Luke Hoare
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@LukeHoare82
Army Officer | Husband | Father | PhD Researcher | Erstwhile Jungle Pilot, Taipan and Cormorant | CO V
We pause today to remember Lance Corporal George Hooley as he returned home to the UK. Before his passing, Lance Corporal Hooley wrote a letter to his family and friends to be opened in the event of his death. At their request, we now share his words with you. Our thoughts remain with his family, friends and colleagues. May his words bring comfort to all who read them.
On this day: 69 years ago, Chief Pilot Floyd Carlson and Chief Experimental Test Pilot Elton Smith made the first flight of the prototype Bell UH-1 Huey at Hurst, Texas (October 20, 1956). Huey became the most identifiable symbol of the Vietnam War, and one of the greatest helicopter designs of all time.
I met with the Chief of the UK Defence Staff, @AdmTonyRadakin_, and his successor, @ChiefofAirStaff Sir Richard Knighton. We discussed further support for Ukraine: the situation on the front lines, the needs of our warriors and the deliveries of necessary weapons, funding for Ukrainian drone production, and joint projects. We also spoke about diplomatic efforts to end the war and achieve a real and lasting peace. We must intensify our work to the maximum and ensure clarity and transparency in everything related to security guarantees. That is why we also discussed in detail the efforts of national security advisers on security guarantees for Ukraine and the developments within the Coalition of the Willing. I thank the Admiral, the United Kingdom, its Government, and its people for strengthening us from the very beginning of this war, and for consistently standing by our side.
John Mearsheimer believes that Ukraine should give up fighting Russia immediately and give up 22% of their country, because according to him, if Ukraine keeps fighting, Russia will take half the country including Odesa and Kharkiv.
