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War with Spain Medal of Honor Recipient Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt: Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt distinguished himself by acts of bravery on July, 1, 1898, near Santiago de Cuba, Republic of Cuba, while leading a daring charge up San Juan Hill. Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt, in total disregard for his personal safety, and accompanied by only four or five men, led a desperate and gallant charge up San Juan Hill, encouraging his troops to continue the assault through withering enemy fire over open countryside. Facing the enemy's heavy fire, he displayed extraordinary bravery throughout the charge, and was the first to reach the enemy trenches, where he quickly killed one of the enemy with his pistol, allowing his men to continue the assault. His leadership and valor turned the tide in the Battle for San Juan Hill. Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653418487.jpg Panamint City, California was a mining district discovered by outlaws that were hiding deep in the Panamint Range of what is now Death Valley National Park. It is said that there were fifty murders in the town's short two year boom period. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653418487.jpg Old Appleton got its start in the early 1800s. Today, a semi-ghost town with a population of just about 85 people, it still features its beautifully restored 1879 bridge and a few old buildings. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653418487.jpg Spain, of course. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653418487.jpg Korčula, Croatia |
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http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653484591.jpg Imagine you're a 19 year old kid. You are critically wounded and dying in the jungle somewhere in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam . Its November 14, 1965 . LZ (landing zone) X-ray. Your unit is outnumbered 8-1 and the enemy fire is so intense from 100 yards away, that your CO (commanding officer) has ordered the MedEvac helicopters to stop coming in. You're lying there, listening to the enemy machine guns and you know you're not getting out. Your family is half way around the world, 12,000 miles away, and you'll never see them again. As the world starts to fade in and out, you know this is the day. Then - over the machine gun noise - you faintly hear that sound of a helicopter. You look up to see a Huey coming in. But.. It doesn't seem real because no MedEvac markings are on it. Captain Ed Freeman is coming in for you. He's not MedEvac so it's not his job, but he heard the radio call and decided he's flying his Huey down into the machine gun fire anyway. Even after the MedEvacs were ordered not to come. He's coming anyway. And he drops it in and sits there in the machine gun fire, as they load 3 of you at a time on board. Then he flies you up and out through the gunfire to the doctors and nurses and safety. And, he kept coming back!! 13 more times!! Until all the wounded were out. No one knew until the mission was over that the Captain had been hit 4 times in the legs and left arm. He took 29 of you and your buddies out that day. Some would not have made it without the Captain and his Huey. Medal of Honor Recipient, Captain Ed Freeman, United States Army, died at the age of 81, in Boise, Idaho. I bet you didn't hear about this hero's passing,Medal of Honor Winner Captain Ed Freeman. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653484591.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653484591.jpg Portrait of a California homesteader receiving the patent to her land c. 1895-1905 http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653484591.jpg |
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the word "HERO" is used too leniently nowadays but if anyone wants to know the true definition, they can look up Ed Freeman and especially Bruce Crandall. Freeman and Crandall were accurately portrayed in Mel Gibson's movie "We were soldiers" based closely on true events. Freeman's nickname was Too Tall and Crandall's was snake *** (because he flew lower than snake ****). Quote:
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http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653512652.jpg VERY cold temps, and a lot of wind, make interesting ice. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653512652.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653512652.jpg Yule Marble Quarry at Marble, Colorado ca. 1910. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653512652.jpg A little old lady from Geringong had worked in and around her family dairy farms since she was old enough to walk, with hours of hard work and little compensation. When canned Carnation Milk became available in grocery stores in the 1940s, she read an advertisement offering $5,000 for the best slogan. The producers wanted a rhyme beginning With 'Carnation Milk is best of all.' She thought to herself, I know everything there is to know about milk and dairy farms. I can do this! She sent in her entry, and several weeks later, a black car pulled up in front of her house. A large man got out, knocked on her door and said, "Ma'am,.....The president of Carnation milk absolutely LOVED your entry.....So much, in fact, that we are here to award you $1,000 even though we will not be able to use it for our advertisements!" He did, however, have one printed up to hang on his office wall. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653512652.jpg |
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I probably have two miles of tree lines, ditch lines around the farm. The deer are voracious. They live in the tree lines. They'll eat the early wheat growth and grass/weeds move in: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653516592.jpg Check this out. We have had great weather and rain and they just munch like a herd of vegan rats!: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653516672.jpg Just the tops, my dear. |
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http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653580953.jpg President Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act of 1862 on May 20, 1862. The Homestead Act was created to increase settlement in the western United States. It opened up millions of acres of land owned by the federal government to those desiring to establish individual farms. The Act provided an individual who was the head of the household and at least 21-years-old with 160 acres. The homesteader had to build a house on the land and make an attempt at farming. After six months, the homesteader could purchase the land for $1.25 an acre. If the homesteader successfully farmed the land for five years, they would receive the land for free after paying an $18 filing fee. Many homesteaders gave up on farming due to the harsh conditions of the frontier at the time. When they gave up prior to the five-year mark, the 160-acres was taken back by the federal government and provided to a new homesteader. Similar Homestead Acts were proposed prior the 1862 Act. Other than the Donation Land Act of 1850, which provided land in the Oregon Territory, the Acts were defeated by southern Democrats who feared that an increase in settlement in U.S. Territories would result in the territories being admitted into the Union as free states. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653580953.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653580953.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653580953.jpg Where Roofs and Streets Become One: Iran’s Village of Sar Agha Seyed Agha Seyed is a village in Miankuh-e Moguyi Rural District, in the Central District of Kuhrang County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 1,360, in 208 families. The village is populated by Lurs. The village is named after Aqa Seyyed shrine. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653580953.jpg |
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Can't believe I've not heard of Palmanova ^^^ especially as I only lived 3hrs drive away from it for 7yrs and drove past within a couple of miles on the Autostrada dozens of times :eek: I'll definitely visit it this summer :cool: |
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Have a piece from the artist colony market I acquired while there. brings a smile every time I look at it. Back then Paris was such a nice place to visit. Rando:https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...MygPegUIARD2AQ weird I cannot edit in a picture........ though I tried. |
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Seven Troughs, Nevada was established in 1907 after after gold was discovered in the area. The district thrived for about 10 years but by 1918 was in serious decline. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653661311.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653661311.jpg A crowd cheers as a beer truck leaves a brewery in Chicago after Congress passed a bill legalizing 3.2 percent beer in April 1933. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653661311.jpg Iceland http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653661311.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653661311.jpg |
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This colossal and extraordinary structure was captured for posterity and its great architectural wonder. Standing at such lofty heights in Pennsylvania is the Sibley Breaker, constructed and raised in 1886 (after its former self burned to the ground earlier that year), presumably with local timber. It is a colliery, or breaker, constructed for the purpose of breaking pieces of coal from, I would imagine, the mine underneath it. Lumps of coal would be processed in the breaker. As timber and coal are never a friendly combination, the Sibley Breaker burned-quite dramatically, one can imagine, in 1906. Nearly 200,000 tonnes of coal was produced in its day, with-as one might expect-a handful of fatalities along the way, tragically. Witnessing its initial construction would've been a sight most incredible... http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653680505.jpg Ran when parked! Some surface rust. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653680505.jpg The Valley Of Fire, Nevada 🇺🇸 http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653680505.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1653680505.jpg |
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The sad part is that the completion date is likely more wrong than the rest...
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