Pilot who flew Bush onto Aircraft Carrier for "Mission Accomplished" is killed in Iraq

John — 9/6/2004 2:09:28 PM (archived)

Lt. Commander Scott Zellem was a great kid growing up here in Indiana, later a great student, a great athlete, a great U.S. Naval Academy graduate and then a great military pilot after receiving his wings in 1992 at Pensacola, Fla.

He flew his plane from different aircraft carriers, including the USS Independence and the USS Abraham Lincoln.

He flew combat missions over Iraq during several deployments, including Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, for which he was awarded the Air Medal.

He was such an excellent pilot that he was chosen to fly President Bush onto the deck of the USS Lincoln, where the president gave his famous speech declaring the end of combat in Iraq.

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Pilot who flew Bush onto Aircraft Carrier for "Mission Accomplished" is killed in Iraq - John - 9/6/2004 2:09:28 PM
- Yes, and I did more - Larry J - 9/6/2004 10:30:50 PM
  - You had me until the very last sentence. - Mary Anne - 9/6/2004 10:59:36 PM
    - re: You had me until the very last sentence. - Larry J - 9/7/2004 3:02:48 PM
      - It was a dig at Chris, Bowser, and company. They've been caught posting half-truths and outright lies several times. - Chris Vancil - 9/8/2004 10:44:01 AM
    - Fast and loose with the facts - Tom Brosz - 9/7/2004 12:51:16 AM
      - re: Fast and loose with the facts - gbaikie - 9/7/2004 3:37:50 AM
  - This post is supposed to be in reply to Chris's post below - Larry J - 9/6/2004 10:32:01 PM
- re: Pilot who flew Bush ontoHonest mistake thinking he died in Iraq, John...but here you can make a honest mistake unless your on the right...they jump on you like flies... Aircraft Carrier for "Miss… (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/6/2004 9:50:55 PM
  - re: Oops...try: Honest mistake thinking he died in Iraq, John...but here you can make a honest mistake unless your on the right...they jump on you like flies... (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/6/2004 10:16:15 PM
- He and his crew died in a crash in the Iwo Jima island chain, not Iraq - Larry J - 9/6/2004 8:19:50 PM
  - So they lie about his death to trash Pres. Bush (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/6/2004 8:33:56 PM
    - re: By any chance did you or Larry read the article John sited? Didn't think so. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/6/2004 9:48:57 PM
      - Why yes, I did. Did you? (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/6/2004 10:01:54 PM
        
        re: Yes, nowhere in it does it say where he died and neither does it attack Bush. (n/t) - Chris Vancil - 9/6/2004 10:18:03 PM
        
        Well many of the articles Donald and John and others on the left post here - ebnelson - 9/6/2004 10:28:25 PM
- He did not die in Iraq (n/t) - ebnelson - 9/6/2004 7:24:30 PM
- I'll call your lie, and raise you with facts - ebnelson - 9/6/2004 3:37:48 PM
- One wonders... - Donald - 9/6/2004 2:23:54 PM
  - Well since the cause of his death is already being lied about on the internet - ebnelson - 9/6/2004 4:15:34 PM
  - Theatrics? - Mark Eby - 9/6/2004 4:04:22 PM
    - I don't recall Donald ever calling insurgents "freedom fighters." - Tom Brosz - 9/6/2004 4:06:27 PM
      - Possibly Correct In Exact Wording - Mark Eby - 9/6/2004 5:20:47 PM
        
        re: Exact Wording - Tom Brosz - 9/6/2004 7:26:36 PM
      - It doesn't matter if Donald made the claim or not. He has supported those who do. - ebnelson - 9/6/2004 4:17:04 PM

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