Boston bomber’s body will NOT be buried in Arlington National Cemetery!

The body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, a suspect in the 4/15 Boston Marathon bombings, has been refused burial by several cemeteries in America.

There is a rumor on the net that the corpse will be buried in the hallowed grounds of the Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) where veterans and military casualties from each of America’s wars are interred.

The rumor is NOT true.

What is true is that a US Air Force veteran named Julie Frein said she is willing to give up her burial plot in ANC for Tsarnaev.

As reported by Fox45, Frein, who lives in Anne Arundel County, said she feels the terrorist suspect should be able to be laid to rest and just wants it to all be over: “I feel sympathy for [his family] in that as long as this issue is open, they can’t have closure.”

When asked how she thought Americans would react to Tsarnaev being buried in a national cemetery, Frein replied, “Well the country would just have to get over that, wouldn’t they? Because nobody, nobody deserves to rot above ground.”

Frein had served in the USAF for two years; her husband in the US Navy for 20 years.

Thankfully, the folks at Arlington National Cemetery are saner than Julie Frein.

On Tuesday, May 7, 2013, this message was posted on ANC’s Facebook page:

We have been receiving calls about the interview a veteran did regarding giving up her space at a veteran cemetery to the Boston Bombing suspect so he can be buried. We want to make it clear that this suspect is not eligible to be buried at Arlington — a veteran can’t transfer their eligibility to another person. Please pass this along to those who are concerned!

H/t FOTM’s Miss May and CSM

Update (May 9, 2013):

According to the Associated Press, Worcester Police said in a statement issued on May 9 that “a courageous and compassionate individual came forward to properly bury the remains” of Tamerlan Tsarnaev. The location where his body was buried has not been disclosed, but police indicate that it is not in the city of Worcester.

Update (May 11, 2013):

Tsarnaev was buried in a small Muslim cemetery in Doswell, Virginia, about 15 miles from Richmond, the state capital.

~Eowyn

The Marine’s Famed Silent Drill Platoon Had Best Tighten Up

There is a new Sheriff in town, and his name is the United States Air Force:

You will note that, unlike the Marine version, no bayonet is removed from any rifle during the course of the drill, and that is particularly impressive beginning at the 10:40 mark.

Enjoy.

-Dave

Bad Day at the Office

A photographer was flying in a plane, glanced out, and saw this F-15:

Pretty cool, uh?

The F-15 Eagle is a twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter designed to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. It is considered among the most successful modern fighters with over 100 aerial combat victories with no losses in dogfights.

But wait!

Something ain’t right….

How about a closer look?

Holy sh*t!

There goes $29.9 million….

This “incident” caused the USAF to ground its fleet of F-15s.

What caused the mid-air break-up? The main “longeron” (stringer) behind the cockpit failed due to corrosion.

Here’s Wikipedia’s account:

On 2 November 2007, a 27-year-old F-15C (s/n 80-0034 of the 131st Fighter Wing) crashed during air combat maneuvering training near St. Louis, Missouri. The pilot, Maj. Stephen W. Stilwell, ejected but suffered serious injuries. The crash was the result of an in-flight breakup due to structural failure. On 3 November 2007, all non-mission critical models of the F-15 were grounded pending the outcome of the crash investigation.

H/t Jerry.

~Eowyn