An honest dialogue

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Aliens (1986)

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Ripley: How many drops is this for you, Lieutenant?

Gorman: Thirty eight... simulated.

Vasquez: How many *combat* drops?

Gorman: Uh, two. Including this one.










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Clancy Tom, Red Storm Rising [ RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS US Title 18 ]

Tom Clancy

Red Storm Rising


"The only thing that worries me is they might try that drone crap again," Jacobsen murmured.

"It worked once," Toland agreed. "But we didn't have them this far out before."

The Tomcats divided into four-plane divisions, each controlled by radar. They, too, had been briefed about the drones that had fooled Nimitz. The fighters kept their radars off until they were within fifty miles of their targets, then used the radars to locate targets for their on-board TV systems.

"Hawk-Blue-Four," one called. "Tallyho, I got eyeballs on a Backfire. Engaging now. Out."

The Russian plan of attack had anticipated that the American fighters would try to bum through the jamming aircraft to the north, then be caught off balance by the appearance of the Backfires to the east. But the jammers were gone, and the Backfires did not yet have the American carrier fleet on radar and could not launch their missiles on the basis of hours-old satellite photographs. Neither could they run away. The supersonic Russian bombers went to afterburner and activated their radars in a contest with time, distance, and American interceptors.

Again it was like watching a video game. The symbols designating the Backfires changed as the planes switched on their own protective jammers. The jamming reduced the effectiveness of the Phoenix missiles, but Russian losses were already serious. The Backfires were three hundred miles away. Their radars had an effective range of only half that, and already fighters swarmed over their formations. "Tallyho" calls cluttered the radio circuits as the Tomcats converged to engage the Russian bombers, and the ^ symbols started dropping off the radar screens. The Backfires closed at seventeen miles per minute, their radars searching desperately for the American fleet.

"Going to get some leakers," Toland said.

"Six or eight," Jacobsen agreed.

"Figure three missiles each."

By now the Tomcats had fired all of their missiles, and drew off for the Hornets to join the action with Sparrows and Sidewinders. It wasn't easy for the fighters to keep up with their targets. The Backfires, speed made for difficult pursuit curves, and the fighters were notoriously short on fuel. Their missiles continued to score, however, and no amount of jinking and jamming could defeat all of them. Finally one aircraft got a surface radar contact and radioed a position. The seven remaining Backfires fired their missiles and turned north at Mach 2. Three more fell to missiles before the fighters had to turn away.

Again the Vampire call came in, and again Toland cringed. Twenty incoming missiles were plotted. The formation activated jammers and SAM systems, with a pair of Aegis cruisers on the threat axis. In seconds they were launching missiles, and the other SM2-equipped SAM ships added their own missiles to the "basket," allowing their birds to be guided by the Aegis computer systems. The twenty incoming missiles had ninety SM2s targeted on them. Only three got through the SAM cloud, and only one of them headed for a carrier. America's three point-defense guns tracked the AS-6 and destroyed it a thousand feet from the ship. The other two missiles both found the cruiser Wainwright and exploded her four miles from Independence.

"Damn." Jacobsen's face took a hard set. "I thought we had that one beat.










JOURNAL ARCHIVE: From: Kerry Burgess

Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 7:44 PM

To: Kerry Burgess

Subject: Re: Journal June 6, 2006


I wonder why I have these memories of two particular training exercises on the Taylor. One was that simulator where the locked us into a ship compartment, banged on the bulkhead to simulate a missile hit, and then flooded the room with cold river water as we were supposed to fix the hole. The compartment would have flooded if I hadn't open a porthole in the bulkhead. Before that was the boiler room simulator where I was the Number 1 hose man and had to go into the building with the water covered with burning oil under the deck grating. I had to push the flames back with the hose and I was so close to hyperventilating that I was breaking the face mask seal of my breathing apparatus. It was also so dark I couldn't see a single thing. I had no idea the fire was even out.


[JOURNAL ARCHIVE 06 June 2006 excerpt ends]










JOURNAL ARCHIVE: From: Kerry Burgess

Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 6:06 PM

To: Kerry Burgess

Subject: Re: Journal June 25, 2006


Kerry Burgess wrote:


For several weeks, I have been thinking about this PC game I enjoy playing. It is named for Tom Clancy's book Red Storm Rising. The game is primarily about operating a wartime U.S. Navy submarine. We used to play this game when I was on the Wainwright. I remember one of my peers, the guy who supervised the search radar workcenter, was describing his observations of my game play. He commented that I always gave priority to the incoming torpedoes. I would always manuever trying to set up a deflection of the incoming. I thought a lot about his observations. Later it dawned on me that I was sacrificing accuracy of my own outbounds by maneuvering against the inbounds. My torpedoes were wire-guided and manuevering my sub increased the risk of breaking the control wire. They were self-guided but they were easier to beat when not wire guided. The concept being that if you can't hit the archer, at least try to throw off his aim. The downside, to me as the sub driver, was that I could potentially expend all my offensive weapons and have nothing to show for it.

Damn, out of cash, got enough for one more meal today, plus some change left but I was saving that for the bus. If I have to start going back downstairs to eat, I'm going to beat the crap out of someone that even looks at me funny. I would rather be in the brig right now on bread and water. At least they give you as much bread as you want. So I would have that going for me.


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JOURNAL ARCHIVE: 07/09/08 8:31 PM
I have memories of details about this disaster but I am not certain what is the source of those memories. As I was reading about it again just now, I was wondering if this was an air disaster that has been lingering in my mind for a long time but I am not certain if this is the one. Something has been lingering in my mind about a civilian passenger jet that was similar to the DC-10, or that was a DC-10, where the pilot was pulled from the nose section of the aircraft some time after the crash had occurred and no one had thought to look in that section, which had broken off from the rest of the aircraft. I think he was the only survivor in that section.


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Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232 (1992) (TV)

Release Date: 24 February 1992 (USA)

Tagline: In 1988, Sioux City Iowa organized a revolutionary "Disaster Preparedness Program." On July 19th, 1989, they needed every trick in the book.


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The Twilight Zone Season 1 Episode 1

Where is Everybody?

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Mike: (unknowingly addressing a mannequin) Look, I don't want you to think I'm nuts or anything. It's nothing like that. It's just that, well... it's just that I don't seem to remember who I am.





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Ema 'Emmy' Hesire: [On Christopher Columbus] I told him the world was round and I never saw him again.










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Title Card: Off the coast of North Vietnam after 7 years of war.

Title Card: September 10, 1972.

Grafton: Hey, Morg. Did you ever notice how - how some nights you could see more stars than other nights? Huh? You ever notice that?

Morgan McPherson: Hmm?

Grafton: The stars.

Morgan McPherson: Oh, yeah. I've got an update. I'm cycling to the coast-in point.

Grafton: You're getting in a rut. You're getting in a rut. I mean, did you ever stop to think you're taking your job just a little bit too seriously? Look at me - I enjoy my work.

Morgan McPherson: [laughing] Yeah, I'll bet.

Grafton: See, I'm happy. See? Look.

Morgan McPherson: Enemy search radar looking for company.

Grafton: Okay. Time to get on down.










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Gorman: Hicks, meet me at the south lock. We're coming in.

Hicks: Roger.

Hudson: [to Vasquez] He's comin' in. I feel safer already.










JOURNAL ARCHIVE: -----Original Message-----

From: Senator@murray.senate.gov

Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 1:16 PM

To: kerrywburgess


Subject: Response from Senator Murray

Dear Mr. Burgess:

Thank you for contacting me about the recent revelation that the President authorized spying on United States citizens without warrants. I appreciate knowing your thoughts on this very serious issue.

The most important job of our government is to protect the American people from harm. As a nation we must do everything we can to prevent attacks, but in the process we should not cede our basic unalienable rights. The American people deserve a full and open investigation into the Administration’s actions. And I call on the President to begin an honest dialogue with both Congress and the public about how we ensure America’s safety.

I encourage my colleagues in the House and the Senate to conduct oversight hearings in all of the appropriate committees of jurisdiction. Some oversight hearings have already been announced, including the Senate Judiciary Committee’s. These oversight hearings will be critical to exploring this program in depth, and determining the full extent of the legality of all actions undertaken by the Administration. I call on the White House to be open and forthcoming in upcoming inquiries and investigations so that we can work to ensure the safety and liberty of all Americans. As these hearings proceed, it is important that Congress respond in a timely fashion with appropriate legislative action.

America is a country built on the rule of law and the knowledge that no one is above those laws. While we must protect our country from new and evolving terrorist threats, we must continue to remain vigilant in ensuring that neither legislation nor our actions strip Americans of our fundamental liberties. Our country was founded on the principles of liberty and justice for all and a belief in protecting personal privacy – if we yield that to the terrorists, not only is our safety at stake, but so is the bedrock of America. I will closely follow all the developments in this situation, and keep your thoughts in mind as the Senate continues its oversight role and considers an appropriate response.

Again, I appreciate hearing from you on this very serious issue.


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Aliens (1986)

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Gorman: Apone! Look... we can't have any firing in there. I, uh... I want you to collect magazines from everybody.

Hudson: Is he fuckin' crazy?

Frost: What the hell are we supposed to use man? Harsh language?



- posted by H.V.O.M - Kerry Wayne Burgess 1:24 PM Pacific Time near Seattle Washington State USA Wednesday 17 July 2013