1945 - Rifles were made of wood and steel, shot a .30 bullet and killed the enemy with one shot.
Today - Rifles are made of plastic and aluminum, shoot a .22 bullet, and wound the enemy, if you can hit him.
1945 -The winning side used a U.S. made .45 pistol. The losers used European 9mm.
Today - We use European 9mm pistol. Nobody uses the .45 and we have been out of ammunition for years.
1945 - If you smoked, you had an ashtray on your desk.
Today - If you smoke, you are sent outside and treated like a leper.
1945 - NCO’s had a typewriter on their desks for doing daily reports.
Today - Everyone has a computer, and they wonder why no work is getting done.
1945 - If you got drunk off duty, your buddies would take you back to the barracks to sleep it off.
Today - If you get drunk any time they slap you in rehab and ruin your career.
1945 - You were taught to aim at your enemy and shoot him.
Today - You spray 500 bullets into the brush, don’t hit anything, and retreat because you are out of ammo.
1945 - Canteens were made of steel. You could heat coffee or hot chocolate in them.
Today - Canteens are made of plastic. You can’t heat anything in them and they always taste of plastic.
1945 - Officers were professional soldiers first. They commanded respect.
Today - Officers are politicians first. They beg not to be given a wedgie.
1945 - They collected enemy intelligence and analyzed it.
Today - They collect our pee and analyze it – 5 times a month.
1945 - If you didn’t act right, the commander might put you in the stockade ‘till you straighten up.
Today - If you don’t act right, they start a paper trail that follows you forever.
1945 - Medals are awarded to heroes who saved lives at the risk of their own.
Today - Medals are awarded to people who show up for work most of the time.
1945 - You ate in the Mess Hall. It was free and you could have the food you wanted.
Today - You eat in a dining facility. Every slice of bread or pat of butter costs, and you can only have one.
1945 - If you wanted a beer and conversation you could go to the NCO club or Officers Club.
Today - You go to the “All Ranks Club,” the beer will cost $1.75 plus tax, membership is forced, someone is watching how much you drink, and the MP’s will give you a ticket the second you walk out the door.
1945 - You could buy quartermaster gas tax free because it was on a military reservation.
Today - AAFES charges you tax but pockets the money themselves because it’s on a military reservation.
1945 - The Px/BX had bargains for GI’s who didn’t make much money.
Today - You can better merchandise cheaper at Wal-Mart.
1945 - We could recognize the enemy by their Nazi helmets.
Today - We are wearing the Nazi helmets.
1945 - We called the enemy things like “Krauts” and “Japs” because we didn’t like them.
Today - We call the enemy things like “opposing forces” and “aggressors” so we don’t offend the people we are trying to kill.
1945 - Victory was declared when the enemy was dead and all his things were broken, and you could go home.
Today - Victory is declared when the enemy says he is sorry, and you stay to police the area for years and rebuild what you destroyed.
1945 - If you killed an enemy soldier, you could bring home his rifle as a trophy.
Today - If you bring anything home at all as a trophy you get a court martial.
1945 - A commander would put his butt on the line to protect his people.
Today - A commander will put his people on the line to protect his butt.
1945 - After the war, you could buy your own rifle off the government.
Today - You can’t be trusted with your own rifle; and you’ll be jailed if you ever get one.
1945 - Wars were planned and run by real Generals with lots of important victories.
Today - Wars are planned and run by politicians with lots of important panty raids.
1945 - All you could think of was getting out and becoming a civilian again.
Today - All you can think about is getting out and becoming a civilian again.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Mr. Rogers was a sniper in Vietnam-FICTION!
Mr. Rogers Was a Sniper In Vietnam - Fiction!
Summary of the eRumor:
Children's television personality Fed Rogers was a Navy Seal and a sniper in Vietnam with 25 confirmed kills to his credit.
The Truth:
Fred Rogers, the founder and host of the popular U.S. children's television program Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood never served in the military. There have been various false rumors about him including one that claims he always wore long-sleeved shirts to hide his tattoo's. According to his official biography from Family Communications, the producers of his show, Fred Rogers went directly from college into media.
He was first hired as an assistant producer by NBC television in New York and worked on several classic shows such as The Voice of Firestone, The Kate Smith Hour, and The NBC Opera Theatre. He was asked to help develop some of the first programming for WQED in Pittsburgh, the nation's first community-sponsored educational television station. Some of what he created was children's programming that eventually led to Mr. Rogers Neighborhood.Rogers' major in college was Music Composition but he later attended both Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Child Development and was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1963. He died on February 27, 2003 at his home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Summary of the eRumor:
Children's television personality Fed Rogers was a Navy Seal and a sniper in Vietnam with 25 confirmed kills to his credit.
The Truth:
Fred Rogers, the founder and host of the popular U.S. children's television program Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood never served in the military. There have been various false rumors about him including one that claims he always wore long-sleeved shirts to hide his tattoo's. According to his official biography from Family Communications, the producers of his show, Fred Rogers went directly from college into media.
He was first hired as an assistant producer by NBC television in New York and worked on several classic shows such as The Voice of Firestone, The Kate Smith Hour, and The NBC Opera Theatre. He was asked to help develop some of the first programming for WQED in Pittsburgh, the nation's first community-sponsored educational television station. Some of what he created was children's programming that eventually led to Mr. Rogers Neighborhood.Rogers' major in college was Music Composition but he later attended both Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Child Development and was ordained a Presbyterian minister in 1963. He died on February 27, 2003 at his home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Actor Lee Marvin giving tribute to the heroism of fellow Marine Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo)-FICTION!
Actor Lee Marvin Giving Tribute to the Heroism of Fellow Marine Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo)-Fiction!
Summary of the eRumor:
The message says that Lee Marvin appeared on the Tonight Show in the 70's when host Johnny Carson brought up Marvin's record in the Marines. Carson said people may not have known that Marvin fought in Iwo Jima, one of the best known battles of World War II, and was awarded the Navy Cross. Marvin then tells a story of heroism in battle about the bravest man he ever knew who was also awarded the Navy Cross...Bob Keeshan who later became best known as Captain Kangaroo.
The Truth:
This story almost complete fabrication. Lee Marvin and Bob Keeshan did both serve in the Marines. Before his death in January, 2004, it was checked with Bob Keeshan, who was living in Vermont, and he said he never served at Iwo Jima, was not presented with the Navy Cross and, in fact, never saw combat.
There is no record of Lee Marvin at Iwo Jima or winning the Navy Cross. According to a biography that is on file at TruthOrFiction.com, Marvin did see a lot of action in the Pacific participating in the invasions at Kwajalein and Eniwetok and was wounded in Saipan, in the butt, for which he was awarded the Purple Heart. Marvin is buried in Arlington Cemetery.
In March, 2008, somebody combined the stories of Captain Kangaroo, Lee Marvin, and another about the popular children's television personality Mr. Rogers into a single email---saying that all three of them were war heroes.
Summary of the eRumor:
The message says that Lee Marvin appeared on the Tonight Show in the 70's when host Johnny Carson brought up Marvin's record in the Marines. Carson said people may not have known that Marvin fought in Iwo Jima, one of the best known battles of World War II, and was awarded the Navy Cross. Marvin then tells a story of heroism in battle about the bravest man he ever knew who was also awarded the Navy Cross...Bob Keeshan who later became best known as Captain Kangaroo.
The Truth:
This story almost complete fabrication. Lee Marvin and Bob Keeshan did both serve in the Marines. Before his death in January, 2004, it was checked with Bob Keeshan, who was living in Vermont, and he said he never served at Iwo Jima, was not presented with the Navy Cross and, in fact, never saw combat.
There is no record of Lee Marvin at Iwo Jima or winning the Navy Cross. According to a biography that is on file at TruthOrFiction.com, Marvin did see a lot of action in the Pacific participating in the invasions at Kwajalein and Eniwetok and was wounded in Saipan, in the butt, for which he was awarded the Purple Heart. Marvin is buried in Arlington Cemetery.
In March, 2008, somebody combined the stories of Captain Kangaroo, Lee Marvin, and another about the popular children's television personality Mr. Rogers into a single email---saying that all three of them were war heroes.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Bet ya didn't know this.....
A rat can last longer without water than a camel.
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.
A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.
A 2 x 4 is really 1-1/2" x 3-1/2".
During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur", a small red car can be seen in the distance and Charlton Heston is wearing a watch.
The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in world War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
Weatherman Williard Scott was the first Ronald McDonald.
The first CD pressed in the U.S. was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA."
The original name for butterfly was flutterby.
Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look a like contest.
An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to take more than three steps backwards while dancing.
Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better than men.
It is imposssible to lick your elbow.
The state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska.
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
Each king in a deck of cards represents a great king or leader from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs - Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Ceasar
If a statue of a person on a horse that has both front legs in the air, indicates the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
Their birthplace.
47% of the people that read this, tried to lick their elbow!!
Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks or it will digest itself.
A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.
A 2 x 4 is really 1-1/2" x 3-1/2".
During the chariot scene in "Ben Hur", a small red car can be seen in the distance and Charlton Heston is wearing a watch.
The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in world War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.
Weatherman Williard Scott was the first Ronald McDonald.
The first CD pressed in the U.S. was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA."
The original name for butterfly was flutterby.
Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look a like contest.
An old law in Bellingham, Washington, made it illegal for a woman to take more than three steps backwards while dancing.
Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better than men.
It is imposssible to lick your elbow.
The state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska.
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
Each king in a deck of cards represents a great king or leader from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs - Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Ceasar
If a statue of a person on a horse that has both front legs in the air, indicates the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
Their birthplace.
47% of the people that read this, tried to lick their elbow!!
Who said this?
You unlock this door with the key of imagination.
Beyond it is another dimension: a dimension of sight, a dimension of sound, a dimension of mind.
You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas.
A fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man.
It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity.
It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge.
You've just crossed over.
This is the dimension of imagination.
This is................
Beyond it is another dimension: a dimension of sight, a dimension of sound, a dimension of mind.
You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas.
A fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man.
It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity.
It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge.
You've just crossed over.
This is the dimension of imagination.
This is................
The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address, a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln on Nov. 19, 1863, at the dedication of the national cemetery on the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg, Pa. It is one of the most famous and most quoted of modern speeches. The final version of the address prepared by Lincoln, differing in detail from the spoken address, reads:
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.
But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate—we can not consecrate—we can not hallow—this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us—that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Military rules
Military rules
U.S. Marine Corps Rules:
1. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
2. Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough.
3. Have a plan.
4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won't work.
5. Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
6. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a "4."
7. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.
8. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral & diagonal preferred.)
9. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.
10. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
12. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.
13. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating your intention to shoot.
Navy SEALS Rules:
1. Look very cool in sunglasses.
2. Kill every living thing within view.
3. Adjust speedo.
4. Check hair in mirror.
U.S. Army Rangers Rules:
1. Walk in 50 miles wearing 75 pound rucksack while starving.
2. Locate individuals requiring killing.
3. Request permission via radio from "Higher" to perform killing.
4. Curse bitterly when mission is aborted.
5. Walk out 50 miles wearing a 75 pound rucksack while starving.
U.S. Army Rules:
1. Select a new beret to wear.
2. Sew patches on right shoulder.
3. Change the color of beret you decide to wear.
US Air Force Rules:
1. Have a cocktail.
2. Adjust temperature on air-conditioner.
3. See what's on HBO.
4. Ask "what is a gunfight?"
5. Request more funding from Congress with a "killer" PowerPoint presentation.
6. Wine & dine 'key' Congressmen, invite DOD & defense industry executives.
7. Receive funding, set up new command and assemble assets.
8. Declare the assets "strategic" and never deploy them operationally.
9. Hurry to make 1345 tee-time.
US Navy Rules:
1. Go to Sea.
2. Drink Coffee.
3. Watch porn.
4. Deploy the Marines
U.S. Marine Corps Rules:
1. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.
2. Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough.
3. Have a plan.
4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won't work.
5. Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.
6. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a "4."
7. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.
8. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral & diagonal preferred.)
9. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.
10. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.
11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.
12. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.
13. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating your intention to shoot.
Navy SEALS Rules:
1. Look very cool in sunglasses.
2. Kill every living thing within view.
3. Adjust speedo.
4. Check hair in mirror.
U.S. Army Rangers Rules:
1. Walk in 50 miles wearing 75 pound rucksack while starving.
2. Locate individuals requiring killing.
3. Request permission via radio from "Higher" to perform killing.
4. Curse bitterly when mission is aborted.
5. Walk out 50 miles wearing a 75 pound rucksack while starving.
U.S. Army Rules:
1. Select a new beret to wear.
2. Sew patches on right shoulder.
3. Change the color of beret you decide to wear.
US Air Force Rules:
1. Have a cocktail.
2. Adjust temperature on air-conditioner.
3. See what's on HBO.
4. Ask "what is a gunfight?"
5. Request more funding from Congress with a "killer" PowerPoint presentation.
6. Wine & dine 'key' Congressmen, invite DOD & defense industry executives.
7. Receive funding, set up new command and assemble assets.
8. Declare the assets "strategic" and never deploy them operationally.
9. Hurry to make 1345 tee-time.
US Navy Rules:
1. Go to Sea.
2. Drink Coffee.
3. Watch porn.
4. Deploy the Marines
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