"18 years later, Navy pilot, the first casualty of Gulf War, is laid to rest in Fla." by Associated Press | August 15, 2009
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - In October 2002, the Navy switched his status to “missing/captured,’’ although it never explained why....
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It's all in the TIMING!!
Four Navy planes flew over the cemetery in the missing man formation....
Not that I'm opposed to the jets, but how much does s*** like that leave as a CARBON FOOTPRINT?
That's why I no longer want to hear the global warming crap.
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I mean, if it were just once, but it's the ball games, it's the airshows, it's this:
"Above the Hub today, a chance to see angels" by Martin Finucane, Globe Staff | July 1, 2009
The seven F/A-18 Hornets of the US Navy’s Blue Angels precision flying team will roar over downtown Boston this afternoon, a federal aviation official said yesterday.
The jets will make one pass from south to north over the area between 1:30 and 2 p.m., said Jim Peters, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration....
Why? Why the WASTE of FUEL and TAXPAYER FUNDS?
Or if you are going to do this, why the global warming bs?
Yeah, yeah, we know what it is; that's why I'm asking!
Peters said federal officials had notified the mayor’s office, Boston police, and the State Police and were reaching out through the news media to “allay anyone’s fears’’ about the flyover....
All for a PHOTO SHOOT?
The Blue Angels are scheduled to fly over downtown Boston between 1:30 and 2 p.m. today. (Justin Sullivan/ Getty Images/ File 2002)
Related: The Fly-Over Farce