Hey guys,
Thought I'd share my Veteran's Day Apache Long Bow Attack Helicopter experince with you all. I took Veteran's Day off, but went into the office to do a little work. While there, I heard dispatch send a couple of our units to a military helicopter that landed in a field off one of our highways. I figured it was one of the Apaches my son had called me about seeing a half hour prior. It was snowing pretty bad, so I figured he sat down because of weather or a mechanical problem.
So me and some Troopers and Deputies go out and here are five Apaches sitting in a field! What a sight. It was all I could do not to run out to see them. When my son saw them, they were flying low because of visibility and had been trying to get around the storm on their way from PA to Fort Drum. They couldn't make it so they landed. We gave them rides to the local fire station to get warm and wait out the storm.
I got to hear a couple good stories from them. I later called and asked if the offer to sit in one was still good for my kids and the pilot was A-OK with it. Regrettably, they had a weather break and left before we could get back up there to snap some pics in the cockpit. One of the pilots got my address and said he'd send my kids a package with some unit patches and such.
What an honor to meet them and a sight to see. Happy Veteran's Day to all the vets and thank God for our servicemen!
Thought I'd share my Veteran's Day Apache Long Bow Attack Helicopter experince with you all. I took Veteran's Day off, but went into the office to do a little work. While there, I heard dispatch send a couple of our units to a military helicopter that landed in a field off one of our highways. I figured it was one of the Apaches my son had called me about seeing a half hour prior. It was snowing pretty bad, so I figured he sat down because of weather or a mechanical problem.
So me and some Troopers and Deputies go out and here are five Apaches sitting in a field! What a sight. It was all I could do not to run out to see them. When my son saw them, they were flying low because of visibility and had been trying to get around the storm on their way from PA to Fort Drum. They couldn't make it so they landed. We gave them rides to the local fire station to get warm and wait out the storm.
I got to hear a couple good stories from them. I later called and asked if the offer to sit in one was still good for my kids and the pilot was A-OK with it. Regrettably, they had a weather break and left before we could get back up there to snap some pics in the cockpit. One of the pilots got my address and said he'd send my kids a package with some unit patches and such.
What an honor to meet them and a sight to see. Happy Veteran's Day to all the vets and thank God for our servicemen!
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