America's Newest Stealth Destroyer Has The Greatest Namesake To Live Up To - The Drive

America's Newest Stealth Destroyer Has The Greatest Namesake To Live Up To - The Drive
"In January 19th, 2019, the Zumwalt class destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) will be commissioned into Navy service. 
Like most fighting ships, its namesake will be woven into its unique culture. 
But DDG-1001's name will be an especially powerful beacon of bravery and selflessness, and above all else, an example of commitment to one's fellow teammates. 
By Joseph Trevithick-Posted in THE WAR ZONE
Michael Monsoor's life story is as complex as anyone's, but how he ended up being posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor really wasn't. 
Before becoming a Navy SEAL, he was a kid from Long Beach that battled asthma...
As part of SEAL Team Three, he spent a lot of time in Iraq, as so many SEALs did. 
During this time there his penchant for bravery became abundantly clear even while operating among other SEAL legends like Chris Kyle. 
...But his Medal of Honor came via a far greater sacrifice that occurred months later..."
Read more about this American hero.

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REPORT: British Activist Arrested For Reporting On Islamic Child Sex Crimes, Protests Erupt | Daily Wire

REPORT: British Activist Arrested For Reporting On Islamic Child Sex Crimes, Protests Erupt | Daily Wire:

"British officials arrested and jailed right-wing activist and journalist Tommy Robinson on Friday for reportedly filming Islamic members of an alleged child grooming gang going into court for trial."

• Chart: The World's Largest Cities By Area | Statista

• Chart: The World's Largest Cities By Area | Statista:

Even though the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area boasts a population of 38 million people, it isn't the world's largest urban region by area.
...While Tokyo-Yokohama comes first in the population stakes, it comes third in land area with 3,300 square miles. 
The New York-New Jersey-Connecticut metro region claims the title as the largest urban area in physical size, sprawling out over 4,585 square miles..."
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History for May 29

History for May 29 - On-This-Day.com
Patrick Henry 1736 - Prominent figure in the American Revolution, known for his "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" speech, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Gilbert Keith Chesterton 1874 - Writer of philosophy, ontolory, poetry, Oswald Spengler (Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler) 1880 - German historian and philosopher


Bob Hope 1903 - Comedian, actor, John Fitzgerald Kennedy (U.S.) 1917 - 35th President of the United States, refered to by his initials JFK, Paul Erlich 1932 - Biologist, educator


1453 - Constantinople fell to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, ending the Byzantine Empire.


1765 - Patrick Henry denounced the Stamp Act before Virginia's House of Burgesses.


1912 - Fifteen women were dismissed from their jobs at the Curtis Publishing Company in Philadelphia, PA, for dancing the Turkey Trot while on the job.


1932 - World War I veterans began arriving in Washington, DC. to demand cash bonuses they were not scheduled to receive for another 13 years.


1953 - Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay became first men to reach the top of Mount Everest.


1962 - Buck (John) O’Neil became the first black coach in major league baseball when he accepted the job with the Chicago Cubs.


1965 - Ralph Boston set a world record in the broad jump at 27-feet, 4-3/4 inches, at a meet held in Modesto, CA.


1990 - Boris Yeltsin was elected president of the Russian republic by the Russian parliament.

Did David Hogg's Publix Protest Backfire on the Left?

Did David Hogg's Publix Protest Backfire on the Left?:

"Young Hogg thought he’d made his lefty puppet masters proud with his grandstanding supermarket gesture. In reality, he was doing the right a kindness. Also the unborn, seeing as Planned Parenthood is getting the shaft on multiple fronts now. For these things we thank you, David Hogg. You may be of some use, after all."

Vera Lynn: The White Cliffs of Dover

In The Arms Of An Angel-American Soldiers Tribute

Sgt.MacKenzie - Lay me down (Music Video) [Soundtrack to We Were Soldiers]

WWII Battle of Wake Island - Alamo of the Pacific

Mike Rowe: 'Safe space movement' is harming our culture: 'Let's just wrap ourselves in bubble pack' - Washington Times

Mike Rowe: 'Safe space movement' is harming our culture: 'Let's just wrap ourselves in bubble pack' - Washington Times:

"Mike Rowe of “Dirty Jobs” fame says it’s difficult to award work-ethic scholarships through his mikeroweWORKS Foundation due to America’s “safe space movement.”
The host of Facebook’s “Returning the Favor” told Fox News’ Tucker Carlson on Thursday evening that each year it gets harder for him to essentially give out “free money” to Americans who need jobs training. His organization, which aims to close a professional skills gap, requires participants to write essays and sign a “sweat pledge.”"

Watch Tomb Of The Unknown Solider Message | The Daily Caller

Watch Tomb Of The Unknown Solider Message | The Daily Caller:
"The Daily Caller recently had an opportunity to talk with the sentinels who guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

WATCH:

“Many people think that the ultimate sacrifice is giving up your life. 
But these soldiers gave up not only their lives but their identities,” Staff Sergeant Shane Vincent said.

“When you see a World War II veteran struggling to get out of his wheelchair so that he can stand during taps and salute during taps, that really hits home and lets you know exactly what this place really is about.”...
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OFF SCRIPT: Trump Ditches Plans, Vows to Shake ‘Every Graduates’ Hand | Sean Hannity

OFF SCRIPT: Trump Ditches Plans, Vows to Shake ‘Every Graduates’ Hand | Sean Hannity:

"President Trump went off-script once-again during his commencement address at the US Naval Academy in Maryland Friday; scrapping his plans to leave after his remarks and vowing to stay “for hours” to shake every graduates hand."

What happens when a soldier dies - The Washington Post

What happens when a soldier dies - The Washington Post:
"...We choose to serve.
And when we choose to serve, sometimes chance chooses us.
Every deployed service member leaves behind someone who cares, someone who, when giving one last hug before their warrior ships out, feels their pride clash with the fear that this last hug might be the last hug. 
After that, every call from an unknown number, every unexpected knock on the door, reignites the constant worry in the daily lives of those on the home front, making them shudder at the prospect of what might be.
When an American service member is killed overseas, a casualty assistance officer, or CAO, tries to reach the family in the morning, in the relative privacy of their home, rather than making a call to an office or lingering in the neighborhood, waiting for a spouse or parent to come home.
The families might hear the closing thud of car doors — CAOs always travel in pairs — and then see two service members in dress uniforms approaching their door.
Some greet the CAOs on their doorstep, knowing there is only one reason anybody wearing that uniform would be visiting.
Others slam the door in the officers’ faces or even forcefully confront them.
It takes a resolute heart, edged with compassion, to ask:
“Are you — ?”
Some have tears welling in their eyes; some stand with stoic poise; others are in dumbstruck shock; but when they reply “Yes,” the next words deliver the crushing news: “We regret to inform you that . . . ” They hear the name and the word “killed,” but everything else comes as a blur."

Visiting Grandpa....

AfterMath - Home:

Gardens Of Stone - Trailer

Memorial Day Tribute - "Thank You"

Memorial Day

FBI's McCabe to DOJ: 'Are You Telling Me That I Need to Shut Down' The Clinton Foundation Case?

FBI's McCabe to DOJ: 'Are You Telling Me That I Need to Shut Down' The Clinton Foundation Case?:

"As deputy FBI director, Andrew McCabe received a phone call on August 12, 2016 -- less than three months before the presidential election -- from the Obama Justice Department, in which he apparently was pressured to shut down the FBI's investigation into the Clinton Foundation (CF), an organization that some critics allege was used as a multi-million dollar pay-for-play operation to buy access to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton."

The incredible ceremony honoring ALL who have served -- even those veterans with no family to mourn for them | Fox News

The incredible ceremony honoring ALL who have served -- even those veterans with no family to mourn for them | Fox News:
"It’s the last Thursday of the month. By 1:30 p.m. on this blue sky April afternoon, the faithful are lining up behind the administration building of the Washington Crossing National Cemetery in Bucks County, Pa.
“Here for the ‘Unattended’?” one man asks another.
“Unattended” is shorthand for an act of grace on the part of the cemetery’s staff, its volunteers, and hundreds of other supporters.
At 2 o’clock on the last Thursday of every month this group stands in as family for vets whose memorial services would otherwise go unattended, ensuring that all due honors are received.
“It’s something that’s got to be done,” one man says."
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Memorial Day Video Tribute 2018

12 o'clock high-Movie clip

Memorial Day 2018

Music that mattered-----Jo Stafford I'll Be Seeing You 1944

Memorial Day

Cherishing Old Glory -- and the freedom it represents - Washington Times

Cherishing Old Glory -- and the freedom it represents - Washington Times:

"By teaching me what our flag meant to him, my grandfather also taught me the real meaning of Memorial Day. It’s more than barbecues, beach days and long weekends. Pop taught me never to let our flag touch the ground. So many Americans have willingly given up their lives so that our flag would never, ever, feel the earth beneath it. Memorial Day is about remembering and honoring those selfless, brave American heroes.
Take some time to teach your children and grandchildren the reason we celebrate Memorial Day. I’m pretty sure that, just like me, they’ll remember the lesson for the rest of their lives."

Fallen 9000......Normandy Beach

Fallen 9000......Normandy Beach – The Naples Museum of Military History Located In Naples Airport, Naples Fl.:
"Fallen 9000,  Etched into the Sand on Normandy Beach to Commemorate Peace Day.
A large percentage of our country doesn’t know of or care about Normandy.
Not long ago, British artist Jamie, accompanied by numerous volunteers, took to the beaches of Normandy with rakes and stencils in hand to etch 9000 silhouettes representing fallen people into the sand. 
Out of the Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on D-Day,[of course not all of them landed here, there were 6 landing beaches: Utah Beach, Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, Gold Beach, Juno Beach, Sword Beach.  and this is depicting only one.
This Story is about the invasion at Gold Beach
Titled The Fallen 9000, the piece is meant as a stark visual reminder of those who died during the D-Day beach landings at Arromanches on June 6th, 1944 during WWII.
The original team consisted of 60 volunteers, but as word spread nearly 500 additional local residents arrived to help with the temporary installation that lasted only a few hours before being washed away by the tide."