Saturday, September 21, 2013

The True Story Behind The Osprey Crash Photo That Went Viral


Marine Tells The True Story Behind The Osprey Crash Photo That Went Viral -- Business Insider

Steven Cheek "woke up one day" to find his brother had sent him a link to a website.

"It was a site called Reddit. I had never heard of it before."

On the site was a photo of Cheek smoking a cigarette, drinking the energy drink Rip It, sitting in front of a U.S. Marine Osprey helicopter that had landed awkwardly and tipped over.

The original poster, a Redditor called Keggerrs, pretended to be the Marine in the picture. He made up a story to go with the photo, telling readers how the helicopter leaked hydraulic fuel and made a hard landing, forcing the Marines to evacuate into hostile terrain and mitigate an ensuing firefight.

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