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Originally Posted by pclpads
At 86, having been to the moon, WTH is he doing at 7K feet and sub-zero temps? Bucket list or death wish? Wonder who paid for that USAF transport to med-evac him to NZ? Never mind. Think I know. Kudos to Buzz for having the cajones to attempt this, but at 86, really kind of dumb.  |
Whoever paid for it, this is a man that earned any special treatment he got. If we can pay $7 million a day just to operate our latest Aircraft Carrier, we can certainly foot the bill to rescue one of our national treasures from Antarctica during a moment of over-ambition.