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May 8th, 2006
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| Optio | Post; Iraq helicopter crash service personnel named"The first British servicewoman to die in action in Iraq was among five military personnel killed in Saturday's helicopter crash in Basra. Flt Lt Sarah-Jayne Mulvihill, 32, died with Wing Commander John Coxen, Lt Commander Darren Chapman, Captain David Dobson, and Marine Paul Collins. Wing Commander Coxen, from Royal Air Force Benson, Oxon, is the most senior British officer to be killed in Iraq. A British team is investigating whether the helicopter was shot down." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4983578.stm Very sad: I often see the helicopters operating out of RAF Benson flying overhead where I work. They use our offices as a nav point. Looks like their helicopter (reported earlier to be a Lynx) was hit by the burst from an RPG as it came into land, either a lucky shot or an exploit of the RPG-7 rocket's 4.5 sec / 920m self-detonation. RIP. |
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May 8th, 2006
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| Milforum Hitman  | Rest in Peace. 
__________________ "Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it". Pericles.  |
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May 8th, 2006
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| Chief Engineer  | Rest in Peace. 
__________________ "It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle." - Norman Schwarskopf, Commander of Desert Storm Operations  |
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May 9th, 2006
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| Can you hear me now?  | RIP
__________________ Why should I have to "Press 1 for English?" --Every American |
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May 9th, 2006
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | RIP soldiers.
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May 9th, 2006
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| Milforum's Bouncer | RIP men, thanks.
__________________ "The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." - John Steinbeck |
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May 13th, 2006
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| 100% Space Shuttle Door Gunner | Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, brother to brother.... RIP
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