Taken from Warchant.com:

In honor of FSU graduate and Navy pilot Scott Speicher, who was shot down over Iraq in the 1991 Persian Gulf War, members of Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 81 performed a “missing man” formation during the Labor Day pregame ceremony.

According to Morris, four F/A-18 Hornets approached Doak Campbell Stadium just as the Marching Chiefs concluded their pregame show with the playing of the national anthem. Then just as the jets flew over the crowd, one of them left the formation and soared up toward the sky.

Lucky for SwaggerTooth Nation that SwaggerToothVideo was on set and cha boy Dots McGots captured a pretty baller ass video (if I don’t say so myself) of this event. Promotional considerations provided by El Meester’s Canon PowerShot SD780 camera with the HD movie shoot capability (what what):

Seeing such a display at a football game is even more rare. Morris said the university had to seek special approval from the Pentagon before even contacting Speicher’s fighter squadron to see if they would perform the mission.

“It’s reserved for funerals and events of that nature — not football stadium flyovers,” Morris said. “But I think the special relationship between the family and Scott Speicher and the university I think is what allowed the Department of the Navy to approve this.”

FSU originally was scheduled to have a different flyover for the Miami game. But when Speicher’s remains were found in Iraq earlier this summer, university officials began the process of requesting the special event.

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