Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ManyMoose who wrote (377540)	8/10/2010 11:37:19 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793843

Ted Stevens Likely Was on Downed Plane AUGUST 10, 2010, 11:07 A.M. ET. Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska—A plane believed to be carrying nine people, including former Sen. Ted Stevens, crashed in southwest Alaska, and rescue crews were trying to reach the wreckage. A U.S. government official said Alaska authorities have been told the former longtime Republican senator was among several passengers. The official said Mr. Stevens's condition is unknown. Defense contractor EADS North America, a unit of European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co., said former National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator Sean O'Keefe was a passenger on the plane. Mr. O'Keefe is the chief executive of the U.S.-based division of the European company. The company said local authorities in Alaska are reporting there are survivors and a rescue operation is under way. The National Transportation Safety Board said it appears that five people were killed and four survived. An NTSB investigative team ... Message 26744173

To: ManyMoose who wrote (377540)	8/10/2010 4:35:34 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793843

>>Stevens was a fighter pilot himself<< The way I recall the story is that he wanted to be a fighter pilot. But some commander sent his entire graduating class off to be transport pilots, possibly because one guy in the class screwed up. Hopefully we'll hear that story again... He's Still Our Uncle Ted washingtonpost.com There, among other old soldiers, mostly Vietnam vets, he didn't mention the Distinguished Flying Cross he earned in World War II flying support missions behind enemy lines in Burma. It was a dangerous operation in which hundreds of crewmen and planes were lost. All Ted told the mayor later was that he had hoped to be a fighter pilot but that it hadn't worked out.