Posted on 04/06/2005 5:59:15 AM PDT by dutchess
KIRKUK, Iraq -- Staff Sgt. Mark Gostomski places grenades in a pit for disposal while Senior Airman Angela Olguin stacks the items. The Airmen are explosives ordnance disposal specialists assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at nearby Kirkuk Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Lohr)
KIRKUK, Iraq -- Master Sgt. Kevin Johnson guides a Russian-made incendiary bomb into a disposal pit. The munition will be laced with C-4 explosives and detonated. He is an explosive ordnance disposal Airman assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at nearby Kirkuk Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Lohr)
KIRKUK, Iraq -- Explosive ordnance disposal Airmen place C-4 explosives on weapon casings here. Including the munitions shown, there were 9,000 pounds of explosives destroyed in a recent detonation. The Airmen are is assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at nearby Kirkuk Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Lohr)
KIRKUK, Iraq -- Explosive ordnance disposal Airmen ignite more than 9,000 pounds of explosives. The Airmen are assigned to the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron at nearby Kirkuk Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Lohr)
okay.. some more pledge pix potential.. ? thank you Mr. Excuse..I always enjoy the military pix
My last couple posts here & at Amy's place with pictures got eaten by cyberspace so I think I will just do the "word thing" for now..not sure this will go through.
break from yard work.. what a glorious day it is here..
Meeky it is warmer here today than it is in your area. I miss Houston and the other areas in the south I have lived.
This however, is our cat Maddie. She likes to 'fly' around the house at mach 2+.
Wow. Warmer in Ohio than here? That's great for ya'll. :)We have a north wind right now and the thunderstorms are heading this way, I think.
They've had nickel to golf ball size hail a couple or three times around Austin the last few weeks.
These ladies are probably, even now, wondering if my return to FR is a good thing.
Hiya, Jim! Long time, no see. It's not too late to call security..;-)
The cat doing the preflight inspection is not ours, I found the photo on the Supercub.org site.
This however, is our cat Maddie. She likes to 'fly' around the house at mach 2+.
Yep, I went into some archives, searched on "flag", and posted a few that I like the best.
Too bad - but I was just leaving to get more mileage out of my fantastic 30-year old Sears washer that keeps going like the Energizer Bunny!
Last fall, it needed a new pump, but for a lone $60 repairbill, that's quite a good investment.
It is a large load size, and handled our and daughter's and her 3 kid's clothes at times without faltering.
Same for the dryer that NEVER has needed anything but keeping the lint trap clean!
(Dave - in my considered judgment, beowolf is... [relatively] harmless?)
lol
BBL---
Not sure if this is the correct place to put this, but... I couldn't think of where else it might fit. It is worthy of a minute of your time.
Subject: Wear Red on Fridays
You will soon see a lot of people wearing Red on Fridays. Here's why .....
The Americans who support our troops, are the silent majority. We are not "organized" to reflect who we are, or to reflect what our opinions are.
Many Americans, like yourself, would like to start a grassroots movement using the membership of the Special Operations Association, and Special Forces Associations, and al! l their friends, simply, to recogize that Americans support our troops. We need to inform the local VFW's and American Legion, our local press, local TV, and continue carrying the message to the national levels as we start to get this going. Our idea of showing our solidarity and support for our troops are -starting Friday, and continuing on each and every Friday, until this is over, that every red - blooded American who supports our young men and women, WEAR SOMETHING RED.
Word of mouth, press, TV -- let's see if we can make the United States, on any given Friday, a sea of red much like a home football game at a University.
If everyone of our memberships share this with other acquaintances, fellow workers, friends, and neighbors, I guarantee that it will not be long before the USA will be covered in RED - and make our troops know there are many people thinking of their well-being. You will feel better all day Friday when you wear Red!
Let's get the word out and lead by example; wear RED on Fridays.
I sent this out to everyone on my email list; hopefully, you will too.
Please forward this to everyone you know!!
Wear Red on Fridays ....
SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, WE LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE, BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE.
FOR US, THEIR BLOOD RUNS RED!! GOD BLESS AMERICA
Woof woof,
Lucy
Jim Rob knows that I will behave..sorta, kinda, maybe [ on my good days! ]. Like Jim, I have more important priorities, in my my life, than to try to be a complete idiot [ which was what necessitated the monitor stuff in the first place ]..but, that's all old history that has nothing to do with FR as it exists, now.
I'm just glad to see my old friends [yeah, including you, Jim Rob..:-) ], and make new ones.
Looking forward, as always, to another of John's scintillating essays!
I can smile--and do
When my thoughts turn to you!
Weinie
Weinie
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