Rufus Putnum

Veteran, Father, Patriot, I despise the left. My white privilege is displayed above.

[Toby Keith @tobykeith]

Here’s to 250 years of freedom. Happy Birthday America.

[Rufus Putnum @RufusPutnum]

Happy Independence Day

[Cecilia Calabrese @CeceCalabrese]

This is Donna…she traveled to Washington D.C. at her own expense to represent Massachusetts at @Freedom250 Great American Fair. Please stop by and let her know how much she is appreciated. Can we get some press for Donna? @FoxNews @Brick_Suit @libsoftiktok @OANN

[J&L Historical @Jason_R_Burt]

In 1967, the mother of an American soldier visits the grave of her son in Manila. He was KIA in the Philippines during WWII. 🇺🇸

22 years after the fighting ended in the Philippines, this mother made the long flight across the Pacific from the United States.

Her son had been one of the thousands of young Americans killed during the brutal fighting to liberate the islands from Japanese occupation, part of the fierce campaigns of 1944 & early 1945 that included the Battle of Manila, where entire neighborhoods were destroyed & casualties mounted on both sides.

She came alone to the Manila American Cemetery, the largest American military cemetery outside the US, where more than 17k of her son’s comrades rest beneath white marble crosses.

Kneeling at his grave, she reached out as if to touch him one last time, flowers at her feet & a lifetime of loss in her posture.

In an era when international travel was still a major undertaking for many families, she crossed an ocean not for sightseeing or vacation, but to be near the son she had raised & lost.

This quiet moment, captured in 1967, speaks for countless Gold Star mothers who carried their grief across decades & oceans.

[Jon Tweets Sports @jontweetssports]

This account tweets news from 1776 like it’s currently breaking. One of my favorite follows.

[Rufus Putnum @RufusPutnum]

@catturd2 They hate us.

[Rufus Putnum @RufusPutnum]

@Super70sSports Good call.

[Rufus Putnum @RufusPutnum]

@dbfarms2023 And a Ford Tractor

[Rothmus 🏴 @Rothmus]

Harvesting just one kidney from 20% of America’s politicians would give a new kidney to EVERY SINGLE PERSON currently on the transplant waiting list.

[Erica @EricaArndts]

Day 3 in Circleville, OH
Nearing the finish line, now time for the OCD to kick in and detail this baby

[Rufus Putnum @RufusPutnum]

@PolitiBunny

[🇺🇸𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿⚓️ @USN_Submariner]

She is the longest serving submarine in US Navy history.
She performed strategic deterrence patrols in the Pacific for 21 years, then in November 2003, she entered Puget Sound Naval Shipyard to undergo a mid-life reactor refueling and a complete reconfiguration.
Over roughly three years, she was transformed from a nuclear deterrent platform into a Special Forces Clandestine Command Center with dual Dry Deck Shelter capability & ability to launch a 154 Tomahawk salvo in 6 minutes. She officially returned to the active fleet as an SSGN in February 2006.
She was my home for many years & where I earned my dolphins.
USS Ohio (SSBN/SSGN-726)
🇺🇸 𝘍𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 & 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵

[Matt Minnillo and Blue Thunder @MattBlueThunder]

Sunrise on a fresh snow covered Cheyenne Mountain. #cowx

[Rufus Putnum @RufusPutnum]

@BarnsWallisMD Hell Yes!

[TM @herefordcows]

When the calving barn is officially opened, the meadowlarks are singing and you can breathe in the soul of the prairie ... #myhappyplace

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

Legendary Illinois corn farmer Herman Warsaw poses in a field with some of his record-breaking crop, circa 1985. He achieved a world record of 370 bushels per acre.

What makes his story even more incredible is that when he and his family bought the farm in 1941, the damaged soil was yielding only about 38 bushels per acre.

Through soil restoration and highly creative techniques, he completely transformed the fields over the years and made history.

More rare photos: https://t.co/dQjceOPkrz

[Rufus Putnum @RufusPutnum]

@RuralRouteUSA Great Pic