Sunday, November 4, 2012

Flying For Medal Of Honor Recipients



 The Commandant of the Marine Corps flying in a commemorative Medal of Honor F/A-18 Hornet at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

Fighter Jet Flies For Medal Of Honor Recipients -- UT San Diego

Commandant dedicates training jet at Miramar honoring war heroes.

Four F/A-18 Hornet jets streaked high over Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Friday afternoon in a missing man formation. When Number 222 peeled away from the others and landed, it was obvious that the latest aircraft added to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 101 was something special.

The jet parked near a red carpet rolled onto the flight line. Then Gen. James Amos, the 65-year-old commandant of the Marine Corps, climbed out of the backseat of the cockpit. It was the first time Amos, a fighter pilot by training, had flown a Hornet this year, aides said.

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My Comment: A worthy cause to support.

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