Today is Midsummer Night, known in Icelandic as Jonsmessa. 🇮🇸✨
According to local folklore, this is one of the most magical nights of the year. Tradition says cows can speak, seals turn into humans, and bathing in dew brings good health.
Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy and Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew G. Axelson, pose for photo during their deployment to Afghanistan in 2005.
Murphy and Axelson would be killed during Operation Red Wings, on June 28, 2005.
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"I understand. And I don't care. I care about you. I care about you. I care about you. I care about you. I don't want your mom to see your head, your decapitated head on Al Jazeera."
(Lone Survivor, 2013)
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In this colorized photograph, two U.S. Marines are preparing to move out of a shell crater and advance towards Japanese positions, on the island of Saipan in June 1944.
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Sean Connery as Henry Jones Sr. in INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989). Casting James Bond as Indiana Jones’ father was already inspired, then Connery spent the entire movie stealing scenes by treating Indy like an overgrown teenager.
One of the best inside jokes of the ‘90s comes in MAVERICK (1994), when Danny Glover briefly appears and shares a look with Mel Gibson. The two seem to recognize each other, then Glover mutters, “I’m getting too old for this shit.” Perfect cameo.
BATTLE OF THE BASTARDS premiered 10 years ago today. ⚔️
Widely regarded as one of television’s greatest episodes, the GAME OF THRONES spectacle won multiple Emmys and set a new standard for large-scale action on the small screen. 🐺🔥👑
Col. John W. Ripley (USMC) was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his legendary actions in Vietnam in 1972.
Under intense enemy fire, he single-handedly rigged and destroyed a key bridge, halting a massive North Vietnamese advance. His son accepted the award on his behalf.
As a community built to unite veterans and active duty, we honor the legends who paved the way. 🇺🇸
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