Dreaming With Dan

[ Monday, January 27, 2003 ]

 
NEW TOY!

I picked up my new gun today... and bought 2000 rounds of ammo (1000 5.56 m16 ammo and 1000 9mm ammo). That means i know have around 3000 rounds since i have hella .22 ammo at home already. Here is a pic of my new gun and my safe over filled with ammo.



daniel [10:37 PM]

[ Sunday, January 26, 2003 ]

 
Hsing, Jeff and Jacks Bday bash....



2 weeks ago we had a party for Hsing, Jeff and Jacks Bday. We decided to go to ESPN Zone at downtown disney. We spent about a hr waiting for our table of 20. But it was worth it cuz they got us a big table at the patio.




Everyone had a great time and Hsing drank just........ enough for him not to start acting weird. But is sure does look, in the pic above that Hsing likes his food... or could it be the cake?


daniel [3:35 AM]

 
USMC... here is a report from CNN

Investigation continues into deadly helicopter crash

Marines suspend participation in patrols

FALCON HEIGHTS, Texas (AP) -- The fiery collision of two military helicopters that killed four reservists has prompted suspension of the Marines' participation in an anti-drug patrol at the Texas-Mexico border.

As a crash investigation continued Friday, security was tight at a remote state park near the Rio Grande where witnesses reported seeing the two AH1-W Super Cobra helicopters collide.

The Marine crews were taking part in a nighttime drug enforcement patrol when the crash occurred late Wednesday in dusty scrubland in Falcon State Park.
The dead were identified as Lt. Col. Robert J. Theilmann, 47, of Suffolk, New York; Maj. John M. Walsh, 36, of Oakland, Michigan; Capt. David C. Cross, 34, of Centre, Pennsylvania; and Maj. Steven G. Palombo, 36, of Sterling Heights, Michigan.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of these valiant Marines," said Lt. Gen. Dennis M. McCarthy, commander of the Marine Forces Reserves in New Orleans.
The victims were members of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, based at Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, California. The detachment of six helicopters and 53 Marines, deployed to Laredo on January 17, was ordered to return to Camp Pendleton this weekend, the Marine Forces Reserves said.

Cameron Palombo, reached for comment late Thursday, said of his brother, "He was (a) pilot, he loved to fly. That was his life, from the time he was a little boy to the time of his death."

Richard Theilmann of Brooklyn, New York, described his brother as a "self-sacrificing kind of guy" who was proud to serve his country.

"He'd make sure everyone was comfortable before he was comfortable," Theilmann said.

Were only a week into mission
The Marines were only a week into a mission that sent them flying over Falcon Lake, a binational reservoir that straddles the U.S.-Mexico border and is a known haven for smuggling of drugs and undocumented immigrants.
"We heard a loud boom and all of a sudden the engines in the helicopters quit, so I went outside and looked and there was a ball of fire," said Larry Sholl, 67, who witnessed the crash.

Military investigators offered no clues what went wrong. Each Super Cobra has a crew of two -- a pilot and a co-pilot.

Their Department of Defense mission, known as Joint Task Force Six, comprises volunteer active duty and reserve members of various branches and offers high-tech support and training to federal, state, and local anti-drug agencies. It has been in operation since 1989.

End of CNN report.

Why am i talking about this? HMLA-775 is my unit, Lt. Col. Robert J. Theilmann, was the commanding officer of my unit. The cobras where from out unit also. Gives me the chills to think that life and come and go so fast. I knew these ppl that died, I saw them everytime I went to base. Lt. Col. Theilmann talked to us every month and even I have had to report to his office ever so often for work. I guess this is how it does in the corps. but damn it really sucks. I have a favor to ask you guys, I am not a very religious person but the next time you pray or go to church can you please pray for the 4 dead marines souls and the well being of their families.


daniel [3:30 AM]