617Dambusters

Not sure if anyone saw (or even heard about) the documentary series that aired on PBS last week. I don't think it got much press and only heard about it myself via an e-mail going around my reserve squadron.

PBS shot a 10 hour documentary aboard the USS Nimitz's 2005 deployment to the Persian Gulf. The episodes aired last week, but are now streamable from the PBS website

http://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/full_episodes.htm

I've watched most of it so far, and as someone who spent seven years in that environment, I think they did a really good job of capturing the realities, good and bad, of a CVN deployment. There's the cool, adrenaline rush parts and there's the downright disturbing/gritty parts. they gave equal airtime to both (IMHO). There's no political slant to it one way or another and while it definitely isn't Navy propaganda, neither is it slanted the other way as one might expect from the mainstream media (especially PBS).

For anyone with a spare 10 hours to burn, I think you'd enjoy it, especially Duke, TZ and the other former Squids in the squad. There's not really even any big words, so Ma might get a kick out of it too

PS. If you just want to catch a couple of the episodes with the best flying sequences, give #2 and #7 a shot.

yea cod ive been watching some of it pretty good show.

Cool link Cod...I'll be watching those!

ya that is a pretty good show

they have been playing it on one of the AFN (Armed Forces Network) channels

Thanks Cod. -- Watched some of it on TV. Will watch it little at a time.

Have a Happy

not a bad way to use up 7 hours of my CQ duty. watched 1-3 this week and finished it off while staying up all night.

this was done back in 2005 im suprised we didnt see this sooner

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i like how un biased it is. it isnt all about oh the navy is all this and its awsome. they actually show how real ppl feel about things

i think its a great thing to watch for any young person that is thinking about the navy to watch. i just wish they would do the same for the rest of the armed forces

'Sorry, but due to contractual restrictions, the video you are trying to view is not available in your country or geographic location."

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deffield wrote:'Sorry, but due to contractual restrictions, the video you are trying to view is not available in your country or geographic location."

AWWWW

Wtf! You in antartica?

deffield wrote:'Sorry, but due to contractual restrictions, the video you are trying to view is not available in your country or geographic location."

AWWWW

hmm it just started doing that to me also....

ive downloaded episodes 3-10 im guna work on getting 1 and 2 then ill put em up on an FTP server

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ok found a way to bypass it and ill have it up shortly

ive done it! w00t

Snippets PBS Carrier

it works just like the regualr PBS page



im still trying to get the pic at the top to be center, just a matter of time.

bump cuz it didnt bump it when i edited my post

Nice one, I'll be watchin those.

If you get errors like this again try using Ultra surf, it must just work as it hides your IP and Location (sets your location the the US)

http://www.ultrareach.com

Just tried it with http://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/full_episodes.htm here in Germany and it does work