There’s a reason it’s called a process a lot goes into the nomination and election of a US President. That being said, I’ve decided to share how America has dealt with the Primary election, then and now. To read how the electoral process works, follow the link below. And don’t forget to cast your ballots! Read more
In ‘Weekend At Bernie’s,’ a corpse becomes the life of the party. But, in World War II, a corpse saved the lives of thousands of American and Allied soldiers.
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At a little after two o’clock in the morning on Monday, January 19, 1942, an earthquake-like rumble tossed fifteen-year-old Gibb Gray from his bed. Furniture shook, glass and knickknacks rattled, and books fell from shelves as a thundering roar vibrated through the walls of the houses in Gibb’s Outer Banks village of Avon. Surprised and concerned, Gibb’s father rushed to the windows on the house’s east side and looked toward the ocean.
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This is a long article but WELL WORTH bookmarking and referring to it as needed. I read this article when it was first published and have made an effort to put the advice into practice. It’s a good skill to master. Enjoy!
February 5, 2015
As the names implies, situational awareness is simply knowing what’s going on around you. It sounds easy in principle, but in reality requires much practice. And while it is taught to soldiers, law enforcement officers, and yes, government-trained assassins, it’s an important skill for civilians to learn as well. In a dangerous situation, being aware of a threat even seconds before everyone else can keep you and your loved ones safe.
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Via New York Times
ZONNEBEKE, Belgium — To walk the orderly rows of headstones in the elegant graveyards that hold the dead of World War I is to feel both awe and distance. With the death of the last veterans, World War I, which began 100 years ago, has moved from memory to history. But its resonance has not faded — on land and geography, people and nations, and on the causes and consequences of modern war. Read more
A powerful, haunting, provocative memoir of a Marine in Iraq—and his struggle with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in a system trying to hide the damage done Marine Sergeant Clint Van Winkle flew to war on Valentine’s Day 2003. His battalion was among the first wave of troops that crossed into Iraq, and his first combat experience was the battle of Nasiriyah, followed by patrols throughout the country, house to house searches, and operations in the dangerous Baghdad slums.But after two tours of duty, certain images would not leave his memory—a fragmented mental movie of shooting a little girl; of scavenging parts from a destroyed, blood-spattered tank; of obliterating several Iraqi men hidden behind an ancient wall; and of mistakenly stepping on a “soft spot,” the remains of a Marine killed in combat. After his return home, Van Winkle sought help at a Veterans Administration facility, and so began a maddening journey through an indifferent system that promises to care for veterans, but in fact abandons many of them.From riveting scenes of combat violence, to the gallows humor of soldiers fighting a war that seems to make no sense, to moments of tenderness in a civilian life ravaged by flashbacks, rage, and doubt, Soft Spots reveals the mind of a soldier like no other recent memoir of the war that has consumed America.
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by Tech. Sgt. Leo Brown
442nd Fighter Wing public affairs
11/28/2007 – WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — Part III: Airmen recount forced march, liberation.
Note: This is the conclusion of a three-part series about Airmen in World War II who were captured by the German military. There’s one more post though. It’s a tribute to these brave men. Rest easy warriors. Read more
John Ismay was in the business of tracking explosives and bombs in surge-era Iraq. His first week there introduced him to an open secret: Coalition forces routinely found chemical weapons, and within a month, a soldier in his unit suffered a mustard blister on his leg the size of his hand. Read more
by Tech. Sgt. Leo Brown
442nd Fighter Wing public affairs
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WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — Part II: Internment — life at Stalag Luft III and witness to the “Great Escape”
Note: This is part two of three in a series documenting the experiences of American Airmen captured by the German military during World War II.
As the Allied air attacks on Adolf Hitler’s “Fortress Europe” increased during World War II, so did the number of Airmen shot down and captured by the Germans. Fliers from the United States, Britain, Canada and other countries poured into Stalag Luft III and other Luftwaffe-run prison camps. Read more
I’ve put this in the “Long Reads” category, you can bookmark and read later. Enjoy!
442nd Fighter Wing public affairs
9/25/2007 – WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — Part one: Capture — Airmen remember falling into enemy hands.
NOTE: This is the first of three articles in a series about Airmen from World War II who were shot down and captured by the Germans. The downed flyers eventually ended up in Stalag Luft III, a prison camp in eastern Germany, made famous by the 1963 movie, The Great Escape, based on the book by Paul Brickhill. These Airmen were interviewed during a reunion in Kansas City in April.
Oct. 10, 1943, started out happy for 2nd Lt. Fred Frey, a 23-year co-pilot on a B-17 Flying Fortress. Now 87 years old, he said he’d just received a three-day pass to go to London, but another co-pilot couldn’t make his mission. So Lieutenant Frey, who retired as a lieutenant colonel in 1963, was picked as a pinch hitter for a bombing run on Munster, Germany, which had key railroad junctions and was a part of the Ruhr industrial area. Read more
Maiden on the Midway 
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