Veterans...Get the hell in here now!

too larry

too larry

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When he was in office, I was never a fan of Sr. After 8 years of Jr. I changed my opinion. He didn't do a bad job.
 
BarnBuster

BarnBuster

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On September 2, 1944, Bush was assigned to take out a radio station located in the Bonin Islands. In the course of the action, Bush's plane was hit with enemy fire. Though the plane was on fire, he completed his strafing run on the targeted Japanese installation before flying towards sea to bail out offshore from Chichi Jima, a Japanese-held island near the more well-known Iwo Jima. He was rescued by a Navy submarine, the USS Finback. A genuine hero, Bush was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and three Air Medals. In total, Bush flew 58 combat missions during the war. He was discharged in September 1945 with the rank of lieutenant (j.g.)
 
BarnBuster

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John Chapman Died Alone On A Mountaintop Fighting Al Qaeda. Now He’s Getting The Medal Of Honor
By PAUL SZOLDRA
Task and Purpose
on April 20, 2018

It was March 4, 2002. American special operations forces were fighting to establish observation posts high above Afghanistan’s Shah-i-Kot Valley, as conventional troops continued their push through the valley floor below.

One of those men, Air Force Technical Sgt. John Chapman, was alone in the pitch-black, wounded and slowly regaining his consciousness in the thigh-deep snow of a 10,469-foot peak known as Takur Ghar, as scores of Al Qaeda fighters closed in.

For his actions earlier in the battle and for his incredible bravery on that peak, according to sources familiar with the matter, Chapman will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor later this year. (The MOH is an upgrade from the Air Force Cross previously awarded) His award upgrade is based on analysis of video captured by a Predator drone and an AC-130 gunship over the battlefield.

And “Chappy” — as he was known by his teammates — will be the first Air Force service-member to receive the nation’s highest award for valor since the Vietnam War.

https://taskandpurpose.com/john-chapman-medal-honor-afghanistan/
https://www.stripes.com/airman-killed-at-roberts-ridge-to-receive-medal-of-honor-report-says-1.523512?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Stars+and+Stripes+Emails&utm_campaign=Daily+Headlines
 
GreatwhiteNorth

GreatwhiteNorth

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BarnBuster said:
John Chapman Died Alone On A Mountaintop Fighting Al Qaeda. Now He’s Getting The Medal Of Honor
By PAUL SZOLDRA
Task and Purpose
on April 20, 2018

It was March 4, 2002. American special operations forces were fighting to establish observation posts high above Afghanistan’s Shah-i-Kot Valley, as conventional troops continued their push through the valley floor below.

One of those men, Air Force Technical Sgt. John Chapman, was alone in the pitch-black, wounded and slowly regaining his consciousness in the thigh-deep snow of a 10,469-foot peak known as Takur Ghar, as scores of Al Qaeda fighters closed in.

For his actions earlier in the battle and for his incredible bravery on that peak, according to sources familiar with the matter, Chapman will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor later this year. (The MOH is an upgrade from the Air Force Cross previously awarded) His award upgrade is based on analysis of video captured by a Predator drone and an AC-130 gunship over the battlefield.

And “Chappy” — as he was known by his teammates — will be the first Air Force service-member to receive the nation’s highest award for valor since the Vietnam War.

https://taskandpurpose.com/john-chapman-medal-honor-afghanistan/
https://www.stripes.com/airman-killed-at-roberts-ridge-to-receive-medal-of-honor-report-says-1.523512?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Stars+and+Stripes+Emails&utm_campaign=Daily+Headlines
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curious2garden

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wascaptain said:
speaking of ladies.....
here is my daughter, we been running together. its bringing us close my friends.

she never been married, with no kids, a college degree in psychologyView attachment 4124374

i ask her ..why dont you get married and have kids?

she says because i have anger issues......and i learned it from YOU dad!
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I think they have a profession for that, the military (preferably a more hands on branch than air force) ;D
 
curious2garden

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BarnBuster said:

Our Mission: To transport America’s Veterans to Washington, DC to visit those memorials dedicated to honor the service and sacrifices of themselves and their friends.​

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https://www.honorflight.org/donate-now/



We can’t all be heroes. Some of us have to stand on the curb and clap as they walk by.
— Will Rogers

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The USAF should provide those runs free. It would be a wonderful use of flight training hours, and hours and ...
 
tyke1973

tyke1973

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Not in the Armed Forces, but my family all are, really do appreciate everything you do to keep us safe thank you guys ,gals.Much Respect .no beans from Afghanistan.
 
BarnBuster

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GreatwhiteNorth said:
A quick google shows the B-52 was in service a year earlier than the Russian Tupolev Tu-95 (Bear) bomber but she's a turboprop & outgunned in speed & payload by the Buff.
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3 Reasons The Legendary B-52 Bomber Will Outlive All Of Us
https://taskandpurpose.com/the-b-52-will-outlive-us-all/?bsft_eid=be8299e8-a157-4c92-b5ad-b8d12dc9d992&utm_campaign=tp_daily_wednesday_pm&utm_source=blueshift&utm_medium=email&utm_content=tp_daily_pm_ricks&bsft_pid=faaf4f9b-d84f-43fe-b23f-afd7cc5bbaf7&bsft_clkid=9d135e17-28af-4a10-bdfe-c32ad106420c&bsft_uid=44453085-cb81-4bc9-90c2-a2082bb3e82d&bsft_mid=cb2fea83-be36-40a9-8a9e-aa9e3c72c6f1&bsft_pp=1
 
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