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    Quote Originally Posted by chuckman View Post
    That's right...one was shot down, December '83...
    Isn't that the one Jesse Jackson negotiated for the pilot's release (because he was black)?

    Yep, looked it up. On a raid into the Bekaa Valley their A-7 was shot down. Pilot died but Goodman, the navigator, was released by the Syrians ostensibly because of Jackson's requests.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ABNAK View Post
    Isn't that the one Jesse Jackson negotiated for the pilot's release (because he was black)?

    Yep, looked it up. On a raid into the Bekaa Valley their A-7 was shot down. Pilot died but Goodman, the navigator, was released by the Syrians ostensibly because of Jackson's requests.
    I had to look it up, too. Apparently the pilot's chute released too close to the ground and he had what became fatal injuries, a point the booger-eaters were quick to point out so everyone knew they did not kill him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ABNAK View Post
    Isn't that the one Jesse Jackson negotiated for the pilot's release (because he was black)?

    Yep, looked it up. On a raid into the Bekaa Valley their A-7 was shot down. Pilot died but Goodman, the navigator, was released by the Syrians ostensibly because of Jackson's requests.
    I had to look it up, too. Apparently the pilot's chute released too close to the ground and he had what became fatal injuries, a point the booger-eaters were quick to point out so everyone knew they did not kill him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ABNAK View Post
    Isn't that the one Jesse Jackson negotiated for the pilot's release (because he was black)?

    Yep, looked it up. On a raid into the Bekaa Valley their A-7 was shot down. Pilot died but Goodman, the navigator, was released by the Syrians ostensibly because of Jackson's requests.
    He was running for POTUS at about that time also.
    We had dinner.

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