Post by MARIO on Mar 11, 2005 22:57:05 GMT -8
'Love ya Dad'
Mark Alexander
March 11, 2005
Chief Warrant Officer Ron Young's AH-64 Apache Longbow helicopter was shot down 23 March 2003 -- just three days after our nation launched Operation Iraqi Freedom in further prosecution of our preemptive war against Jihadistan terrorists. In a recent conversation, Young detailed the 28 days he and his copilot, CWO David Williams, experienced as POWs. Of their liberation by U.S. Marines, he says, "I felt as if I had won the lottery of life."
Young has been subjected to some degree of "celebrity-hero" status as the result of his ordeal, but in the course of our conversation, he mentioned a close friend and mentor, CWO Aaron Weaver, whom he humbly considers an authentic hero.
Indeed -- CWO Weaver is just that.
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Mark Alexander
March 11, 2005
Chief Warrant Officer Ron Young's AH-64 Apache Longbow helicopter was shot down 23 March 2003 -- just three days after our nation launched Operation Iraqi Freedom in further prosecution of our preemptive war against Jihadistan terrorists. In a recent conversation, Young detailed the 28 days he and his copilot, CWO David Williams, experienced as POWs. Of their liberation by U.S. Marines, he says, "I felt as if I had won the lottery of life."
Young has been subjected to some degree of "celebrity-hero" status as the result of his ordeal, but in the course of our conversation, he mentioned a close friend and mentor, CWO Aaron Weaver, whom he humbly considers an authentic hero.
Indeed -- CWO Weaver is just that.
READ THE REST:
www.townhall.com/columnists/markalexander/printma20050311.shtml