Bravo Zulu
A-10 pilot honored for landing Warthog without working landing gear, cockpit canopy
This is one badass, ballsy young aviator. If the story sounds familiar, the same exact thing happened to a Michigan Air National Guard pilot, Major Brett DeVries. He earned a DFC for his airmanship, and I think Captain Bye deserves similar. Air Force Times reports; A typical training flight over Georgia last spring turned nightmarish […]
An inspiration to us all….
Pete Gray, the St. Louis Browns’ one-armed outfielder, batting at Yankee Stadium in May 1945. (Harry Harris/AP) This is a brief story about a handicapped ball player from the 1940s who became an inspiration to disabled World War II vets. His name was Pete Gray. From the article: At age six, while hitching a ride […]
IDAHO RESCUE TEAMS PULL COUPLE FROM TRUCK DANGLING ABOVE GORGE
By Matt White Highly trained mountain rescue paramedics from around southern Idaho leaped into trucks, cars, and even a helicopter to retrieve a couple — and their two dogs — from the cab of a pickup truck dangling from a highway bridge over a mountain canyon Monday. The man and woman inside, both in their […]
Nearly 70 years later, Korean War Marine veteran awarded Silver Star
On Wednesday, a Korean War veteran received a long overdue military valor award. 89-year-old Salvatore Naimo received the Silver Star for his heroic actions during the Korean War. In 1951, his platoon was under attack by Chinese forces. Naimo carried two injured marines to safety while injured himself. Then he proceeded to fight off enemy […]
Miracle On Ice
1980 US Olympic Hockey Team Underdog US Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviet powerhouse today, 41 years ago. AW1 Rod sends. U.S. hockey team beats the Soviets in the “Miracle on Ice” In one of the most dramatic upsets in Olympic history, the underdog U.S. hockey team, made up of college players, defeats the four-time […]
Marine Rescues Couple
Marine recognized for saving drowning couple from rough waters in California “It’s what Marines are expected to do.” BY DAVID ROZA When Cpl. Jordan Perez heard a couple calling for help, he ripped off his boots and sprang into action. The Marine saw two civilian kayakers, their vessel capsized in the waters of 21 Area […]
Weapons Interdiction on the Indian Ocean
USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) in pursuit. Joint Army, Navy, and Coast Guard team doing good work off the coast of Somalia. Piracy seems to have been made an unattractive proposition lately; fortunately enterprising Sammies can fall back on arms smuggling. Up to now, that is. Gun Bunny sends. Guided-missile destroyer Winston Churchill seizes […]
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