Who would have thought, who would have known,
That iron and silver and bronze could make gold,
That my strength and your grace and our trust could make Home,
Keep watching my eyes, I’ll never let go.—Anon.
�By his outstanding display of decisive leadership, unlimited courage in the face of heavy enemy fire, and utmost devotion to duty, 1st Lt. Chontosh reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.�
The Medal of Honor is the highest military award.
While leading his platoon [...]
“Our Country won’t go on forever, if we stay soft as we are now.
There won’t
be any AMERICA because some foreign soldiery will invade us and take our
women and breed a hardier race!”
-Lt. Gen. Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, USMC
This sketch really caught my attention today. I really like the site
American Realpolitik, but I do not like [...]
�Russia is offering newlyweds the chance to swap Venice or
the Niagara Falls for a cosmic honeymoon romance by buying a 40-million-dollar
ticket to space �RedNova
It is so very disappointing to live in the U.S. and not be
able to travel to space. I assume Russia does not have as many lawyers and
tort laws suing everyone for spilled [...]
Here is a guy you want to work for. Iowan Harry Stine privately owns a company that is doing extremely well. He was so happy with his performance that he gave each employee a $1000 bonus for each year of service to his company. Some have been there for 20 years. [...]
My Father is stuck in Kuwait as a officer in the Army Reserves. I sent him an email joking with him about having to eat an MRE for Thanksgiving Dinner. Well, there is one good thing about the military that can�t be beat: holiday dinners.
He replied, �We had prime rib, lobster tails, king [...]