Interesting numbers…

Screen shot from FBI Crime Statistics Web Page- 2012 FBI homicie stats are out- Hammers and fists killed more than all rifles… Semi-auto rifles are by far the most common type of firearm targeted by gun groups and gun control … Continue reading

A letter…

This just in from a F8U Crusader Flyer, Dr. Dick Schaffert, (call sign “Brown Bear”).  He is famous for an extended solo dogfight with four Migs back in the Viet Nam conflict.   Once a year he sends a letter (like … Continue reading

Memorial Day…

We ‘celebrate’ this day as a memorial to those who died serving this country, but many times we forget those families who never saw their loved ones again… Hand Salute! Ready, Two… Know that you are not forgotten by those … Continue reading

More indignities for Veterans…

This makes me so damn mad I can’t see straight… From CBSLA… The bodies of 28 veterans at the L.A. County Morgue were finally moved Friday for burial to the Riverside National Cemetery. CBS2/KCAL9 pressed the L.A. County Coroner’s Office … Continue reading

WWII Posters…

And it’s the Coasties turn! 🙂 This one appears to be targeted directly at the fishermen in South Louisiana, and was done by an unknown artist with the WPA. And here’s a bonus video of the type of boat on … Continue reading

Facts on Vietnam Service…

This from 2009…  I found it buried in my email while looking for something else on Nam… SOBERING STATISTICS FOR THE VIETNAM WAR Subject: [Chapter61DisabledRetirees] Fw: Vietnam War Stats.UPDATE] To all who served and are now serving — Thank you … Continue reading

The Witch is at it again…

Come to think of it, that’s an insult to witches every where… Just submit a B and you get it right… House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., repeatedly put the blame for the Veterans Affairs scandal on former President George W. Bush, while arguing … Continue reading

You’d think…

They have better things to do…  F&F, Benghazi, the VA scandal, but no… Senate Democrats are putting pressure on the National Football League to force the Washington Redskins to change its team name, which they said reflects “racism and bigotry.” A group of 50 … Continue reading

Strange Customs…

I had a good rant all ready to go… but screw it… Strange ‘things’… 1. WHY: Why do men’s clothes have buttons on the right while women’s clothes have buttons on the left? BECAUSE: When buttons were invented, they were … Continue reading