Well, You will read that a Black Hawk just went down with 12 GIs and all lives were lost. This took place just outside Baghdad. got it at 1400. Now this is very sad. It will more than likely be on the evening news. I hope and pray the folks back home are informed of the names before the public. NBC, CBS, ABC love to be first in this getting out the news with no regard to the families. Those 3 broadcast news turkeys obviously never had any one from their family be in the military and suffer the death of a loved one. See how caviar they are? BOB FLETCHER US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS Military Design Section, 10th Floor S.W. SACRAMENTO DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, 95814-2922 PH. (916) 557-7235 -----Original Message----- From: Michael A. Burris [mailto:yyz_02140@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 1:31 PM To: The Airline List; Fletcher, Robert Subject: Re: FW: C-5 LANDS SAFELY AFTER IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY Bob: This is great news! It is nice to hear for once that American military personnel aren't killed in either a mx helicopter or by a insurgent with a surface-to-surface air missle. Thanks, Mike Burris Cambridge, Mass --- Bob Fletcher <Robert.Fletcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > FAST BREAKING NEWS ! > > BOB FLETCHER > US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS > Military Design Section, 10th Floor S.W. > SACRAMENTO DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, > 95814-2922 > PH. (916) 557-7235 > -----Original Message----- > From: pressrelease@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:pressrelease@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 1:16 PM > To: Air Force Press Release > Subject: C-5 LANDS SAFELY AFTER IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY > > > PRESS RELEASE -- Secretary of the Air Force, > Directorate of Public Affairs > > Release No. 0108043 > Jan 8, 2004 > > C-5 LANDS SAFELY AFTER IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY > > SCOTT AFB, ILL - A C-5 Galaxy outbound from Baghdad > International Airport > declared an in-flight emergency January 8, at 6:20 > a.m. Baghdad time, due to > an explosion in the number four engine. The aircraft > immediately returned to > the airport and landed safely. The 11 crewmembers > and 52 military personnel > on board were not injured. The aircraft was assigned > to 22nd Airlift > Squadron, Travis AFB, CA. Initial reports indicate > the incident is the > result of hostile action from the ground but the > type of weapon and other > details are unknown. A team has been dispatched from > Europe to investigate > this incident. As soon as additional details become > available they will be > provided. All questions regarding this incident > should be directed to Air > Mobility Command Public Affairs at 618-229-7843. - > end - > > -30- > > > > _____ > > > Send this email to friends and colleagues so they > can subscribe to this list > or other U.S. Air Force lists at > https://oaprod.hq.af.mil/saf/pa/misc/listserv.cfm > <https://oaprod.hq.af.mil/saf/pa/misc/listserv.cfm> > > Try these U.S. Air Force news products: > Air Force News <http://www.af.mil/news/> -- daily > news from around the Air > Force, produced Monday through Friday. > Airman Magazine <http://www.af.mil/news/airman/> -- > a monthly magazine of > indepth news and features showcasing America's Air > Force. > Air Force Television News > <http://www.af.mil/news/tv/> -- Air Force > Television News produced bi-weekly. > Air Force Radio News <http://www.af.mil/news/radio/> > -- Air Force Radio > News produced Monday through Friday. > Air Force Policy Letter Digest > <http://www.af.mil/lib/policy/> -- policy > news from throughout the Air Force. > Air Force Press Releases > <http://www.af.mil/media_center/> -- news releases > on current Air Force issues and events. > > If you wish to cancel your subscription at anytime, > simply send a blank > email to leave-af_pressrelease-274651Q@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com