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[pavulon]

Originally Posted by serene911

[GH85Carrera]

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.


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.


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.


Spain, of course.


Korčula, Croatia

[masraum]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

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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.

Them weren't murders. Them was just justice bein' doled out.

[daepp]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

Wrecking another grade curve

FB, you are a man in full.

Tom Wolfe fan?


Random

[WPOZZZ]

Originally Posted by serene911

I knew it was fake!

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by WPOZZZ

It looks like space makes you lose your hair.

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[GH85Carrera]

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.



Portrait of a California homesteader receiving the patent to her land
c. 1895-1905

[rockfan4]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

It's said that that statement started the Sioux war in 1862. They called him Wacinco, or "hothead".

His brother Nathan founded La Crosse.

[red 928]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

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.

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 ****).

Battle of Ia Drang
On November 14, 1965, Crandall led the first major division operation of the Vietnam War, landing elements of the 1st Battalion and 2nd Battalion of the 7th Cavalry Regiment and the 5th Cavalry Regiment into Landing Zone X-Ray in the Battle of Ia Drang.[6]
During the fierce battle that followed, he was credited with evacuating some 70 wounded soldiers, along with his wing man Major Ed Freeman. Twelve of these fourteen flights (another source reports 18)[6] were made after the Medevac unit refused to land in the landing zone which was under intense fire.
Crandall evacuated more than 75 casualties in his helicopters, during a flight day that started at 6 am and ended at 10:30 pm, more than 16 hours later. "It was the longest day I ever experienced in any aircraft," he said. He had to use several helicopters throughout the day because each aircraft became badly damaged.[6]

Crandall and Freeman were also credited with flying in the ammunition needed for the 7th Cavalry to survive. The craft that he was flying was unarmed.[3] He was initially awarded the Distinguished Service Cross,[7] but this was upgraded to the Medal of Honor, awarded by President George W. Bush in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House on February 26, 2007.[8]

Operation Masher
Crandall had just finished a full day supporting the 12th Infantry Battalion on January 31, 1966, during the first combined American and Army of the Republic of Vietnam operation called "Operation Masher". He returned to refuel and shut down for the night when he learned that a company was in heavy enemy contact and had 12 wounded soldiers who needed evacuation. The soldiers were pinned down in a tight perimeter. The unit was led by Captain Tony Nadal, his friend and fellow veteran of the Battle of la Drang.[9]

Crandall refueled and flew to the area. He learned that the pick-up zone was surrounded by trees on three sides, and he was told that the Medevac had refused to land there. To minimize the chances of hitting the trees, he decided to descend vertically. The night was pitch dark with an overcast sky, making flying extremely difficult.[9] He wanted to avoid giving the enemy an illuminated target and risk back-lighting the soldiers defending the landing zone and the wounded soldiers. Instead of using search or landing lights, he instructed Nadal to point a flashlight up in the center of the touchdown area. He landed twice under intense enemy fire and successfully evacuated all 12 wounded soldiers.[9]

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Its a shame that our schools do not teach children about great men like these:


Ed freeman and Bruce Crandall








from comments:

Ramon Nadal
1 year ago
My name is Tony Nadal. I commanded "A" Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry during the battle of LZ Xray. It was my wounded soldiers (among others) that Bruce and Ed Freeman were rescuing.
I have the highest regard for Bruce and can assure any readers of this entry that many of the soldiers recovered and flew back to the aid station would have died if not for Bruce's valor and determination to save their lives. X-Ray was not the only instance in which Bruce came to my company's rescue. A few months letter my company was engaged in a nighttime battle on the edge of a village in Bong Son when some of my soldiers were wounded. To rescue them required a night helicopter descent into a small clearing in the village. It was dark and the rice paddy was under enemy fire. I heard Bruce on the radio and asked him to take my wounded out. Although not his assigned mission, Bruce made two flights into that small rice paddy under fire and pulled out six of my wounded soldiers
Although the Army did not give him the medal for which I recommended him, the International Space and Flight Writers Association gave him a medal for THE MOST VALOROUS ACT OF THE YEAR INVOLVING HELICOPTER FLIGHT IN 1966. He is a great human being and friend.

[GH85Carrera]

This 8,050 sq. ft. house has only 1 bedroom and 1 bath. Why so much space? Because most of it is used for the 30 car garage! The backyard has not 1 but 3 racetracks. It's the ultimate bachelor pad. For sales at $7.5 million.


The end of WW2 in Europe: an air photo of thousands of German POWs taken by the Allies in May 1945

[GH85Carrera]

VERY cold temps, and a lot of wind, make interesting ice.



Yule Marble Quarry at Marble, Colorado ca. 1910.


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.

[Seahawk]

Deer, why does it always have to be deer?

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:



Check this out. We have had great weather and rain and they just munch like a herd of vegan rats!:



Just the tops, my dear.

[craigster59]

Originally Posted by Seahawk

Deer, why does it always have to be deer?

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:



Check this out. We have had great weather and rain and they just munch like a herd of vegan rats!:



Just the tops, my dear.

I've finally broken down and am having artificial grass installed this Tuesday. The deer and the rabbits have chomped my lawn down to the dirt. I had a tree removed and was going to lay sod but they are cutting our watering to 2 days a week so I'd just end up with a dead lawn.

It will look similar to this. Now the deer will only have my Lilies Of The Nile to munch on...

[Tervuren]

[GH85Carrera]

Gas prices are HOT!

[GH85Carrera]

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.






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.

[MikeSid]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

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