1.0America in Uniformhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/americainuniformgoquinhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/americainuniform/author/goquinAliens from Outer Space - America in Uniformrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="89dSxuZ3HL"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/americainuniform/2012/03/aliens-from-outer-space.html">Aliens from Outer Space</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/americainuniform/2012/03/aliens-from-outer-space.html/embed#?secret=89dSxuZ3HL" width="600" height="338" title="“Aliens from Outer Space” — America in Uniform" data-secret="89dSxuZ3HL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Nights in England are coal black, making parachute jumps difficult and dangerous. So we attach small lights called chemlites to our jumpsuits to make ourselves visible to the rest of our team. Late one night, lost after a practice jump, we knocked on the door of a small cottage. When a woman answered, she was…http://blog.beliefnet.com/americainuniform/files/2012/03/alien.jpg