Years ago the Soviet Union had a factory that made left footed shoes and one that made right footed shoes. One of them burned down. So tons of folks were walking around with two of the same shoe. Idiots have no borders nor time in history.
I was the Executive Officer to the Chief of the Contingency Support Staff at the Air Staff when the Sky Lab re-entered the atmosphere. We called the operation, “Operation Chicken Little”.
Especially when Hanks is dying he says, “Earn this.” and then at the end of the movie Ryan as an old man speaks to the grave of one of those who gave everything so he could have a life. And then you see those who wish to destroy everything which they died for.
When I was a youngster in the 1950s, El Paso had a park downtown with Alligators in a small enclosure. People could sit on the small wall surrounding them and watch them get fed. I went back a few years ago and they were gone. Turns out people would torture the ‘gators with sticks and rocks, so they had to be removed.
This year, the flying branch plans to divest 250 aircraft, leaving it with less than 5,000 aircraft—the lowest in its history since it split from the Army after World War II. For reference, the service had ~9,000 aircraft when Desert Storm was fought and ~6,200 aircraft when 9/11 happened.
About 20 years ago I was TDY to Foot Hood, TX supporting a CW5 system evaluator. He and some other Army officers met with the owner and staff of McLane trucking at a fast food restaurant. When the meal was over and people were leaving, the trucking company owner policed up all the unopened salt, pepper and ketchup packs and took them back to the appropriate place. An old adage, “Waste not, want not” still rings true
Someone needs to write letters to these foundations telling them what a wonderful job they’ve done in destroying the habitat of the Pacific Northwest. /s