Archive for October 4th, 2019

Valor Friday

| October 4, 2019 | 9 Comments
Valor Friday

Victoria Cross Mason today brings us a unique Valor Friday post, with a synopsis of the Victoria Cross, and recognizing the valor of three men who were awarded the Victoria Cross for heroism not once, but twice. Mason The Victoria Cross (VC) is Britain’s highest honor. As with the American Medal of Honor (MoH), it […]

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You Can’t Spell Triumph Without Trump

| October 4, 2019 | 67 Comments
You Can’t Spell Triumph Without Trump

The number of employed Americans achieved its 22nd record high during President Trump’s presidency. Unemployment set another low. The unemployment rate, 3.5% as of last month, set a nearly 50-year record low. Employment numbers went up for health care, professional service, business service, and government. However, manufacturing lost 2,000 jobs. From CNS News: Of the […]

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Weekend Open Thread: You Want Gun Pr0n? I Got Yer Gun Pr0n Right Here!

| October 4, 2019 | 141 Comments
Weekend Open Thread:   You Want Gun Pr0n?  I Got Yer Gun Pr0n Right Here!

So, a 5.56x45mm or 9mm isn’t enough gun for you? You’re not sure if a .45ACP or a .357 Magnum will do the trick? Does a .308 or .30-06 make you say, “Meh”? Do you lust after the .50 S&W, or daydream about big-bore elephant guns of yesteryear? Well, then this is the gun for […]

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W.T.H.?

| October 4, 2019 | 98 Comments
W.T.H.?

AOC has a town hall meeting and one of her constituents (maybe? maybe not?) goes off into a panic-stricken rant about how everything is ending in a few months and we’ll have to start eating babies. https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1179908480322289664 I can’t tell if the young woman attending AOC’s town hall meeting is serious about what she’s saying, […]

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Funerals for CPL Donald E. Angle (Korea); S2c Moyses A. Martinez (World War II); CPT Rufus J. Hyman (Korea); and PVT Winfred L. Reynolds (Korea)

| October 4, 2019 | 11 Comments
Funerals for CPL Donald E. Angle (Korea); S2c Moyses A. Martinez (World War II); CPT Rufus J. Hyman (Korea); and PVT Winfred L. Reynolds (Korea)

Next week, the following individuals recently accounted for by DPAA will be laid to rest. . . . This July, DPAA announced that it had accounted for CPL Donald E. Angle, US Army. CPL Angle was lost in South Korea on 25 July 1950. CPL Angle will be buried this weekend – on Sunday, 6 […]

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