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Kissed by an Angel, Where Violins are the Angels’ Voices, and the Cello Sings Harmony
SFC Dustin B Ard, 31, of Hyde Park, UT
was killed on Aug 29, 2019, in Zubal Province, Afghanistan during combat operations
He was of 2nd Bn, 1st Special Forces Gp (Airborne) Joint base Lewis-McCord
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A Real Miracle in a B-17
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(from Mike Collins, one of our frequent contributors)
B-17 “All American” (414th Squadron, 97BG) Crew
Pilot- Ken Bragg Jr.
Co-pilot- G. Boyd Jr.
Navigator- Harry C. Nuessle
Bombardier- Ralph Burbridge
Engineer- Joe C. James
Radio Operator – Paul A. Galloway
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My Flings With Female Impersonators
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We used to call them “female impersonators”. I think that’s still politically correct today although you almost never hear it anymore. Everyone wants to sound either indignantly hip, or clinical, as if they were wearing white lab coats when speaking of trans-genders and transsexuals.
I’ve always liked them.
For one, they never carried a chip on their shoulder, as male homosexuals do. I have an entirely different theory about lesbian women after having seen up-close the brutish sorts of men Asian and Middle ...
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Kissed by an Angel, Where Violins are the Angels’ Voices, and the Cello Sings Harmony
MGST Jose J Gonzalez, 35, of La Puente, CA and
MSGT Luis F Deleon, 31, of Chicopee, MA
Both of the 1st Bn, 7th Special Forces Gp, (Airborne), Eglin AFB, Florida
were killed 21 August, in Faryab Province, Afghanistan by small arms fire
Rest in peace, Gentlemen
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Just a reminder.
This song was written in the 1950s by an Irishman named Behan, who had friends in the IRA. It was a much requested song by IRA members, and recorded by the Clancy Brothers, Joan Baez, and others, as well as the Kingston Trio in the early 60s.
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Kissed by an Angel, Where Violins are the Angels’ Voices, and the Cello Sings Harmony
Gunnery SGT Scott Koppenhafer, 35, of Mancos CO,
was killed on Aug 10, 2019, in Iraq by small arms fire as part of Operation Enduring Freedom
He was of 2nd Marine Raider Bn, MARSOC, Camp Lejeune,
Rest in peace, Gunney
Job well done.
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(h/t to Jerome Llaneza and Steve Regone)
Frank Sinatra considered Kate Smith the best singer of her time, and said that when he and a million other guys first heard her sing “God Bless America” on the radio, they all pretended to have dust in their eyes as they wiped away a tear or two.
Here are the facts… The link at the ...
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By an Angel’s Kiss, SPC Michael Nance, 24 and PFC Brandon, Kreischer, 20, Army (Afghanistan)
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Kissed by an Angel, Where Violins are the Angels’ Voices, and the Cello Sings Harmony
SPC Michael Isaiah Nance, 24 of Chicago, Ill, and
PFC Brandon, Kreischer, 20, Stryker, OH
Both of the 1st Bn, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne, Ft Bragg, NC
were killed on June 29, in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan by small arms fire
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(from Vassar: You never knew her, but Denise, or PumabyDesign, was one of the principal engines of this veterans site. She managed several other sites, built still others, while locked into a small apartment tending to a wheelchair bound husband. Twitter knew he by her logo:
