Posted on 06/25/2006 6:20:49 PM PDT by The Mayor
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Thanks for the pings!
& Mayor I love the pink bathroom!
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Happy remodeling!
Great pic of the B-36...Wowza, IN YO FACE!
Thanks for havin' America's back!
Pretty presentation in # 22 Gee Bee!
Amen
Re: your # 45...Very moving presentation.
Wowza...BY GOD'S AMAZING GRACE!
Very good work. Wow wish you were here in Texas, we started a kitchen remodel project 2 weeks ago but the 2 guys who where helping haven't shown in 2 weeks to help finish the project so we are living out of boxes and eating out a lot.
Also we have a tub that needs to come out for a standalone shower stall.
There's a B-36 on display down the road at the old Castle AFB - Merced museum. Time for me to plan a visit. It's only about 45 miles away.
Welcome to the Castle Air Museum Web Site
Even for a Squid, and a Snipe at that, I get a rush seeing all these military aircraft. Follow the links for pics of aircraft all located in one spot. Think it will be an all-day affair to see everything.
Thanks Maj - you'll see it again (and again). :)
"...you'll see it again (and again). :)"
Good! I'm glad!
and...& Good! I'm glad!(again.) :)
Rus. As always thanks for posting Military Monday and for your endless support of our troops. Also, awesome job on the bathroom rehab. Dittos, wish you were in Ohio. We certainly are in need of your talent!!!!
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I've always had a soft spot in my heart for the B-36 Peacemaker - first of our bombers to be designed for nuclear payloads.
British army demotes mascot goat after it marches out of line
By: Associated Press
LONDON -- A British army regiment's ceremonial pet goat was demoted in disgrace after it marched out of line before a host of dignitaries during a parade to mark Queen Elizabeth II's birthday, a military spokesman said Saturday.
The military mascot, a 6-year-old male goat called Billy, was downgraded from the rank of lance corporal to fusilier -- the same status as a private -- after army chiefs ruled his poor display had ruined the ceremony earlier this month at a British army base in Episkopi, western Cyprus.
Lance Cpl. Dai Davies, 22, the goat's handler, was unable to keep control during the June 16 march. The mascot darted from side to side, throwing soldiers off their stride, Capt. Crispian Coates, a spokesman, said by telephone from the base in Cyprus.
"The goat, which has been the regiment's mascot since 2001, was supposed to be leading the march, but would not stay in line," Coates said. "After consideration, the commanding officer decided he had no option but to demote Billy."
Ambassadors from Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands were among those who attended the march along with U.N. dignitaries.
Since the goat's demotion, soldiers of a lower rank are no longer expected to salute Billy as a sign of respect, Coates said.
Capt. William Rose, a soldier present at the parade, said the goat "was trying to head-butt the waist and nether regions of the drummers."
The 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh, has had a long tradition of traveling with a pet goat used in ceremonies. The Welsh regiment was presented with a goat from the royal herd in 1746, and Billy is a descendant from the same bloodline, Britain's Ministry of Defense said.
A total of 11 ceremonial pets -- including a ferret, an Indian black buck and a ram -- are kept by the British army, but regiments do not take the mascots to combat zones. British legislators were told last month that keeping the pets costs the equivalent of $55,000 a year.
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