Happy 4th and Happy Birthday America !!!

[Rifleman]

Hope you all have a great holiday, drive fast, drive safe !!!!

John K.

Remember to vote for someone who will put his hand over his heart and honor our Flag and our Country.

They don't have Tundra's in France.

P. S. Momma Says No To Obama

[LeeinAZ]

From a couple of True Americans:

Ragged Old Flag, One Nation Under God

Why I Love Her

[Rifleman]

Thanks Lee, those were great. Sounds like you Lee are a great American !

Have a wonderful weekend, John K

[slackjaw07]

OK, I'm in....here's another one for you:

---What Is A Veteran?

A 'Veteran' -- whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve -- is someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America,' for an amount of 'up to, and including his life.'

That is honor, and there are way too many people in this country today, who no longer understand that fact!!!!!!!!!!!

A PIN DROP
When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building' by George Bush.

He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.

You could have heard a pin drop.
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Then there was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?' A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck.. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have? '

You could have heard a pin drop.
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A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, 'whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?' Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'

You could have heard a pin drop.
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AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...

A group of Americans, retired teachers, recently went to France on a tour. Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane.. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on. 'You have been to France before, monsieur?' the customs officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously. 'Then you should know enough to have your passport ready.' The American said, 'The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it.' 'Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France !' The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained. 'Well, when I came ashore at OmahaBeach on D-Day in '44 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find any Frenchmen to show it to.'

You could have heard a pin drop
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While you're out celebrating today, remember to take time to thank a veteran for their service to this great country.

Happy Independence Day and God Bless America!

[rockstate45]

Wow, that last one gave me goosebumps. My grandpa landed the second day I believe.

I'm proud to say, God Bless America.

-rockstate

[dikkie]

Originally Posted by Rifleman

Hope you all have a great holiday, drive fast, drive safe !!!!

John K.

Remember to vote for someone who will put his hand over his heart and honor our Flag and our Country.

They don't have Tundra's in France.

P. S. Momma Says No To Obama

P.P.S.: They DO have Tundra's in France...

Navigation CD for Europe

[hndymn]

Happy Independence Day! Here's a video made by my friend's son in honor of the occasion. My friend is an *old* high school buddy of mine with many talents.

[dikkie]

Originally Posted by hndymn

Happy Independence Day! Here's a video made by my friend's son in honor of the occasion. My friend is an *old* high school buddy of mine with many talents.

Wow... Even this wooden head stood up and held his hand over his heart...

No worries, it's still ticking...

[jan kohlmann]

Run 4 Chance - Taking Chance

A story of an American hero coming home.

[hndymn]

OK, this is either weird, or the Intarwebs has made it a small world. This is the wife a high school friend of mine, Pat Carne. He's this short Irish guy who got in early with profit sharing at Radio Shack, retired at 45 or so, and moved to N.C. to open a B&B, last I heard. I never met her, but Pat was ga ga over her at the time of their move to N.C. He was here selling family property, and wanted me to do some pre-sale fix-up. He's 52 with a 10 year old son. Only in the good old USA.

[hndymn]

Fourth of July factoid:

Without Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, Americans wouldn’t have the Declaration of Independence. Rather strangely, both men died on the same day, exactly fifty years after the signing of the Declaration - July 4, 1826.