Archive for August, 2019
Sometimes all I can say is just, DAMN !!! Foreplay/Long Time (Boston); drum cover by Sina
Visit her channel, careful … its addicting. Have a great weekend ! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGn3-2LtsXHgtBIdl2Loozw
Funeral for SM3c William J. Shanahan (World War II)
In June, DPAA announced that it had accounted for SM3c William J. Shanahan, US Navy. SM3c Shanahan was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. SM3c Shanahan will be buried on Tuesday, 3 September, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Regrettably, DPAA does not seem to have posted the specific location for his funeral services […]
Gordon “Steve” Lang Fake US Navy SEAL Sniper, SEAL Team 3, BUD/S Class 192
This guy does not seem like he is a bag of brains. militaryphony.com sends us this Gordon Lang clown. He might identify as little Stevie and a bunch of other stuff. When will clowns like Stevie here ever come to realize that we have access to their actual military records and we know everyone […]
Biden’s Moving War Story – Moving Toward Fiction
The Washington Post and other media outlets report that Presidential candidate Joe Biden tells a moving and gripping story about his efforts to pin a Silver Star on a U.S. Navy Captain that served in Afghanistan. The Navy Captain refused the medal in compelling, dramatic fashion. The only problem is that the story does not […]
Another Valor Thief- UPDATE
LST 393 Veterans Museum A couple weeks ago UpNorth sent us the disappointing news of WWII memorabilia stolen from ex-USS Muskegon, LST-393. Valor Guardians Link He now has good news, a suspect has been identified and will be arraigned on larceny charges. From the article by Bob Brenzing: MUSKEGON, Mich. – The assistant Muskegon County […]
Coasties To the Rescue Again
Photo by Ex-PH2 Coasties rescue 2 boaters from Lake Michigan, near Waukegan, IL https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCG/bulletins/25b82f2 A video is here: https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/08/28/lake-michigan-water-rescue-near-waukegan/ There were several units involved, per the USCG report. The problem with Lake Michi Gamu is that when the lake gets restless and wind speeds are driving waves to break high and hard on the shoreline, […]
Iran Fails – Again
Looks like Iran’s rocketry needs some adjusting to make it work. Something blew up on the launch pad, per the attached photo. Like someone observed a while back, when prepping to jump to hyperlight speed, “Launching a rocket ain’t like setting off fire crackers. One small mistake, and BOOM! You’re dead!” You can see […]
Thursdays Are For Cooking!!
This one is partly for Aysel, our very own Slow Cooker Queen, and partly because fall weather is already arriving in my kingdom, and I have several pounds of cut-up beef in my freezer that could contribute a wonderful scent to my domicile and make my cat Miss Punkin Squawkypants pester the life out of […]
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