Jeff Kueter

Tech, innovation, missiles, space, energy, KingfisherLax, Hawkeyes, and Cubs. Former think tank guy, now in Iowa but still thinking about stuff that matters.

[Jeff Kueter @JeffKueter]

Do not appreciate flying without air conditioning for 3 hours from PHX today on @AmericanAir #6273. Second American flight in a week with faulty air; clearly known by the flight crew before we left. Bad customer experience.

[Moz Perkins⚓️🇨🇶🇬🇧 Author 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @MozPerkins]

On November 7th, 1920, in strictest secrecy, four unidentified British bodies were exhumed from temporary battlefield cemeteries at Ypres, Arras, the Asine and the Somme.

None of the soldiers who did the digging were told why.

The bodies were taken by field ambulance to GHQ at St-Pol-Sur-Ter Noise. Once there, the bodies were draped with the union flag.

Sentries were posted and Brigadier-General Wyatt and a Colonel Gell selected one body at random. The other three were reburied.

A French Honour Guard was selected and stood by the coffin overnight of the chosen soldier overnight.

On the morning of the 8th November, a specially designed coffin made of oak from the grounds of Hampton Court arrived and the Unknown Warrior was placed inside.

On top was placed a crusaders sword and a shield on which was inscribed:

"A British Warrior who fell in the GREAT WAR 1914-1918 for King and Country".

On the 9th of November, the Unknown Warrior was taken by horse-drawn carriage through Guards of Honour and the sound of tolling bells and bugle calls to the quayside.

There, he was saluted by Marechal Foche and loaded onto HMS Vernon bound for Dover. The coffin stood on the deck covered in wreaths, surrounded by the French Honour Guard.

Upon arrival at Dover, the Unknown Warrior was met with a nineteen gun salute - something that was normally only reserved for Field Marshals.

A special train had been arranged and he was then conveyed to Victoria Station, London.

He remained there overnight, and, on the morning of the 11th of November, he was finally taken to Westminster Abbey.

The idea of the unknown warrior was thought of by a Padre called David Railton who had served on the front line during the Great War the union flag he had used as an altar cloth whilst at the front, was the one that had been draped over the coffin.

It was his intention that all of the relatives of the 517,773 combatants whose bodies had not been identified could believe that the Unknown Warrior could very well be their lost husband, father, brother or son...

THIS is the reason we wear poppies.

We do not glorify war.

We remember - with humility - the great and the ultimate sacrifices that were made, not just in this war, but in every war and conflict where our service personnel have fought - to ensure the liberty and freedoms that we now take for granted.

Every year, on the 11th of November, we remember the Unknown Warrior.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, we will remember them.

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

“Little Chocolate Donuts. They taste good and they’ve got the sugar I need to get me going in the morning. That’s why Little Chocolate Donuts have been on my training table since I was a kid.”

👉 https://t.co/kLAVRSn9Qe

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

Today in 1988, the Cubs attempt to play under lights at Wrigley Field for the first time. God disapproves and rains them out.

[Baseball by BSmile @BSmile]

Today In 1988: Bill Murray & Harry Caray share a beer before what was to be the first Chicago #Cubs night game at Wrigley Field! It seems fitting that the game was rained out! #MLB #Baseball #History 🍻

[Arlington National Cemetery @ArlingtonNatl]

We couldn't be prouder of the @USArmyOldGuard Soldiers who watch over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

Winds reached 60-85 mph in the DC region. This sentinel leans into it and continues marching.

Honor.

[That Week In SNL @ThatWeekInSNL]

A very happy birthday to Jan Hooks, one of the absolute best to ever do it.

[Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports]

“Mom, I think I hurt myself.”

“Let me make it much, much worse.”

[Jody Davis @JodyDavisMLB]

Today is a worldwide toast to Harry Caray. I returned a favor to him, that many of you still remember. Let’s see this go far and wide in tribute to Harry. Please retweet this, especially you
@Cubs, and @HarryCarays, too. #MayorofRushStreet

[Aaron Bateman @aaronbateman22]

On 28 April, the Space Policy Institute @ElliottSchoolGW & @RANDCorporation will host an all-day event examining the past, present, and future of missile defense. Special attention will be devoted to the space/missile defense nexus.

Register here:

https://t.co/0nLG5H6Iy5

[Jomboy Media @JomboyMedia]

She really caught the catcher with a “look over there!”

[Jeff Kueter @JeffKueter]

You had yourselves quite a day @cityhighswim! Great individual and team efforts at State!

[Jeff Kueter @JeffKueter]

@yourprepsports Way to go @cityhighswim!

[Jeff Kueter @JeffKueter]

@IowaMed Outstanding work being done by the Protostudios team! @Iowa_Innovation

[Carver College of Medicine @IowaMed]

3D design is powering the engines of medical innovation at Iowa: https://t.co/gImWO8pODo

[WW1 On This Day @WW1IEPER1917]

The Christmas truce, French, German, and British soldiers exchange seasonal greetings. Both sides go into no man's land on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and exchange food and souvenirs. Joint burial ceremonies and prisoner swaps, and several meetings ending in carol-singing.

[SpaceNews @SpaceNews_Inc]

Space Force briefing on military space race catches Jeff Bezos’ attention https://t.co/7q9b2uCOql

[USA Lacrosse Women's National Team @USALWNT]

WE DID IT! WE DID IT! WE DID IT!

CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD 🏆

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 🇺🇸

[USA Lacrosse Women's National Team @USALWNT]

🚨 THE SAVE 🚨

@seawaters7 gets the call from fellow goalie @JoeBpXp 🤝

Make it break the internet. Show this to all of your teammates. Drop a #SCTop10 to let them know 👇

[Jeff Foust @jeff_foust]

A House committee will be tackling a big issue next week. A really big issue: “Investigating the Nature of Matter, Energy, Space, and Time”