This is America from 10,000 feet.
The @USNavy Blue Angels soared above Fort McHenry National Monument during a recent airshow near Baltimore.
Below is the fort that inspired The Star-Spangled Banner. Above are the service members, carrying forward a proud tradition of service, precision, and excellence.
Past and present. One nation. One unforgettable view.
We were told we'd be shot by ICE, we never saw them
We were told the police would be tough, they partied with us
We were told the Americans didn't want us, they embraced us like family
Stop listening to the 'media' trying to divide us! live your lives and make memories! 🧡
Every June, pink and purple rhododendron blooms appear along exposed mountain ridges along the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Appalachian Trail. These splashes of color highlight the rolling landscape’s already remarkable beauty.
Photo by Lisa Squires
What’s better than a rare Super Delta formation featuring the Thunderbirds and the @USNavy Blue Angels over Washington, D.C.?
Watching it from four different views for #UFCWhiteHouse as part of #Freedom250. 🇺🇸
Gray has become the:
- First men’s All-America since 2012
- The third top 5 finish ever (Michael Hanks, 3rd in triple jump) and highest finish at NCAA Outdoor Championships since Warren Posey in 1988 (2nd, triple jump)
- 21st Mountaineer to pick up All-America honors
#GoApp
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.
For the third time in program history, @TWU_Baseball is bringing home the red banner! The team won the 69th Avista NAIA Baseball World Series by a final score of 2️⃣1️⃣-3️⃣.
#DogpileTime#Champs🏆💍