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Link Posted: 5/6/2024 2:00:39 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By jungatheart:

19 years old. sigh.
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My 16-year-old grandson was helping us mark veterans' graves back in November getting ready for Wreaths Across America and he commented on how many of them were 18 and 19 years old. He had his first "Ah Ha" moment when he said that could be me one day. It was a bittersweet moment.
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Greek Orthodox Holy Fire Ceremony at the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.

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They started putting mud up on my front porch to build a nest so i put out my bird nest deterrent.  I feal a little bad.

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Find the Copperhead in this pic!  


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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_of_Honour_of_the_German_Mother

Interesting part is that this Document is from 1934 / 1935

However after reading about it this it looks like that this was officially introduced in 1938.



TypeCivil state decoration
Awarded for"...exceptional merit to the German nation" (to Reichsdeutsche and Volksdeutsche mothers who exhibited probity, exemplary motherhood, and who conceived and raised four or more children in the role of a parent)
Presented byNazi Germany
EligibilityReichsdeutsche mothers – eligibility later extended to include Volksdeutsche mothers
StatusInactive
Established16 December 1938
First awarded21 May 1939
Last awardedup until 8 May 1945 (cessation date)
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Also 13 Juli 1934

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Long_Knives

Röhm Putsch Hitler's justification

On July 13, 1934, Adolf Hitler finally went public, which until then had been dependent on incoherent and sometimes contradictory reports from the radio and newspapers. Towards the end of the speech, Hitler speaks the striking words:
“If someone accuses me of why we did not use the ordinary courts for the trial, then I can only tell them: at that hour I was responsible for the fate of the German nation and therefore the highest court of the German people. Mutinous divisions have always been brought back to order through decimation. […] I gave the order to shoot the main perpetrators of this betrayal, and I further gave the order to burn out the ulcers of our internal well poisoning and the poisoning of foreign countries down to the raw flesh. […] The nation must know that its existence […] will not be threatened by anyone with impunity. And everyone should know for all future years that if they raise their hand to strike against the state, certain death will be their fate.”
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May 8th Storm Damage, SC TN.


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Originally Posted By John-G:
They started putting mud up on my front porch to build a nest so i put out my bird nest deterrent.  I feal a little bad.

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I had the same issue here. They were building over my camera on my porch. Took it down for about a week and they got discouraged and left. Every spring it is the same. Barn swallows and titmouse come by and try to nest. I like your deterrent...
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Finished up a project here at Barksdale AFB

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Kingsnake? Those are badass, I have seen them in captivity before and they are friendly when tamed, no bites, actually enjoy contact with warm humans
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Originally Posted By 56xdx_Z:

Kingsnake? Those are badass, I have seen them in captivity before and they are friendly when tamed, no bites, actually enjoy contact with warm humans
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Originally Posted By 56xdx_Z:

Kingsnake? Those are badass, I have seen them in captivity before and they are friendly when tamed, no bites, actually enjoy contact with warm humans

Speckled kingsnake.
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In my small town for some reason.
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Aurora borealis visible in upstate SC tonight!  First time I've even been able to see them with my own eyes.
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Last night's display. Much smaller than Friday night's.


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Pigeon on Tel Aviv beach.

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More homegrown...

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My boy shooting an AR for the first time.

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Lupine in the Boise foothills.

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Unceremoniously discarded UH1N.



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Israel Memorial Day 2024 Flyover at the national cemetery on Mt. Herzl.

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Prost from the Elberiver in Wittenberge


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“For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the 2d Battalion, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces during the seizure of Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands, on 14 March 1945. Standing the foxhole watch while other members of his squad rested after a night of bitter handgrenade fighting against infiltrating Japanese troops, Pvt. Phillips was the only member of his unit alerted when an enemy handgrenade was tossed into their midst. Instantly shouting a warning, he unhesitatingly threw himself on the deadly missile, absorbing the shattering violence of the exploding charge in his own body and protecting his comrades from serious injury. Stouthearted and indomitable, Pvt. Phillips willingly yielded his own life that his fellow marines might carry on the relentless battle against a fanatic enemy. His superb valor and unfaltering spirit of self-sacrifice in the face of certain death reflect the highest credit upon himself and upon the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.”
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Tried to capture some N. Lights with the Gopro with a timelapse.  

Didn't turn out like I'd hoped.


I tried.
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Airing out the boys?
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Cicadas at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.  They seem to only be on and near the trees.

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