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RIP, John Houbolt
John Houbolt, former employee of NASA, died a few days ago. He was 95. Most Americans do not have a clue as to who he was. Frankly, until today I didn’t either. That’s a shame. Because Houbolt is arguably the individual most responsible for the US moon landing on July 20, 1969. During the early […]
Mohammed Pedro Whitaker held in KCMO highway shootings
So this dude by the name of Mohammed Pedro Whitaker was arrested the other day and he’s facing 18 counts related to at least nine incidents of shooting at other drivers from his car, according to CNN; Probable cause statements show police connected the shootings through .380 bullets found in the vehicles. Starting in early […]
Irving Rice; totally legit
AverageNCO sends us this article that was published in the Uniontown, Pennsylvania Herald-Standard about this totally legit and awesome Irving Rice who was a mechanic in the Air Force in Vietnam. Rice wasn’t your average Air Force mechanic, though, according to the reporter. His tour of Vietnam was jam-packed with action and high adventure; Not […]
Boots on the ground in Poland
ROS sends us a link from the Washington Post which reports that this week, Poland and the US will announce the deployment of US troops to Poland in response to Russia’s movements in the Ukraine. But the defense minister also said that any immediate NATO response to Russian aggression in Ukraine, while important, matter less […]
Air Force PJs saving the world
Eggs sends us a link to af.mil which reports the story of several Air Force pararescuemen who were staffing a display at Davis-Monathan Air Force Base’s Thunder and Lightning over Arizona Open House when they had to leap into action to rescue a fellow who was there for the show; “We were all working the […]
Sunday morning feel good story
This Easter Day feel good story comes from Columbus, Ohio, where a homeowner confronted a burglar; The break-in and shooting happened after 10:00 PM at a home on Carrigallen Lane near Londonderry Avenue. Neighbors say shortly after the homeowner opened fire, several neighbors including the homeowner came to suspected burglar’s aid. The homeowner called 911. […]
Vet cheats vets
An Army reservist, Birdie Anderson, was able to scam the VA, and thus the rest of us, out of more than $364,000, according to The Tennessean; Birdie Anderson, 55, received a $80,600 grant from the VA in April 2007 in conjunction with a program to house homeless military veterans. Anderson used the grant to buy […]
To Support Our Patriots–Privatize the Military
It occurred to me in the last blog I put together, “Why So Few Choose to Serve,” that the government has a distinct advantage over American patriots, and because we have a Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps talking about why marines should be paid less. The reason for this is that the US government, […]
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