ORF, 0520
The Navy warrant officer was wearing his dress blues, and headed down to the tarmac with the ground crew, where he supervised the loading of a white cardboard box that was so heavy that it took four guys to lift it onto the luggage conveyor belt, and another two guys to help shove it up the belt into the aircraft belly. I can only guess what sort of shipment would require an officer to accompany it...
How many casualties does that make? Too often now I encounter young amputees in our airports...
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