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Harry Praised by US Pilots

F-15 flyers note composure of then unknown Brit who called in airstrikes

By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 16, 2008 11:19 AM CDT

(Newser) – American F-15 fighter pilots were impressed with the composure of the British soldier who called in air cover on Taliban entrenchments in Afghanistan in December. But for 2 months Capt. Ben Donberg and Col. Dan DeBree had no idea that "Widow Six Seven" was... Read full story »

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F-15 flyers note composure of then unknown Brit who called in airstrikes

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