FedEx takes delivery of first 777F, but what's under the hood? - FlightBlogger - Aviation News, Commentary and Analysis
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Some pretty cool stuff and an even prettier paint job! More on the way, I am running behind on aerospace related stuff.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Why I like soldiers....
No matter what, soldiers keep their eyes on the boobs, er I meant ball, and keep themselves on mission.
Most of the time.
Almost always.
Kinda.
Bless 'em!
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Disabled Marine vet gives senator an earful!!
He says "Do you EVER intend to honor your oath to defend the constitution?" and the senator can only manage a weak "Yes".
Oooorah, you go Marine!!!
US Marine earns Navy Cross
Her is a real hero for you, a man who took a grenade to save his fellow Devildogs and lived to tell the tale!
Beats American Idol any day!
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Forty years ago...
Forty years ago today we saw 500,000 people at Woodstock, indulging in freedom that they had no right to because they refused to serve to earn it. At the very same time, 109 Americans of all creeds and ethniticities were lost in combat in Vietnam.
THINK about that for a moment will you: 109 young, vibrant, healthy Americans saw all their tomorrows taken away. These young people were called up and went to serve their country, going to a country that needed us to keep the Communists from crushing a deeply flawed but vibrant country. These young people represented in microcosm the population of the time:
A full 92 percent were white (seven of whom had Spanish surnames) and 8 percent black. Some 67 percent were Protestants; 28 percent Catholic. A disproportionate number - more than one-third - hailed from the South. More than two-thirds were single; nearly one-third married. Not surprisingly, the vast majority (91 percent) were under the age of 30, with 78 percent between the ages of 18 and 22.
Yet no media outlet praised these patriots, however reluctant some of them may have been. Instead they praised a bunch of self-indulgent hippies who would go on to spit on our troops as they came home from the war. And these same media outlets continue their praising of Woodstock and at the same time refuse to even acknowledge the ongoing sacrifices of our troops.
Don't get me wrong, Woodstock was a phenomenal concert, with the likes of jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. I would have gone had I been old enough. But the point is that while these hippies partied and trashed the place, 109 of our finest died in a far away land and remain uncommerated by the media.
The same media that calls dissent against Obamacare un-American and calls the people who are doing that most American thing called voicing their opinion against something that event the politicians themselves know is wrong racists and nazis, the same media that demands we all submit to The One, refuses to even post good stories about our troops. I have a strange sense of deja-vu, as if the media is replying their treason of Vietnam all over again.
Remember, 40 years ago today 109 service people died in combat whilst a bunch of self-indulgent hippies had a big party. Note whom the media extolls and makes into heroes and whom they decide NOT to remember. Note and dissent accordingly.
Source:
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/colleen-raezler/2009/08/12/vfw-woodstock-wasnt-only-thing-happening-40-years-ago
http://www.vfw.org/index.cfm?fa=news.magDtl&dtl=1&mid=5144
THINK about that for a moment will you: 109 young, vibrant, healthy Americans saw all their tomorrows taken away. These young people were called up and went to serve their country, going to a country that needed us to keep the Communists from crushing a deeply flawed but vibrant country. These young people represented in microcosm the population of the time:
A full 92 percent were white (seven of whom had Spanish surnames) and 8 percent black. Some 67 percent were Protestants; 28 percent Catholic. A disproportionate number - more than one-third - hailed from the South. More than two-thirds were single; nearly one-third married. Not surprisingly, the vast majority (91 percent) were under the age of 30, with 78 percent between the ages of 18 and 22.
Yet no media outlet praised these patriots, however reluctant some of them may have been. Instead they praised a bunch of self-indulgent hippies who would go on to spit on our troops as they came home from the war. And these same media outlets continue their praising of Woodstock and at the same time refuse to even acknowledge the ongoing sacrifices of our troops.
Don't get me wrong, Woodstock was a phenomenal concert, with the likes of jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. I would have gone had I been old enough. But the point is that while these hippies partied and trashed the place, 109 of our finest died in a far away land and remain uncommerated by the media.
The same media that calls dissent against Obamacare un-American and calls the people who are doing that most American thing called voicing their opinion against something that event the politicians themselves know is wrong racists and nazis, the same media that demands we all submit to The One, refuses to even post good stories about our troops. I have a strange sense of deja-vu, as if the media is replying their treason of Vietnam all over again.
Remember, 40 years ago today 109 service people died in combat whilst a bunch of self-indulgent hippies had a big party. Note whom the media extolls and makes into heroes and whom they decide NOT to remember. Note and dissent accordingly.
Source:
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/colleen-raezler/2009/08/12/vfw-woodstock-wasnt-only-thing-happening-40-years-ago
http://www.vfw.org/index.cfm?fa=news.magDtl&dtl=1&mid=5144
Friday, July 24, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Apologists for evil
Another excellent video from Pat Condell, although many times I have disagreed with him politically but this time I agree with everything he says in this video! I like how he calls himself a blasphemer, cause I agree with that title. I also like him calling lefties "appeasement monkies"!!!!!!!
Excellent video from PJTV about Honduras
http://www.pjtv.com/video/Specials/SPECIAL_REPORT:_PJTV_Goes_to_Honduras_to_Find_Out_If_Obama_Insulted_an_Ally_%26_Strategic_Partner/2191/
Excellent stuff, what the liberal media will not tell us.
Excellent stuff, what the liberal media will not tell us.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Video special: Key events that took Apollo to the moon - space - 21 July 2009 - New Scientist
Video special: Key events that took Apollo to the moon - space - 21 July 2009 - New Scientist
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A must-see for all of you who are as passionate as I am about all things spaceflight!!!!
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A must-see for all of you who are as passionate as I am about all things spaceflight!!!!
Wow...the beauty of space
Very cool, having an office that high and with such a view. Bathroom breaks must be a bear though!
Monday, July 20, 2009
Air France A380 video
Very cool, although the plane itself is a monumental failure economically so far.
The Obama Birth Certificate issue just won't die
Chaos erupts during a town meeting where an ordinary person demands to see the One's certificate. Simple to resolve, just show us the certificate already.
Buzz Aldrin lands a beauty on a Moon Landing truther
Too bad we can't take more of these kooks to the woodshed more often. And who in their right mind would call a Marine a liar and a coward in the same breath?
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Memorial Day Post
To many people Memorial Day is just another day off to enjoy a cookout, some cold drinks, and time with friends and family. But to me and all those who have friends, husbands, daughters, sons and loved ones in uniform or who are veterans it is more than that.
You see, you would not be able to enjoy your freedom if it were not for our best and brightest who have chosen for whatever reason to don the uniform and go into harm's way for the sake of all of us.The sacrifices, stresses, and emotional turmoil these kids endure should make you get down on your knees and thank God that there are people like those in the following pictures who have their all so that you can have an extra day off. Pause for a moment to remember to whom exactly you owe that privilege
So the next time you see a service man or woman, don't be shy. Walk up and shake their hand, give them a hug, tell them "Thank You" or "Good to see you home" or just a simple "Thanks". And when you hear a vet from that generation that fought WW2 telling his or her stories for millionth time don't roll your eyes, go get a pad and a pencil and write that story down because once that person is gone so is the story.
Remember, they are giving all their tomorrows for our todays. Honor them appropriately at every opportunity.These are true American Idols!
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