Rusty Bumper

Tattooed, don't need a haircut, have a real job.

[Rusty Bumper @mussroll]

@AMTetrick It's a reference to Magrette, a surrealist Belgian artist. I wondered the same thing until my daughter explained it to me.

[Gary Sinise @GarySinise]

Thank you to all who fought and sacrificed in freedoms defense all those years ago. Incredible footage here. Blessed that both my uncles survived and will never forget the over 400,000 who did not come home.

[Dave Dameshek @Dameshek]

If Sid Bream was safe, so is Oneil Cruz.
Fair’s fair.

[bill peduto @billpeduto]

82 years ago today…

[Garrett Exner @Exner_Garrett]

Ray’s Rock - Omaha Beach

On the morning of June 6, 1944, 23 year old Staff Sergeant Arnold “Ray” Lambert came ashore with the first wave of the 1st Infantry Division on the eastern side of Omaha Beach. At this small patch of concrete he saved nearly 20 lives:

The division came under intense fire from several German bunkers surrounding the entrance to the Colville Draw (one of two exits off Omaha Beach). Ray, a medic, immediately went to work.

He was shot in the arm. Moments later he was hit by shrapnel in the leg, but Ray kept pulling men to safety. He pulled nearly 20 wounded soldiers to cover behind this 8ft wide obstacle, treating each soldier before going out in search of others.

After several hours under fire, while pulling a wounded soldier from the ocean, he was struck by a landing craft. It dropped its ramp on top of him, breaking his back. He fell face down in the water, drowning. The craft backed up and nearby soldiers pulled an unconscious Ray to safety, eventually evacuating him off the beach.

Remarkably, Ray had already earned two Silver Stars and three Purple Hearts in Sicily and North Africa, prior to landing in France. But here in Normandy his war would end.

He awoke in a hospital back in England a day later. In the next bed over was his brother, who had also been wounded at Omaha.

When asked about his work on D-Day, Ray simply said, “I did what I was called to do.”

Ray Lambert passed in 2021 at 100 years old. He exemplified the best of American grit and why remembering this day is so important.

[Rusty Bumper @mussroll]

@RayPetelinWx Thanks!

[Rusty Bumper @mussroll]

@RayPetelinWx clearing from the west making for a golden skyline

[Michael Russo @RussoHockey]

🌹🌸💐🌺🌷🌻

[Penguins Jesus @PenguinsJesus]

The Stanley Cup Playoffs are an electric factory.

[Penguins Jesus @PenguinsJesus]

24 hours until playoff hockey.

[The Stanley Cup @StanleyCup]

I'm ready.

[Mark Madden @MarkMaddenX]

Ovie honored on Jumbotron.
Big ovation.
As it should be.
The worthiest of foes.

[NSFVoyager2 @NSFVoyager2]

Welcome home Integrity-Artemis II!

[Hubble @NASAHubble]

They’re back! 🥳 Welcome home, Artemis II!

[Bob Grove @bobgrove91]

Congrats to Sid. 21 straight years. Wow.

[NHL @NHL]

Players with 21 point-per-game seasons: Sidney Crosby.

End of list.

[Pittsburgh Pirates @Pirates]

It is with a heavy heart that we relay the news of the passing of legendary Pirates and National Baseball Hall of Famer, Bill Mazeroski.
Maz was a 7-time All-Star who hit the greatest home run in baseball history. He was a beloved member of the Pirates family and he will be deeply missed.

[Old-Time Baseball Photos @OTBaseballPhoto]

Godspeed Bill Mazeroski

[The Pensblog @Pensblog]

If it’s plowed