Seth Wesaw

The Citadel Football #fornat

[The Citadel @Citadel1842]

It is a tremendous day for The Citadel as one of our own, Randy Bresnik '89, has been named the Commander of NASA's Artemis III mission set to launch next year. This vital mission will bring humans one step closer to walking on the moon again, and we are incredibly proud that this mission will be led by a distinguished Citadel grad. Randy's career, with 25 years as a Marine Corps pilot and and two previous spaceflights, represents the promise of what four years at The Citadel can prepare cadets to accomplish in life. All of us at The Citadel will be cheering for Randy and his crew as they make history!

[ESPN @espn]

OKLAHOMA WALKS OFF GEORGIA TECH TO ADVANCE TO SUPERS 🚨

THE SOONERS STUN THE NO. 2 SEED IN ATL 😳

[General Will @GamecockWill69]

What the fuck is a Sooner??? Go Fn DOGS BABY

[Stacy Washington @StacyOnTheRight]

In the summer of 1995 I was given a choice that I didn't know was life or death.

I was a data systems analyst with the 33rd Fighter Wing out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. F-15Es. I tracked every break on every jet after the day's sorties, built the readiness reports, forecasted the trends from a little office right on the flight line. JP-8 in the morning air. Great people. I loved it.

In my off hours I served on the base Honor Guard. We carried the caskets of fallen service members, fired the 21-gun salute, and folded the flag into a tight triangle to hand to a mother, a widow, a child. I have looked a lot of grieving families in the eye. I did not yet understand how close I would come to being the reason someone folded a flag for me.

Late that summer I learned our unit was rotating to Saudi Arabia for Operation Southern Watch. They gave me a choice: deploy in January, or wait and go with the next rotation later in the year.

My boyfriend at the time—my husband now—told me to just get it over with and go in January, when the desert "only" hits 105 instead of 120. So I said yes.

The week before I shipped out, a quiet young Airman moved into the dorm room across the hall. A crew chief in my unit. We'd nod and say hey passing in the hallway but I never got the chance to really know him because we deployed the next week.

I did my 93 days in Dhahran, lived in Khobar Towers with hundreds of other Americans, came home that spring on a 24-hour C-130 ride, got engaged, went back to the beach and the good Florida weather and ordinary life.

My quiet neighbor deployed with the next rotation. The one I'd chosen not to be on.

Two weeks before that rotation was set to come home, terrorists bombed Khobar Towers. Nineteen American Airmen were killed. Twelve of them were ours, from the 33rd. One of them was the quiet crew chief from across the hall—Airman 1st Class Peter J. Morgera, 19 years old, from Stratham, New Hampshire.

Over the years I've wondered why my husband told me to go early. Why I came home and they didn't.

There is no tidy answer. What I have is a responsibility—to make sure they are not just a number. So today, say their names with me.

Eglin lost:

MSgt Kendall K. Kitson, Jr. — Yukon, OK

TSgt Daniel B. Cafourek — Watertown, SD

TSgt Patrick P. Fennig — Greendale, WI

TSgt Thanh Van Nguyen — Panama City, FL

SrA Earl F. Cartrette, Jr. — Sellersburg, IN

SrA Jeremy A. Taylor — Rose Hill, KS

Sgt Millard D. Campbell — Angleton, TX

A1C Brent E. Marthaler — Cambridge, MN

A1C Brian W. McVeigh — DeBary, FL

A1C Peter J. Morgera — Stratham, NH

A1C Joseph E. Rimkus — Edwardsville, IL

A1C Joshua E. Woody — Corpus Christi, TX

Memorial Day isn't about the ones who came home. It's about them. I get to be grateful only because they paid for it.

Say their names today. 🇺🇸

[Southern Chestnut 🇺🇸 @AppyOrtho]

Because we don’t move North and tell you how awful you are.

Let me tell you honestly what we face from Northerners

-drive up our home costs
-rush around always pushing, always busy
-have no manners, do not say ma’am and sir
-tell us our religions are wrong
-take down our monuments
-tell us we can’t celebrate our history or ancestors
-literally spit on our graves
-teach our kids that they are inferior to Northern kids by birth
-buy our old, well maintained homes, gut them and paint them gray

And on and on and on.

Any small Southern community who has had an influx of Northerners faces one of these issues almost daily. It’s not all Northerners of course but it’s enough to make a distinct impression.

[Michael Bohlin @MBohlin247]

Went to a college graduation and a rave broke out. @UofSC #ForeverToThee26

[The Citadel @Citadel1842]

“The Citadel family is deeply saddened by the passing of the great Ted Turner — a three-time cadet father, a two-time commencement speaker and honorary grad and a longtime supporter of the college,” said The Citadel President Gen. Glenn M. Walters, USMC (Ret.), ’79. Read more here: https://t.co/RaA0mpOv7U

[Georgia Tech @GeorgiaTech]

Retired Colonel Ken Grundborg was unable to attend two graduation ceremonies at Georgia Tech due to active military service. Today, he walked across the stage at 88-years old.

Grundborg earned his bachelor’s degree in 1960 and his master’s in 1966 — both in civil engineering. He missed his ceremony when the @usarmy called him to serve his country. He spent 20 years with the Army Corps of Engineers, also serving in the 82nd Airborne Division, the Rangers, and the Pathfinders.

He earned a Bronze Star Medal, Legion of Merit, and Ranger Tab. Congratulations Ken! We’re glad you finally made it! 💛🎓🐝 🇺🇸 #GT26 #RamblinOn

[Big Ole Cock @BOC_Gamecock]

Palmetto State twitter when it comes to BBQ, Stephen Garcia, and the Atlanta Braves.

[Stephen Garcia @StephenGarcia]

I mean this is a crazy situation and I am just beyond words of how thankful I am for these folks to take time and send such a REAL message. Thank you coach Swinney #quarterbackyourhealth

[Swig 🇺🇸 @OldRowSwig]

This should result in a mandatory minimum of 30 years in a Federal Penitentiary.

[Fuckin’ Princess @8WithaTiara]

SUMMER DRINKING TIP: When someone says they’re not drinking/refusing the alcoholic beverage you’re offering, do not ask why.
Just offer a non-alcoholic option and move on.. because whatever the reason is, it’s almost always none of your business.

[Oklahoma Space Captain @WGTD_Tracer]

LORRIE LIT A CIGARETTE SMILED AND WAVED THE SMOKE OUT OF HER FACE

[Lane Brown @lanebrown_3]

Hero Principal Kirk Moore—who tackled a school shooter at Pauls Valley High School in Oklahoma is crowned prom king!

This man deserves a raise! Hero.

[🇺🇸 Nate Vance 🇺🇸 @VanceNate]

This dude had a school shooter arrive on his campus. This dude catches a round to the leg and still tackles and subdues the shooter because this dude is awesome!

Principal Kirk Moore

He’s already back at work because he’s also apparently Wolverine

[Craig Carton @craigcartonlive]

Crazy story at yesterdays @Mets game - Guy in section 121 had a heart attack and his wife started frantically yelling for help or a doctor or nurse to come over - One random guy in the section who said he was neither started doing chest compressions and saved the mans life. Eventually paramedics showed up to take over and assist the fallen man. The hero went back to his seat, sat down and watched the rest of the game with zero fanfare or attention. He just wanted to watch the Mets win. When the game ended he walked out like nothing had happened. Don't know his name but he saved a mans life and is a hero.

[le.hl @0xleegenz]

I'm officialy reached the age where i'm bothered by lights on, doors left opened, loud noise and people

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

In North America, black bears are apex predators.
Except that one time one met Chuck Norris.

That bear is now a rug.

RIP to the legend.

[Brett Pike @ClassicLearner]

Every night for the last 86 years, the Grim Reaper checked under his bed to make sure it was safe. Today, Chuck Norris finally came for him.

[US Oil & Gas Association @US_OGA]

Chuck Norris didn't die.

He decided being on Earth was too easy.

He's looking for a planet to bench press now.