To All,
Good Sunday morning October 29, 2023
I hope that you are all having a great weekend
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Today in Naval and Marine Corps History thanks to NHHC
October 29
1814—The first steam-powered U.S. Navy warship, Fulton, launches at New York City. Commissioned in June 1816, she carries President James Monroe on a day cruise in New York Harbor a year later.
1942—PBY-5 Catalinas from Patrol Squadron (VP) 11 sink Japanese submarine I 172.
1956—The 6th Fleet is ordered to evacuate U.S. nationals during the Suez Canal Crisis. Some of the ships involved are USS Coral Sea (CVA 43), USS Randolph (CVA 15), USS Antietam (CVA 36), and a series of support vessels. By Nov. 3, approximately 2,000 people are evacuated.
1980—USS Parsons (DDG 33) rescues 110 Vietnamese refugees 330 miles south of Saigon.
1989—A developmental prototype of the advanced capability version of the EA 6B Prowler makes its first flight.
2002—Commander Central Command Gen. Tommy R. Franks, USA, announces the impending deployment of 700 to 800 Marines to Djibouti as part of Combined Joint Task Force–Horn of Africa.
2011—Virginia-class submarine USS California (SSN 781) is commissioned at Norfolk, VA.
Thanks to Mike for this bit of history
Don't Tread on Me" Flag Story
https://ultimateflags.com/blog/dont-tread-on-me/
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This Day in World History
October 29
1618 Sir Walter Raleigh is executed. After the death of Queen Elizabeth, Raleigh's enemies spread rumors that he was opposed to the accession of King James.
1787 Mozart's opera Don Giovanni opens in Prague.
1814 The Demologos, the first steam-powered warship, launched in New York City.
1901 Leon Czolgosz is electrocuted for the assassination of US President William McKinley. Czolgosz, an anarchist, shot McKinley on September 6 during a public reception at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, N.Y. Despite early hopes of recovery, McKinley died September 14, in Buffalo, NY.
1927 Russian archaeologist Peter Kozloff apparently uncovers the tomb of Genghis Khan in the Gobi Desert, a claim still in dispute.
1929 Black Tuesday--the most catastrophic day in stock market history, the herald of the Great Depression. 16 million shares were sold at declining prices. By mid-November $30 billion of the $80 billion worth of stocks listed in September will have been wiped out.
1945 The first ball-point pen goes is sold by Gimbell's department store in New York for a price of $12.
1949 Alonzo G. Moron of the Virgin Islands becomes the first African-American president of Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia.
1952 French forces launch Operation Lorraine against Viet Minh supply bases in Indochina.
1964 Thieves steal a jewel collection--including the world's largest sapphire, the 565-carat "Star of India," and the 100-carat DeLong ruby--from the Museum of Natural History in New York. The thieves were caught and most of the jewels recovered.
1969 The U.S. Supreme Court orders immediate desegregation, superseding the previous "with all deliberate speed" ruling.
1969 First computer-to-computer link; the link is accomplished through ARPANET, forerunner of the Internet.
1972 Palestinian guerrillas kill an airport employee and hijack a plane, carrying 27 passengers, to Cuba. They force West Germany to release 3 terrorists who were involved in the Munich Massacre.
1983 More than 500,000 people protest in The Hague, The Netherlands, against cruise missiles.
1986 The last stretch of Britain's M25 motorway opens.
1998 South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission reports condemns both sides on the Apartheid issue for committing atrocities.
1998 John Glenn, at age 77, becomes the oldest person to go into outer space. He is part of the crew of Space Shuttle Discovery, STS-95.
1998 The deadliest Atlantic hurricane on record up to that time, Hurricane Mitch, makes landfall in Honduras (in 2005 Hurricane Wilma surpassed it); nearly 11,000 people died and approximately the same number were missing.
2004 For the first time, Osama bin Laden admits direct responsibility for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the US; his comments are part of a video broadcast by the Al Jazeera network.
2008 Delta and Northwest airlines merge, forming the world's largest airline.
2012 Hurricane Sandy devastates much of the East Coast of the US; nearly 300 die directly or indirectly from the storm.
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ROLLING THUNDER REMEMBERED Thanks to the Bear … Bear🇺🇸⚓️🐻
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OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER (1965-1968)
From the archives of rollingthunderremembered.com post for 29 October 1968… SecDef Clark Clifford's account of Nixon's foul play…
Thanks to Micro
To remind folks that these are from the Vietnam Air Losses site that Micro put together. You click on the url below and get what happened each day to the crew of the aircraft. ……Skip
From Vietnam Air Losses site for Sunday October 29
October 29: https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=3039This following work accounts for every fixed wing loss of the Vietnam War and you can use it to read more about the losses in The Bear's Daily account. Even better it allows you to add your updated information to the work to update for history…skip Vietnam Air Losses Access Chris Hobson and Dave Lovelady's work at: https://www.VietnamAirLosses.com.
This is a list of all Helicopter Pilots Who Died in the Vietnam War . Listed by last name and has other info https://www.vhpa.org/KIA/KIAINDEX.HTM
MOAA - Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Servicemembers Killed in the Vietnam War
The site works, find anyone you knew in "search" feature.
https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/ )
Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Service members Killed in the Vietnam War
By: Kipp Hanley
AUGUST 15, 2022
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In celebration of Halloween tomorrow
Thanks to Interesting Facts
Bram Stoker never visited Transylvania.
If you know anything about Transylvania, it's probably that Dracula calls it home. Yet the author of Dracula, Irish writer Bram Stoker, never even visited Romania's spookiest region. The town of Whitby, England — home to a 13th-century monastery called Whitby Abbey, which is surrounded by gravestones and has been in ruins for hundreds of years — was actually the most direct influence on the setting of the 1897 vampire novel. Stoker spent four weeks in Whitby between July and August of 1890, a visit that helped inspire his depiction of Dracula's lair.
So why not simply have the world's most famous vampire live in Whitby? Well, Stoker called Transylvania "one of the wildest and least known portions of Europe" in the book's first chapter, an evocative description based on his research into the area and 19th-century travel literature. Dracula himself was also partly inspired by Romanian superstitions and Vlad III, whom history often remembers by a more colorful name: Vlad the Impaler. The son of Vlad Dracul, he may have been born in Transylvania, eventually became Voivode (ruler) of Wallachia (a region of Romania), and more than earned his nickname by impaling perhaps hundreds of enemies. Considering he was born in the 15th century, it's almost surprising it took so long for someone to base a character like Dracula on him.
Sunlight isn't fatal to Dracula in the novel.
Nor was it fatal to any other vampire for a full 25 years after Dracula was published. The trope was actually invented in the 1922 German movie Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, director F.W. Murnau's unofficial adaptation of Stoker's novel. Widely considered one of the best, most influential horror films ever made, the German expressionist masterwork almost passed out of existence immediately after its release. Stoker's estate sued over it in Germany, reportedly leading to a court ordering all copies of the film to be destroyed. Fortunately, enough prints survived for it to eventually achieve its current reputation as a vampiric classic almost on the same level as Dracula itself.
6 Things You Might Not Know About Transylvania
You'd be forgiven for not realizing Transylvania is a real place — or for not knowing much about it beyond its status as the supposed birthplace of Dracula. But as is often the case, the truth about this area is even more interesting than the fictions.
6 Things You Might Not Know About Transylvania
You might be forgiven for not realizing Transylvania is a real place — or for not knowing much about it beyond its status as the supposed birthplace of Dracula. Vlad "the Impaler" Dracul is indeed linked to this region of Romania, and though the vampire legend he gave rise to may be more fiction than fact, Transylvania itself is very much real. That legend began with Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula and grew from there, including the 1931 film adaptation starring Bela Lugosi (who was himself born in Romania) and the equally influential silent movie Nosferatu.
As is often the case, the truth about this area of the world is even more interesting than the stories surrounding it. Here are six things you might not know about Transylvania.
In early drafts of his novel, Stoker named his protagonist Count Wampyr. After reading "An Account of the Principalities of Wallachia and Moldavia," a study of the two Romanian provinces, he came across the surname "Dracula" and decided to change it.
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The Name "Transylvania" Has an Evocative Backstory
Depending on how you translate it, Transylvania means "beyond the forest" or "on the other side of the woods." A document dating back to 1075 and written in medieval Latin refers to the region as ultra silvam, which is where we get the former translation. It's also been called Ultrasylvania, a medieval Latin translation of the Hungarian name Erdő-elve. As its name implies, Transylvania is heavily forested and quite beautiful — were it not for the spooky connotations, it would likely be just as popular to visit as Europe's other idyllic locales.
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There Are No Vampires, But There Are Bears
Six thousand brown bears call Transylvania home, or nearly 60% of the species' entire population in Europe. The Apuseni Mountains are even home to the appropriately named Bears' Cave, which received its name after the skeletons of 140 cave bears were discovered there in 1983. The brown bears here are often quite large as well, with one specimen tipping the scales at nearly 1,100 pounds. And while there have been a handful of tragic encounters with humans, the majority of these imposingly beautiful creatures live far from civilization in the Carpathian Mountains, which are also home to wolves, lynxes, and other interesting wildlife.
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Dracula's Castle Isn't the Only Famous Fortress
Bran Castle is the most well-known of Transylvania's castles due to its connection to the Dracula mythos, but it's far from the only notable castle in Transylvania. There's also Corvin Castle, which is one of the largest in Europe and is counted among the Seven Wonders of Romania, not to mention the likes of Peles and Bánffy castles. The former looks like it came straight out of a storybook and was the first castle in Europe with electricity, while Bánffy's history can be traced to the 14th century; it was nearly burned down by Germans retreating from Allied troops near the end of World War II.
Still, there's no denying how fascinating the legend of Bran Castle — known outside of Romania as Dracula's Castle, of course — has become. There's no evidence that the castle inspired Bram Stoker when he wrote Dracula or that Vlad himself ever visited the medieval structure. However, that didn't stop the Communist Party of Romania from deciding in the 1970s to present Bran Castle as the true home of the world's most famous vampire. That decision wasn't arbitrary, as the castle certainly looks the part — if you were to conjure an image of Dracula's not-so-humble abode, there's a good chance it would look exactly like the place.
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You Can Visit the Best-Preserved Medieval Citadel in Europe There
Sighișoara, the supposed birthplace of Vlad Dracul himself, is a town of 28,000 people dating back to the 12th century. Its fortified historic center is so well-preserved that UNESCO designated it a World Heritage Site in 1999, particularly for how important it is to the history of Transylvanian Saxons. The German-speaking group has been in the area so long that the region was technically part of Hungary when they first arrived there; the Saxons also played a major role in Transylvania's feudal system for hundreds of years. Sighișoara remains the best-preserved inhabited medieval citadel in Europe, not to mention a surprisingly charming spot to visit.
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The Coat of Arms Is Seriously Awesome
Vexillologists will get a kick out of this 18th-century symbol, which was granted by Maria Theresa of the Hapsburg dominions. As symbolically rich as it is visually arresting, the coat of arms features an eagle representing Transylvania itself, a sun and crescent moon for the Székely Land region of Romania, and seven towers representing cities populated by Saxons. Transylvania had other heraldic symbols in the centuries prior, but none were granted with as much fanfare or lasted as long — it's still in use today.
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Transylvania Hosts Romania's Biggest Film Festival
Cannes, Venice, and Berlin may attract more headlines, but the Transylvania International Film Festival has emerged as one of the most adventurous events of its kind in Europe. Founded in 2002 and taking place in Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania's cultural center and unofficial capital, it draws more than 100,000 attendees each year and has highlighted adventurous films like Babyteeth, Monos, and Oslo, August 31st. (Their vampire-themed poster game is on point, too.)
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Thanks to YP and Dr. Rich
Landing a B29
The scairiest airline landing I've ever ridden thru was on Grit's short term affair with the B-747. I had left my burnt up (electrically!) POS Crusader at NAS Atlanta, sacked up my flight gear in my torso harnass, and in minimal layover clothes, caught a ride back to Dallas Love Field. I yam sitting on the jump seat in the cockpit, and we are landing on 13L, the short runway (7752'). The approach crosses a little lake just off the end of the runway, source of the notorious Lake Bachman sink! We are cocked up as hell, and all I can really see is the fence at the other end. Holee Chit! The trucks crunch down, max reverse and braking, and I am TALKING TO THE BIG GUY. Somehow, we got stopped and actually stayed on the taxiway turnoff and back to the gate. Grong hadda love them.
A week or so later, word came that NAS Atlanta had duck taped my Crusader minimally together and would someone PLEASE COME GET IT? YHS DUMBASS, here, caught a ride on a Reserve P-2V to NAS Atlanta; it was in almost as bad shape as my Crusader, and the worried comm from the crew had me talking to the Big Guy again. Somehow, we made it, but I swore'd and be damnit ifn I'd ever ride on one of those things again.
Turns out that my nominally fixed Crusader was available without the wing fuel, so I hadda stop at NAS Meridian for petrol. Stopping the F-8A anywhere on a cross country was risky from a maintenance standpoint, but I got my gas and made it home to NAS Dallas.
I did this sort of thing routinely. Why? 'Cause it's wot I did.
YP
On Oct 27, 2023, at 9:59 PM, Andy Tillman wrote:
https://www.reddit.com/r/WWIIplanes/s/8Q5P9SYFtT
Lots of aileron on that yoke!
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Thanks to Micro
Some feel good news for a change:
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A lot to unpack here
Thanks to DR and Rich
Subject: The Ground War has officially begun
Hi to all -
Mexico
Have you heard about Hurricane Otis? I have seen an occasional, short news story on this. Otis was a Cat 5 hurricane that struck Acapulco, Mexico, a community of 800,000, displacing at least 200,000 people and doing massive damage to the area. Many have died, at least 39, and it may take years to rebuild. This is close to home, and a true humanitarian crisis - there is no food, water or electricity in Acapulco. Yet, it is hardly worth the time of our media to report.
What do we see? Hour after hour of stories of pro-Palestinain protests, wailing women decrying the inhumanity of it all (keep in mind that if women make public protests in Gaza in 'normal' times, they will be punished, perhaps even killed. Women have been beaten to death for not wearing a Hijab, as well as in Iran, where protests continue over that issue. Any 'protest' is a staged event, sanctioned by Hamas.) Have you seen all the protests over the poor suffering civilians in Ukraine? Thousands have been killed. At least 20 million people have been made homeless and forced to flee the country. Another 400,000 soldiers have been killed. Russia, too, has had serious losses - did you see the calls for a ceasefire? How about negotiations to end this conflict? No? Neither has anyone else.
Too many high rollers have too many trillions of dollars at stake on both side of the Ukraine War. DR
But, we send weekly 'donations' of millions of dollars, and much military equipment to keep this war going in order to protect OUR democracy.
How about Africa? Genocide in several nations there? Mass murder of Christians in various places? Where is the media? Who pays to organize and support protests? What is different about Gaza? Has the UN demanded a ceasefire in any of these places? Why here, in this place, and nowhere else? It is a classic 'good vs evil' situation. Both sides claim that God gave them this land, and they worship different Gods. One side makes every attempt to act peacefully, and to extend mercy to the other. The other side uses force, violence and hate to try to impose their will on everyone else. And, this has exposed a huge undercurrent of hate for those who say they are 'God's chosen people'. I do not think anyone realized how deeply rooted anti-Semitism is all over the globe. Nor how utterly violent that feeling is. No other issue has so highlighted the differences between sides, and drawn so many into their opposing camps.
Meanwhile, what looked a day or two ago like a few probing attacks into Gaza has turned into a huge ground offensive. It is moving slowly, very deliberately and behind massive bombings, artillery attacks and tank fire. A number of areas have been seized. Again, warnings to residents to move away from this combat zone, which Hamas is working hard to prevent. The air campaign is massive. More than 6000 bombs have been dropped in this small area. That is greater than many WWII carpet bombings in Europe. In those efforts, it was not uncommon for 40,000 civilians to die in a single day of attacks. In the Gulf war, in less than six weeks, with use of precision guided munitions, at least 100,000 died - mostly soldiers. So far, in Gaza, the most extravagant claims are that 7000 civilians have died. We cannot be sure of the numbers, as reporting is all over the map. But, historically, claims exceed actual.
Hamas is showing its desire for peace by continuing to launch rockets into Israel, without regard for civilian lives. So far, those rockets exceed 8000. Another 30 UN workers were killed in Gaza, unknown by which side. But their vehicles and equipment were taken by Hamas and used by their 'warriors'. A reporter from Al Jazeera was also killed.
In Lebanon, shells struck some UN Peacekeepers, as both sides trade fire. Israel has shut off electricity in Gaza, and also blinded internet and cell systems.
For weeks now, Hamas has been silent, except to taunt Israel with stories about how their hostages are 'enjoying sex in Gaza' and refusing to come to the table. Qatar , who supports Hamas, and hosts many of their leaders, has been trying to work some sort of hostage swap deal. All this went nowhere fast. Until the tanks rolled across the border. Suddenly, Hamas is very anxious to work a prisoner trade. Of course, they want all their own prisoners in exchange. In the past, they have gotten many of their terrorists in exchange for a few Israelis. This time, that may not happen. If they get any of their own back, I expect they will be few in number, and less important in status. Israel says NO to any ceasefire, and vows to destroy Hamas, no matter how long it takes. In this kind of conflict, total destruction of one side or the other is really the only option. Like the 'unconditional surrender' demanded in WWII, as the west realized that they could not leave either root nor branch of the evil that caused this terrible war, lest it grow back in a few years. Hamas has never considered giving up their hate, and becoming a civil partner in the world. Even the Arab nations want nothing to do with them. In fact, Israel has stated that their first priority is the ground war, and the hostages are second. This will be tragic for some, or all, of the families who have members as prisoners of Hamas. Israel has no prisoners of Gaza citizens that they could exchange, only terrorists captured and in jail.
Israel said that their attacks have killed Asem Abu Rakaba, head of Hamas 'Arial Array'. He is the man controlling drones, paragliders, and air defense systems for Hamas. This could be a serious blow to their defense efforts. And, their 'soldiers' who are literally hiding behind women's skirts, are terrified now that Israeli tanks and troops are on the way, determined to kill all of them. They would like to keep living, in spite of the promises of 'paradise'.
Watch for even better offers from Hamas in days to come, and increased pressure by those who pay for the world protests, to end the attacks. I am sure that Iran, who has been making the usual threats, has also been told by Israel, that if they do attack, or encourage Hezbollah to up the stakes, that Israel will put a serious dent in their economy, oil production and sales, and more. Remember, Israel has nukes, too.
Hannity suggested bombing the tunnels, rather than sending in troops. In Vietnam, the VC were very good at creating networks of tunnels, like Hamas. Sometimes, when those tunnels were away from populated areas, our bombers could crush them from the air. Often the concussion killed everyone in those tunnels, without leaving a mark on the bodies. This does not work so well in cities, and in tunnels much deeper than those in Vietnam. Israel has damaged or destroyed nearly 150 tunnels from the air, but much more needs to be done to ensure their total destruction and to root out terrorists, and perhaps save hostages.
Biden could do a lot, if he wanted to. But, his greed for Iranian money has blinded him, as Europe and China are choked by Iranian oil. Everyone will work for self interest, no matter what they say in public. And, the 'useful idiots' will do as they are told. In spite of our long history of support for Israel, even staff members of congress are privately turning against Israel.
Mike Pence
He has quit the presidential race. Looks like he figured out that he has zero chance, and is running out of money and support.
San Fernando California
A local 'drag queen story hour' came to an abrupt end, as parents gathered outside and chanted 'Leave our kids alone' (sounds like the Pink Floyd song). They have had enough of this special kind of indoctrination and perversion. Keep it coming, parents !
Maine
The mass shooter there has died, an apparent suicide.
Tax Increases
Biden's proposed $4.7 trillion tax increase is more than the entire federal budget when he took office. He seems to be in a hurry to destroy the nation, perhaps he sees his demise as his approval tanks.
They paid out $26 billion to have Google search engines made the 'default' on platforms all over the land. That was their single largest expense in 2021. From this, they hope to receive $146 billion in ad revenues. Does this seem like a monopoly ploy to you? Money buys a lot of power.YouTube is a subsidiary of Google. DR
JPMorgan
Dimon
Their CEO, Jamie Dimon, has sold off $144 million of his stock. This is what you see just before a major collapse of companies, banks, and financial businesses. Top leaders, in the know and able to read the tea leaves, bail just ahead of the public failure announcements, where the peasants get stuck with the bill and crushed.
Eventbrite
This event ticket business has banned Riley Gaines, the female swimmer who speaks for women's rights and against trannies competing with women, has had her ticket sales banned from Everbrite for a November 3 event at UC Davis. Riley says she will proceed anyway.
RFK, Jr.
The intruder who tried to get into his home tried again, the same day, after he was released. Adrian Paul Aispuro, 44, has a history of stalking RFK. Again, RFK is the first candidate refused Secret Service protection ever. Of course, he opposes Biden, and Biden made that call. Competition is not part of the agenda of the left.
Well, it has been an exciting day, and the start of a really nasty ground campaign. The atrocities inflicted on Israel by Hamas, and supported by people all over the globe, will not go unpunished. Even if it leads to a larger war. NEVER AGAIN.
Rich
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From the Archives
Thanks to Grant
The F-4 flew with a couple of big engines so why not Snoopy
FW: Watch "RC Snoopy's Flying Doghouse (The Peanuts) -- Big Jolt 2015" on YouTube This is so cool. Some people's brains are still working.
https://youtu.be/MTnnXhcmSgY. I knew it was real
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From the Archives
(Go to the link below and read this horrifying story on page 70. Beyond belief!)
AN INSTRUCTIVE BLAST FROM THE PAST
By Massad Ayoob
For decades now, I've done a series for American Handgunner magazine called "The Ayoob Files" in which we dissect and analyze actual gunfights. Some are historical, but most are contemporary and include interviews with the survivors.
I recently reviewed this one. That September/October 1991 issue covered a classic and tragic incident in Baton Rouge. A young policewoman was murdered, and a particularly determined cop-killer finished off at last by the sole survivor.
Lessons: Some bad guys take a lot of lead before they stop committing mayhem and murder. Body armor can be a life-saver…if you're wearing it. Armed people need to full grasp both gun disarming and the flip side of such struggles, weapon retention.
Lots of other useful material in that issue, too.
The chilling true story of a real-life Terminator. Page 70
https://americanhandgunner.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/HSO91.pdf
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Thanks to Carl
Banister of Life
As You Slide Down The Banister Of Life, Remember:
1. Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggert have written an impressive new book. It's called .."Ministers Do More Than Lay People".
2. Transvestite: A guy who likes to eat, drink and be Mary.
3. The difference between the Pope and your boss is, the Pope only expects you to kiss his ring.
4. My mind works like lightning, one brilliant flash , and it is gone.
5. The only time the world beats a path to your door is if you're in the bathroom.
6. I hate sex in the movies Tried it once. The seat folded up, the drink spilled and that ice, well, it really chilled the Mood.
7. It used to be only death and taxes Now, of course, there's shipping and handling, too.
8. A husband is someone who , after taking the trash out, gives the impression that he just cleaned the whole house.
9. My next house will have no kitchen - just vending machines and a large trash can.
10 Definition of a teenager?
God's punishment...for enjoying sex.
And as you slide down that Banister of Life..pray that all the splinters are all pointed the other way..
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This Day in U S Military History
October 29
1956 – Israeli armed forces push into Egypt toward the Suez Canal, initiating the Suez Crisis. They would soon be joined by French and British forces, creating a serious Cold War problem in the Middle East. The catalyst for the joint Israeli-British-French attack on Egypt was the nationalization of the Suez Canal by Egyptian leader General Gamal Abdel Nasser in July 1956. The situation had been brewing for some time. Two years earlier, the Egyptian military had begun pressuring the British to end its military presence (which had been granted in the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian Treaty) in the canal zone. Nasser's armed forces also engaged in sporadic battles with Israeli soldiers along the border between the two nations, and the Egyptian leader did nothing to conceal his antipathy toward the Zionist nation. Supported by Soviet arms and money, and furious with the United States for reneging on a promise to provide funds for construction of the Aswan Dam on the Nile River, Nasser ordered the Suez Canal seized and nationalized. The British were angry with the move and sought the support of France (which believed that Nasser was supporting rebels in the French colony of Algeria), and Israel (which needed little provocation to strike at the enemy on its border), in an armed assault to retake the canal. The Israelis struck first, but were shocked to find that British and French forces did not immediately follow behind them. Instead of a lightening strike by overwhelming force, the attack bogged down. The United Nations quickly passed a resolution calling for a cease-fire. The Soviet Union began to issue ominous threats about coming to Egypt's aid. A dangerous situation developed quickly, one that the Eisenhower administration hoped to defuse before it turned into a Soviet-U.S. confrontation. Though the United States sternly warned the Soviet Union to stay out of the situation, Eisenhower also pressured the British, French, and Israeli governments to withdraw their troops. They eventually did so in late 1956 and early 1957.
1969 – The first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet. The first message on the ARPANET was sent by UCLA student programmer Charley Kline, at 10:30 pm, from Boelter Hall 3420. Kline transmitted from the university's SDS Sigma 7 Host computer to the Stanford Research Institute's SDS 940 Host computer. The message text was the word login; the l and the o letters were transmitted, but the system then crashed. Hence, the literal first message over the ARPANET was lo. About an hour later, having recovered from the crash, the SDS Sigma 7 computer effected a full login. The first permanent ARPANET link was established on 21 November 1969, between the IMP at UCLA and the IMP at the Stanford Research Institute. By 5 December 1969, the entire four-node network, adding University of California, Santa Barbara and The University of Utah, was established.
1998 – The shuttle Discovery blasted off with 6 crew mates including John Glenn (77), the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962. Nearly four decades after he became the first American to orbit the Earth, Senator John Hershel Glenn, Jr., is launched into space again as a payload specialist aboard the space shuttle Discovery. At 77 years of age, Glenn was the oldest human ever to travel in space. During the nine-day mission, he served as part of a NASA study on health problems associated with aging. Glenn, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, was among the seven men chosen by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1959 to become America's first astronauts. A decorated pilot, he had flown nearly 150 combat missions during World War II and the Korean War. In 1957, he made the first nonstop supersonic flight across the United States, flying from Los Angeles to New York in three hours and 23 minutes. In April 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first man in space, and his spacecraft, Vostok 1, made a full orbit before returning to Earth. Less than one month later, American Alan B. Shepard, Jr., became the first American in space when his Freedom 7 spacecraft was launched on a suborbital flight. American "Gus" Grissom made another suborbital flight in July, and in August Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov spent more than 25 hours in space aboard Vostok 2, making 17 orbits. As a technological power, the United States was looking very much second-rate compared with its Cold War adversary. If the Americans wanted to dispel this notion, they needed a multi-orbital flight before another Soviet space advance arrived. On February 20, 1962, NASA and Colonel John Glenn accomplished this feat with the flight of Friendship 7, a spacecraft that made three orbits of the Earth in five hours. Glenn was hailed as a national hero, and on February 23 President John F. Kennedy visited him at Cape Canaveral. Glenn later addressed Congress and was given a ticker-tape parade in New York City. Out of a reluctance to risk the life of an astronaut as popular as Glenn, NASA essentially grounded the "Clean Marine" in the years after his historic flight. Frustrated with this uncharacteristic lack of activity, Glenn turned to politics and in 1964 announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate from his home state of Ohio and formally left NASA. Later that year, however, he withdrew his Senate bid after seriously injuring his inner ear in a fall from a horse. In 1970, following a stint as a Royal Crown Cola executive, he ran for the Senate again but lost the Democratic nomination to Howard Metzenbaum. Four years later, he defeated Metzenbaum, won the general election, and went on to win reelection three times. In 1984, he unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for president. In 1998, Glenn attracted considerable media attention when he returned to space aboard the space shuttle Discovery. In 1999, he retired from his U.S. Senate seat after four consecutive terms in office, a record for the state of Ohio.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
CARR, JOHN
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Chiricahua Mountains, Ariz., 29 October 1869. Entered service at:——. Birth: Columbus, Ohio. Date of issue: 14 February 1870. Citation: Gallantry in action.
MATHEWS, GEORGE W.
Rank and organization: Assistant Surgeon, 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers. Place and date: Near Labo, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 29 October 1899. Entered service at: Worcester, Mass. Birth: Worcester, Mass. Date of issue: 14 March 1902. Citation: While in attendance upon the wounded and under a severe fire from the enemy, seized a carbine and beat off an attack upon wounded officers and men under his charge.
HAJIRO, BARNEY F.
Private Barney F. Hajiro distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action on 19, 22, and 29 October 1944, in the vicinity of Bruyeres and Biffontaine, eastern France. Private Hajiro, while acting as a sentry on top of an embankment on 19 October 1944, in the vicinity of Bruyeres, France, rendered assistance to allied troops attacking a house 200 yards away by exposing himself to enemy fire and directing fire at an enemy strong point. He assisted the unit on his right by firing his automatic rifle and killing or wounding two enemy snipers. On 22 October 1944, he and one comrade took up an outpost security position about 50 yards to the right front of their platoon, concealed themselves, and ambushed an 18-man, heavily armed, enemy patrol, killing two, wounding one, and taking the remainder as prisoners. On 29 October 1944, in a wooded area in the vicinity of Biffontaine, France, Private Hajiro initiated an attack up the slope of a hill referred to as "Suicide Hill" by running forward approximately 100 yards under fire. He then advanced ahead of his comrades about 10 yards, drawing fire and spotting camouflaged machine gun nests. He fearlessly met fire with fire and single-handedly destroyed two machine gun nests and killed two enemy snipers. As a result of Private Hajiro's heroic actions, the attack was successful. Private Hajiro's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon him, his unit, and the United States Army.
*OKUBO, JAMES K.
Technician Fifth Grade James K. Okubo distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action on 28 and 29 October and 4 November 1944, in the Foret Domaniale de Champ, near Biffontaine, eastern France. On 28 October, under strong enemy fire coming from behind mine fields and roadblocks, Technician Fifth Grade Okubo, a medic, crawled 150 yards to within 40 yards of the enemy lines. Two grenades were thrown at him while he left his last covered position to carry back wounded comrades. Under constant barrages of enemy small arms and machine gun fire, he treated 17 men on 28 October and 8 more men on 29 October. On 4 November, Technician Fifth Grade Okubo ran 75 yards under grazing machine gun fire and, while exposed to hostile fire directed at him, evacuated and treated a seriously wounded crewman from a burning tank, who otherwise would have died. Technician Fifth Grade James K. Okubo's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the United States Army.
SAKATO, GEORGE T.
Private George T. Sakato distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action on 29 October 1944, on hill 617 in the vicinity of Biffontaine, France. After his platoon had virtually destroyed two enemy defense lines, during which he personally killed five enemy soldiers and captured four, his unit was pinned down by heavy enemy fire. Disregarding the enemy fire, Private Sakato made a one-man rush that encouraged his platoon to charge and destroy the enemy strongpoint. While his platoon was reorganizing, he proved to be the inspiration of his squad in halting a counter-attack on the left flank during which his squad leader was killed. Taking charge of the squad, he continued his relentless tactics, using an enemy rifle and P-38 pistol to stop an organized enemy attack. During this entire action, he killed 12 and wounded two, personally captured four and assisted his platoon in taking 34 prisoners. By continuously ignoring enemy fire, and by his gallant courage and fighting spirit, he turned impending defeat into victory and helped his platoon complete its mission. Private Sakato's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the United States Army.
CAPTAIN HUMBERT R. VERSACE
UNITED STATES ARMY for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty: Captain Humbert R. Versace distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism during the period of 29 October 1963 to 26 September 1965, while serving as S-2 Advisor, Military Assistance Advisory Group, Detachment 52, Ca Mau, Republic of Vietnam. While accompanying a Civilian Irregular Defense Group patrol engaged in combat operations in Thoi Binh District, An Xuyen Province, Captain Versace and the patrol came under sudden and intense mortar, automatic weapons, and small arms fire from elements of a heavily armed enemy battalion. As the battle raged, Captain Versace, although severely wounded in the knee and back by hostile fire, fought valiantly and continued to engage enemy targets. Weakened by his wounds and fatigued by the fierce firefight, Captain Versace stubbornly resisted capture by the over-powering Viet Cong force with the last full measure of his strength and ammunition. Taken prisoner by the Viet Cong, he exemplified the tenets of the Code of Conduct from the time he entered into Prisoner of War status. Captain Versace assumed command of his fellow American soldiers, scorned the enemy's exhaustive interrogation and indoctrination efforts, and made three unsuccessful attempts to escape, despite his weakened condition which was brought about by his wounds and the extreme privation and hardships he was forced to endure. During his captivity, Captain Versace was segregated in an isolated prisoner of war cage, manacled in irons for prolonged periods of time, and placed on extremely reduced ration. The enemy was unable to break his indomitable will, his faith in God, and his trust in the United States of America. Captain Versace, an American fighting man who epitomized the principles of his country and the Code of Conduct, was executed by the Viet Cong on 26 September 1965. Captain Versace's gallant actions in close contact with an enemy force and unyielding courage and bravery while a prisoner of war are in the highest traditions of the military service and reflect the utmost credit upon himself and the United States Army.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for October 29 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
29 October
1917: Civilian test pilot, Howard Rinehart, flew the first American DH-4 completed at Dayton. (21)
1928: Mrs. Clara Adams of Tannersville, Pa., became the first paying woman passenger on a Zeppelin. She left Lakehurst in the Graf Zeppelin on the eastward return flight to Germany. (24)
1950: KOREAN WAR. C-47s made aeromedical flights from Sinanju Airfield, N. Korea, the northernmost Korean airfield ever used by FEAF aircraft, some 40 miles north of Pyongyang. (28)
1953: In the first flight of the YF-100A Super Sabre at Edwards AFB, Lt Col Frank K. Everest set a speed record of 755.149 MPH over a 15-kilometer (9.3 miles) course. (9) (12)
1955: The first official flight of the Douglas RB-66B occurred. (31)
1956: Lockheed Missile Systems Division received a contract to start the Agena program. (12)
1963: General Curtis E. LeMay, CSAF, congratulated the 18 TFW at Kadena AB for its record conversion from F-100 to F-105 aircraft under combat status conditions and for passing the subsequent operational readiness inspection. The 18 TFW was the first USAF F-105 unit to accomplish this feat. (17)
1965: Test pilots Col Robert L. Stephens and Lt Col Daniel Andre received the Thompson Trophy for their 1 May 1965 flight of the YF-12, which set nine world performance records. C-130s began carrying fuel, ammunition, and supplies to Pleiku for the defense of Plei Me camp from North Vietnamese attacks. For the next 29 days, the C-130s moved 186 tons a day to support the 1st Cavalry Division. (18)
1969: SAC announced the phaseout of all B-58 Hustler strategic bombers from its inventory. (16) (26)
1975: Nellis AFB received the first F-5E Tiger II in the USAF aircraft inventory. (16) (26)
1986: TAC won the first Reconnaissance Air Meet at Bergstrom AFB. (16) SAC selected rail garrison as the preferred basing mode for the second deployment of Peacekeeper missiles. This basing mode would have placed another 50 missiles on continuous alert in railroad cars garrisoned on SAC bases for dispersal over the commercial rail network on short notice. (16)
1994: The Air Force's fourth B-2 (#8-0332), the Spirit of Washington, joined the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman. (15)
1998: John H. Glenn, Jr., a former US Senator and the first astronaut to orbit earth, returned to space on the Space Shuttle Discovery. At 76, Glenn became the oldest person to enter space. He participated in a test to determine the effects of microgravity on the elderly. (21)
2004: NASA's KC-135A aerospace vehicle trainer, the "Vomit Comet," flew its final sortie. NASA used the "Comet" at Edwards AFB to provide zero gravity training to students at the Aerospace Vehicle Test Course. The KC-135A performed its famed roller-coaster maneuver some 35,000 times. (3)
2007: WILDFIRE SUPPORT. Air Forces Northern tasked various specialized aircraft to provide firefighting commanders and civil authorities with photos and video of wildfires in Southern California. The aircraft included the RQ-4 Global Hawk and U-2 Dragon Lady from Beale AFB, Calif., and a Navy P-3 Orion from Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. This event was the first time a Global Hawk provided domestic support civil authorities. (AFNEWS, "Global Hawk, U-2 Capture Essential Wildfires Images," 29 Oct 2007.) Operation IRAQI FREEDOM/DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. An A-10 pilot from the 510th Fighter Squadron received this award for supporting friendly forces near An Najaf, Iraq. After a local training mission over the Dolomite Mountains, Capt George Collings received his award at Aviano AB, Italy, from his father Maj Gen Michael Collings, the senior U.S. defense representative to Egypt. The junior Collings distinguished himself during a close-airsupport mission for friendly forces trying to reach a downed AH-64 Apache helicopter. When small-arms fire from anti-Iraqi forces pinned the rescue forces down, Collings delivered a 500- pound laser-guided bomb inside a canal to kill six anti-Iraqi forces and incapacitate 30 others. His attack allowed the rescue party to recover the bodies of the American fallen warriors. (AFNEWS, "Father Pins Distinguished Flying Cross on Son," 30 Oct 2007.)
2007: OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM/MACKAY TROPHY. Captain Scott Markle received the trophy for his actions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Captain Markle, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot from the 81st Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem AB, Germany, engaged Taliban fighters on 16 June 2006, who were fighting an American special forces team on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. When he arrived just before dawn, visibility made it difficult to find the team's location. Unable to employ weapons due to the enemy's close proximity to the team, he flew a dangerously low pass over the area and released self-protection flares. A ground controller then asked Markle to make a few more close passes to give the U. S. team the time to create more distance from the Taliban forces. Afterwards, he strafed the enemy with more than 1,000 30-millimeter rounds, allowing the special forces team to escape with no casualties. In his effort, Markle destroyed three machine gun nests and killed 40 enemy combatants. (AFNEWS, "A-10 Pilot Awarded Mackay Trophy," 30 Oct 2007.)
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