this comes from captain john thornton, a u.s. army helicopter pilot, who on april 19, 1951 witness a nighttime attack. he was a prisoner war. "suddenly, as if on cue, the nearby hills were brilliantly illuminated by flares from the night bombing. the cast spooky shadows and dancing forms across the rugged terrain. then, like mythical griffins, flying above the flares, hidden men and fire machines and rockets. tumbling napalm canisters fell from the planes like loose parts. splattering across the ground, they lit up the hills with an even greater intensity. the attacking fighters were met by tracer rounds sparking sideways from an aircraft that groped like targets and i. as the dying flares diminished on the parachutes and flickered out, the beleaguered mountains retreated momentarily into the safety of darkness. their existence revealed only by the open wounds burning on their slopes." yes, michael? michael: were they able to recycle the shells? or was it just waste at this point that they had left over? lisa: good question. they

john clark. the eagles are dealing with injuries coming out of that loss to the cowboys. reports say cedric thornton broke a bone in his hand. and it looks like he's going to miss a few weeks. birds lost kiko alonzo and michael kendricks yesterday. kiko had an mri on his left knee today. hopefully his knee is just strained. kendricks has a mild hamstring strain. he may try to play sunday at the jets. chip kelly and the eagles were stunned by the cowboys. look at chip. chip is usually pretty bold and confident. he was subdued at his press conference today. for the first time, chip is hearing a lot of criticism. this is the first time he has used this word. >> i was embarrassed. i don't know how the players feel. that's not the way we're supposed to play football. that's not what we're all about. we didn't play well yesterday. i was embarrassed how we played yesterday. >> the eagles will have to face the jets this coming sunday. look out. the jets are beating the colts right now. what is the score? 17-7 in the fourth quarter. the jets have given up a total of 17 points in their first two games and for

john cook had said all along. yes, he had a right to be free, and yes liquor would destroy that freedom. arthur's protestations that he never intended to harm mrs. thornton, failed to convince even himself. of course he had no intention. the drink gave him that intention, unleashed the sinner win. john cook was a school teacher who had kind of advised arthur about ways to get his freedom but he was also a testimony prance man and he always told the young slave boys if you wanted to be free, you had to two two things, learned to read and write, and stop drinking. arthur had condemned himself and for that he had to take responsibility. he decided to write a poem about this feeling of repentance. with pen and paper in hand he sat in the dim light of his jail cell thinking about his friends from the race track in president's square, like william thornton he had some talent for writing. fair well, fair well, my young friends, dear. oh view my dreadful state. each flying moment brings me near unto my awful state. he made a curious reference to his family. brought up i was by parents nice whose commands i would not obey but plunged ahead foremost into vice and

john clark from comcast sportsnet, things are getting even tougher for the eagles. the birds will be without three players on defense sunday against the jets. these guys set out at practice today. there's cedric thorntonke a look, right hand, he's going to miss a few games. alonzo is out, injured the same knee torn last year, he's deciding whether to have surgery. looks like he won't play either. jordan hicks will see more times with amico ryans. >> whatever i need to do, i'm up for it. >> it's just the competitor in me, i can't say yeah, play me 10, 15 -- it's not why i come out here, it's not why i do it. i want to play every snap. >> my mind-set going into the game, understanding on any play possible you're going to be playing. attack it like you are the starter. >> the eagles offense too predictable? jeff said he could hear the cowboys sideline calling out some of the plays before the snap and they knew what was coming on sunday. chip's got to make some adjustments there. >>> the phillies have decided steve mccannen is the best manager for the building project. they have extended his project for next year with an option for the following year. >> i would like to thank the players for playing with

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