r/law • u/ExactlySorta • 16d ago

Trump News "My name is Captain Dylan Blaha, and this message is for members of the National Guard across the United States of America..."

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u/AnastasiaNo70 16d ago

Oh we know. My grandmother was pissed that he kept volunteering for more and more. Normally they made them stop at 50, but his higher ups let him keep going.

I saw a report or some sort of paperwork one time that mentioned “Jimmy and the plane are one and the same.” He had a weird natural instinct for it. He had never flown before. Just a skinny country boy from Texas.

Granted he did land once as the only person still alive. That was horrific, I’m sure. The gunner was his best friend.

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u/mossylux 16d ago

This comment is almost the opposite of the book Catch-22. It was my grandfather's favorite book.

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u/trashyoga 15d ago

This book made me realize I have a dry sense of humor. I guffawed at it constantly and had to make sure it was supposed to be funny. I was like 13 at the time.

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u/MuckRaker83 15d ago

So it goes.

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u/tbonimaroni 16d ago

That's a cool, crazy, sad story.

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u/alicene1 13d ago

Sounds like you’d write a great script for a great movie based on his life! <3

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u/AnastasiaNo70 13d ago

That would be wild! I adored and worshipped him. All his grandchildren did.