America in Uniform

Monday night – 11/14/2011 – at Lambeau Field The National Anthem the networks did not let you see. “Thank You Veterans” National Anthem. Green Bay Packers verses the Minnesota Vikings. November 14th, 2011 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI (ESPN MNF). Thank you Veterans! Click here for the video. You might enjoy taking this…

Q: How do you know if there is a fighter pilot at your party? A: He’ll tell you. Q: What’s the difference between God and fighter pilots? A: God doesn’t think he’s a fighter pilot. Q: What’s the difference between a fighter pilot and a jet engine? A: A jet engine stops whining when the…

Military Hero Reckless,  Korean War Horse This small Mongolian mare became a national hero when an article ran in the Saturday Evening Post about her heroics in several battles in the Korean War.   For a moving video… click here. Provided courtesy of Blackfive.net.

Can you imagine what the pilot was thinking! Remember, these photos are 100 years old!!!!  The aircraft used for these tests still shows Wright Brothers design. Check out the swing away turret guns on the sides of the USS Pennsylvania…. Photos of the Navy’s 1st Aircraft Carrier Eugene Ely takes his Curtiss pusher airplane off…

Officer: “Soldier, do you have change for a dollar?” Soldier: “Sure, buddy.” Officer: “That’s no way to address an officer! Now let’s try it again!” “Soldier, do you have change for a dollar?” Soldier: “No, SIR!”

Military Heroes – U. S. Marine Corps Jim “Seamus” Garrahy  “It is with great sadness that I post the obituary of Jim “Seamus” Garrahy [who was our featured hero on 12/19/2008]. He was a Marine’s Marine and never lost the spirit of Semper Fidelis, even after spending many days and nights fighting bone cancer.” Click…

From a subscriber: “Thought you guys would like this one….If this doesn’t get you fired up, nothing will !  God Bless the United States Marine Corps !! Sent by my former boss at TRANSCOM, Tony Robertson, USAF (ret)”   COLONEL MIKE LOWE’S MESS NIGHT SPEECH AT CHARLIE COMPANY TBS Col. Lowe was invited to be…

Military Heroes – U. S. Army Joseph Graves There aren’t many children who get a BMW 535IS as their first vehicle. Granted it was an older model with over 100,000 miles on it, but it was a good, solid vehicle. Joey’s father, Kevin Graves, had full confidence that it would keep his boy safe. One…

Here’s a submission from a subscriber who sends along an e-mail from an old Navy buddy.  He comments that he hopes we can use it.  OK, Al; you bet your sweet bippy we can use it!  Thanks! Cpt. Otis PT Boat 658 – The only functional, restored PT boat left in the World, and operating…

Having just moved into his new office, a pompous, new colonel was sitting at his desk when an airman knocked on the door. Conscious of his new position, the colonel quickly picked up the phone, told the airman to enter, then said into the phone, “Yes, General, I’ll be seeing him this afternoon and I’ll…

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