Ocean's 13

This isn't a movie, it the name that Nebraska National Guardsmen gave to an operation to recover millions of dollars in cash from a Loomis, Fargo & Co. warehouse in New Orleans. The Omaha World-Herald reported today that a contingent of National Guard troops led by Nebraska National Guard Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Brewer. LTC Brewer estimated the amount of money to be $50 million to $100 million, though the Loomis, Fargo & Co. stated that range was incorrect (they give no indication of the correct range). The Secret Service asked LTC Brewer to help retrieve the cash. The troops were so enamored with the nature of their mission that they could not resist a reference to two movies dealing with "retrieving" large sums of money. LTC Brewer described the scene to be something "like opening King Solomon's gold mine -- bags of (coins), money stacked everywhere." The article was written by Erin Grace, World-Herald Staff Writer. (I'm citing my source like this because this isn't from a website, where you can usually get the info yourself.)

I love these kinds of stories! Omaha, Nebraska, has always been a strong supporter of our troops. After our troops were deployed abroad during our war on terror (I think deployed to Afghanistan, but maybe Iraq), a group of supporters tied yellow ribbons on every tree that bordered the road through Elmwood Park between the north and south campuses of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Whenever a local National Guard unit returns home, the local news always makes note of the local welcome-home celebrations that are held each time.