@barstoolsports We ran it in 1989 at Guthrie High School in the playoffs. Made the catch and went on to beat the #1 ranked team in the state of Oklahoma.
1,186,000.
That is the number of US military personnel who have died at war.
Today is Memorial Day, a day for us to remember and honor those who have fallen.
Let's truly honor them by ending the wars that are sending more to join them.
For many, this is a day for cookouts, fireworks, vacations and spending time with loved ones.
For some, this is just another day to mourn their lost spouse, parent, child, sibling, friend.
Let's be very clear: the best way to honor them is to stop more families from suffering.
Millions of Americans, some of the best salt-of-the-earth people in this country, swear an oath to support and defend the Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic. They join to protect Americans and our freedoms, with promises of financial and educational support.
Instead, they are sent overseas by domestic enemies to fight, and possibly to die, to protect foreign dictators, cartel bosses, central bankers, and defense contractors.
Back home, we are less free, less safe and more at risk of blowback.
Most of our loved ones come home, often with PTSD, traumatic brain injuries, chronic pain and other ailments. They're subjected to the worst healthcare system in America, they suffer some of the highest rates of poverty, homelessness, imprisonment, addiction, overdose and suicide.
They signed up to protect us, and our government used them and spat them out to rot.
But today is about the ones who came home in flag-draped caskets.
They signed up to protect us, and never made it back.
Their loved ones have to find a way to move on with their lives, always aware of that giant void of their loss.
And the monsters who sent them to die wave little flags & make pandering statements about how "some gave all", while they send the next batch of victims off.
Enough.
I've heard from countless active duty personnel, veterans, and families who've lost their loved ones, and they have all asked the same thing: please demand an end to the wars.
Bring them home, for good.
On this Memorial Day, enjoy time with your loved ones, remember those who can't join us, and commit yourselves to demand our government end the wars and occupations, and bring the troops home.
1,186,000 is far too many already. Let's put an end to it now, and honor the fallen by reclaiming the living.
Jimmy V 🎯
“Think about it —
If you laugh, you think, and you cry,
that’s a full day. That’s a heck of a
day. You do that 7 days a week —
you’re going to have something special.”
Nov. 14, 1970: A plane carrying the Marshall football team, staffers and people close to the program crashed, leaving no survivors.
Tonight, on the 50-year anniversary, the Thundering Herd are playing to honor the 75 people who were killed.
(📍 @Goodyear)
Surround yourself with people who care about you, and encourage you to fight harder and digger deeper to achieve more than you once thought was possible!