I was a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force and the f-117 stealth
States Air Force and the f-117 stealth
States Air Force and the f-117 stealth fighter and I participated in operation
fighter and I participated in operation
fighter and I participated in operation Allied Force my task was to take out one
Allied Force my task was to take out one
Allied Force my task was to take out one of the most high-value strategic command
of the most high-value strategic command
of the most high-value strategic command and control targets in Belgrade this
and control targets in Belgrade this
and control targets in Belgrade this thing was supposed to be a three to five
thing was supposed to be a three to five
thing was supposed to be a three to five day air campaign just go you know hit a
day air campaign just go you know hit a
day air campaign just go you know hit a couple discrete targets bring everyone
couple discrete targets bring everyone
couple discrete targets bring everyone back obviously it didn’t pan out that
back obviously it didn’t pan out that
back obviously it didn’t pan out that way became a much more complicated event
way became a much more complicated event
way became a much more complicated event the first end the second night went
the first end the second night went
the first end the second night went smoothly all the emissions went without
smoothly all the emissions went without
smoothly all the emissions went without much incident and we anticipated a third
much incident and we anticipated a third
much incident and we anticipated a third night would probably be the same was
night would probably be the same was
night would probably be the same was extremely unexpected that it would go
extremely unexpected that it would go
extremely unexpected that it would go past about two or three days so that I
past about two or three days so that I
past about two or three days so that I think give you a sense of the type of
think give you a sense of the type of
think give you a sense of the type of targets they would select for the f-117
targets they would select for the f-117
targets they would select for the f-117 to the b-2s
to the b-2s
to the b-2s to surgically strike the Serbs they were
to surgically strike the Serbs they were
to surgically strike the Serbs they were a formidable force to deal with Belgrade
a formidable force to deal with Belgrade
a formidable force to deal with Belgrade had a very serious integrated air
had a very serious integrated air
had a very serious integrated air defense system which is why the f-117
defense system which is why the f-117
defense system which is why the f-117 was was in there early on we knew we had
was was in there early on we knew we had
was was in there early on we knew we had the training we knew we had the
the training we knew we had the
the training we knew we had the experience we knew we had the gear to do
experience we knew we had the gear to do
experience we knew we had the gear to do what we need to do that night once you
what we need to do that night once you
what we need to do that night once you are stealth up you do not communicate so
are stealth up you do not communicate so
are stealth up you do not communicate so if anything were to happen to me there’s
if anything were to happen to me there’s
if anything were to happen to me there’s a real good chance that nobody would
a real good chance that nobody would
a real good chance that nobody would know that
my phone rings and my marine captain
my phone rings and my marine captain gives me a call and says I think you
gives me a call and says I think you
gives me a call and says I think you need to come up to the battle sin floor
need to come up to the battle sin floor
need to come up to the battle sin floor because I think we’ve lost an aircraft
because I think we’ve lost an aircraft
because I think we’ve lost an aircraft there is unquestionably an unwritten
there is unquestionably an unwritten
there is unquestionably an unwritten code that when a aircraft goes down we
code that when a aircraft goes down we
code that when a aircraft goes down we will do everything our power to retrieve
will do everything our power to retrieve
will do everything our power to retrieve that individual everyone was starting to
that individual everyone was starting to
that individual everyone was starting to find out that we had lost an aircraft
find out that we had lost an aircraft
find out that we had lost an aircraft they all wanted a piece of this language
they all wanted a piece of this language
they all wanted a piece of this language to be able to get Dale back we know that
to be able to get Dale back we know that
to be able to get Dale back we know that a survivor on the ground has a limited
a survivor on the ground has a limited
a survivor on the ground has a limited shelf life we knew people were going to
shelf life we knew people were going to
shelf life we knew people were going to be trying to shoot us down we knew that
be trying to shoot us down we knew that
be trying to shoot us down we knew that there was a much higher risk involved
there was a much higher risk involved
there was a much higher risk involved f-117 getting shot down was so
f-117 getting shot down was so
f-117 getting shot down was so unexpected attitude changed immediately
unexpected attitude changed immediately
unexpected attitude changed immediately but it was just such him against all
but it was just such him against all
but it was just such him against all odds type scenario I knew that when the
odds type scenario I knew that when the
odds type scenario I knew that when the night was over is going to be very
night was over is going to be very
night was over is going to be very different from what I envisioned in my
different from what I envisioned in my
different from what I envisioned in my head and the only part that I knew and
head and the only part that I knew and
head and the only part that I knew and that we all knew is that when our
that we all knew is that when our
that we all knew is that when our rescues go part of the pledge we take in
rescues go part of the pledge we take in
rescues go part of the pledge we take in our motto is that these things we do
our motto is that these things we do
our motto is that these things we do that others may live that’s everything
that others may live that’s everything
that others may live that’s everything you do everything you train for
you do everything you train for
you do everything you train for everything you deploy for so years ago
everything you deploy for so years ago
everything you deploy for so years ago the opportunity presented itself for the
the opportunity presented itself for the
the opportunity presented itself for the Serbian surface-to-air missile battery
Serbian surface-to-air missile battery
Serbian surface-to-air missile battery commander Colonel Zoltan Donnie and I to
commander Colonel Zoltan Donnie and I to
commander Colonel Zoltan Donnie and I to me he’s a wonderful wonderful human
me he’s a wonderful wonderful human
me he’s a wonderful wonderful human being would it be amazing if we could
being would it be amazing if we could
being would it be amazing if we could all get to truly know each other and
all get to truly know each other and
all get to truly know each other and then once you become very close intimate
then once you become very close intimate
then once you become very close intimate dear friends how could you ever be
dear friends how could you ever be
dear friends how could you ever be against this you’re
against this you’re
against this you’re you
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