Charlie Whiskey Four: In the StormDog Ear Publishing, 2006 - 180 σελίδες Charlie Whiskey Four is a true story about the times and memories of a Middle School Principal ordered to active duty with the Army Reserves in1990. This action packed nonfiction book begins on February 25, 1991, the second day of ground actions of Desert Storm. With, two Chief Warrant Officer 4's and a Company of US Army Reserve Parachute Riggers loading and rigging platforms of ammunition on board C130 aircrafts. Platforms that would be air dropped as additional supplies for the soldiers advancing toward Kuwait City. At the concealed airfield in the Middle East, the paratroopers, not only deal with the hazards of War, but also with an angry Mother Nature. The adventure includes the transformation and deployment of a School Principal to a Chief Warrant Officer 4 for support in the Persian Gulf War. The author, Bill Daniell shares personal encounters as a soldier. Billy L. Daniell was born in Dallas, Texas in 1944, and reared in Dallas, Georgia. Bill earned an Educational Specialist Degree from Valdosta State University. He served as, a School Principal for thirty-five years in Tifton, Georgia. Daniell joined the Army Reserves in 1967, receiving a direct appointment as a Warrant Officer in 1973. He is a master parachutist, a pathfinder, a parachute rigger, and is qualified with five foreign parachute badges. As, a reservists, he was activated and deployed, three times to active military duty. He served in the Persian Gulf War in the Middle East, Enduring Freedom in Europe, and Noble Eagle at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. After being an Army Paratrooper and Educator for thirty-seven years, he retired. Bill Daniell is an avid outdoorsman. He is married to the former Shirene Mulford of Quincy, Flordia. Bill and his wife, Shirene have a grown son, Jay and a deceased daughter, Loye. |
Περιεχόμενα
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Red XRay 66 | 14 |
Amidst the Beehive | 21 |
Valiant Speed Bumps | 32 |
The Trough Bites Back | 37 |
The First Article of Faith | 46 |
Ramping Up | 52 |
The Starlifter | 56 |
A King and a General | 71 |
A Brother in the Sand | 75 |
The SeeThreeEye Briefing | 80 |
A Flag in the Sand | 87 |
Battle Ready | 95 |
Thunder and Lighting | 100 |
Prayer Warriors at Home | 108 |
Under Wings of Angles | 115 |
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
421st Quartermaster air dropping Air Force aircraft airfield airplane ammunition answered saying Army Bragg bunker Captain Wilson Chief coffee command compound continued saying continued to say damn Desert Storm Dhahran door Drinnon drop zone finished flight flip Fort Benning Fort Bragg Georgia hand head hell Iraq Iraqi Jason jump Khalid knew Kuwait City Kuwait International Airport laughed load loadmaster looked Loye Matt Wilson Middle East Mike military minutes mission morning night Norman Schwarzkopf Okay paratroopers pausing plane platforms quickly rally ramp replied responded rigging Riyadh Rob Andrews rover runway Saddam Hussein saluted sand Sarge Saudi Arabia Schwarzkopf seat Sergeant Gilbert Sergeant Harvey Sergeant Johnson Shirene Sicily Drop Zone sleep soldiers speak Specialist standing started stay Steve Coppenger stood sure talking tent Thank Tift County Tifton troops turned vehicle walked Warner Robins Yes Sir
Δημοφιλή αποσπάσματα
Σελίδα 2 - Have not I commanded thee ? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Σελίδα viii - Five thousand balloons, capable of raising two men each, could not cost more than five ships of the line ; and where is the prince who can afford so to cover his country with troops for its defense, as that ten thousand men descending from the clouds might not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief, before a force could be brought together to repel them...