Hey Jasmine…
Black pilot here.
I think you missed the plot.
Then again, that’s becoming a pattern.
I graduated from West Point.
I went through Army flight school.
I learned to fly the AH-64 Apache.
I deployed to combat and flew 55 combat missions over Baghdad.
Nobody handed me a cockpit because of my skin color.
Nobody lowered the standards for me.
Nobody looked at me and said, “Let’s check a diversity box.”
That’s what people like you don’t seem to understand.
Suggesting that Black pilots, Black engineers, Black doctors, or Black leaders need special preferences to succeed is not empowering, it’s insulting.
I didn’t want a different standard.
I wanted the same standard.
And when you’re flying into combat, the American people don’t care what race the pilot is.
They care whether the pilot is qualified.
Merit isn’t racist.
Excellence isn’t discriminatory.
And reducing every achievement to skin color says far more about your worldview than it does about mine.
I very humbly and earnestly ask you to pray for my friend Dennis Prager. I was with him a few weeks ago and was astonished at how well he was doing. PLEASE PRAY. https://t.co/im5GWgked6
First of all happy birthday Jeanine! 😍
Second....WHAT?! SHE'S 75?! 😱
NO FREAKIN' WAY! 😱😍😱😍
Everyone please join me in wishing our bad ass patriot sister @JudgeJeanine
a VERY happy birthday! 😍🇺🇸
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On April 7, 2003, Captain Kim Campbell-callsign 'Killer Chick'-was piloting her A-10 Warthog over Iraq when disaster struck.
U.S. ground forces were pinned at a key bridge in North Baghdad, blocked by enemy fighters. Campbell was tasked with close air support, one of aviation's riskiest missions.
She dove in, fired her rockets, and hit the target. But as she climbed, her plane shuddered from enemy fire.
The A-10 was riddled with damage. It rolled lett and nosed down. Controls failed-stick, pedals, everything dead.
Hydraulics were gone; her 50,000-pound jet plummeted uncontrollably.
Most pilots would eject, but over hostile ground, survival was uncertain. Campbell made a historic choice.
She switched to manual reversion mode-a grueling backup most A-10 pilots avoid practicing. Without power assists, brakes, or full control, she relied on raw strength and skill.
For over an hour, she battled the crippled plane across 100 miles of enemy territory, each adjustment demanding immense force. A single error meant death.
Approaching base, she faced the ultimate test: landing without hydraulics, brakes, or reliable controls. Defying odds, Captain Campbell landed safely and walked away, joining a rare few who've mastered an A-10 in manual mode.
For her skill, bravery, and resolve, she earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, a top U.S. aerial honor.
God bless this American hero!