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I just read the MoH citation for Walt Ehlers.

". . . "

Read all… Subjects: added on 2014 Feb 21
Subjects: heroes, US military

When he started college he was a walk on running back although he had never played football before. He was an agriculture prof for many years and retired in 2000.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2014 Jan 26
Subjects: heroes, reward, WW2

Teen in Pakistan sacrifices life to stop a suicide bomber.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25663992

Read all… Subjects: added on 2014 Jan 10
Subjects: heroes, terrorism

Thanks, Texas Dave.

Before I tab over to read the linked article...

Read all… Subjects: added on 2014 Jan 4
Subjects: heroes, US military, WW2

To Vic and all the other VN Vets, "Thank you for your service and welcome home!"
Posted by: Sherry McEvil

Echoed!

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Dec 30
Subjects: heroes, respect, service, US military

What's with the Secret Service? Not my young self's idea of the self-sacrificing heroes. Corrupted by years of being forced to protect fiends and traitors?

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Nov 14
Subjects: culture, heroes, service

Anna Puma, at the office yesterday, I did pull up your Doolittle links, but kept getting distracted so didn't read closely and the tabs are still open. I had seen some before, though.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Nov 10
Subjects: heroes, WW2

Mindful you may want to check out the links I posted up in #99. - Anna Puma (+SmuD)

Definitely! Thanks for the reminder. Was waiting 'til I get to a real screen instead of the cell.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Nov 9
Subjects: heroes, WW2

"The few surviving Doolittle Raiders are making their final toast..."

Dear Lord! The War will be with us always. The warriors fade away.

Thanks for posting this.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Nov 9
Subjects: heroes, WW2

in case prev comment seemed off the wall, book was in the photo up top.

Reading back up-thread ...

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Oct 24
Subjects: heroes, US Marines

"Lots of porta potties for the illegals, none for this rally."

So what's the problem? There's cop cars!

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Oct 13
Subjects: heroes, liberty, tyranny, WW2

seamrog, thanks for the tip to WslZip.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Oct 13
Subjects: Benghazi, heroes, police, WW2

Foot and Bookball threads above, Gun thread below. We're surrounded.

Let me see if I've got this all right. No violence yet, but serious forces assembled and confronting one another.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Oct 13
Subjects: Boy Scouts, heroes, White House, WW2

"Meh. They show up because they are sent." -fluffy

"it looks like the police have put the barrycades back up." -Lauren

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Oct 13
Subjects: heroes, liberty, tyranny, WW2

Brought along this from the end of the previous thread because I laughed at the perspective on the perverse:

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Oct 4
Subjects: heroes, perspective, WW2

I don't believe in ghosts. I might allow some kind of residual forces leftover from people. We don't know everything.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Oct 3
Subjects: heroes, Progressives Playbook, WW2

Regarding those ordered to put up barrycades,

I used the phrase "reprehensible morally." Too strong. Allen G put it better, "kind of sad and pathetic."

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Oct 2
Subjects: heroes, WW2

Honestly, it felt less about the current shutdown battle and more about the reverence for the fighting men who gave their lives and their service for the country in World War II. -Jeff B.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Oct 2
Subjects: heroes, service, WW2

The blame lies with those who gave the order, not those who are simply doing their jobs. -Hollowpoint

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Oct 2
Subjects: heroes, WW2

I just got back from the dentist and I can't feel my upper lip at all.

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Oct 2
Subjects: heroes, WW2

Don't like to repeat a comment and embar. to link to myself, but I wrote on the ONT about the possibility of

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Oct 2
Subjects: heroes, WW2

A confrontation between

a pack of Seriously Serious You Guys cyclists protecting vets at the vet memorial

and

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Oct 2
Subjects: heroes, WW2

Today I was reminded of the below... for *ahem* some reason....

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Oct 1
Subjects: heroes, WW2

On the radio, first thing this morning, I heard our better Senator, Jim Inhofe, saying something to the effect that folks 'round these parts don't have much problem with the Federal shutdown, and i

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Oct 1
Subjects: big government, heroes, WW2

The endurance of those tropes and ideas, the universal attraction of such figures, reflects the search of the human heart to connect with God; every person has an in-born knowledge of what a perfec

Read all… Subjects: added on 2013 Sep 26
Subjects: Christ, heroes, superheroes and supervillains

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