It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and spends himself in a worthy course; who at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly; so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory or defeat. - - - THEODORE ROOSEVELT (Paris Sorbonne, 1910)
NEW GCS TRIBUTE - "Honor, Sacrifice, Duty" More TRIBUTES
DENZEL WASHINGTON IN ACTION
We hear a lot of complaining from Actors these days. We receive a lot of opinions full of complaints. We watch them take trips and complain. Makes us loose faith in our "talking/acting heads!"
Well there are several actors you don't hear about. One in particular is Denzel Washington.
From an E-Mail:
Don't know whether you heard about this but Denzel Washington and his family visited the troops at Brook Army Medical Center, in San Antonio,Texas (BAMC) the other day. This is where soldiers that have been evacuated from Germany come to be hospitalized inthe States, especially burn victims. They have buildings there called Fisher Houses. The Fisher House is a hotel where soldiers' families can stay, for little or no charge, while their soldier is staying in the hospital. BAMC has quite a few of these houses on base but as you can imagine, they are almost completely filled most of the time.
While Denzel Washington was visiting BAMC, they gave him a tour of one of the Fisher Houses. He asked how much one of them would cost to build. He took his check book out and wrote a check for the full amount right there on the spot. The soldiers overseas were amazed to hear this story and want to get the word out to the American public, because it warmed their hearts to hear it.
The question I have is why do Alec Baldwin, Madonna, Sean Penn and other Hollywood types make front page news with their anti-everything America junk and this doesn't even make page 3 in the Metro section of any newspaper except the base newspaper in San Antonio???!!!
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News you may not receive through MSM.
Helmets-to-Hardhats Program Links Troops With Civilian Careers
- - - Donna Miles "American Forces Press Service"
THEIR LATEST VIDEO
WASHINGTON, June 7, 2004 ? A federally funded program, Helmets to Hardhats, is making good on the military recruiters "selling" point that service members gain valuable skills they can apply in the private sector following their service. For More and Here from ENR.com.
ANGEL DECOY
These are photos of an Air Force C-130 releasing flares to repel heat seeking Missiles. The pattern formed by these "decoys" are how they got their name . . . Angel decoy.
Tests such as this are conducted in remote areas or over water, therefore the general public does not get to view these exercises.
VIDEO OF THE "ANGEL DECOY" EFFECT FROM A RIEHL MENTOR
STORY OF TWO AMERICANS
WONDERFUL WRITTEN TRIBUTE TO A FALLEN SOLDIER. A "click photo"
Followed by an "America Nothing"
Was here for a Iwo Jima post that's gone now - see below . . .
Wonderful IWO JIMA Photo Link.
From: my personal (much weaker) "Veterans Day Tribute." Stay at "GCS Distributing" where the above videos are stored and read all the credits and complete information about this "gift."
A Likely Story from Rae
Was here for a Iwo Jima post that's gone now - see below . . .
Wonderful IWO JIMA Photo Link.
