Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: eagl on October 16, 2009, 11:19:36 PM
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2 F-16s from Shaw AFB collided last night, during over-water training. One flew home, the other remains missing after over a day of searching.
http://www.acc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123173018
The missing pilot, Capt Nick Giglio, was a T-37 instructor at Sheppard AFB. He left here around a year ago to fly vipers. We're all hoping and praying for a miracle, but chances of survival in the open ocean drop fast over time even if he managed to eject.
If you have a prayer to spare, Nick and his family could sure use it.
:salute
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:pray
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2 F-16s from Shaw AFB collided last night, during over-water training. One flew home, the other remains missing after over a day of searching.
http://www.acc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123173018
The missing pilot, Capt Nick Giglio, was a T-37 instructor at Sheppard AFB. He left here around a year ago to fly vipers. We're all hoping and praying for a miracle, but chances of survival in the open ocean drop fast over time even if he managed to eject.
If you have a prayer to spare, Nick and his family could sure use it.
:salute
always have room for prayers for those that keep the rest of us safe.
:pray
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:pray
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Update - He apparently never had a chance. The official word is that the impact was in the canopy area and he didn't have a chance to eject, so they're switching to a "recovery" operation. Nick left behind a wife and young child.
http://www.acc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123173235
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Update - He apparently never had a chance. The official word is that the impact was in the canopy area and he didn't have a chance to eject, so they're switching to a "recovery" operation. Nick left behind a wife and young child.
http://www.acc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123173235
Damn. :(
:salute Capt. Giglio. Thank you for serving the United States of America.
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I'm sorry to hear that.
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:salute Capt. Giglio
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thats a shame
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:pray :salute
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<S> sir.
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:salute :pray
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:salute to him for serving and putting it on the line. His family is in the thoughts and prayers as well.
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Fair skies and tailwinds forever. :salute
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You knew him Eagl? Please accept my personal condolences to you if so. My heart goes out to his USAF team mates in the 20th FW, his friends and family, especially his young one.
I cannot imagine what my life would have been like without my dad.
Thank you for your dedication, service and sacrifice Capt. Nicholas Giglio :salute
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Fair skies and tailwinds forever. :salute
Except when on final....
Truly sad to hear of this tragedy. What's even worse is having to explain to the children that their father won't be returning home. I certainly do hope the family remains strong and pulls through. It's never fun to see such an event completely destroy a family because one or all members of the family, "couldn't handle it."
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Update - He apparently never had a chance. The official word is that the impact was in the canopy area and he didn't have a chance to eject, so they're switching to a "recovery" operation. Nick left behind a wife and young child.
http://www.acc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123173235
while it sucks that we lost another hero, at least he went doing something he loved. he had the honor, smarts, cajones, and pleasure to be one of the few that choose to do their part defending the rights that we all enjoy.
:salute
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Thanks for all of your responses and prayers. Yes, I knew and worked with him, and our spouses were both active in the spouses group as well. It's hit some people fairly hard, even though for us old guys he isn't the first friend and comrade who has been lost.
His squadron and wing at Shaw will be organizing the memorial service as well as ensuring that his family is taken care of, and we're going to piggyback on their efforts since he was here just a year or so ago.