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Twenty-one years ago, I stood on those yellow footprints and made a late-night phone call home. Last night, our son made it to us.
The fifth member of our family now stands where boys begin the journey toward becoming Marines. Semper Fi.
Interesting strategy, Iran. You get the shit beat out of you in a bar fight. The guy kicking the shit out of you stops to take a breather and the first move is to whack his buddy with a pool cue… Not the best choice but to each their own.
At 10:17 p.m. ET on May 27, Iran launched a ballistic missile toward Kuwait that was successfully intercepted by Kuwaiti forces. This egregious ceasefire violation by the Iranian regime occurred hours after Iranian forces launched five one-way attack drones that posed a clear threat in and near the Strait of Hormuz. All drones were successfully intercepted by U.S. forces which also prevented a sixth drone launch from an Iranian ground control site in Bandar Abbas.
U.S. Central Command and regional partners remain vigilant and measured as we continue to defend our forces and interests from unjustified Iranian aggression.
@forallcurious While the photography is neat, the analemma, or orthographic projection, as it is called today, is nothing new. The analemma has been tracked since the first century A.D. Yet, everyone thinks it’s some great revelation… Social media has ruined human intelligence.
@mapletone@DaBrokenBaker Fuck you, talk to my wife like that? That’s all you fucking have? No intelligent rebuttal as to why you disagree? Not even a glib remark? Just nothing but an ad hominem insult? Sure… She’s the retarded one, faggot
@CwNewbie11@VTHistory25 I’m about two-thirds away through mine. Damn good book. Reminds of The Longest Winter but ACW instead of WWII. Spectacular book!
@VTHistory25 If I recall correctly, for us, they paired it with the Accelerated Reader program. If you didn’t pass the little book test, you didn’t get the pizza chit.
@MattWalshBlog Just watched your TPUSA event with @michaeljknowles. Instead of mutton chops, I recommend sideburns, named for Ambrose Burnside. You would only have to shave the chin, so you would retain 90% of your beard.