TomAiello 26 #1 March 2, 2003 I'm not sure if this has been posted before, but check out the second news story on this page. Now that's heroic.You'd never see this kind of recognition in the States. Around here, you'd just here a bunch of people saying "yep, serves him right--durned crazy skyjumpers..."QuoteOn February 21, 2003 in Maryinsky Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine, an awarding ceremony was performed. Vasyliy Melnikov was awarded the title of The Hero of Ukraine posthumously by the president of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma. Melnikov's family - his young wife, mother and a brother - were present at the ceremony... It was 11.19.2002 when he saved the life of his AFF student at the cost of his one. They broke at the proper altitude but the student suddenly lost his stability and didn't take any actions to deploy. Vasyliy could reach him only at ~600 metres. At ~450-350 metres he opened the student's main canopy. Then he started his break-off and without main opening pulled the reserve, but it didn't inflate. Melnikov impacted the ground and was found passed away. BSBD...-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 March 2, 2003 That is a very nice gestery by their president and government to say the least.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #3 March 2, 2003 Littleskywitch posted this story on the Ukranian fatalities tread a few days ago. Dave shame on you, I thought you digested everything here.Agreed though its cool to honour someone like this. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
