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Veterans for Constitution Restoration is a non-profit, non-partisan educational and grassroots activist organization.

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Tribute to a Generation - The memorial will be dedicated on Saturday, May 29, 2004.

Thanks to CholeraJoe for providing this link.

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Actively seeking volunteers to provide this valuable service to Veterans and their families.

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~ Thanks to our Veterans still serving, at home and abroad. ~ Freepmail to Ragtime Cowgirl | 2/09/04 | FRiend in the USAF

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The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul

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[Aeronaut]

Good morning Snippy.

Brunelli "Wing" (1946)

[SAMWolf]

Good morning Snippy. Good thread today. Free Dixie!

Formed as an Independent Volunteer Cavalry Company in 1859 from Fauquier County, Virginia of some of the finest sons of the “old Dominion,” the “Black Horse Troop” was one of the first Confederate units on the field at First Manassas. Their reputation as horsemen and fighters was already so renowned that the cry “The Black Horse” spread panic in the Union ranks when J.E.B. Stuart’s charge turned the tide of battle. Throughout the war the gallant riders of the “Black Horse” brought honor and glory to the Confederate Cavalry in the Army of Northern Virginia. Depicted is a First Lieutenant of this renowned Troop during the initial stages of the War.

The Black Horse was mustered into state service in May of 1861 to later become Company H of the 4th VA Cavalry but kept their “nom de guerre” of “The Black Horse Troop.” The uniform is early war cadet-grey trimmed in black, as many state militia and volunteer companies were. His arms consist of a “brace” of Colt Army .44’s supplied, along with his Federal issue sabre belt, cap box (used for carrying spare pistol cartridges) overcoat, poncho and canteen by a ‘generous joe. The black ostrich plume is a classic statement of ‘Southern Chivalry.’ The saddle is a Jenifer, popular in the South, and the bridle is a private purchase (or capture) combination halter/bridle with an imported English bit. The horse is his own, as all CS cavalrymen had to provide their own horse, and is of finer breeding than the Federal issue.

The sabre, a captured Federal Cavalry officers Model 1860, is being returned to comrades of its original owner.

[The Mayor]

Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. —Galatians 5:16

The Holy Spirit is our ever-present protector.

[E.G.C.]

Good morning, Snippy and everyone at the Freeper Foxhole.

Good luck to OSU in the first round of the NCAA today.

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning everyone.

[Professional Engineer]

Howdy ma'am.

[stand watie]

GM, snippy!

free dixie,sw

[Johnny Gage]

Air Power
SOKO J-1 "JASTREB"

The J-1 Jastreb (hawk) is the single-seat light attack derivative of the G-2 Galeb, with a strengthened airframe and uprated powerplant for higher performance and greater payload. Production of the Jastreb series ended in 1979. The Jastreb was participant in the civil war in the former Yugoslavia. In the February 28, 1994 American F-16 Fighting Falcons shoot down three Jastrebs from Republic Srpska AF over Banja Luka after they had bombing “Bratstvo” factory in Novi Travnik. One Serb damaged plane was safely landed on Mahovljani airport.

Variants:
RJ-1 Jastreb: This is the tactical reconnaissance version of the J-1 with cameras in the forward fuselage and in the forward portion of the tip tanks, and only four underwing hardpoints for 800 kg of disposable stores.

RJ-1-E Jastreb: This is the export version of the RJ-1 with various combinations of Vinten cameras and flash equipment for day and night photo- reconnaissance.

TJ-1 Jastreb: This is the operational conversion trainer version of the J-1.

Specifications:
Origin: Yugoslavia
Manufacturer: Vazduhoplovna Industrija SOKO DD
Type: Light attack aircraft
Crew: 1
Powerplant: One 1361-kg (3,000-lb) dry thrust Rolls-Royce Viper Mk 531 turbojet
Operators: Libya (25+),SFR Yugoslavia (100+),Zambia (6)

Performance :
Max Range: 1520 km / 944 miles
Maximum level speed: ‘clean’ 820 km/h at 6000 m;
Cruising speed: 740 km/h at 5000 m

Dimensions:
Wing span: 11.68 m / 38 ft 3.8 in
Length: 10.88 m / 35 ft 8.3 in
Height: 3.64 m / 11 ft 11.3in
Weight: empty 2,820 kg / 6,217 lb - maximum take-off 5,100 kg / 11,244 lb

Armaments:
Three 12.7-mm (0.5-in) machine guns with 135 rounds per guns;
Up to 500 kg (1,102 lb) of disposable stores, including bombs, bomblet containers, flares, rocket-launcher pods and gun pods carried on two inboard hardpoints,
Six 127-mm (5-in) air-to-surface rockets on outboard attachments
 

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