Hi All,
My son is a Blackhawk pilot in Afghanistan. Yesterday I heard that a "bird" was down, 7 US soldiers killed.
My son is in the US Army.
He is okay. For some 13 hours I was concerned.
He did not respond to my emails. He is now in a poor coms area.
Then at 8:30 PM a message from his wife (in Germany) confirming all is well. Followed by an email from the flyboy himself.
Its not what a parent wants to experience too often.
The bird that went down was mechanical failure. Taliban automatically claim responsibility. They did harass the recovery aircraft and team.
They are dirty cowardly fighters, hitting an ambulance team.
No longer stressed
Cheers