DarkWeb
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Hope all will be well bud. You should be good right?
Veterans...Get the hell in here now!
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Yeah, we're fine - too far north to worry about anything more than lots of rain & some wind (knocks on wood). MIL not so much.
Time for me to start assembling rescue supplies & ammo.
BarnBuster
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Eleven Marines, one sailor and one soldier were among the dead in a suicide bombing at Afghanistan’s Kabul airport Thursday, which also claimed the lives of more than 160 Afghans. Top row, from left: Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, Cpl. Daegan W. Page, Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola and Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui. Center row, from left: Seaman Maxton W. Soviak, Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, Cpl. Hunter Lopez, Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo and Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss. Bottom row, from left: Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz and Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover. (Facebook, U.S. Marine Corps, Twitter, Instagram)
‘He was just a kid’: Families, communities begin paying tribute to troops killed in Kabul
As military personnel were going through the grim task of notifying the troops’ next of kin, some of their names emerged Friday before the government formally announced them.
Wear a helmet if you got one and wear your seatbelt in the truck. I'd be drinking. Then again I'm an earthquake kinda girl. Stay as safe as you can and let us know you're ok as soon as you can. You'll be in my thoughts.
smokinrav
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Eleven Marines, one sailor and one soldier were among the dead in a suicide bombing at Afghanistan’s Kabul airport Thursday, which also claimed the lives of more than 160 Afghans. Top row, from left: Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, Cpl. Daegan W. Page, Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola and Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui. Center row, from left: Seaman Maxton W. Soviak, Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, Cpl. Hunter Lopez, Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo and Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss. Bottom row, from left: Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz and Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover. (Facebook, U.S. Marine Corps, Twitter, Instagram)
‘He was just a kid’: Families, communities begin paying tribute to troops killed in Kabul
As military personnel were going through the grim task of notifying the troops’ next of kin, some of their names emerged Friday before the government formally announced them.www.stripes.com
13 beers, an empty table: A quiet but powerful way restaurants honor those killed in Kabul
Restaurants and businesses across the country are choosing to reserve a table and 13 beers to honor the service members who died during Thursday's bombing near Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport. Ironwood Cafe in Ohio said the news hit close to home – Maxton "Max" Soviak is a native of...
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wascaptain
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no problems here,
didnt even get high winds or rain.
hats off to those in the fight.
didnt even get high winds or rain.
hats off to those in the fight.
You're are all I thought about the last 24 hours! I am so glad you're ok
MIL had the eye pass directly over our niece's house where she holed up with them (about 30 miles from the coast). No reports of injuries but the house shifted on it's foundation.
Oh well, things you can always repair, you can't fix dead.
Oh well, things you can always repair, you can't fix dead.
MisterKister
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That was my nickname in the army Hurricane because of my love of destruction and my efforts to create it..lol
raratt
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This is being used over the Caldor fire, I would assume for IR mapping of the incident.
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Obscure National Guard Spy Plane Assesses Hurricane Harvey's Aftermath
The RC-26B Condor's main job is hunting drug smugglers, but the planes routinely help out after natural disasters.
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Davo68
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The heroin users were forced to burn the shit from latrines in ‘nam but don’t think there’s any compensation for those burn pits??
wascaptain
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All quite on southern fromt
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BarnBuster
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Today in Military History:
On Sunday, September 2, 1945 more than 250 Allied warships lay at anchor in Tokyo Bay. Representatives from the Japanese government and Allied forces assembled aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay to sign the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, which effectively ended World War II. The flags of the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union, and China fluttered above the deck of the Missouri. The Missouri flew from its foremast the flag that had flown over the U.S. Capitol on December 7, 1941, when the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor.
The nine members of the Japanese delegation, led by the foreign minister, Shigemitsu Mamoru, were brought to the Missouri from Yokohama in a U.S. destroyer. They stood facing the Allied commanders with two copies of the surrender document on a small table before them. As he opened the ceremony, MacArthur was accompanied by Nimitz and Halsey, and at his side were Lieut. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright and Lieut. Gen. Sir Arthur E. Percival, both of whom had recently (end of August 1945) been rescued from Japanese prison camps. After a few preliminary remarks, MacArthur invited the Japanese representatives to sign the instrument of surrender, which included the clear statement: “We hereby proclaim the unconditional surrender to the Allied Powers of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters and of all Japanese armed forces and all armed forces under Japanese control wherever situated.” Shigemitsu signed first, on behalf of the emperor and the Japanese government, followed by Gen. Umezu Yoshijiro, on behalf of the Imperial General Headquarters (his aides wept as he made his signature).
Supreme Commander MacArthur next signed, declaring, “It is my earnest hope and indeed the hope of all mankind that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past.” Nine more signatures were made, by the United States, China, Britain, the USSR, Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands and New Zealand, respectively. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz signed for the United States.. After a 30-minute ceremony, hundreds of Allied warplanes from nearby carriers and land bases flew over Tokyo and additional ground troops were landed from the ships in Tokyo Bay. As the ceremony ended, the sun burst through low-hanging clouds. The most devastating war in human history was over.
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The nine members of the Japanese delegation, led by the foreign minister, Shigemitsu Mamoru, were brought to the Missouri from Yokohama in a U.S. destroyer. They stood facing the Allied commanders with two copies of the surrender document on a small table before them. As he opened the ceremony, MacArthur was accompanied by Nimitz and Halsey, and at his side were Lieut. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright and Lieut. Gen. Sir Arthur E. Percival, both of whom had recently (end of August 1945) been rescued from Japanese prison camps. After a few preliminary remarks, MacArthur invited the Japanese representatives to sign the instrument of surrender, which included the clear statement: “We hereby proclaim the unconditional surrender to the Allied Powers of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters and of all Japanese armed forces and all armed forces under Japanese control wherever situated.” Shigemitsu signed first, on behalf of the emperor and the Japanese government, followed by Gen. Umezu Yoshijiro, on behalf of the Imperial General Headquarters (his aides wept as he made his signature).
Supreme Commander MacArthur next signed, declaring, “It is my earnest hope and indeed the hope of all mankind that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past.” Nine more signatures were made, by the United States, China, Britain, the USSR, Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands and New Zealand, respectively. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz signed for the United States.. After a 30-minute ceremony, hundreds of Allied warplanes from nearby carriers and land bases flew over Tokyo and additional ground troops were landed from the ships in Tokyo Bay. As the ceremony ended, the sun burst through low-hanging clouds. The most devastating war in human history was over.
Surrender of Japan - Wikipedia
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Do you have power? Did your wife make it back home?
wascaptain
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We never lost power, my wife made it home safe and sound.
I whored my self out for security work in new oreleans.
All is well!
Oh my that music
BarnBuster
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Today in Military History:
September 3, 1777 – The American flag is flown in battle for the first time, during a Revolutionary War skirmish at Cooch’s Bridge, Maryland. Patriot General William Maxwell ordered the stars and strips banner raised as a detachment of his infantry and cavalry met an advance guard of British and Hessian troops.
The rebels were defeated and forced to retreat to General George Washington’s main force near Brandywine Creek in Pennsylvania. Three months before, on June 14, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and white” and that “the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.” The national flag, which became known as the “Stars and Stripes,” was based on the “Grand Union” flag, a banner carried by the Continental Army in 1776 that also consisted of 13 red and white stripes.
According to legend, Philadelphia seamstress Betsy Ross designed the new canton for the Stars and Stripes, which consisted of a circle of 13 stars and a blue background, at the request of General George Washington. Historians have been unable to conclusively prove or disprove this legend. With the entrance of new states into the United States after independence, new stripes and stars were added to represent new additions to the Union.
In 1818, however, Congress enacted a law stipulating that the 13 original stripes be restored and that only stars be added to represent new states. On June 14, 1877, the first Flag Day observance was held on the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes. As instructed by Congress, the U.S. flag was flown from all public buildings across the country. In the years after the first Flag Day, several states continued to observe the anniversary, and in 1949 Congress officially designated June 14 as Flag Day, a national day of observance.
September 3, 1777 – The American flag is flown in battle for the first time, during a Revolutionary War skirmish at Cooch’s Bridge, Maryland. Patriot General William Maxwell ordered the stars and strips banner raised as a detachment of his infantry and cavalry met an advance guard of British and Hessian troops.
The rebels were defeated and forced to retreat to General George Washington’s main force near Brandywine Creek in Pennsylvania. Three months before, on June 14, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution stating that “the flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and white” and that “the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.” The national flag, which became known as the “Stars and Stripes,” was based on the “Grand Union” flag, a banner carried by the Continental Army in 1776 that also consisted of 13 red and white stripes.
According to legend, Philadelphia seamstress Betsy Ross designed the new canton for the Stars and Stripes, which consisted of a circle of 13 stars and a blue background, at the request of General George Washington. Historians have been unable to conclusively prove or disprove this legend. With the entrance of new states into the United States after independence, new stripes and stars were added to represent new additions to the Union.
In 1818, however, Congress enacted a law stipulating that the 13 original stripes be restored and that only stars be added to represent new states. On June 14, 1877, the first Flag Day observance was held on the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes. As instructed by Congress, the U.S. flag was flown from all public buildings across the country. In the years after the first Flag Day, several states continued to observe the anniversary, and in 1949 Congress officially designated June 14 as Flag Day, a national day of observance.