Back in the day there were no PC rules in war and we kicked the fuck out of anyone that fucked with us!

Now, we just roll over to who ever yells the loudest and our boys die for it!

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Jonny,

Great post...  

Come and visit with us in Virginia and I'll take you down to MCB Quantico to see the National Museum of the Marine Corps and the actual flag that flew over Iwo Jima.

Here's a taste...

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It's also the only National Museum in the Washington DC area with a bar...  [smiley=me&mb.gif]

Take care,

V/R, Batch

Here's a little more history along the same lines as your original post...

Since Roe vs Wade was ruled law by the Supreme Court in 1973, liberals in Congress have been responsible for the slaughter of 50,000,000 babies before they were born... and they call that being progressive...

Pete,

That is an AWESOME museum!  Got to spend most of a day in there, and didn't get nearly through it.  That was about 3 months after they opened it, and it was far from complete.

Jerry

Kickass post.
And fine pics of the museum.

Thanks for the post Jonny.  didn't have time to watch the video the first time.  Great tribute to so many who laid it on the line to buy the freedom we trample daily.

Jerry

Batch wrote on Feb 19^th, 2009 at 10:16pm:

Come and visit with us in Virginia and I'll take you down to MCB Quantico to see the National Museum of the Marine Corps and the actual flag that flew over Iwo Jima. Here's a taste...

I see now they are rotating display of the smaller original with the larger, popularly depicted flag that replaced it hours later so it could be viewed from the beach better, and also a proud sight from the surrounding, important supporting naval vessels.



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First Iwo Jima Flag Unveiled for Display at National Museum of the Marine Corps 6/8/2007        Quantico, Va. – On Thursday, June 14, Flag Day, at 10a.m., the National Museum of the Marine Corps will perform the first scheduled rotation of the two historic flags raised on Iwo Jima. Currently on display at the Museum is the second flag raised by Marines atop Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945 and captured in Joe Rosenthal’s famous Pulitzer-prize winning photo. In its place, the original flag raised that morning will be installed for display as part of standard preservation protocol. START PRINTPAGEMultimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to or END PRINTPAGE

I love the planes' suspended brandishing.

As a very young kid, helping Dad when he decided to build a finished basement from our original four walls and tiled floor, I saw the possibilities of imagination from a suspended ceiling.  YES, now there will be air battles.  My model planes will be suspended in the right action poses for warfare!  Mustangs, Stukas, P-38's, Wildcats, all painted and decaled original.  And on the seventh day, I smiled.

My youngest brother was born in '62 and I spent some good time with him, often holding him up and pointing at the various models, saying "airplane, airplane."  Sometimes he had and interest, sometimes not it seemed.
 One nice Summer day I carried him outside for some nice sunny air down to the corner.  Up in the sky a plane was barely visible across a blue sky of billowing clouds.  Holding him up close to my cheek I pointed and whispered, "Look, Alan, airplane, airplane," quietly hoping he may be able to also follow the humming prop sound.  He looked and gazed a moment, a moment longer, then excitedly pointed and exclaimed, "airplane!  airplane!"  His very first word ever.    ;)