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Remember the Fallen
Remember the Fallen

Pennsylvania and Southern No. 17, an recently acquired SW1200, has been painted in this patriotic remembrance to the soldiers that were killed when their helicopter, callsign Extortion 17, was shot down during a 2011 special forces raid in Afghanistan. It was the single deadliest day of the war since the US started combat operations there in 2001.

Raritan Central is the parent company of the Pennsylvania and Southern Railway, and owner Eyal Shapira is a strong supporter of the special forces community. He turned PSCC General Manager Jason Lehman loose on the former Weyerhaeuser/LTEX 300 and over the Summer the unit was stripped and painted by the employees into this rolling tribute. Each of the Americans killed during incident have their name printed on a star adorning the cab.

Lieutenant Commander Jonas B. Kelsall
Master Chief Petty Officer Louis J. Langlais
Senior Chief Petty Officer Thomas A. Ratzlaff
Senior Chief Petty Officer Kraig M. Vickers
Chief Petty Officer Brian R. Bill
Chief Petty Officer John W. Faas
Chief Petty Officer Kevin A. Houston
Chief Petty Officer Matthew D. Mason
Chief Petty Officer Stephen M. Mills
Chief Petty Officer Nicholas H. Null
Chief Petty Officer Robert J. Reeves
Chief Petty Officer Heath M. Robinson
Petty Officer 1st Class Darrik C. Benson
Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher G. Campbell
Petty Officer 1st Class Jared W. Day
Petty Officer 1st Class John Douangdara (and SEAL dog Bart)
Petty Officer 1st Class Michael J. Strange
Petty Officer 1st Class Jon T. Tumilson
Petty Officer 1st Class Aaron C. Vaughn
Petty Officer 1st Class Jason R. Workman
Petty Officer 1st Class Jesse D. Pittman
Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas P. Spehar
Chief Warrant Officer David R. Carter
Chief Warrant Officer Bryan J. Nichols
Sgt. Patrick D. Hamburger
Sgt. Alexander J. Bennett
Spc. Spencer C. Duncan
Tech. Sgt. John W. Brown
Staff Sgt. Andrew W. Harvell
Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Zerbe

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Taken on: November 2, 2016
Sets appears in:   • Pennsylvania and Southern Railway    • HRP   
Camera: Nikon D7000, f/8.0, 1/160 sec, 66mm (=99mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Nikon D7000
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Exposure Time: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length: 66mm (35mm equivalent: 99mm)
ISO: 200
Exposure Bias: +1/3 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
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Metering Mode: Center-weighted average
White Balance: Auto
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: Uncalibrated
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
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