Afghanistan - US Army Aviation

As I have stated before, my cousin who lived with us a year when his parents went abroad in the late 1960's, volunteered ro go on active duty after 9/11, when he was IN WTC South Tower. He said watching people on the floors above plunge to their deaths was more devasting to him that anything he saw in the Gulf War, and soon it took its toll on him, quiting his job w Morgan Stanley and going back into the Army.

I have read about him in a couple of Defense Department publications, and the last I heard, he was off to Afghanistan...again...He told my brother that there are some pretty good pilots serving over there(Army Aviation) and so my honey ( also ex Army) found this for me...its only 3 minutes, but I was breathless...

 

CH-47D Chinook Helicopter doing an Aft Wheel Pinnacle Landing in the mountains of Afghanistan to pick up some Special Forces Operators.

 

Watch how close the rear rotor blades get to the Hill!

These GUYS are Heroes!!!!!!