Friday, April 26, 2013
CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday
CDR Salamander: Fullbore Friday: A man's man, a man of God, and someone who really knew, " What would Jesus do ? " ... Kapaun defied orders to evacuate, kn...
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
Rush to repair WWI cemeteries as centennial nears
Honoring the hero's of WWI
ZONNEBEKE, Belgium — The Tyne Cot cemetery sweeps gently down the slope, the nearly 12,000 headstones aligned in solemn rows of gleaming white. Beyond the walls stretch Flanders Fields, dotted by red farmhouse roofs. For the stage of some of World War I's worst carnage, the scene is tranquility itself — but over the whisper of wind floats a whine like a dentist's drill.
A closer look gives the reason for the jarring sound.
Some gravestones are chipped or cracked. A century of wind and weather has worn the surfaces so the names are hard to read. The stones are no longer perfectly aligned.
(read it all)
ZONNEBEKE, Belgium — The Tyne Cot cemetery sweeps gently down the slope, the nearly 12,000 headstones aligned in solemn rows of gleaming white. Beyond the walls stretch Flanders Fields, dotted by red farmhouse roofs. For the stage of some of World War I's worst carnage, the scene is tranquility itself — but over the whisper of wind floats a whine like a dentist's drill.
A closer look gives the reason for the jarring sound.
Some gravestones are chipped or cracked. A century of wind and weather has worn the surfaces so the names are hard to read. The stones are no longer perfectly aligned.
(read it all)
Sunday, April 21, 2013
UK MoD reveals future of Invincible-class carriers - Naval Technology
UK MoD reveals future of Invincible-class carriers - Naval Technology
Outstanding - they're going to save 'Lusty'
Outstanding - they're going to save 'Lusty'
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