SP Rose

Conservative. NAVY Veteran. Love My Family. History Buff. Go LU! 5.56/.223

[Anthony D. Stephens @A_D_STEPHENS]

Murphy’s Laws Of Combat @Beardvet

. Always remember, your equipment is manufactured by the lowest bidder.
• Friendly fire – isn’t.
• Recoilless rifles – aren’t.
• Suppressive fires – won’t.
• You are not Superman.
• A sucking chest wound is Nature’s way of telling you to slow down.
• If it’s stupid but it works, it isn’t stupid.
• Try to look unimportant; the enemy may be low on ammo.
• If at first you don’t succeed, call in an airstrike.
• If the enemy is in range, so are you.
• Incoming fire has the right of way.
• Don’t look conspicuous; it draws fire.
• The easy way is always mined.
• The important things are always simple. The simple things are always hard.
• No plan survives first contact with the enemy.
• If your attack is going really well, it’s an ambush.
• Anything you do can get you killed, including doing nothing.
• The only thing more accurate than incoming enemy fire is incoming friendly fire.
• Never share a foxhole with anyone braver than you.

[Jason Miyares @JasonMiyaresVA]

🚨 30 Heroes in 30 Days — countdown to July 4!

Daniel Morgan of Virginia, legendary leader of Morgan’s Riflemen. Frontiersman, sharpshooter, & Revolutionary War tactician from the Shenandoah Valley. Born to humble beginnings Morgan rose as a tough, no-nonsense Virginian known for his marksmanship, resilience, and battlefield genius. His elite rifle company, in hunting shirts and armed with deadly accurate long rifles, struck fear into the British.

At Saratoga (1777), his sharpshooters picked off British officers with precision, sowing chaos and helping turn the tide of the war. But his masterstroke came at the Battle of Cowpens (1781). Facing the feared Banastre Tarleton and his veteran Legion, Morgan used innovative “backwoods tactics”: militia firing two volleys then retreating in a feigned flight, drawing the British into a trap. Continental regulars and cavalry then delivered the decisive blow — a stunning American victory with minimal losses.

A brawler who once took 499 lashes from the British (and counted every one), he repaid them with strategic brilliance and unyielding courage. Promoted to Brigadier General, Morgan embodied the Virginia spirit: tough, resourceful, and fiercely committed to liberty.

True American ingenuity and frontier resolve. A hero who helped win our independence, forgotten by too many today. 🇺🇸
#30HeroesIn30Days #DanielMorgan #VirginiaHeroes #Cowpens #RevolutionaryWar #MorganRiflemen #VA250 #America250

[SP Rose @coeburnman]

@shaunvlog_ THE BEST!!!!

[Perle @veritebeaute]

Il commandait des armées. Il a défié Hitler. Il a sauvé l'honneur d'une nation. Mais chaque soir, Charles de Gaulle posait son képi militaire, se rendait dans la chambre de sa fille et lui chantait des chansons enfantines jusqu'à ce qu'elle rit. Anne de Gaulle naquit le jour du Nouvel An 1928, atteinte du syndrome de Down. À cette époque, les familles comme la leur — éminentes, puissantes, profondément soucieuses de leur réputation — confiaient discrètement ces enfants à des institutions et ne les mentionnaient plus jamais. Les de Gaulle s'y refusèrent. Lorsqu'un conseiller suggéra de placer Anne dans un établissement spécialisé, la réponse de de Gaulle fut calme et sans appel : « Elle n'a pas demandé à venir au monde. Nous devons tout faire pour la rendre heureuse. » Et c'est ce qu'ils firent. Anne fut élevée aux côtés de ses frères et sœurs. Elle suivait la famille partout où elle allait. Elle ne fut jamais cachée, jamais mise à l'écart, jamais faite pour se sentir comme un fardeau. Dans un foyer où le Général était connu pour rester en tenue militaire complète jusqu'à une heure avancée de la matinée — même en famille —, il esquissait pour Anne de petites danses. Il jouait la pantomime. Il lui tenait la main lors de longues promenades et s'entretenait avec elle de tout ce qu'elle était capable de comprendre. Il était la seule personne au monde capable de la faire rire. Il l'appelait « sa joie ». Anne ne put jamais prononcer clairement qu'un seul mot de toute sa vie. Ce mot était « Papa ». Elle s'éteignit en février 1948, quelques semaines seulement après avoir fêté ses vingt ans, des suites d'une pneumonie bronchique. Elle mourut dans les bras de son père. Après l'avoir mise en terre, le grand Général prit la main de son épouse éplorée et dit doucement : « Maintenant, elle est comme les autres. » Dans la mort, sa fille était enfin libérée d'un monde qui n'avait jamais su l'aimer comme lui l'aimait. Il conserva sur lui, partout où il allait, une photographie encadrée d'Anne, et ce, jusqu'à la fin de ses jours. Lorsque Charles de Gaulle mourut en 1970, il ne choisit pas de grandioses funérailles nationales à Paris. Il demanda à être inhumé dans le paisible cimetière de Colombey-les-Deux-Églises — juste aux côtés d'Anne. Des années plus tard, son épouse Yvonne fut inhumée à leurs côtés. La famille laissa également un héritage durable au nom d'Anne. En 1945, Yvonne fonda la Fondation Anne de Gaulle — un foyer d'accueil pionnier destiné aux jeunes femmes atteintes de déficience intellectuelle, dont beaucoup avaient été abandonnées par leur propre famille. À une époque où la société n'offrait presque rien aux personnes comme Anne, les de Gaulle bâtirent une œuvre qui comptait. De Gaulle disait d'Anne qu'elle était la grâce de Dieu dans sa vie — qu'elle le maintenait humble et l'ancrait dans quelque chose de plus grand que le pouvoir. L'homme qui avait maintenu la France unie puisa sa force la plus profonde non pas sur un champ de bataille, mais en compagnie d'une jeune fille que le monde lui enjoignait d'oublier. Elle ne prononça jamais qu'un seul mot. Cela suffit.

[Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth]

June 6, 1944

[SP Rose @coeburnman]

@sigsauerinc P365XL

[Renatta Oxendine @Renatta]

My name is Renatta, I’m 45 years old, and I have a genetic condition.

Yes, I have some struggles, but I still live a full, productive, and joyful life.

Parents, if your unborn child is diagnosed with a genetic disorder, it isn’t a curse. Please give your child a chance at life. Their life won’t be perfect, but no one’s is. Let your child be a blessing to you and to others. Don’t throw away what God has given you.

[SP Rose @coeburnman]

@TodayinHistory

[SP Rose @coeburnman]

@jscarpel2 @CynicalPublius Gen X’er here. I was seven in 1976 and I vividly remember the patriotism that was present in our nation during the 200th anniversary. It did exist despite the gas lines and high interest rates.

[ShadowsOfConstantinople @RomeInTheEast]

When Constantinople fell the Ottoman army rapidly poured in looking for their share of the spoils.

In their frenzied quest for the riches of Constantinople widespread violence, enslavement, and looting ensued!

A thread on the realities of the SACK OF CONSTANTINOPLE in 1453!🧵

[🏛 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 🏛 @nonregemesse]

Today in AD 1453,

The dying embers of the Roman Empire were snuffed out forever.

Just after midnight the Turkish assault on Constantinople began and Ottoman troops poured over the battered walls of the once great city!

[Thread]🧵

[Michelle Maxwell ™ @MichelleMaxwell]

With everything we are hearing right now about ticks this seems like good information to share.

“Here’s what I’ve learned after more ticks than I care to count.
First, whatever your uncle told you, forget it. No matches. No nail polish. No Vaseline. No soap on a cotton ball. All of those do the same terrible thing, they stress the tick out, and a stressed tick empties its gut back into the bite before letting go. Which, if you think about what that actually means for a second, is literally how Lyme and the rest get transmitted so you’re not speeding up its exit. You’re making it throw up into you.
Fine-tipped tweezers. Grip right where the mouthparts enter the skin, not the body, the head. Pull straight up, steady, no twisting, no jerking. It’ll feel like it’s resisting because it is, the mouthparts are barbed. Just keep the pressure on and it lets go in a few seconds. If a piece breaks off in the skin, leave it alone. Your body pushes splinters out. Digging around with a needle does more damage then the fragment ever would.
Clean it with alcohol or soap. Wash your hands.
Now here’s the part most people skip: don’t flush the tick.
Tape it to an index card. Clear packing tape right over the body, write the date and where on your body it was, and stick the card in a drawer. If you come down with anything weird in the next 30 days, rash, fever, joint pain, that flu-that-isn’t-flu feeling, that tick goes with you to the doctor. Some labs will test the tick itself, which is faster and often more reliable than waiting for antibodies to show up in your own blood. A dated tick taped to a card is one of the most useful things you can hand a doctor who’s trying to figure out what’s wrong with you.
The other thing worth saying out loud: if the tick was engorged when you pulled it, and you can’t swear it was off your body within 24 hours, call your doctor that same day. Don’t wait for a rash. Fewer than three out of four Lyme cases even produce the classic bullseye. A single preventive dose of doxycycline within 72 hours of a deer tick bite cuts the Lyme odds way down, and most docs in tick country will write that prescription without giving you a hard time, especially if you walk in with the tick taped to a card and a clear timeline.”

[SP Rose @coeburnman]

@DefiantLs Someone please tell this to Virginia!

[SP Rose @coeburnman]

@GovernorVA

[Virginia Project @ProjectVirginia]

SCOTUS sets a new land speed record in denying VA Dems' last gasp attempt at getting redistricting done in 2026. Their unmitigated disaster is now complete, and in the process they alienated the one person they had (Mark Moran) who had the courage to tell them it was a bad idea.

[John Reid - The Reid Revolution @ReidRevolution]

Awesome. Another well earned loss in court (the US Supreme Court) for two bullets AG and his Democrat con artist comrades.

Good for the Constitution of Virginia and of the United States.

[Nick Freitas @NickJFreitas]

Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones has a secret strategy…

[All The Right Movies @ATRightMovies]

TOP GUN was released 40 years ago today. One of the definitive 1980s action films, and among the most popular of its star, Tom Cruise, the story behind the scenes will take your breath away…

1/45

[SP Rose @coeburnman]

@laurietug1 @ReidRevolution @JenKiggans You clearly took grammar courses at the Learing Center.

[SP Rose @coeburnman]

@CarterElliottIV Thank God we don’t live in a mob-ruled democracy then.