CyHawk

[alex kershaw @kershaw_alex]

D-Day is underway. Some would argue that what's happening right now is the most daring and ultimately successful operation in the history of military Alliances.
Note: the majority of troops are friends of the US from eight countries. Eisenhower has been told that three-quarters of the 23,400 airborne troops will be lost. He's hoping that the prediction will be wrong.

[CyHawk @CyHawk7]

Dave- been following you since the blog days so with some authority, personally this one is in your Top 10 , really captures the moment.

[David Burge @iowahawkblog]

I think I'm the only person on Twitter who's happy to have people dredge up my old tweets

[Live Monitor @amlivemon]

It couldn’t have happened to a bigger piece of human shit there is.

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

Tiananmen Square in Beijing just days before the Chinese Communist Party decided to massacre the protesters and students who had taken to the streets to demand freedom.

[Terence Shen @Terenceshen]

37 years ago today, the Chinese government brutally crushed peaceful protesters in and around Tiananmen Square who were demanding an end to corruption, freedom of speech, and democratic reform. The massacre revealed a truth the world should never forget: the Chinese Communist Party will do whatever it takes to preserve its grip on power. If it did not value the lives of its own citizens, why would it value the lives of others?

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

Video of Chinese communist security forces killing hundreds of protesting students on the Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 4th, 1989. 🇨🇳

[DSM Int'l Airport @dsmairport]

✈️ Throwback Thursday ☁️

As we prepare for our move to the new terminal, we've been uncovering pieces of DSM history along the way. Tucked inside a box of old photos were these incredible snapshots of a place many Iowans remember fondly ... the Cloud Room.

Located on the second floor of the original terminal, the Cloud Room wasn't just a restaurant. It was a destination. Families celebrated special occasions there, enjoyed dinner with a view, and watched airplanes take off through the large windows.

When we shared these photos, Terri immediately recognized the scene:

"Oh my gosh! I remember that entrance, and those chairs and booths! I do remember getting all dressed up because it was kind of a fancy place. We had to walk up a staircase. We always got the table by the big windows so that we could watch the airplanes take off while we ate our dinner. Then at the end, they would bring us a little cup of ice cream."

Stories like Terri's are a reminder that DSM has always been more than a place to catch a flight.

Do you remember dining in the Cloud Room? We'd love to hear your favorite memories in the comments. ❤️

#FlyDSM #ThrowbackThursday #DSMHistory #CloudRoom #AviationMemories

[Gino Hard @GinoHard_]

One of the CRAZIEST streaks in sports has been extended another year 🤯

With Rasmus Andersson reaching the Stanley Cup Final, a former teammate of Jaromir Jagr has now appeared in the Final in 46 straight seasons 🏆

[Brian Graham 🦬 @iroasmas]

am i sure the death star is going down? look at my quant. look at him! you notice anything different about him? look at his eyes. i’ll give you a hint—his name’s a fucking number!! he doesn’t even speak english—it’s all beep-boop shit!! yeah, i’m sure.

[Mike Beauvais @MikeBeauvais]

I have forgotten loved ones’ birthdays, the names of old classmates and even core memories, but I will always remember that it was on May 30, 2020 - six years ago today - that French DJ David Guetta ended racism forever.

Shoutout to his family.

[Belle II @Lorelei1861]

During World War II, for example, three German submariners escaped from Camp Crossville, Tennessee. Their flight took them to an Appalachian cabin, where they stopped for a drink of water.

The mountain granny told them to "git." When they ignored her, she promptly shot them dead. The sheriff came, and scolded her for shooting helpless prisoners. Granny burst into tears, and said that she would not have done it if she had known they were Ger-mans. The exasperated sheriff asked her what in "tarnation" she thought she was shooting at. "Why," she replied, "I thought they was Yankees!"9

[Paul Yacoubian @PaulYacoubian]

bro is adding in ai women to sell his surplus heavy equipment 😂

[OLDSKOOLBBALL @oldskoolbballx]

Charles Oakley dives into Donald Trump’s arms at Madison Square Garden in New York.

[Captain Allen @CptAllenHistory]

On This Day — May 25, 1948

They put a bullet in the back of his head.

The man they executed that day was Witold Pilecki — the only person in history who voluntarily walked into Auschwitz.

In 1940, this Polish cavalry officer deliberately got himself arrested during a Nazi roundup in Warsaw. Using a false identity, he entered hell as prisoner #4859.

For two and a half years, Pilecki lived as a starving skeleton in striped rags while secretly building a resistance network inside the camp. He smuggled out the first detailed eyewitness reports of the Nazi death machine to the Allies — gas chambers, selections, medical experiments, and the systematic murder of Jews.

While he was there, more than 1,000 Jews per day were being gassed and burned. At its peak in 1944, the killing rate reached more than 6,000 per day.

He saw it all.
He documented it all.
He risked everything so the world would know.

In April 1943, Pilecki escaped by overpowering a guard at a bakery outside the wire. He rejoined the fight, battled in the Warsaw Uprising, and later resisted the Soviet occupation of Poland.

For his courage, the communist regime tortured him, staged a show trial, and executed him on May 25, 1948.

One of the great heroes of the 20th century.
Remember his name: Witold Pilecki.

[NOLLY @omoelerinjare1]

Melissa Mainier, a waitress and nursing student in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was drowning in student loans with no clear way to pay them off.

One day, a regular customer named Benjamin Olewine — a 92-year-old successful businessman and philanthropist — came in as usual.

After getting to know her situation, he left a $345 bill and an extraordinary tip: he offered to pay her entire nursing school tuition. Melissa was stunned and needed him to confirm it multiple times. He followed through, covering roughly $20,000 in bills.

Thanks to his kindness, Melissa graduated debt-free, became a registered nurse at Pinnacle Health in Harrisburg, and later pursued her master’s — with Benjamin agreeing to help with that too.

[Alex Ward @alexbward]

Lincoln’s letter to Mrs. Bixby, always worth a read on Memorial Day

[History With Jacob @HistoryWJacob]

The surviving Confederates of Pickett's Charge walked that field one more time.

The Union men waiting on the other side shook their hands.

Fifty years earlier, they had tried to kill each other.

This time, they met as friends.

A powerful reminder this Memorial Day 🇺🇸

[CyHawk @CyHawk7]

Duke Slater HOF ‘20
@iowahawkblog

[CyHawk @CyHawk7]

@Super70sSports

[CeCe @cecegkh]

The Golden Girls, but with today’s hair and styling.

From big 80s perms to sleek, fresh looks, Blanche is out here serving main character energy, Rose looks like your cool aunt who does Pilates, and Sophia and Dorothy still delivering one liners with the best of them.

Do you think the comedy would still hit the same today?

[AG @AGHamilton29]

It's almost incredible how climate alarmists have managed to get every prediction wrong for several decades and yet still insist that those same takes should still drive policy discussions.