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Heartwarming story of the day
Joseph Hall is a 96 year old veteran of World War II, where he served in the Navy. According to the article, he enlisted in 1941 (age ~17) and spent three years overseas. Looks as though he rose to petty officer first class and was a gun captain (the man in charge of one of […]
Amber Alert Rescue
Tragedy averted by an eagle-eyed sailor. Gun Bunny sends. An alert Navy sailor, an Amber Alert baby and an uplifting ending Dave Ress The sky was just lightening with a few snowflakes swirling as Petty Officer Devyn Drake stopped by her apartment mailbox early Wednesday morning and spotted something out of the corner of her […]
Space Force Counts Coup
Iran opened fire on Iraq in early January of last year as revenge for the assassination of Gen. Soleimani, launching ballistic missiles at bases housing US and Iraqi military personnel. “Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles against US military and coalition forces in Iraq,” the Pentagon said in a statement. “It is clear […]
Marine Rescues Infant From Burning Car
Gunnery Sgt. Kyle Wetter ‘I don’t think I’m special’ says Marine who rescued a baby from a burning car “I was like ‘I need to help her get her baby out of the car.” BY JAMES CLARK On Dec. 7, Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kyle Wetter was on a winding road through Fallbrook, California in the […]
Houston Firefighters- Merry Christmas, It’s a Girl!
The crew of HFD Engine 5 delivered a healthy baby girl at a couple’s home while waiting for an ambulance. New born and already the impatient type! Mom-to-be was in labor waiting for a ride to her C-Section appointment, but her daughter had other plans. She arrived 2222L, Christmas Eve at home. All are doing […]
1st Black Female Brigade Commander At Naval Academy
Midshipman 1st Class Sydney Barber The Annapolis student body is called The Brigade, and is headed by a 1st Class midshipman who has been chosen for outstanding leadership performance to be Brigade Commander. In this case she is responsible for much of the Brigade’s day-to-day activities, as well as professional training of other midshipmen. Congratulations, […]
Marines to the rescue!
Some Marines working a guard post in Washington D.C. recently came to the aid of a woman on a scooter who’d been struck by a car. Their quick thinking and decisive action led them to get a jack from the car and from another car that stopped to help, getting the car off the woman […]
40th Anniversary of the MGM Grand Hotel Fire
US Air Force’s 302nd Special Operations Squadron was there. Eggs sends. The MGM Grand fire occurred on Friday, November 21, 1980 at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (now Bally’s Las Vegas), located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The fire killed 85 people, most through smoke inhalation.[1] The fire began from a […]
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