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netweavr

2012-01-19 07:54:57 PM

Condolences to the families and friends involved.

VIDEOWALLART

2012-01-19 08:09:50 PM

So sad that we didn't learn from the Soviets

ultraholland

2012-01-19 08:11:55 PM

It is not yet clear what caused the chopper to go down.

Gravity. Case closed.

AlwaysRightBoy

2012-01-19 08:15:21 PM

How many on board?

I was on one of these old whirly birds during Fleet week in NYC earlier this year and they look like they can carry a lot of people.

Bad news for all involved. Condolences.

rebelyell2006

2012-01-19 08:17:54 PM

But was the helicopter damaged?

expobill

2012-01-19 08:19:08 PM

movie in 1 year!

four95

2012-01-19 08:20:39 PM

CH-53 Sea Stallion.

JonnyG

2012-01-19 08:20:55 PM

#TANGODOWN

nekom

2012-01-19 08:24:16 PM

But if we leave there, the terrorists win. However, if we stay there, the terrorists win.
img59.imageshack.us

Kiff, we have a conundrum.

GAT_00

2012-01-19 08:25:22 PM

ultraholland: It is not yet clear what caused the chopper to go down.

Gravity. Case closed.

You win again gravity!

Lenny_da_Hog

2012-01-19 08:25:55 PM

I'm confused.

Is it Fox or news?

Darth_Lukecash

2012-01-19 08:26:08 PM

We never say it enough, but thank you for your service, military type people.

9beers

2012-01-19 08:26:48 PM

VIDEOWALLART: So sad that we didn't learn from the Soviets

What?

Dogsbody

2012-01-19 08:27:11 PM

Perhaps the mission would have been successful and this loss of life could have been avoided if they'd had the equipment the needed, like a "CH-53 Landlocked Mountain Stallion." Damned defense cuts....

Obtuse_Otter

2012-01-19 08:27:12 PM

Darth_Lukecash: We never say it enough, but thank you for your service, military type people.

seeing how words are wind I think it is said enough.

libranoelrose

2012-01-19 08:29:35 PM

9beers: VIDEOWALLART: So sad that we didn't learn from the Soviets

What?

Really?

freetomato

2012-01-19 08:30:17 PM

shiat I hate to hear this. Six families got the dreaded visit from somber, uniformed officials. I pray I never get it. My husband came home safe in December and I dread his inevitable return. My deepest condolences to the families.

Kentucky Fried Children

2012-01-19 08:31:23 PM

9beers: VIDEOWALLART: So sad that we didn't learn from the Soviets

What?

Learn to never fark with the Wolverines, duh!

Marine1

2012-01-19 08:32:55 PM

9beers: VIDEOWALLART: So sad that we didn't learn from the Soviets

What?

Don't worry, he's just an idiot who thinks he's informed because a website told him he was.

IronMdn

2012-01-19 08:33:00 PM

Hopefully no Afghani people decided to urinate on the bodies and make a video to post on Youtube because that would just be inappropriate.

Kittypie070

2012-01-19 08:33:53 PM

*mournful yowl*

djcunix

2012-01-19 08:34:11 PM

four95: [www.aircav.net image 640x424]

CH-53 Sea Stallion.

That is a CH-53E Super Stallion, not Sea Stallion. See the 3rd engine?

UNC_Samurai

2012-01-19 08:34:21 PM

But did they get peed on?

Kittypie070

2012-01-19 08:35:58 PM

no damn it

someone else can whup out the screaming Klingons

Obtuse_Otter

2012-01-19 08:36:08 PM

IronMdn: Hopefully no Afghani people decided to urinate on the bodies and make a video to post on Youtube because that would just be inappropriate.

Even jawas don't sink that low.

Lunchlady

2012-01-19 08:36:12 PM

Man, good thing they didn't die in vain or anything.

Captain_Ballbeard

2012-01-19 08:36:36 PM

I hope that pipeline is gonna be worth it.

/won't

9beers

2012-01-19 08:38:41 PM

libranoelrose: Really?

Yes, really. WTF does a US helicopter crash have to do with the Soviet war in Afghanistan?

lack of warmth

2012-01-19 08:40:33 PM

VIDEOWALLART: So sad that we didn't learn from the Soviets

They were too busy training and arming them to do that to the Soviets.

Allen262

2012-01-19 08:41:17 PM

ultraholland: It is not yet clear what caused the chopper to go down.

Gravity. Case closed.

www.topcultured.com

_____

Sad for all that lost some one in the crash...

jaytkay

2012-01-19 08:41:43 PM

IronMdn: Hopefully no Afghani people decided to urinate on the bodies and make a video to post on Youtube because that would just be inappropriate.

Conservatives* would be OK with that. They've been saying that behavior is acceptable for the past week.

/ *American conservatives, I mean, not their Taliban counterparts

jaytkay

2012-01-19 08:43:03 PM

9beers: libranoelrose: Really?

Yes, really. WTF does a US helicopter crash have to do with the Soviet war in Afghanistan?

No kidding. That was the Soviet army. And they use totally different helicopters. Plus it was in the 80s.

What connection could there possibly be?

four95

2012-01-19 08:43:15 PM

djcunix: four95: [www.aircav.net image 640x424]

CH-53 Sea Stallion.

That is a CH-53E Super Stallion, not Sea Stallion. See the 3rd engine?

Very quickly counted 6 rotors. Didn't look carefully enough to see the seventh was coming straight on. Good call.

ultraholland

2012-01-19 08:45:45 PM

GAT_00: You win again gravity!

She's built like a Sea Stallion but handles like an Osprey.

Ned Stark

2012-01-19 08:45:49 PM

International Security Assistance Force

ugh

Headso

2012-01-19 08:46:22 PM

jaytkay: 9beers: libranoelrose: Really?

Yes, really. WTF does a US helicopter crash have to do with the Soviet war in Afghanistan?

No kidding. That was the Soviet army. And they use totally different helicopters. Plus it was in the 80s.

What connection could there possibly be?

Agreed, both countries wasted massive amounts of money and too many lives in shiathole Afghanistan but the fact the members only jackets were in style at the time of the soviet invaded makes the situations totally different.

Hypothetical Imperative

2012-01-19 08:48:35 PM

jaytkay: IronMdn: Hopefully no Afghani people decided to urinate on the bodies and make a video to post on Youtube because that would just be inappropriate.

Conservatives* would be OK with that. They've been saying that behavior is acceptable for the past week.

/ *American conservatives, I mean, not their Taliban counterparts

No, some of them think it's okay too. Problem is both groups think it's okay if you only do it to "bad guys" and from what I understand there may be some disagreement regarding just who that might actually be.

DarthBrooks

2012-01-19 08:50:15 PM

I feel terrible because I have a good friend stationed in Kunduz (way up north) and my first thought on reading the article was, "Oh, thank God - it happened in southern Afghanistan."

An awful time for those poor families who are getting horrible news tonight.

ultraholland

2012-01-19 08:51:46 PM

Headso: the fact the members only jackets were in style at the time of the soviet invaded makes the situations totally different.

I own five. Should I be worried about the Soviets?

Bucky Katt

2012-01-19 08:52:33 PM

[sigh]

Delay

2012-01-19 08:58:03 PM

On purpose?

GAT_00

2012-01-19 08:58:51 PM

ultraholland: GAT_00: You win again gravity!

She's built like a Sea Stallion but handles like an Osprey.

Well done.

what_now

2012-01-19 09:03:09 PM

You know, this isn't the kind of news I need to hear right away.

Every single person who has a Marine serving in Afghanistan that may possibly be on this helicopter is going to have a shiatty few days.

Teen Wolf Blitzer

2012-01-19 09:05:30 PM

RIP Italian

Teen Wolf Blitzer

2012-01-19 09:06:11 PM

Stallion

Teen Wolf Blitzer

2012-01-19 09:07:32 PM

Gyrfalcon

2012-01-19 09:08:33 PM

ultraholland: It is not yet clear what caused the chopper to go down.

Gravity. Case closed.

See, you've done it again! Read my mind all the way from the East Coast!

Now I'm hoping my Air Force friend was not hopping a Marine chopper out to his work site. That would really suck.

BarbadoSlim

2012-01-19 09:09:34 PM

So is "crashed" militarese for shot down now?So

KidneyStone

2012-01-19 09:10:34 PM

freetomato: shiat I hate to hear this. Six families got the dreaded visit from somber, uniformed officials. I pray I never get it. My husband came home safe in December and I dread his inevitable return. My deepest condolences to the families.

Please thank your hubby for me

/pgr

epoc_tnac

2012-01-19 09:13:44 PM

They say the helicopter crashed, but maybe it was the onboard computer that crashed and then six people randomly died?

I mean, my computer crashes sometimes, and thfneiaofnefaneoar[grav@#D#FC#AR#R$#$% $!%$#!%!%#$%%$%!$$%$%$!#%#$!@%FATALERRORFATALERRORFA

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