Real Heroes: I Fought For You

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Feb 242014
 

Real Heroes: I Fought For You

Real Heroes: I Fought For You

This gripping patriotic short film is a moving tribute to our military past and present. It’s a very good example of our service members’ sense of honor and duty.

They are the real heroes!

“The American heroes are wearing camo. That’s not me.” ~ T.J. Oshie

To know the real value of Freedom, one must know the truth of the following statement “Some gave all while all gave some.” Christ gave his all to give you freedom and salvation. Likewise some men and women had to give all of themselves so that you and I can have the freedom we enjoy today. Reflect and be grateful. Look at the cross to what freedom costs. If you want people to get the chills, and instill a sense of pride in our country and military, this is the one! This gripping, patriotic film short is great to honor vets, remember the fallen and teach kids the price of their freedom.

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The World’s Fastest Jet Powered Truck

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Feb 192014
 
The World’s Fastest Jet Powered Truck

The World's Fastest Jet Powered Truck

Introducing the 400mph Shockwave, the world’s fastest truck that can outrun a Japanese bullet train.

Powered by three jet engines and hitting speeds approaching 400 miles per hour, this truck can cover a quarter mile in just six-and-a-half seconds.


The World’s Fastest Jet Powered Truck

It has three Pratt & Whitney J34-48 jets, which were taken from U.S. Navy trainer jets called the T-2 Buckeye – a non-afterburner jet with one engine.

Each jet-engine produces 12,000 horsepower in afterburner – meaning a total 36,000 horsepower.
It holds 190 gallons of fuel and burns 180 gallons per performance.

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The Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAS

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Feb 022014
 

The Northrop Grumman X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System

The Northrop Grumman X-47B is an unmanned combat air vehicle designed for carrier-based operations. Developed by the American defense technology company Northrop Grumman, the X-47 project is part of the United States Navy’s Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration program. The X-47B first flew in 2011, and on July 10 2013 it successfully performed a series of takeoffs and landings on board USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) off the coast of Virginia.

God bless America!

The X-47B is a tailless, strike fighter-sized unmanned aircraft developed by Northrop Grumman as part of the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) Carrier Demonstration program. Under a contract awarded in 2007, the company designed, produced and is currently flight testing two X-47B aircraft. In 2013, these aircraft were used to successfully demonstrate the first ever carrier-based launches and recoveries by an autonomous, low-observable unmanned aircraft. The UCAS-D program is currently maturing relevant carrier launch, landing, and integration technologies.

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The Royal Thai Navy Drill Team

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Jan 262014
 

The Royal Thai Navy performs synchronized drill moves during the Armed Forces Day Parade in Thailand.

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A drill team from the Royal Thai Navy performs during a Royal Thai Armed Forces Day event in the Sattahip District of Thailand on January 18th. The impressive choreography is set to “The Final Countdown” by Europe. The choice of “It’s a Small World” may seem a bit strange to American ears, but it probably doesn’t have the same Disney connotation to those who haven’t been to the theme park.

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Jeremiah Denton Jr. Blinking Morse Code

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Jan 252014
 

Jeremiah Denton Jr., a Navy Captain and also a former US Senator, spent almost 8 years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam. Denton is best known for the 1966 televised press conference that he was forced into as an American POW by his North Vietnamese captors. He used the opportunity to communicate successfully and to confirm for the first time to the U.S. Military that American POWs were being tortured in North Vietnam. He repeatedly blinked his eyes in Morse Code during the interview, spelling out the word, “T-O-R-T-U-R-E”

What an amazing hero!


Jeremiah Denton Jr. Blinking Morse Code

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