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Wingus Dingus

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1. Good job, AF crew!

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Sun Aug 22, 2021, 10:07 AM

Aug 2021

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Airmen from the 86th Medical Group delivered baby in cargo bay of U.S. Air Force C-17 [View all] Donkees Aug 2021 OP

Good job, AF crew! Wingus Dingus Aug 2021 #1

Great job. Proud to have been a USAF Medic. usaf-vet Aug 2021 #23

Beautiful story. "Sweetie, you were born during the airlift to save Ilsa Aug 2021 #2

Sweet Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #3

A positive story . . . Lovie777 Aug 2021 #4

My housemate is ex military retired. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #5

Such a good point, Texaswitchy! calimary Aug 2021 #10

Does the baby get to become an American citizen? Born in the cargo bay of USAF C-17? mnhtnbb Aug 2021 #6

Good question. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #7

I don't know if the laws are still the same, but my sister was born in Germany Tanuki Aug 2021 #9

They don't have birthplace citizenship anymore in Germany LittleGirl Aug 2021 #17

There is no jus soli in Germany. sdfernando Aug 2021 #26

Does the circumstance of your birth prohibit you from becoming our president? JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2021 #33

Not any more than it would have prevented John McCain A HERETIC I AM Aug 2021 #38

Funny you should ask that. sdfernando Aug 2021 #47

Seems it's neither. Donkees Aug 2021 #13

Correct. mwooldri Aug 2021 #16

Great job by the pilots and aircrew Prof. Toru Tanaka Aug 2021 #8

Was the child not born on US soil, TNNurse Aug 2021 #11

Ramstein Air Base not considered US soil Donkees Aug 2021 #12

Hope she can get duel citizenship. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #14

It doesn't work that way. James48 Aug 2021 #28

Maybe due to situation rules might bent. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #29

I doubt it. We have a long, long history of refugees coming here... Hekate Aug 2021 #39

At least they out of the country and safe. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #40

Absolutely! I am so happy for her and her family. Hekate Aug 2021 #41

They won the lottery. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #42

There's a fine line there...about American soil. Nt LittleGirl Aug 2021 #18

IF your parents are American citizens, you can be born anywhere and be American. ... Hekate Aug 2021 #37

And the beat goes on. wnylib Aug 2021 #15

We honor our ancestors' sacrifices and hopes by living our lives with gratitude ... Donkees Aug 2021 #27

One lucky little girl. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #36

My last immigrant ancestors were Great Grandparents. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #31

Truly 3auld6phart Aug 2021 #19

Weird choice of who to center on, but okay... NullTuples Aug 2021 #20

YEP. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2021 #21

The baby? The mother? The US military personnel? As a human-interest story it's got everything. Hekate Aug 2021 #22

There was a baby and mother? My apologies, I must have missed that part. NullTuples Aug 2021 #24

Everybody else got it Hekate Aug 2021 #25

They were in the article. They were transported to a hospital and are doing fine. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2021 #32

It was a series of three Tweets from Air Mobility Command. xmas74 Aug 2021 #35

Not really. xmas74 Aug 2021 #34

Still, it sets a tone for the culture. NullTuples Aug 2021 #43

Nope. xmas74 Aug 2021 #44

OK, thanks NullTuples Aug 2021 #46

That's wonderful MustLoveBeagles Aug 2021 #30

and we have people here whining about wearing a mask Skittles Aug 2021 #45