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Quoted: 1999 Aggie bonfire collapse. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/511664/F64F1D7F-8D83-409B-8A4B-5A665ACE3037_jpe-2726579.JPG View Quote IIRC, that killed the living hell out of a bunch of students. |
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Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/276816/ss-xr600_jpg_c974a42b17eed059a05b4e31015-2725419.JPG Not too many guys manly enough to hold a XR 600 like that. Scott Sumers was. View Quote He was a big boy, and could fit his huge frame and bike in some tiny gaps, but I doubt he’s casually holding that bike in the air like that. Actually, I typed that first paragraph, then went looking for the weight of the bike to make my point. I take it back. It’s a 290lb bike and he was deadlifting it, which is entirely possible. And he was known for his strength and fitness. |
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Quoted: You should explain to the membership what we are seeing here. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/563702/E724171B-6B6A-4CB1-AD56-4C806D2CD770_jpe-2724186.JPG This was certainly iconic to my parent’s generation You should explain to the membership what we are seeing here. The five Sullivan brothers who served together on the USS Juneau, and subsequently perished together when the Juneau was sunk during combat 13 Nov, 1942. |
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Quoted: @TheWhitePill What is that one? A couple of sick murderous commie fucks getting 100 rounds of 7.62x39 pumped into them. Firing squad right in the middle of town, I believe. |
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Quoted: I remember that one. Marine funeral. I also remember the comment posted here that that boy will remember the words spoken to him by that Marine for the rest of his life. I don’t remember exactly when that picture was taken but I figure he is in his early twenties now. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: There is a photo of a boy at a funeral, I can only assume his dad's, being handed the folded flag by an officer. He is trying so hard not to cry, but his little face is just crumpling. Every time I see that one, I just cannot handle it. Heartbreaking. I remember that one. Marine funeral. I also remember the comment posted here that that boy will remember the words spoken to him by that Marine for the rest of his life. I don’t remember exactly when that picture was taken but I figure he is in his early twenties now. For those who wonder why you laugh you lose threads are frowned upon now. That image was used with a “funny” caption in one of those threads. Those of us who complained were told to leave the thread f we didn’t like it. That they were just posting gallows humor. Sickening. |
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View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: that my friend is Punk Rock Icon GG Allin who once played at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa. googlize him. I knew exactly who that was. https://www.spirit-of-metal.com/les%20goupes/G/GG%20Allin/pics/0c28_3.jpg Violent scat munching punk rock lunatic. Just like they like them. |
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Quoted: Alex Honnold - Half Dome https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/5/halfdome_jpg-2724609.JPG Alex on El Capitain - Free Solo https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/5/FreeSolo_jpg-2724611.JPG View Quote Fucking nope! |
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Quoted: https://www.motortrend.com/uploads/sites/21/2016/07/don-garlits-swamp-rat-13-rebuilt-17.jpg?fit=around%7C875:492 https://www.nhra.com/sites/default/files/Insider/2012/gar2.jpg Two iconic photos if you're any kind of drag racing enthusiast. The video of the blowover is even better. I was in the stands at halftrack. Quite a moment. View Quote I was in the stands in Houston when John Force blew his motor so bad it launched the body off his funnycar into the air and it floated back down like a leaf and landed on the return road right in front of the stands. Also saw plenty of blower belts get launched into or near the stands. And, of course, there’s the famous “I saw Elvis at 1000 feet” line. Me and the GOAT at the last NHRA event in Baytown. Attached File |
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Quoted: The five Sullivan brothers who served together on the USS Juneau, and subsequently perished together when the Juneau was sunk during combat 13 Nov, 1942. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/563702/E724171B-6B6A-4CB1-AD56-4C806D2CD770_jpe-2724186.JPG This was certainly iconic to my parent’s generation You should explain to the membership what we are seeing here. The five Sullivan brothers who served together on the USS Juneau, and subsequently perished together when the Juneau was sunk during combat 13 Nov, 1942. Saving Private Ryan was loosely based on them right? |
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Quoted: IIRC, that killed the living hell out of a bunch of students. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: 1999 Aggie bonfire collapse. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/511664/F64F1D7F-8D83-409B-8A4B-5A665ACE3037_jpe-2726579.JPG IIRC, that killed the living hell out of a bunch of students. 12 dead, many injured. The monument: Attached File Each portal is oriented towards the hometown of the deceased. |
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Quoted: This should help… http://www.vhnd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/texxas_6.jpg https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/iU8AAOSwQN5aXV2p/s-l300.jpg https://metalodyssey.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/texxas-jam-2-june-9-1979-ticket-van-halen-boston-heart-0979mosr.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I can't tell what it says beside the stage, too long to be Texas Jam (Texxas Jam?). Dudes look like 1970s, but it says copyright 2014. This should help… http://www.vhnd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/texxas_6.jpg https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/iU8AAOSwQN5aXV2p/s-l300.jpg https://metalodyssey.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/texxas-jam-2-june-9-1979-ticket-van-halen-boston-heart-0979mosr.jpg Wow..TKO was on that bill.....sort of the "genesis" band of Seattle heavy metal |
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Quoted: For those who wonder why you laugh you lose threads are frowned upon now. That image was used with a “funny” caption in one of those threads. Those of us who complained were told to leave the thread f we didn’t like it. That they were just posting gallows humor. Sickening. View Quote There’s gallows humor which I’ve been known to use on many occasions. Making fun of something like that? Eat a bags of dicks |
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One my NCO’s when I first enlisted was a tunnel rat in Chu Chi. Little guy but everyone gave him the respect he deserved. Never cod figure out how his balls fit in those tunnels |
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This is where the pilot said “gentlemen, we have just crossed into US airspace” Lot of pilots said the same thing for flights coming home from GWOT but those words were meaningless compared to this moment |
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Quoted: 1999 Aggie bonfire collapse. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/511664/F64F1D7F-8D83-409B-8A4B-5A665ACE3037_jpe-2726579.JPG View Quote Here |
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Quoted: Saving Private Ryan was loosely based on them right? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/563702/E724171B-6B6A-4CB1-AD56-4C806D2CD770_jpe-2724186.JPG This was certainly iconic to my parent’s generation You should explain to the membership what we are seeing here. The five Sullivan brothers who served together on the USS Juneau, and subsequently perished together when the Juneau was sunk during combat 13 Nov, 1942. Saving Private Ryan was loosely based on them right? They were the premise for the Saving Private Ryan movie |
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Quoted: Quoted: Alex Honnold - Half Dome https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/5/halfdome_jpg-2724609.JPG Alex on El Capitain - Free Solo https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/5/FreeSolo_jpg-2724611.JPG Fucking nope! I watched free solo laying in bed… my fucking palms were sweating and heart was racing lol. Right then I was like balls of steel |
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Don't need a spoiler, the way it's headed I'm saying it's #2 the one that DIDN'T come within 2 blocks of me.
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Medics and Corpsman are a special breed. Often not recognized for their actions. I unfortunately lost a friend to the survivors guilt they almost all came home with |
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Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/563702/E0B531DE-46AC-4DFB-9CE9-E149376A6C0A_jpe-2726689.JPG Medics and Corpsman are a special breed. Often not recognized for their actions. I unfortunately lost a friend to the survivors guilt they almost all came home with View Quote |
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If you haven’t seen the interview where Sammy L Davis talks about the day his actions earned him the MOH you need to. The ceremony was digitally altered for use in Forrest Gump so may look familiar |
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View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes I had never heard of him. Truly disgusting. Known for both eating his own feces and mutilating himself on stage, GG Allin was perhaps the most shocking musician in history — until his dramatic death at just 36 in 1993. Many words have been used to describe GG Allin. “Individualist,” “anti-authoritarian,” and “unique” are among the nicest. |
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Quoted: @JT_26 What happened here? The total failure of gun control…if I was asked. |
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Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/563702/E60F498A-4392-4F40-84A7-054BAF692456_jpe-2726720.JPG If you haven’t seen the interview where Sammy L Davis talks about the day his actions earned him the MOH you need to. The ceremony was digitally altered for use in Forrest Gump so may look familiar View Quote https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/sammy-l-davis Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sgt. Davis (then Pfc.) distinguished himself during the early morning hours while serving as a cannoneer with Battery C, at a remote fire support base. At approximately 0200 hours the fire support base was under heavy enemy mortar attack. Simultaneously, an estimated reinforced Viet Cong battalion launched a fierce ground assault upon the fire support base. The attacking enemy drove to within 25 meters of the friendly positions. Only a river separated the Viet Cong from the fire support base. Detecting a nearby enemy position, Sgt. Davis seized a machine gun and provided covering fire for his gun crew, as they attempted to bring direct artillery fire on the enemy. Despite his efforts, an enemy recoilless-rifle round scored a direct hit upon the artillery piece. The resultant blast hurled the gun crew from their weapon and blew Sgt. Davis into a foxhole. He struggled to his feet and returned to the howitzer, which was burning furiously. Ignoring repeated warnings to seek cover, Sgt. Davis rammed a shell into the gun. Disregarding a withering hail of enemy fire directed against his position, he aimed and fired the howitzer which rolled backward, knocking Sgt. Davis violently to the ground. Undaunted, he returned to the weapon to fire again when an enemy mortar round exploded within 20 meters of his position, injuring him painfully. Nevertheless, Sgt. Davis loaded the artillery piece, aimed, and fired. Again he was knocked down by the recoil. In complete disregard for his safety, Sgt. Davis loaded and fired three more shells into the enemy. Disregarding his extensive injuries and his inability to swim, Sgt. Davis picked up an air mattress and struck out across the deep river to rescue three wounded comrades on the far side. Upon reaching the three wounded men, he stood upright and fired into the dense vegetation to prevent the Viet Cong from advancing. While the most seriously wounded soldier was helped across the river, Sgt. Davis protected the two remaining casualties until he could pull them across the river to the fire support base. Though suffering from painful wounds, he refused medical attention, joining another howitzer crew which fired at the large Viet Cong force until it broke contact and fled. Sgt. Davis' extraordinary heroism, at the risk of his life, is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the U.S. Army. |
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That’s really the abridged version. He did a number of things that would earn the award by themselves
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View Quote Lived fairly close and went to high school even closer. It was a very strange few weeks. I remember hearing some of the radio distress calls. Constant flow of fire trucks from everywhere as they rotated in to search. The thousands of firemen in the precession was sadly amazing to see. Everyone says you can see the figure of a fireman in the flame of that pic. |
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Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/563702/13E38608-8C7D-4C38-99B9-99AF2FCC9252_jpe-2726658.JPG This is where the pilot said “gentlemen, we have just crossed into US airspace” Lot of pilots said the same thing for flights coming home from GWOT but those words were meaningless compared to this moment View Quote Pointing out that these are Vietnam war USAF/USA/USMC/USN POWs coming back home in Feb 1973. |
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Quoted: They were the premise for the Saving Private Ryan movie View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/563702/E724171B-6B6A-4CB1-AD56-4C806D2CD770_jpe-2724186.JPG This was certainly iconic to my parent’s generation You should explain to the membership what we are seeing here. The five Sullivan brothers who served together on the USS Juneau, and subsequently perished together when the Juneau was sunk during combat 13 Nov, 1942. Saving Private Ryan was loosely based on them right? They were the premise for the Saving Private Ryan movie No, not the Sullivan brothers-----the Niland brothers. Niland brothers - Saving Private Ryan motion picture |
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Quoted: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/563702/801192D7-0FA5-4BB5-B581-89A5E78CC6FE_jpe-2723931.JPG This one still really hits me hard View Quote Me, too. And it just hit me again. |
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Quoted: Lived fairly close and went to high school even closer. It was a very strange few weeks. I remember hearing some of the radio distress calls. Constant flow of fire trucks from everywhere as they rotated in to search. The thousands of firemen in the precession was sadly amazing to see. Everyone says you can see the figure of a fireman in the flame of that pic. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Lived fairly close and went to high school even closer. It was a very strange few weeks. I remember hearing some of the radio distress calls. Constant flow of fire trucks from everywhere as they rotated in to search. The thousands of firemen in the precession was sadly amazing to see. Everyone says you can see the figure of a fireman in the flame of that pic. I'm from MA so paid attention to MA news, but was living in NC at the time. Big news even down there. Then I moved to RI for work, I happened to pop into a police station one morning and found out that the Station nightclub had burned down that night. I end up reading that Worcester article at least once every couple of years. It's a rough one. |
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