May 30, 2008Discuss Friday's local commentaryJoe Comer, an American heroBy Allen Baker Baker, of Pass Christian, Miss., is a pilot for United Airlines and a retired U.S. Naval officer and fighter pilot who flew FA-18s during the first Gulf War (Desert Storm). Last Friday afternoon found me in England, preparing to fly back from London to Washington, D.C. After a week of international flying, I was eager to get home for Memorial Day weekend with my wife, Janet. In the midst of my ordinary preflight routine, something extraordinary happened.
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May 30, 2008
Discuss Friday's local commentary
Joe Comer, an American hero
By Allen Baker
Baker, of Pass Christian, Miss., is a pilot for United Airlines and a retired U.S. Naval officer and fighter pilot who flew FA-18s during the first Gulf War (Desert Storm).
Last Friday afternoon found me in England, preparing to fly back from London to Washington, D.C. After a week of international flying, I was eager to get home for Memorial Day weekend with my wife, Janet. In the midst of my ordinary preflight routine, something extraordinary happened.
Read today's letters here.
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[May 30, 2008 8:53 AM]
HenryGreat article.