Humor in Uniform 8/24/2010

[R J]

8/24/2010
My helicopter aircrew was into its seventh hour of flying replenish missions to Navy battle groups off the coast of Sicily when we approached a ship for landing, only to be told we had to circle overhead.   Just as I was beginning to get nervous because we were running low on fuel, my crew chief asked me to fly down and hover alongside the ship’s bridge.  I obliged and I could see the captain of the ship look at us, then frantically pick up the phone.  Within seconds we were given clearance to land.  “What did you do?” I asked the crew chief, amazed.  “Not much,” he answered nonchalantly.  “I just held their mailbag out the door.”
Kim Sheldon

[Sludge]

Having done a few PMC (packs, mail , cargo) missions that one has a special humor to me.