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The Universal Sign For “Stop”

Imbedded with “Deuce Four” in Iraq, Michael Yon has new material up.

Opels may be faster than Kiowas on straight-a-ways, but when the car made turns, the helicopter quickly caught up. Kurilla ordered the Kiowa to fire a warning shot, then quickly authorized the Kiowa to disable the vehicle.

Kiowas are small, carrying just two people; they fly so low the two flying soldiers are practically infantrymen. The pilot swooped low and the “co-pilot” aimed his rifle at the Opel, firing three shots and blowing out the back window. The Kiowa swooped and banked hard in front of the car, firing three more shots through the front hood, the universal sign for “stop.”

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About the Author: Kate is a freelance commercial and automotive airbrush artist living in Saskatchewan, Canada. She was one of the original guest bloggers at OTB in November 2004 and soon joined the permanent stable, contributing through January 2007. Eventually, she turned to writing full time at her own blog, small dead animals, which was voted the Best Canadian Blog in the 2004 Weblog Awards and has been generally considered that country's best blog ever since.
 
 
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what bullshit

have any of you keyboard kommandos ever been in the military??>?

bush is a criminal- he started`this war and invaded another country JUST to get people like you to vote for him

Posted by Col Standish | August 27, 2005 | 11:20 pm | Permalink
 

You must be lt bell's supervisor.

Posted by General Observer | August 29, 2005 | 10:41 am | Permalink
 

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