The events described in this comedy video are fictional. Any relation to actual events or persons real or imagined are coincidence. This performance had nothing to do with my departure from CNN three months later, and does not imply I saw it coming. This video is intended for the entertainment of readers of the Line of Departure blog hosted by military​.com, and any other use or reuse is strongly discouraged.

Time to look at this video again. It is as true as ever…

For Memorial Day: Highlights from an hour-long documentary about the life of Lt. Col. Jimmie Dyess, USMC, the only American to earn America’s two highest honors for heroism: The Medal of Honor and the Carnegie Medal. Narrated by his son-in-law, Maj. Gen. Perry Smith, USAF, (Ret.). Used by permission.

A supersonic Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter rode more than 41,000 pounds of thrust to a vertical landing March 18, 2010 for the first time, confirming its required ability to land in confined areas both ashore and afloat.