Why do I keep hearing the US being referred to as a Democracy‽
It’s in the pledge of allegiance! “…and to this Republic, for which it stands…” Have they completely taken this out of the curriculum’s, too? as far as I thought I knew, this is common knowledge, not to mention common sense…I may have just answered my own question. Wake up, America. Read more
“I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone if possible; Jew, Gentile, black man, white. We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness, not by each other’s misery. Read more
Please watch. This is an amazing story of the resilience and fortitude of the American Soldier when given the opportunity to make a difference after the battlefields and the love they have for each other and their well-being.
Mikal Vega is a former Navy SEAL & Chief Petty Officer— a 22 year military veteran who survived numerous dangerous combat operations and deployments only to be nearly killed by the cocktail of psychiatric drugs prescribed him by military doctors. Now retired from the military, Mikal works to help Veterans overcome problems suffered in battle without the use of mind-altering psychiatric drugs or psychiatric labels. Currently Mikal is an actor who can be seen in such films as Transformers 3&4 and the web series Black – he uses his acting to help fund and promote his non-profit organization, Vital Warrior. He was one of four individuals who received a human rights award from the mental health watchdog CCHR International, on Feb 1st 2014 in Los Angeles, presented by CCHR Commissioners, Danny Masterson & Jason Dohring. Previous award winners include members of Congress, state legislators, attorneys, medical doctors, whistleblowers, and civil and human rights activists.
A Flight Engineer describes his old but reliable C-130H Hercules Aircraft – Kentucky Air National Guard. Salinas California International Airshow 2012 -9
Instructor Zero takes the M249 SAW for a run after over a decade of not having used it. The M249 SAW is an American derivative of the Belgian made FN Minimi. Ideally, the SAW is fired in longer bursts of 7 or more rounds. In this video Zero made the choice to shoot in shorter burst for filming purposes, the cost of ammunition and quite honestly, to prolong the fun we were having at the range.
“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.”
― Leonardo da Vinci
#AviationSaturday
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following a second mass shooting at Fort Hood, at least one lawmaker thinks a bill currently under consideration will ensure the safety of American communities by requiring the estimated 2.6 million unstable veterans who served in Iraq or Afghanistan to tell their neighbors of their combat service. Read more
At about 5 a.m., 700 British troops, on a mission to capture Patriot leaders and seize a Patriot arsenal, march into Lexington to find 77 armed minutemen under Captain John Parker waiting for them on the town’s common green. British Major John Pitcairn ordered the outnumbered Patriots to disperse, and after a moment’s hesitation the Americans began to drift off the green. Suddenly, the “shot heard around the world” was fired from an undetermined gun, and a cloud of musket smoke soon covered the green. When the brief Battle of Lexington ended, eight Americans lay dead or dying and 10 others were wounded. Only one British soldier was injured, but the American Revolution had begun. Read more
Maiden on the Midway 
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