Maybe My Nephew In The Army Fixed This Helicopter For Them

[Parche]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A helicopter carrying three U.S. senators was forced to make an emergency landing in Afghanistan Thursday, military and congressional sources tell CNN.


From left: Sens. Joseph Biden, Chuck Hagel, and John Kerry visit a polling station in Lahore, Pakistan, Monday.

The military helicopter carrying Democratic Sens. Joseph Biden of Delaware and John Kerry of Massachusetts, and Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska had to land in the mountains because of a snowstorm, said Elizabeth Alexander, a spokeswoman for Biden.

No one was hurt in the incident, said Kerry spokesman David Wade. The senators proceeded to their destination in a ground convoy after the helicopter landed in a field, he said.

"After several hours, the senators were evacuated by American troops and returned overland to Bagram Air base, and left for their next scheduled stop in Ankara, Turkey," Wade added.

Pentagon officials said the incident occurred at approximately 8:30 a.m. ET.

Sen. Biden is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Sens. Kerry and Hagel are members of the committee. Their aides were also on the helicopter.




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He is in Afghanistan doing work on Helicopters...........:patriot: :hi:

[babylonsister]

1. A snowstorm grounded them, not your nephew.

I hope he stays safe! :hi:

[Parche]

3. Snowstorm

I know there was a snowstorm, but an article said there was also mechanical
and that is what he does, he fixes the helicopters over there 101st Airborne

:hi:

[idovoodoo]

5. A snowstorm AND mechanical problems! They need your kid and new weatherman too!

:D
oh your nephew not your kid sorry

[gateley]

2. God love him --

I'm reading my third book (novel) about the warring in Afghanistan, Pakistan, etc., and that territory is hostile - not only with the fighters, but the terrain.
It can't be easy to be there - and your nephew's fellow service men and women depend on him for their lives. You have every right to be proud - and thank him for us!

The Senators, though, actually transferred to a ground convoy to get out of the area. That was probably pretty hairy, too. The books I've read give me the impression that unless you're in a cave or a valley, you're pretty much exposed for all the world to see.

We need to thank Kerry, Biden and Hagel for their bravery and service, too!

:patriot:

[bahrbearian]

4. Before the Crash?

[apocalypsehow]

6. All my best to your nephew, thanks goes to him for his service.

May he come home safe! :hi: