The Pirate Catcher, The Littoral Combat Ship

This is a very cool ship, one of the newest Navy weapons!

The U.S.S Independence was built by General Dynamics. It's
called a "littoral combat ship" (LCS), and the tri-maran can move its weapons around faster than any other ship in the Navy.
'Littoral' means close-to-shore, and that's where these ships will operate. They're tailor-made for launching helicopters
and lightly-armored vehicles, sweeping mines and firing all
manner of torpedoes, missiles and machine guns. These ships are also relatively inexpensive. This one is a
bargain at $208 million, and the Navy plans to build 55 of them. 

Congressional Medal of Honor Winner Roy P. Benavidez

Memorial to Roy P. Benavidez - Tango Mike Mike - Congressional Medal of Honor for actions on near Lộc Ninh, South Vietnam on May 2, 1968.

This is a moving story about one of the millions of American's that insure our freedoms.  If you really want to know Roy Benavidez and the American soldier watch and listen to the following.  It will take 25 minutes of your time but I assure you that it will be the most moving 25 minutes of your day.

Roy died November 29, 1999, his spirit and that of all our service men and women lives on forever!

God Bless the United States of America, home of the free, because of the brave!

There is a Spirit that can ne'er be told, It is the Spirit of Aggieland

In case anyone besides me has been wondering whether Texas A&M has lost its soul since the way the school administration botched the firing of head football coach Mike Sherman,  let me assure you that while the Administration and Board of Regents may have lost their way, the student body and the Aggie Alumni continue to demonstrate that the Spirit of Aggieland is in very good hands.  The following article from by Roy Exum from the Chattanoogin, hammers this home.

The most moving quote, from one of the Aggie family concludes the article, "Lt. Col. Steven Ruth, a classmate of Roy Tisdale’s at A&M and a lifelong friend, was so overcome by the emotional outpouring that he even asked one attractive lady wearing a maroon tee shirt – who he thought might be close to his age -- if she had ever known Roy Tisdale. “He’s the son of Aggieland, sir. There are no strangers on this road.”


Rarely does this kind of positive patriotic American loving spirit get any attention in the media!


Gig Em!  And thank God for the US Military and Texas A&M and Roy Exum!


Marc

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Things I Learned from Watching CSI

The flash mob at Gate 38 of Reagan National Airport

Friends and team members this is what Honor looks like.  There is an interesting article on Mullover.com that will bring tears to your eyes for two reasons; one this group of passengers are honor many of the Greatest Generation who were arriving on an Honor Flight to tour the WWII Memorial in Washington, DC and; two this should give you great faith in America, despite what you hear from America's leaders and those in the Integrity Free Media.

Honor Flight is a very unique and interesting organization.  Honor Flight is a non-profit organization that transports WWII and terminally ill veterans of all wars to Washington DC to allow them to visit the memorials put in place to honor their service.  You might want to consider supporting Honor Flight. Houston is the closet chapter if you are interested.

Enjoy,

Marc

A shining example of the greatness of America

A MARINE'S MARINE

Every now and then, in the middle of the constant barrage of crap that’s just pissing us all off these days,

we come across a story, a feat, an event that just makes us stop in our tracks.

 

Cody Green was a 12-year kid in Indiana who was diagnosed with leukemia at 22 months old. He loved the Marines, and his parents said he drew strength and courage from the Marine Corps. as ...he bravely fought the battle into remission three times. Although he was cancer-free at the time, the chemotherapy had lowered his immune system and he developed a fungus infection that attacked his brain. Two weeks ago, as he struggled to fend off that infection in the hospital, the Marines wanted to show how much they respected his will to live, his strength, honor and courage. They presented Cody with Marine navigator wings and named him an honorary member of the United States Marine Corps. For one Marine, that wasn’t enough ... so that night, before Cody Green passed away, he took it upon himself to stand guard at Cody’s hospital door all night long, 8 hours straight.

Nowhere on the face of this planet is there a country so blessed as we to have men and women such as this. I wish I could personally tell this Marine how proud he makes me to be an American.?? God ... I do so love this country.

Never ever let the ramblings of politicians and the irrational screaming by the media turn you against the Greatest Country in the World.  Visit any college campus, at least in the South, and just sit and watch the young men and women who will be the next generation of leaders and you will know that America is in good hands!  

Marc