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September 14, 2009
From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
DALLAS -- Almost a year ago to the day, Red River 44 took off from Kuwait, bound for Balad in central Iraq.
Seven National Guardsmen, three of them from North Texas, were aboard a CH-47 Chinook helicopter.
They were among the last soldiers of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment to move into Iraq for the beginning of their 10-month deployment.
Except that Red River 44 went down around midnight Sept. 17, killing all seven men: four Texans and three Oklahomans. It was the worst one-day loss of men for the Texas National Guard since World War II.
Sunday marked the end of their return home.
Under a constant and soaking rain, the last of their remains were buried in a single battleship-gray casket at the top of a hill in the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, a fitting end, some said, because of their close relationship while alive.
"I'm glad they did this," said Glenda Hamilton, the mother of Chief Warrant Officer Corry A. Edwards, 38, who lived in Kennedale. "This is good. This is closure."
Edwards and 1st Lt. Robert Vallejo II, 28, who lived in North Richland Hills, were already buried at the national cemetery. "Section 7," Hamilton said. "There's only one grave in between them. We visit both of them when we come."
The accident also killed Sgt. Anthony Luke Mason, 37, of Springtown; Chief Warrant Officer Brady J. Rudolf, 37, of Oklahoma City; 1st Sgt. Julio Ordonez, 54, of San Antonio; Sgt. Daniel Eshbaugh, 43, of Norman, Okla.; and Cpl. Michael E. Thompson, 23, of Kingston, Okla.
The graveside ceremony, attended by hundreds of soldiers from the Texas and Oklahoma National Guard, was followed by a memorial service in the unit's hangar in southwest Dallas.
Amid a few poignant songs, including an a cappella version of The Lord's Prayer, and the often-difficult speeches from commanders, the most memorable part of the service was the presentation of flags to each of the men's children.
There were 18 of them, some of them stoic teenagers, some crying children and one 9-month-old boy who never laid eyes on his dad.
RED SEA (Sept. 6, 2013) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Argonauts” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Phil Ladouceur/Released)
The Red Panda or Lesser Panda, Ailurus fulgens ("shining cat"), is a mostly herbivorous mammal, specialised as a bamboo feeder. It is slightly larger than a domestic cat (40-60 cm long, 3-6 kg weight). The Red Panda is endemic to the Himalayas in Bhutan, southern China, India, Laos, Nepal, and Burma. Red Panda is the state animal in the Indian state of Sikkim. It is also the mascot of the Darjeeling international festivals. There is an estimated population of less than 2,500 mature individuals. Their population continues to decline due to habitat fragmentation. Info from Wikipedia. Seen at the Paradise Wildlife Park in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire.
This is my first Red-breasted Nuthatch...taken yesterday when the weather was nice and spring like. Today is different story...back to minus something and flurries....
When the color green and the color red are combined, they traditionally represent Christmas and the joyous holiday season.
Red is often associated with the fortieth wedding anniversary, as the red ruby is the traditional fortieth wedding anniversary gift.
Barns and large structures have been traditionally painted red because the red paint was the most inexpensive paint to purchase and the easiest paint to manufacture.
A red rose without thorns is a symbol of passion, love, and romance. While a red rose with thorns typically exemplifies the struggle and challenges associated with journey of love, meaning that it can be both joyous, fulfilling and delicate, as well as painful and cruel.
The saying “in the red” means losing money, no money, or overdrawing your account at the bank and is thought to come from the feelings of stress and anxiousness and the physical symptoms they cause such as elevated blood pressure and often anger or danger.
The term “red herring” is used when referencing something that is deceiving, dishonest, or distracting from the truth.
The phrase “paint the town red” is associated with celebration, partying, abandon, fun, and excitement.
The expression “seeing red” is thought to be based on the physical characteristic of anger, including redness of the cheeks, physical exertion, and elevated blood pressure.
The term “red eye” is associated with overnight airline flights due to the perceived lack of sleep passengers receive and the appearance of red in the whites of their eyes as a result.
The saying “red carpet treatment” refers to making someone feel special and pampered as if they are a VIP or high profile person.
The phrase “red flag” is often used in reference to a warning of danger, problems, fighting, and war.
Additional words that represent different shades, tints, and values of the color red:
scarlet, crimson, vermillion, carmine, maroon, burgundy, ruby, rose, madder, rouge, brick, blood red, blush, fire engine red, cinnabar, russet, rust, Venetian red, flame, Indian red, tomato.
In the 1980s the red kite was one of only three globally threatened species in the UK; seeing a single bird would have been enourmously fortunate.
Anybody who regularly drives through mid-Wales or the Chilterns nowadays will regularly see these massive distinctive birds hovering by the roadside.
This photo was taken at the Red Kite Feeding Station (http://www.gigrin.co.uk/) where the birds have been fed at 3pm every day for approximately 10 years.
At the start, it took them 6 weeks to get a single bird to take the meat that was put out for them, but over time the whole community has learnt where to get their afternoon snack from.
For a donation of £3 you can sit in the hides for about an hour and watch up to 100 of these birds hover and swoop for the beef that the feeding station lay down for them.