{"id":1933,"date":"2012-02-10T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T10:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=1933"},"modified":"2012-01-31T05:14:12","modified_gmt":"2012-01-31T05:14:12","slug":"one-for-the-bucket-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2012\/02\/one-for-the-bucket-list.html","title":{"rendered":"One for the Bucket List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/files\/2012\/01\/glider.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2043\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/293\/2012\/01\/glider-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Look at stills, then watch the video.\u00a0 (Tighten your seat belts!)<\/p>\n<p>The language you hear is the one spoken in the German speaking part of Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>These glider pilots are unbelievable!<\/p>\n<p>No power and flying like the Blue Angels!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-1265891\/Hold-think-youre-going-Skydiver-grabs-gliders-tail-fin-fly-2-100-metres-100mph.html\"><strong>Click Here<\/strong><\/a> to view the stills followed by the video.\u00a0 Again, nothing but amazing &#8230;\u00a0 Be sure to hold your breath!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Loyal Subscribers!\u00a0 We need some help.\u00a0 The purpose of our &#8220;Heart&#8221; section is to publish stories of the experiences, contributions and sacrifices of our military (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard) and public service personnel (police officers, fire fighters, EMS, merchant marines and others in the public sector) as well as stories of their families.\u00a0 Please search your memory and computer for a few and\u00a0send them to Bill\u00a0(CPT Otis) O&#8217;Quin at <strong><a href=\"mailto:boquin@ix.netcom.com\">boquin@ix.netcom.com<\/a><\/strong> for possible publication. \u00a0Thanks!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Important links for updated military\/defense information:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.military.com\/news?ESRC-di.nl\">The Daily News Briefing<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.military.com\/News\/Home?ESRC-di.nl\">:<\/a> Today&#8217;s News for the U.S. Military, their families and friends.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.military.com\/Trivia\/Home\/\"> The Military Trivia Challenge:<\/a><\/strong> Register and test your knowledge about military history.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.defenselink.mil\/\"> U.S. Department of Defense:<\/a><\/strong> Military Defense News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Look at stills, then watch the video.\u00a0 (Tighten your seat belts!) 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