Preserving a piece of US Maritime History - invaluable

The USS Olympia is a cruiser that fought in the Spanish American War in 1898 and has been preserved in Philadelphia. She's a one of a kind ship, a national historic monument, and in danger. She needs approximately $10-15 million in repairs to keep her a viable museum for years to come. If you have the resources, or connections to those resources, please consider helping. (full disclosure - there is no financial benefit to me to ask the question - we need to save this ship for posterity). Please contact me at 612-599-1935 or bdskon@fedex.com if you have additional questions.

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Saturday, April 21, 2012

2 Kirtland pilots earn DFC for Afghan heroics - Air Force News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Air Force Times

2 Kirtland pilots earn DFC for Afghan heroics - Air Force News | News from Afghanistan & Iraq - Air Force Times

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Walk The Prank - The Pentagon can be soooo stuffy! Hilarious!

I think the world's best...most sophisticated...gags are pulled off by Naval Academy guys.

Just before my time...a midshipman (I forget his name so call him Jones) pulled this praink as a labor of love...

He was a Wires major (Electrical Engineering). He used the Wires lab to construct large speakers, each box about waist high.

One night, he lined his speakers along one side of Bancroft Hall...the worlld's largest dormatory.

As the sun first peaked over the Severn River, he took a microphone and announced over his row of monster speakers...

"Gentlemen, Midshipman Jones, in cooperation with God, presents the sun."

Sunday, April 15, 2012

The End of An Era - the last time this shuttle will ever be in Florida


At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida Sunday, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is positioned beneath space shuttle Discovery in the mate-demate device. Discovery will be lowered and mated to the aircraft in preparation for its departure from Kennedy on Tuesday. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

DoD Buzz | As last MRAP heads home, is an era over?

DoD Buzz | As last MRAP heads home, is an era over?