A-Rods plane went down

[BlueTooth]

well this sure is bad luck for the Yanks, first Cory Lidel, now this. And its all plane related. I hope things will look better, for them, oh and A-rod is alright, I just heard this from my dad whos a big News watcher, and Yanks lover.

[SpoiledMan]

Re: A-Rods plane went down

His plane didn't go down but did overshoot the runway. None of the passengers were injured.

[Superior Shine]

Re: A-Rods plane went down

There have been a few post like this on this and other forums.

I hate to see anybody be killed but it seems to make news if they play music, act in front of a camera or throw balls. I don't get it.


Something like this gets very little if no news -


CORONADO, California_An elite Navy SEAL sacrificed his life to save his
comrades by throwing himself on top of a grenade Iraqi insurgents tossed
into their sniper hideout, fellow members of the elite force said.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor had been near the only door to
the rooftop structure Sept. 29 when the grenade hit him in the chest and
bounced to the floor, said four SEALs who spoke to The Associated Press this
week on condition of anonymity because their work requires their identities
to remain secret.

"He never took his eye off the grenade, his only movement was down toward
it," said a 28-year-old lieutenant who sustained shrapnel wounds to both
legs that day. "He undoubtedly saved mine and the other SEALs' lives, and we
owe him."

Monsoor, a 25-year-old gunner, was killed in the explosion in the insurgent
hotbed of Ramadi. He was only the second SEAL to die in Iraq since the war
began.

Two SEALs next to Monsoor were injured; another who was 10 feet to 15 feet
(3 to 4.5 meters) from the blast was unhurt. The four had been working with
Iraqi soldiers providing sniper security while U.S. and Iraqi forces conducted missions in the area.

Monsoor has been posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his actions May 9
in Ramadi, when he and another SEAL pulled a team member shot in the leg to
safety while bullets pinged off the ground around them.


Monsoor's funeral was held Thursday at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in
San Diego. He has also been submitted for an award for his actions the day
he died.

The first Navy SEAL to die in Iraq was Petty Officer 2nd Class Marc A. Lee,
28, who was killed Aug. 2 in a firefight while on patrol against insurgents
in Ramadi.

Sixteen SEALs have been killed in Afghanistan. Eleven of them died in June
2005 when a helicopter was shot down near the Pakistan border while ferrying
reinforcements for troops pursuing al-Qaida militants.

[Superior Shine]

Re: A-Rods plane went down

I just re-read the post, I am glad nobody was killed in the plane incident.

[Lydia]

Re: A-Rods plane went down

Oh wow. That is bravery.

I agree with you, Joe. It seems so shallow to me that who celebrities are dating, what they eat, what they wear, where they go, etc. makes the news but the REAL news (like about that SEAL's heroism and dedication) gets passed over.

[BlueTooth]

Re: A-Rods plane went down

His plane didn't go down but did overshoot the runway. None of the passengers were injured.

Im sorry, my dad over exaggerated this information, so Im just learning from you that his plane over shot the runway. so please forgive the misunderstood info at the top.