Sue & Jim Bucenell

[Pittsburgh Hall of Fame and Sports Museum™ @PittsburghHOF]

Great closeup of the Great One’s black and mustard road gray knit uni! And what a moon shot to center! #Retire21 #LetsGoBucs

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

One of the most jarring things about adulthood is the realization of how many truly incompetent people are in the most important jobs. When I was a kid, I just assumed everyone “important” was smart or they wouldn’t be important. Boy, was that fucking wrong.

[A Soldier's Whisper @SoldiersWhisper]

🇺🇸 Matthew Axelson dedicated his life to serving something greater than himself. After graduating from college, he joined the U.S. Navy and earned the coveted SEAL Trident, becoming one of America's elite special operators.

In June 2005, Matt deployed to Afghanistan with SEAL Team 10. During Operation Red Wings, he and three teammates entered the rugged Hindu Kush Mountains on a dangerous reconnaissance mission. When their team was discovered, they were surrounded by overwhelming Taliban forces. Despite impossible odds, Matt stood shoulder to shoulder with Lt. Michael Murphy and Danny Dietz, fighting with incredible courage while protecting his fellow SEALs. Only Marcus Luttrell survived the battle.���️

Matthew's remains were recovered days later, and he was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism. His sacrifice continues to inspire generations of service members, reminding us that true courage is measured by loyalty, honor, and never abandoning those beside you.
#TheAfghanistanWar #RIP
#Military

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[Military Support @MilitaryCooI]

Please help me honor Gunner's Mate 2nd
Class (SEAL) Danny Dietz who selflessly sacrificed his life during Operation Red Wings. He was posthumously awarded the U.S. Navy's second highest award the Navy Cross.

Thank you for your service.

[Military Support @MilitaryCooI]

Fallen Navy SEAL Michael P. Murphy in
Afghanistan, 2005. He wore a FDNY patch used to commemorate firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11.

Rest easy Hero 🇺🇸

[Navy SEAL Foundation @NavySEALfnd]

Today marks 21 years since the tragic events of Operation Red Wings, a mission that cost the lives of 19 brave Americans.

Join us today as we pay tribute to those lost during Operation Red Wings. We honor their courage, sacrifice, and unwavering dedication to our nation. Their legacy lives on in the hearts of their families, teammates, and all who remember their heroism.

We remember:
STG2 SEAL Matthew G. Axelson
GM2 SEAL Danny P. Dietz Jr.
FCC SEAL Jacques J. Fontan
ITCS SEAL Daniel R. Healy
LCDR SEAL Erik S. Kristensen
ET1 SEAL Jeffrey A. Lucas
LT SEAL Michael M. McGreevy Jr.
LT SEAL Michael P. Murphy
MM2 SEAL Shane E. Patton
QM2 SEAL James E. Suh
HM1 SEAL Jeffrey S. Taylor

SSG Shamus O. Goare
CWO Corey J. Goodnature
SGT Kip A. Jacoby
SFC Marcus V. Muralles
MAJ Stephen C. Reich
SFC Michael L. Russell
CWO Chris J. Scherkenbach
MSGT James W. Ponder III

Your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

#NavySEALFoundation #OperationRedWings

[Tim Denning @Tim_Denning]

> Be Jocko Willink
> Wakes up at 4:30 AM every single day
> Posts a picture of his watch to prove it
> Enlists in the Navy straight out of high school
> Spends 20 years in the SEAL Teams
> Becomes Commander of Task Unit Bruiser
> Leads the most highly decorated Special Ops unit of the Iraq War
> Commands legends like Chris Kyle and Jonny Kim
> Retires from the military and doesn't know how to relax
> Starts a leadership consulting firm
> Teaches Fortune 500 CEOs how to run companies like SEAL operations
> Launches a massive podcast completely by accident
> Writes a NYT bestseller called "Extreme Ownership"
> Core philosophy: "Discipline Equals Freedom"
> Writes bestselling children's books to teach kids how to be tough
> Starts a fitness and supplement empire
> Still rolls Jiu-Jitsu with 20-year-olds at 50+ years old
> Views every setback in life with a one-word response: "Good."

And Jocko is still the most disciplined man alive who makes everyone feel lazy.

Jocko is badass.

[Maddie Evans @EstieMaddie]

🙌🏼 RICHARD PRYOR KNEW!!!

🛑 If we would STOP RESPONDING to people like Hunter Biden and Harry Sisson they would NOT HAVE A PLATFORM!!

😎 Starve the grift.

[Lucy @TheLucyShow1]

Black sand burned under his boots on Iwo Jima, 1945. The beach was chaos…explosions, smoke, men falling. And through it all, one Marine kept moving forward.

Tony Stein was not supposed to survive that day.

He carried something no one else did: a homemade weapon built from aircraft parts, heavier than standard rifles, firing faster, brutal and improvised. In his hands, it became a lifeline.

The first charge nearly killed him. Enemy fire tore through the air. Men dropped around him. Stein didn’t stop, he ran straight into it.

Then he did what no one expected. He turned back.
Not to retreat. To save others.

Again and again…eight times…he crossed that open beach under constant fire and explosions. Each time, he carried wounded Marines back to safety. Each time, he went right back into the storm.

Eight times.

Most men wouldn’t do it once.

He fought until his body shook and his ammunition was nearly gone. By then, he had knocked out more than twenty enemy positions and saved countless lives. What had been a death trap slowly became ground they could hold.

For a moment, he was unstoppable.
For a moment, he was a legend.

Days later, Tony Stein was killed in action on the same island he helped secure. He was 24.

The Medal of Honor came later. Words on paper. A recognition of what he did when everything was falling apart. But medals don’t show the fear. The smoke. The choice to run back into danger when every instinct says survive.

He gave everything in eight runs across a beach that tried to kill him every second.

Today, most people don’t even know his name.

[Military Support @MilitaryCooI]

These are the final words spoken by LT. Michael P. Murphy before losing his life while under att*ck in combat on June 28, 2005. His final words as he put himself in the direct line of fire in order to call for backup.

[Roberto Clemente Jr @RClementejr21]

All that I am exists because of all of you. Your legacy endures, alive through your children and carried forward by their children. New Year’s Eve is a reminder of the night that broke my heart in a million pieces—and of the gift you left behind for the world: you. A legend that will never die. Be like Dad. Be like Clemente. Make a difference. #HappyNewYear2026

[🅾🅳🅳🅿🅸🆃🆃🆂🅱🆄🆁🅶🅷 @OddPittsburgh]

#RIP Roberto Clemente, who disappeared & passed away 53 years ago today.

When Managua, the capital city of Nicaragua, was affected by a massive earthquake on December 23, 1972, Clemente immediately set to work arranging emergency relief flights. He soon learned, however, that the aid packages on the first three flights had been diverted by corrupt officials of the Somoza government, never reaching victims of the quake. He decided to accompany the fourth relief flight, hoping that his presence would ensure that the aid would be delivered to the survivors. The airplane he chartered for a New Year's Eve flight, a Douglas DC-7 cargo plane, had a history of mechanical problems and was missing a flight engineer & copilot, in addition to being overloaded by 4,200 pounds.

It crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Isla Verde, Puerto Rico almost immediately after takeoff on December 31, 1972 due to engine failure.

A few days after the crash, the body of the pilot and part of the fuselage of the plane were found. An empty flight case apparently belonging to Clemente was the only personal item recovered from the plane. The bodies of Clemente and three others who were also on the four-engine plane were never recovered.

#Arriba #Retire21 #Pittsburgh #puertorico

[Pittsburgh Pirates @Pirates]

Today, we remember the life and legacy of Roberto Clemente.
A great person, baseball player, and humanitarian, his legacy lives on through compassion, courage, and service to others.

[Military Support @MilitaryCooI]

Deep in enemy controlled terrain, Michael Murphy and his three man SEAL team were discovered and surrounded by dozens of Taliban fighters. Outnumbered and wounded, Murphy continued to lead from the front fighting, encouraging his men, and refusing to give up. When communications failed and help couldn't reach them, Murphy made a decision he knew could cost him his life. He stepped into open terrain, fully exposed to enemy fire, so he could call for support for his team. Shot and bleeding, he stayed on the line long enough to give their position and request help then returned fire until he was mortally wounded. His final act wasn't for himself. It was for his teammates. For his courage, leadership, and sacrifice, Lt. Michael P. Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

[Jack Carr @JackCarrUSA]

Richard “Demo Dick” Marcinko was born on this day in 1940. Much like his counterpart in the Army, Colonel Charlie Beckwith, he was the right man to cut through a bureaucracy very much at odds with the creation of top tier special operations units. Up until the publication of ROGUE WARRIOR there were only a handful of books and articles on the SEAL Teams and, as someone intent on joining their ranks, I read every one I could find, which, in the pre-internet days, didn’t take long. Looking back, ROGUE WARRIOR is probably where the foundation of my disdain for “careerist” type officers and NCIS agents comes from, themes that those who have read my novels will recognize. Following the success of his first book, others began to tell their stories, many focusing on special operations in Vietnam. I devoured those as well. Dick Marcinko left an indelible mark on the SEAL Teams, one that at times some senior officers probably wish he hadn’t. There is no disputing that through sheer force of will he is responsible for creating one of the most elite special operations forces in the world and for inspiring a generation of Frogmen to pick up the torch. I first met him in the early 90s at a book signing. I waited until the very end to introduce myself and give him a bottle of his favorite Bombay Sapphire gin, which I was too young to buy legally at the time. At that stage of my life there is no one on earth I would have rather met than the “Shark Man of the Delta”. His inscription in my book reads: “Make education the launchpad of your success. Attack life!” Four years after that meeting I’d cross the quarterdeck at BUD/S to start my journey.

Richard “Demo Dick” Marcinko passed away on 25 December 2021 at the age of 81.

[Miles Commodore @miles_commodore]

Brian Piccolo died from cancer in 1970. His life and friendship with Gayle Sayers were highlighted in the movie Brian's Song. He was 26 years old.

[Terrence K. Williams @w_terrence]

Dear Republicans, We are sick of you not fighting for us. Let’s be real — President Trump and the MAGA movement Saved the Republican Party. The energy, the turnout, the wins — that came from US.

Yet you still let Democrats run all over you.

Where is the fight?

Where is the accountability?

Where are the subpoenas you promise every election year?

You could be:

1. Subpoenaing George Soros and his dark money networks

2. Bringing in the Clintons for decades of shady deals

3. Questioning Obama and the officials who weaponized government
And don’t say “he has immunity.”

Trump had immunity too — they dragged him into court anyway. So do the same.

4. Going after Adam Schiff for lying and abusing his power

5. Investigating the January 6th Committee for doctored footage and political persecution

6. Holding rogue judges accountable who use the courtroom as a political weapon instead of a place for justice

But instead?

We get press conferences, tweets, and excuses.

Trump fights. MAGA fights. The American people fight.

So why are we the only ones fighting?

We didn’t elect seat warmers.
We elected representatives.

Start acting like it.

[Military Support @MilitaryCooI]

These are the final words spoken by LT. Michael P. Murphy before losing his life while under att*ck in combat on June 28, 2005. His final words as he put himself in the direct line of fire in order to call for backup.

[ForAmerica @ForAmerica]

Any time you watch a clip of Johnny Carson, you realize what a steaming pile of trash Jimmy Kimmel and late-night “comedy” have become.

[MLB @MLB]

A day to honor The Great One, Roberto Clemente, and his legacy of charity and kindness. #ClementeDay