Tag: Military

Quotes September 08, 2017

War is hell. You can’t photograph a flying bullet, but you can capture genuine fear.

When you’re out in the military situation, you can’t take pictures at night because flashlights. So at night and in bad weather and in dark weather, the cameras went into the fish tackling box, which was waterproof, and I would just use my mind and try to keep quotes there and write down little stories.
Horst Faas

 
 
 
 
I come from – I came from Wales, and it’s a strong, butch society. We were in the war and all that. People didn’t waste time feeling sorry for themselves. You had to get on with it. So my credo is get on with it. I don’t waste time being soft. I’m not cold, but I don’t like being, wasting my time with – life’s too short.
Anthony Hopkins
 
 
 
 
I was drafted during the Korean War. None of us wanted to go… It was only a couple of years after World War II had ended. We said, ‘Wait a second? Didn’t we just get through with that?’
Clint Eastwood
 
 
 
 
I grew up in a time when people believed in duty, honor and country. My grandfathers were both officers. My father was a General in the Air Force. My brother and I were both in the Army. I’ve always felt a kinship with soldiers; I think it’s possible to support the warrior and be against the war.
Kris Kristofferson
 
 
 
 
“Artillery is the King of battle: the King cannot swim, however, which is why we need you guys.”
(USMC arty specialist to a group of Navy officers in an Amphib Warfare Indoc course.)

 
 
 
 
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, and a lot of bitching.”
Unknown
 
 
 
 
Anything worth fighting for is worth fighting dirty for.
Unknown

Videos September 08, 2017

SR-71 Pilot Interview Richard Graham Veteran Tales
Here Rich Graham talks about how he got involved in flying the SR-71 and other airplanes. That audio in this video is not the best. We shot this at the Frontiers of Flight Museum beside the J-58 engine used in the SR-71. The kids area was very close to us and there were several kids having a good time, so you can hear them in the background sometimes.
 
 
 
 

To purchase this video on dvd, email me at veterantales@gmail.com
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Music September 08, 2017

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

By Lisa McKay: 15 Long Distance Relationship Songs To Fit Every Mood

Images September 08, 2017

One Step at a Time: An Airman’s Journey through LGBT acceptance
Capt. Dawn Junk stands, arms crossed, deployed overseas in 2004 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Junk is now a colonel and is the Continental United States North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, First Air Force and Air Forces Northern, director of strategy for policy, plans, requirements and international affairs at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.
Photo by: (Courtesy photo)


 
 
 
 

Loading Supplies
Air Force airmen load supplies and equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III during a hurricane relief mission to prepare Puerto Rico for Hurricane Irma at the Richmond International Airport in Richmond, Va., Sept. 6, 2017. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Douglas Ellis


 
 
 
 

U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III pilots from the 14th Airlift Squadron take off and fly toward Puerto Rico during a hurricane relief mission to prepare for Hurricane Irma at Richmond, VA, September 6, 2017. Hurricane Irma is currently a category 5 hurricane and is capable of inflicting catastrophic damage. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt Douglas Ellis)


 
 
 
 

Chocks and Chains
Sailors present chocks and chains to the pilot of a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter before it takes off from the flight deck of the USS America during routine flight operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Sept. 3, 2017. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Chad Swysgood


 
 
 
 

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Dakota Harris, left, military police dog handler, Marine Air-Ground Task Force-8 (MAGTF), gives a brief on the various capabilities of military working dogs as part of a demonstration during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 5-17 on Camp Wilson, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 16, 2017. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza)


 
 
 
 

Dude, a military working dog, Marine Air-Ground Task Force-8 (MAGTF), demonstrates his search and asses capabilities during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 5-17 on Camp Wilson, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 16, 2017. The purpose of ITX is to create a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated MAGTF. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza)


 
 
 
 

Sustaining The Victory
Paratroopers, with Charlie Battery, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, engage ISIS militants with precise and strategically placed artillery fire in support of Iraqi and Peshmerga fighters in Mosul. The fuel, munitions and life support essentials needed to sustain the fight against ISIS in the U.S. Army Central Command area of operations are provided by U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), acting as the 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) Operational Command Post, in Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The 1st TSC has provided approximately 22 million rounds of ammunition, nearly 3 million gallons of fuel, over 1,000 vehicles, nearly 400 million gallons of water and more than 13,000 weapons. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Christopher Bigelow)

Command seeks input through online community survey | Arctic Warrior | frontiersman.com

The 2017 Air Force Community Feedback Tool is available and ready to receive input to improve support services from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson personnel until Oct. 2.

Source: Command seeks input through online community survey | Arctic Warrior | frontiersman.com

Call the Navy – Craig Medred

Source: Call the Navy – Craig Medred

Soldiers Take Pride as Hurricane Harvey Response Continues > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Article

Source: Soldiers Take Pride as Hurricane Harvey Response Continues > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Article

Quotes September 01, 2017


Music September 01, 2017


1982: 86-year-old World War I veteran Joseph Ambrose attends a parade for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. In his hands, he holds the flag that covered his son’s casket, who was killed fighting in Korea.

https://youtu.be/apHI0Sa0QeU
 
 
 
 
https://youtu.be/RW3ZLsAP_n0
 
 
 
 
https://youtu.be/SMoXuCo7cXU
 
 
 
 

Images September 01, 2017

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Women who served as drivers at Maxwell AFB in early winter 1944-45


 
 
 
 

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Women who served as drivers at Maxwell AFB in early winter 1944-45


 
 
 
 

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Women who served as drivers at Maxwell AFB in early winter 1944-45.

Photo Mystery: Who are these female service members during WWII?