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- Carpenter's Flight
50 years ago today, Scott Carpenter flew the second American manned orbital flight on May 24, 1962. He piloted his Aurora 7 spacecraft through three revolutions of the earth. In this photo, taken on May 24, 1962, Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter looks into his Mercury-Atlas 7 spacecraft, the Aurora 7, before being inserted to begin the launch. Image Credit: NASA
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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Friday Funny
Here’s an unusual twist on a classic teenage situation…
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Valour IT Donate
Okay folks we are running neck and neck with the ARMY for the lead here in the donation category. Get over there and make a donation. Give up that Starbuck’s today and instead put that money toward helping out this … Continue reading
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TR – Exercise
The good folks over at The Art of Manliness have taken the “motivator” comcept in a most acceptable direction. There are a wide variety of them on their site with various historical characters, as well as some other great daily … Continue reading
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Valour IT – Raising Awareness
As I mentioned last night, we are into the fund raising cycle for Valour IT. With the economy the way that it is, everyone is adjusting their spending to hold on to a little more of what they are earning. … Continue reading
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Valour – IT
It’s that time again. Soldier’s Angels has kicked off the annual fundraiser for Valor IT. For those that have been reading this blog for awhile you know that this is one of the few programs that I actively support, and … Continue reading
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Too Funny
This one is too funny not to post: An Irishman is cleaning his rifle and accidentally shoots his wife. He immediately dials 999. Irishman: ”It’s my fooken wife! I’ve accidentally shot her, I’ve fooken killed her!” Operator: ”Please calm down … Continue reading
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Remember
26 years ago. Beirut . It was the bloodiest day in the Corps’ history since World War II, when Marines fought to secure Iwo Jima. On October 23 1983, around 6:20 am, a yellow Mercedes-Benz truck drove to Beirut International … Continue reading
Posted in Evil walks the earth, Heroes, History, Terrorism, USMC
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first encounter with a NYC cel…
first encounter with a NYC celeb rode the elevator with Katie Couric