If your not familiar with the date, or the flight, it's about Capt. Sully Sullenberger and Co-Pilot Jeffrey Skiles.
Still not sure what I'm talking about?
How sad of a deal that is. Although your not alone. Apparently many of us have forgotten about a real life dynamic duo that saved over 150 lives by landing an Airbus in the Hudson River.
Even Times Magazine forgot, as they selected Ben Bernanke as their "Man of the Year".
Captain Sully was such an easy shoe-in for anything significant about 2009, especially anything about "Man of the Year".
Of course, I guess he didn't get sworn in as the first A-A President (goodness, there's only been forty-some president's... who cares!), nor did he guide his team to the Superbowl or the World Series, nor did he make headlines for two months for having an insatiable appetite for women, nor did he become famous as "the King of Pop", nor did he overdose on painkillers or anything else popular among the "stars" of today.
The dude is married, has a family and really just lives a normal life like the rest of us.
He should have immediately signed a contract with Pepsi or Nike. He should have been made the first Billion dollar Pilot in the world. The guy did something more important than a Congress that will never get health care right. Yet I believe we haven't given the guy the kind of honor's that he is due!
If you get a chance check out the hour long documentary, it's a great salute to an extraordinary individual... individuals really. Again, the show is called "Brace for Impact" and is very well narrated by Harrison Ford.
I'll now publicly say that I would rather meet Captain Sullenberger more than ANY individual currently walking the face of the Earth!
No comments:
Post a Comment