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I want to PUBLICLY thank Colin Kaepernick and all the others that have shown DIS-RESPECT to the National Anthem.You know who they are..you see them standing on the sidelines,,bouncing around, looking all over the place,,acting as tho they are in a time-out. THEY are the reason Trump is winning. Their actions of DIS-RESPECT is fanning the flames of those that support him and will get him elected.

Did Trump support the Iraq war before he was totally against it? What is the Truth.

Hey Guys, I've been checking out some military fly-overs this week in eastern Pennsylvania and today a noteworthy flight took place : I had 5 fighter jets, 3 up front 2 in the back. External tanks, flying about 3000-5000 feet. Throughout the week I've spotted one of these flights everyday. I got a tail marking on one, but it appears they are all different. Can someone help me with a tail ID ? It was yellow on the bottom, Orange on top. It was slanted at less than a 45 degree angle, sloping towards the back. Does this marking ring...

A Chinese firm has claimed that they have developed radar technology that can detect stealth jets. The quantum radar was reportedly created by Intelligent Perception Technology, a branch of defence and electronics firm CETC. They claim it is capable of detecting a target at a range of 60 miles and according to the Xinhua news agency, it was successfully tested last month.

Hello All,This weekend my band is playing a benefit for Military/Veteran Car Show. A very patriotic event. I'll be singing the National Anthem and have the opportunity to say something, hopefully inspiring. That's where I need you all. Anyone have advice on what would be appropriate? Being 9/10 I would like to say something strong without mentioning the 500lb gorilla in the room (Islam) directly, and Lord help me if I see a Kaepernick jersey.

I play and sing with the mandolin, the hymn,“Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior”, written by William H. Doane, and accompanied with scenic star lighted night sky view, biblical scripture and instrumental end of the hymn, “God Be With You Till We Meet Again”, written by William G. Tomer, accompanied with sing-along lyrics. I believe you will be blessed and comforted.

Donald Trump Hillary Clinton Has A 'Happy Trigger' When It Comes To Military Action

Our protagonists are not without blame. But the baby was 9 months old, the husband was off to war in Iraq and the wife somehow overlooked the simple fact that her debit card number had changed. Sherri Hutton kept driving Orange County’s toll roads, her FasTrak beeping – unaware that it was no longer linked to any bank account. And so the violations piled up. For six months. More than a decade ago. Each pass through the toll plaza digging the hole deeper – and she passed through toll plazas more than 300 times. With penalties and late fees, the...

Vote in the poll below on who, if anyone, you think had the better performance: Donald Trump 69.02% (17,955 votes) Hillary Clinton 28.82% (7,498 votes) Neither 2.15% (560 votes)

“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. This was one for me. “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...

Tom Hanks is perfect in the thrilling ‘Sully’ “Sully” breathtakingly depicts what may be the most remarkable half-hour in NYC history. Six minutes after taking off from LaGuardia Airport on Jan. 15, 2009, Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (a terrific Tom Hanks) safely glided his disabled passenger jet onto the Hudson River. In 24 minutes, all 155 passengers and crew members were safely evacuated.

For more than 50 years, the Russian army has fielded a beastly semi-automatic sniper rifle called the Dragunov. Now the rifle’s developer has pulled back the curtain from its potential replacement, the SVK, at a major Moscow arms show. The SVK is a semi-automatic 7.62 x 54R-millimeter weapon designed to support infantry on the battlefield. Kalashnikov Concern — which absorbed Dragunov maker Izhevsk in 2013 — claims the SVK “was designed with input from active duty snipers of several Russian Special Forces units.”

Where to see the vestiges of nuclear weapons tests around the world. The atomic age began on July 16, 1945, when the Manhattan Project detonated its first successful nuclear weapon test in the New Mexico desert. Less than a month later, atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. From then up until the signing of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1996, over 2,000 nuclear test explosions have detonated on remote islands, atolls and stretches of desert around the world—the vast majority in the United States and Soviet Union—to prepare for the possibility of nuclear war. Although, mercifully,...

This week, President Obama is making his final trip to Asia. With the presidential election looming, it is the right time to reflect on Obama’s foreign policy, and to think about what is to come. A key component of the next president’s foreign policy must be to compel China to respect international law. Otherwise, we may be faced by a conflict with a growing navy at a time when ours is decreasing in size. Obama has not made this imperative any easier. On July 12 an international tribunal at The Hague found that China possessed neither an historic claim over...

American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964 is a 1978 biography of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur by American historian William Manchester. (1) (2) In 1983, it was made into a four-part four-hour documentary series. It was hosted by John Huston and narrated by John Colicos. You can watch it online here on YouTube.

William Crawford was an unimpressive figure, one you could easily overlook during a hectic day at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Mr. Crawford was our squadron janitor. While we cadets busied ourselves preparing for academic exams, athletic events, Saturday morning parades, and room inspections-or never-ending leadership classes-Bill quietly moved about mopping and buffing floors, cleaning toilets, or just tidying up the mess 100 college-age kids can leave in a dormitory.

Mel Gibson has made a move about a pacifist who served nobly during WWII. It's a testament to his filmmaking chops, and also an act of atonement that may succeed in bringing Gibson back. Mel Gibson’s “Hacksaw Ridge,” which premiered today at the 73rd International Venice Film Festival, is a brutally effective, bristlingly idiosyncratic combat saga — the true story of a man of peace caught up in the inferno of World War II. It’s the first movie Gibson has directed since “Apocalypto,” 10 years ago (a film he’d already shot before the scandals that engulfed him), and this November,...

Came across an Archive of various AFRTS broadcasts from 60s -70s. Spent Mid 70s in PI - this is the way I remember radio - With Paul Harvey doing news at noon everyday. To listen to 'Chris' broadcast (example), hit Date with Chris - 1969 Lots of good stuff if you want to go back in time ..

Hillary Clinton is winning endorsements from Republicans who served in the Pentagon or worked on national security teams for GOP presidents. But don't expect Clinton to pay back those endorsements by nominating Republicans to serve at the Pentagon.

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