bring every single one of you back home safely.
By the way Frank, do me a favor and not only wish a happy birthday and happy Veterans Day to your brother, but also a happy belated birthday to the United States Marine Corps.
Here is a good anecdote a Marine fighter pilot sent me today:
Subject: Air Defense Radar
In addition to communicating with the local air traffic control facility, aircraft are required to give the Iranian Air Defense Radar (military) a ten minute ‘heads up’ that they will be crossing Iranian airspace. This is a common procedure for commercial aircraft and involves giving them your call sign, transponder code, type aircraft, and points of origin and destination.
I just flew with a guy who overheard this conversation on the emergency frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to Dubai. It’s too good not to pass along. The conversation went something like this:
Air Defense Radar: ‘Unknown aircraft at (location unknown), you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.’
Aircraft: ‘This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.’
Air Defense Radar: ‘You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace immediately we will launch interceptor aircraft!’
Aircraft: ‘This is a United States Marine fighter. Send ’em up!’
God bless all our Veterans, past & present. Now if we just had a President-elect who had a clue as to what that means…well, he’d still suck, but at least he’d be able to say he had experience as something.
A belated Happy Birthday to Joe foo’ and, as always, our thanks to all who have served and are serving. We must never forget the contributions – and the sacrifices – of these heroes.
Nothing but respect for our brave soldiers. Thank you a million times over. You are all in my prayers. May you succeed in your mission and may God bring every single one of you back home safely.
By the way Frank, do me a favor and not only wish a happy birthday and happy Veterans Day to your brother, but also a happy belated birthday to the United States Marine Corps.
Semper Fi.
Happy Veteran’s Day to those wearing our country’s uniform.
Here is a good anecdote a Marine fighter pilot sent me today:
Subject: Air Defense Radar
In addition to communicating with the local air traffic control facility, aircraft are required to give the Iranian Air Defense Radar (military) a ten minute ‘heads up’ that they will be crossing Iranian airspace. This is a common procedure for commercial aircraft and involves giving them your call sign, transponder code, type aircraft, and points of origin and destination.
I just flew with a guy who overheard this conversation on the emergency frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to Dubai. It’s too good not to pass along. The conversation went something like this:
Air Defense Radar: ‘Unknown aircraft at (location unknown), you are in Iranian airspace. Identify yourself.’
Aircraft: ‘This is a United States aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace.’
Air Defense Radar: ‘You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart our airspace immediately we will launch interceptor aircraft!’
Aircraft: ‘This is a United States Marine fighter. Send ’em up!’
Air Defense Radar: Dead silence.
God bless all our Veterans, past & present. Now if we just had a President-elect who had a clue as to what that means…well, he’d still suck, but at least he’d be able to say he had experience as something.
Thank you all!
Thank you a cazillion for serving our country and keeping us safe. May God Bless You All. We owe our freedom and our very existence to all of you.
A belated Happy Birthday to Joe foo’ and, as always, our thanks to all who have served and are serving. We must never forget the contributions – and the sacrifices – of these heroes.