Texas Speeding Ticket
This should make you USMC guys proud:
Two Texas Highway Patrol Officers were conducting speeding enforcement on Highway 77, just south of Kingsville, Texas.
One of the officers was using a hand-held radar device to check speeding vehicles approaching the town of Kingsville.
The officers were suddenly surprised when the radar gun began reading 300 miles per hour and climbing.
The officer attempted to reset the radar gun, but it would not reset and then it suddenly turned off.
Just then a deafening roar over the mesquite tree tops on Highway 77 revealed that the radar had in fact, locked on to a USMC F/A-18 Hornet which was engaged in a low-flying exercise near this, its Naval Air home base location in Kingsville, Texas.
The officers were suddenly surprised when the radar gun began reading 300 miles per hour and climbing.
The officer attempted to reset the radar gun, but it would not reset and then it suddenly turned off.
Just then a deafening roar over the mesquite tree tops on Highway 77 revealed that the radar had in fact, locked on to a USMC F/A-18 Hornet which was engaged in a low-flying exercise near this, its Naval Air home base location in Kingsville, Texas.
Back at the Texas Highway Patrol Headquarters in Corpus Christi the Patrol Captain fired off a complaint to the U. S. Naval Base Commander in Kingsville for shutting down his equipment.
The reply came back in true USMC style:
"Thank you for your letter . . .
"You may be interested to know that the tactical computer in the Hornet had detected the presence of, and subsequently locked on to, your hostile radar equipment and automatically sent a jamming signal back to it, which is why it shut down."
"Furthermore, an air-to-ground missile aboard the fully armed aircraft had also automatically locked on to your equipment's location."
"Fortunately, the marine pilot flying the Hornet recognized the situation for what it was, quickly responded to the missile system alert status and was able to override the automated defense system before the missile was launched to destroy the hostile radar position on the side of Highway 77, south of Kingsville."
"The pilot suggests you cover your mouths when swearing at them, since the video systems on these jets are very high tech."
"Sergeant Johnson, the officer holding the radar gun, should get his dentist to check his left molar. It appears the filling is loose. Also, the snap is broken on his holster."
Semper Fi
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I don't know if this is a true story, but it sure is a good one.
Oh, this is good! True or not, it is funny as hell!
LOL, true or not, it is funny as hell.
As only the Marines can do - SEMPER FI.
Never mess with the Marines, or a Soothsayer.
Some people can't handle the Soothe!
Enoch.
Now that's homeland security!
Betcha they did some butt puckering though, eh???
Okay - gotta post this to Facebook.
BF - you don't know the capabilities of our "sensing" devices.
Awww, come on, Badfish. Don't be a spoilsport.
So what if it isn't true? It's the sort of thing you WANT to be true! And, because I want it to be true, I believe it. And it is still funny, and it is still the cause of a lot of warm fuzzies!
Semper Fi!
"Warm fuzzies" is an appropriate expression to use here. Even if it's not true, and chances are it isn't because it is somewhat exaggerated, it doesn't matter. The story gives you the "warm fuzzies" because it gives you a feeling of pride and security, a feeling that you are being protected by the best in the world. I'm not an American, but as a Canadian I have always felt that Canadians feel safer in the world not just because of their own armed forces, but much more so by the knowledge that the American armed forces would defend Canada in the event of invasion. (Although the possibility of an invasion is pretty remote right now, it wasn't remote during WWII, and I was around as a kid then so I know). The creation of the Dew Line, the NORAD early warning system, is evidence of that "Godfather' protection, even if it's there primarily to warn America of an attack from the North.
LOL! Good one Buzz. Gonna share that one with Dad.
Out of control cop before the ''fly over''....
You know the kid was doing over 300 - just look at the bike - easy rider style.
Probably was 1st. That's a Indian Chief he's riding....
Love it!!!!
Hmmm - wonder if the kid has got some dope in those bags???
When they get the money to fly their planes
I heard this story a while back-- supposedly its true:
ROTFL, good one.
I read that one a while back too.
I have to get a rocket launcher installed on my truck. I have to.
True or not, I love it, Buzz.
Gotta love those Marines, eh?