LOL!!Originally Posted by USAF Pilot 07
if my unit[S] had one i'd want it, but i'm not big on collecting much aside from HK's these days.... it would e a cool idea if you picked one up from each squadron/ unit you served in. on that note, i met a NAVY guy out in cali who had a squadron patch on the back of his flight jacket from each one he sailed with, all 11 of them. now that was cool!
it is mathematically impossible for either hummingbirds, or helicopters to fly. fortunately, neither are aware of this.
They're spreading outside the military too - the only two I have were given to me by USCIS and Australian Immigration.
Many carry on the tradition. I know a former corpsman and Paramedic who carries six of them. I have one for 9/11 responders. It has become big in the federal agencies.
I helped a group of Army reservist and special forces a few months at LGA, we set up a special lane for them and had an American flag and company flags present. One of the special forces guys asked me for a card. I didn't think of it until I got a small package from Afghanistan a few weeks ago. In it was a sniper challenge coin. It is beautiful, it even has a cutout with cross-hairs in it. Needless to say I didn't have to buy a drink all that weekend.
Challenge coins are an honor to receive and are not given lightly.
I found a photo of the one I received:
"The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.' "
Ronald Reagan
A lot of the laodmasters that I flew with would get them from the unit they were flying when they worked extra hard to get boys home. I never got any except for an AMC one, and my more recent one.
I've seen some VERY cool ones from politicians as well, which I think are especially cool.
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That is pretty bad ass.I found a photo of the one I received:
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
i love the quote on the reverse side! subtle enough that only those in the know will understand.
it is mathematically impossible for either hummingbirds, or helicopters to fly. fortunately, neither are aware of this.
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