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A story about imaginary events : an exciting or dramatic story A story about someone’s actual experiences An exciting story that may not be completely true A series of events or facts told or presented : An account A usually imaginative narrative of an event : A story https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tale Noun 1. A narrative that…
Crossing The Pond
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As we make our way from St. John’s Newfoundland to Ayr Scotland the drone of the turboprop engines of the 130 lulls me into a relaxed, almost meditative state. The airplane is behaving as it should. The cockpit is in order. There is nothing to look at except the ocean as it passes slowly beneath…
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My first one-hundred hours in the Herk were a bit different than most students. I started down the typical path. I went to BFE at the Arkansas Air National Guard. In 2005 the guard and reserves sent FE students to the Arkansas Air Guard unit as opposed to Altus. BFE was an interesting mix of…
Welcome to the Hey Eng Blog
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VA diagnoses: anxiety, chemical dependency, depression and PTSD.
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Anxiety, Chemical Dependency, Depression, PTSD, Suicidal Tendencies and COVID-19!
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