Veterans...Get the hell in here now!

raratt

raratt

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FirstCavApache64 said:
I'd like to wish all my Veteran brothers and sisters a Merry Christmas and a very special Merry Christmas to those who are still serving. I don't remember many Christmas dinners enjoyed with my family when I was active duty and I'm sure the same is true for many of you.
This is a pic of Arlington National Cemetery showing every grave with a wreath. My grandfather and several of my friends are buried there and it's a really amazing thing they do every year. If anybody wants to volunteer to place wreaths at Veterans cemeteries these are the folks that do it. There's also the opportunity to sponsor a wreath if that's what you want to do. This year's event has passed but they do it every year.
www.wreathsacrossamerica.org

American Pride on Display at this Year’s National Wreaths Across America Day Event

More than 2.7 million Sponsored Veterans’ Wreaths were Placed by Volunteers at 3,702 Participating Locations Across the Country
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Merry Christmas Brother.
 
BarnBuster

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Today in Military History:
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During the American Revolution, Patriot General George Washington crosses the Delaware River with 5,400 troops, hoping to surprise a Hessian force celebrating Christmas at their winter quarters in Trenton, New Jersey. The unconventional attack came after several months of substantial defeats for Washington’s army that had resulted in the loss of New York City and other strategic points in the region.

At about 11 p.m. on Christmas, Washington’s army commenced its crossing of the half-frozen river at three locations. The 2,400 soldiers led by Washington successfully braved the icy and freezing river and reached the New Jersey side of the Delaware just before dawn. The other two divisions, made up of some 3,000 men and crucial artillery, failed to reach the meeting point at the appointed time.

At approximately 8 a.m. on the morning of December 26, Washington’s remaining force, separated into two columns, reached the outskirts of Trenton and descended on the unsuspecting Hessians. Trenton’s 1,400 Hessian defenders were groggy from the previous evening’s festivities and underestimated the Patriot threat after months of decisive British victories throughout New York. Washington’s men quickly overwhelmed the Germans’ defenses, and by 9:30 a.m. the town was surrounded. Although several hundred Hessians escaped, nearly 1,000 were captured at the cost of only four American lives. However, because most of Washington’s army had failed to cross the Delaware, he was without adequate artillery or men and was forced to withdraw from the town.

The victory was not particularly significant from a strategic point of view, but news of Washington’s initiative raised the spirits of the American colonists, who previously feared that the Continental Army was incapable of victory.

10 Facts about Washington's Crossing of the Delaware River

General George Washington and the Continental Army famously crossed the Delaware River on December 25-26, 1776.
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BarnBuster

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On this Sad Day in Military History:
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On December 29, 1890, in one of the final chapters of America’s long Indian wars, the U.S. Cavalry kills 146 Sioux at Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota.

Throughout 1890, the U.S. government worried about the increasing influence at Pine Ridge of the Ghost Dance spiritual movement, which taught that Native Americans had been defeated and confined to reservations because they had angered the gods by abandoning their traditional customs. Many Sioux believed that if they practiced the Ghost Dance and rejected the ways of the white man, the gods would create the world anew and destroy all non-believers, including non-Indians. On December 15, 1890, reservation police tried to arrest Sitting Bull, the famous Sioux leader, who they mistakenly believed was a Ghost Dancer, and killed him in the process, increasing the tensions at Pine Ridge.

On December 29, the U.S. Army’s 7th cavalry surrounded a band of Ghost Dancers under the Sioux Chief Big Foot near Wounded Knee Creek and demanded they surrender their weapons. As that was happening, a fight broke out between an Indian and a U.S. soldier and a shot was fired, although it’s unclear from which side. A brutal massacre followed, in which it’s estimated almost 150 Native Americans were killed (some historians put this number at twice as high), nearly half of them women and children. The cavalry lost 25 men.

The conflict at Wounded Knee was originally referred to as a battle, but in reality it was a tragic and avoidable massacre. Surrounded by heavily armed troops, it’s unlikely that Big Foot’s band would have intentionally started a fight. Some historians speculate that the soldiers of the 7th Cavalry were deliberately taking revenge for the regiment’s defeat at the Little Bighorn in 1876. Whatever the motives, the massacre ended the Ghost Dance movement and was the last major confrontation in America’s deadly war against the Plains Indians.

Conflict came to Wounded Knee again in February 1973 when it was the site of a 71-day occupation by the activist group AIM (American Indian Movement) and its supporters, who were protesting the U.S. government’s mistreatment of Native Americans. During the standoff, two Native Americans were killed, one federal marshal was seriously wounded and numerous people were arrested.

(18 Medal's of Honor were awarded during this massacre. There is a bill in congress "Remove the Stain Act" to rescind the Medals. bb)​

'Remove the Stain Act' Moves Forward as House Passes Defense Bill | Currents

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes legislation to address the slaughter of hundreds of Lakota men, women and children at the Wounded Knee massacre a century ago. ...
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armyatwoundedknee.com

Setting the Record Straight Regarding ‘Remove the Stain Act’

The Honorable John F. Reed, ChairmanThe Honorable James M. Inhofe, Ranking MemberSenate Armed Services CommitteeU.S. SenateWashington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Reed and Ranking Member Inhofe: I am wr…
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.The Outdoorsman.

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BarnBuster said:
On this Sad Day in Military History:

On December 29, 1890, in one of the final chapters of America’s long Indian wars, the U.S. Cavalry kills 146 Sioux at Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota.

Throughout 1890, the U.S. government worried about the increasing influence at Pine Ridge of the Ghost Dance spiritual movement, which taught that Native Americans had been defeated and confined to reservations because they had angered the gods by abandoning their traditional customs. Many Sioux believed that if they practiced the Ghost Dance and rejected the ways of the white man, the gods would create the world anew and destroy all non-believers, including non-Indians. On December 15, 1890, reservation police tried to arrest Sitting Bull, the famous Sioux leader, who they mistakenly believed was a Ghost Dancer, and killed him in the process, increasing the tensions at Pine Ridge.

On December 29, the U.S. Army’s 7th cavalry surrounded a band of Ghost Dancers under the Sioux Chief Big Foot near Wounded Knee Creek and demanded they surrender their weapons. As that was happening, a fight broke out between an Indian and a U.S. soldier and a shot was fired, although it’s unclear from which side. A brutal massacre followed, in which it’s estimated almost 150 Native Americans were killed (some historians put this number at twice as high), nearly half of them women and children. The cavalry lost 25 men.

The conflict at Wounded Knee was originally referred to as a battle, but in reality it was a tragic and avoidable massacre. Surrounded by heavily armed troops, it’s unlikely that Big Foot’s band would have intentionally started a fight. Some historians speculate that the soldiers of the 7th Cavalry were deliberately taking revenge for the regiment’s defeat at the Little Bighorn in 1876. Whatever the motives, the massacre ended the Ghost Dance movement and was the last major confrontation in America’s deadly war against the Plains Indians.

Conflict came to Wounded Knee again in February 1973 when it was the site of a 71-day occupation by the activist group AIM (American Indian Movement) and its supporters, who were protesting the U.S. government’s mistreatment of Native Americans. During the standoff, two Native Americans were killed, one federal marshal was seriously wounded and numerous people were arrested.

(18 Medal's of Honor were awarded during this massacre. There is a bill in congress "Remove the Stain Act" to rescind the Medals. bb)​

'Remove the Stain Act' Moves Forward as House Passes Defense Bill | Currents

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes legislation to address the slaughter of hundreds of Lakota men, women and children at the Wounded Knee massacre a century ago. ...
nativenewsonline.net nativenewsonline.net
armyatwoundedknee.com

Setting the Record Straight Regarding ‘Remove the Stain Act’

The Honorable John F. Reed, ChairmanThe Honorable James M. Inhofe, Ranking MemberSenate Armed Services CommitteeU.S. SenateWashington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Reed and Ranking Member Inhofe: I am wr…
armyatwoundedknee.com armyatwoundedknee.com
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Not the right post to rif off, hash oil talking, but fun fact I am published for a native american artifact I found as a kid. Could be 10,000 years old. Knife river flint hide scraper tool, knife river flint comes from western north dakota, found it snorkeling minnesota lake, large knaps suppose to be done by an experienced flint knapper
 
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.The Outdoorsman. said:
Not the right post to rif off, hash oil talking, but fun fact I am published for a native american artifact I found as a kid. Could be 10,000 years old. Knife river flint hide scraper tool, knife river flint comes from western north dakota, found it snorkeling minnesota lake, large knaps suppose to be done by an experienced flint knapper
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You can't hijack a thread about a fascinating item then not give us pics!! Where's the PICS!
 
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.The Outdoorsman. said:
Not the right post to rif off, hash oil talking, but fun fact I am published for a native american artifact I found as a kid. Could be 10,000 years old. Knife river flint hide scraper tool, knife river flint comes from western north dakota, found it snorkeling minnesota lake, large knaps suppose to be done by an experienced flint knapper
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we have our own "knapper" here @Blue Wizard
 
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I bet @raratt is one of the few who knows what this fucking thing is used for. This was the only thing my husband brought home from his 22 years in the USAF. But what he lost in creativity he made up for in volume. I threw hundreds of those mother fuckers away over the past couple of decades.

PS, rat this was the place I found that picture: https://amcmuseum.org/collections/crew-chief-pencil/
 
raratt

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I bet @raratt is one of the few who knows what this fucking thing is used for. This was the only thing my husband brought home from his 22 years in the USAF. But what he lost in creativity he made up for in volume. I threw hundreds of those mother fuckers away over the past couple of decades.

PS, rat this was the place I found that picture: https://amcmuseum.org/collections/crew-chief-pencil/
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I learned it was better to carry a regular red pencil because the red end would stab you in the face when you were in the typical awkward positions working on something. No erasers allowed! :shock:
 
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raratt

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curious2garden said:
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I bet @raratt is one of the few who knows what this fucking thing is used for. This was the only thing my husband brought home from his 22 years in the USAF. But what he lost in creativity he made up for in volume. I threw hundreds of those mother fuckers away over the past couple of decades.

PS, rat this was the place I found that picture: https://amcmuseum.org/collections/crew-chief-pencil/
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I have one of the two keys with the switch that was used to launch an ICBM. It has the ID tag for the missile complex it came from. It was XB3 so it wasn't tracked. I could probably get some good money for it on Ebay, but I won't sell it. It's a reminder of the fun I had under Kansas.
 
.The Outdoorsman.

.The Outdoorsman.

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raratt said:
I have one of the two keys with the switch that was used to launch an ICBM. It has the ID tag for the missile complex it came from. It was XB3 so it wasn't tracked. I could probably get some good money for it on Ebay, but I won't sell it. It's a reminder of the fun I had under Kansas.
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singed up for an army recruit info paper work. Army recruit came to my door after i smoked a J. Are you "my name". I looked to my left, looked my right. Whos asking? Oh just seeing you singed up for the army questionare. Tripped me out, thought i was getting drafted. Would have serverd if they let me smoke in my free time. I can shoot the tits off a jack rabbit at 100 yards. Props to those that searved. Respect.
 
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