Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth Of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things You have not dreamed of — wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there, I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air. . . . Up, up the long, delirious burning blue I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace Where never lark, or ever eagle flew — And, while with silent, lifting mind I’ve trod The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God. — John Gillespie Magee, Jr
It seems there is suspicion that the UAF inadvertently downed this F-16 with a PATRIOT system. Deconfliction of fires is a hard thing. It’s a shame if true, but it’s also not entirely unexpected.
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Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of — wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air. . . .
Up, up the long, delirious burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or ever eagle flew —
And, while with silent, lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
— John Gillespie Magee, Jr
It seems there is suspicion that the UAF inadvertently downed this F-16 with a PATRIOT system. Deconfliction of fires is a hard thing. It’s a shame if true, but it’s also not entirely unexpected.
[Zelenskyy fires Ukraine’s air force commander after deadly F-16 crash | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/30/zelenskyy-fires-ukraines-air-force-commander-after-deadly-f-16-crash)
**John 15:13** Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
TAPS!
The sad thing is that it was downed by a patriot battery…. This is why the head of the air force was dismissed.
💔 Вічнаять память, Олексі. героям славa.
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