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The West Point Society of Annapolis hosted its 31st annual Winter Social on December 8. Twenty-five attendees, including seven exchange cadets who are completing their semester at the Naval Academy, gathered at the Severn Inn, Annapolis MD. In addition to the fellowship that good company, food and drink bring, the highlight of the evening was the signing of the WPSOA's "Beat Navy" banner by the exchange cadets, a remembrance tradition that has continued for 23 years.
The West Point Society of the Tennessee Valley's tree is one of 300 live trees, decorating Huntsville's Big Spring Park for the holiday season, in what has become known as the Tinsel Trail.
Now in its 9th year, Tinsel Trail is a project of Downtown Huntsville, Inc., an organization responsible for the revitalization of Downtown Huntsville through unique events and promotions. This is the first year the Society has participated in this exceedingly popular event.
This past spring four members of the West Point Society of the Mid-South helped more than 500 fellow veterans from the Greater Memphis area to receive needed assistance from the Veterans Administration and more than one hundred other governmental agencies, non-profit organizations and local businesses. Each year Operation Stand Down organizers host two major events: a 5K Run and a community-wide Veteran-support event that fulfills their mantra of "Giving Our Veterans a Hand Up, Not a Hand Out."
Veterans received a full array of medical assistance from VA counselors and medical providers, haircuts from local barbers, assistance from Disabled American Veterans to help them submit disability applications, and a variety of delicious foods, just to name a few of the support activities. The West Pointers, being quite at home with the outdoors, manned the traffic control stations and helped to direct traffic into the former Fairgrounds area where the event was held. Friend of West Point LTC (R) Rick Clausi served on the non-profit organization's Board of Directors and helped to plan and execute this important event, which has continued to grow each year.
Photo: Seth Palmer '04, the Society's Project Officer, and Tom McCann '86, the Society's Treasurer
The West Point Society had also supported Operation Stand Down by participating in their annual 5K Run. The Society's Friend of West Point and designated bag piper Rick Clausi piped the runners across and back to the finish line. The fleet-footed Charlie Smithers '79, (Society VP) was an early finisher, beating many participants much younger. The solid stepping Rob Williamson '73, (Society President) was proud to finish.
Members of the West Point Society of Northwest Florida came out in force to support a recent Congressional College Fair held at Navarre High School.
Representatives from all service academies, Army ROTC and Marion Military Institute made presentations to several hundred students and then they met individually to find out the steps necessary to gain admission to West Point and the other schools.
The United States Military Academy at West Point had the largest number of representatives and everyone was gainfully employed answering questions and explaining the benefits of a West Point education.
Photo: (l to r) Chris Beam, Chris McCall, Chuck Merkel, Bob Hixson, Jennifer Hawkins, Buck James
This past summer members of the West Point Society of Northwest Florida were honored to be invited to attend the unveiling of a monument to honor Medal of Honor recipient, COL (R) Roger H. C. Donlon and the retirement of his medal for a permanent display in the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) Headquarters Building. All attendees agreed it was an honor just to be in his presence.
COL and Mrs. Donlon and COL Patrick T. Colloton, commander of the 7th SF Group
The West Point Society of Western New York members Tyrone Allen '83, his wife Patrice, and Mark Spelman '68 had the opportunity to link up with West Point Cadets who were in the area attending the National Society of Black Engineers East Regional Conference. All 13 cadet attendees joined the society hosts at the famous Anchor Bar in Downtown Buffalo for a dinner featuring buffalo chicken wings. A few die-hards even attempted the atomic suicidal wings.
Over 100 members of the West Point Society of the Tennessee Valley (WPSTV) gathered at the Rocket Republic Brewing Company in Madison, AL, on November 2 to watch the Army-Air Force game. While the Falcons unfortunately won the game, it wasn't because of a lack of cheering support of the Black Knights by all WPSTV attendees (except for a few USAFA grads who also watched the game with them). All enjoyed the potluck brunch, camaraderie and the Rocket Republic Brewing products.
The West Point Society of Annapolis (WPSOA) held its 31st annual High School Leadership Awards Brunch on November 10, 2019. This brunch formally recognizes outstanding local high school seniors for their academic, athletic and community service leadership accomplishments. Seniors from eight local high schools were recognized at a brunch held in their honor at Hella's Restaurant, Millersville, Maryland. John Nicodemus '73 presided over the event which was attended by approximately 25 people.
Photo: 2019 WPS of Annapolis High School Leadership Award recipients, their school administrators and John Nicodemus '73
The West Point Society of Fort Bragg – Sand Hills met tonight for their monthly First Monday dinner at Logan's Steak House in Fayetteville, NC. Society president Mike Karaman '79, opened proceedings with his usual warm welcome to a reinforced platoon of grads, parents of cadets, and FOWPs (Friends of West Point). With Army football on everyone's mind, Mike did a credible job presenting what he had researched about key injuries, Army's routine, heroic "no-quit-in-us" performance… and pointing out that, yes, we'll be bowl eligible if we run the table; but, more importantly, the season will be a booming success because we will have beaten Navy! He also announced the 12/14 Beat Navy Watch Party at The Tap House, Jon Gerold's '91 and Doug Kim's '94 now-famous downtown bar and grill. Founder's Day planning starts in December, so Mike encouraged folks to contact Bob Spier '79 and offer help. Effective now, sign-ups for all events will be via their new, high-speed/low-drag SallyPort portal. A good time was, yet again, had by all.
Several members of the West Point Society of the Mid-South and their guests, including a few family members, ventured to northern Mississippi at the private range of a retired Special Forces officer to enjoy West Point camaraderie and hone weapons handling skills. This first-ever Society range firing event featured a two-hundred-yard forested range for discharging an arsenal of personal weapons as well as opportunities for participants to fire the host's 1750-era muzzle loaded rifle and learn to throw a tomahawk.
The experience not only re-ignited the "warrior spirit", but it also rekindled friendships through commonly shared respect for each other, for West Point, and for basic Soldiering skills. The firing line sent a lot of hot metal down range…generally into the targets! Most everyone left with sore shoulders, new tales about how the targets had become so much "smaller" over the years, and a new appreciation for what Continental Soldiers had to contend with to win our Nation's first war. This unique event was made possible through the leadership of COL (R) Charlie Smithers '79, and the coordination of a Friend of West Point LTC (R) Rick Clausi with his friend and owner of the range Brad Randall.
Grads in the Photo: front row: (last two on the right) Seth Palmer '04, and Charlie Smithers '79; back row: (first three on left) Tom Hood '86; Rob Williamson '73; and Dr. John Brophy '79
Recently the West Point Society of Birmingham and Central Alabama hosted cadets from the Army West Point Golf team. They genuinely enjoyed hosting these fine young men Sunday night after a day of golf and preparing for Alabama's golf team on Tuesday. They were at the home of Rex Blair '97 and his family of 8.
On August 24 the West Point Society of the Tennessee Valley (WPSTV) hosted about 60 society members and guests at the Huntsville Museum of Art to view three art exhibits focused on some key events of the '60s in the USA.
1st: Vietnam: The Real War - An exhibition of the best of the Associated Press's photographic art of the Vietnam War. 2nd: Celebrating the '60s - An exhibition of the Pop Art and Photo-realism of the '60s featuring Andy Warhol and Richard Estes 3rd: Peace, Love, Rock and Roll: Woodstock - A photo exhibition of the Woodstock Music Festival of 1969 in three galleries.
Attendees toured the exhibits and enjoyed heavy hors d'oeuvres by Narvell during the 6 - 9 pm event. All in attendance enjoyed the evening which has become a yearly society event.
Photo: Ann Crawford (wife of Bill Crawford '80), Macy Brown '67 with wife Laura and Lisa Johnson '93 touring the Vietnam War exhibit
Every year the West Point Society of Washington has an end of summer picnic to vote on critical society issues, inform the society members and vote any elected officers. This years picnic was at the Bistro at Russell Landing on Joint Base Lewis-McChord's American Lake. After a social hour, they gathered together where President Kent Troy '81, who had just returned from the 2019 AOG Leaders Conference, provided a short synopsis of activities, briefings and shared stories.
At the end of the remarks, Kent added the 2019 Distinguished Society Award to the Society banner. This society has received this award every year since 1994. After the presentation the society, at large, had one item for a vote and that was to change the society name from "The West Point of WA and Puget Sound" to simply "The West Point Society of Washington". After following Roberts Rules of order, the society unanimously voted to approve the new name and the new banner was then displayed for all to see. After this formal portion of the picnic, they all enjoyed beef and pork brisket prepared by "D-Man" and continued to connect, reconnect and share stories. Overall, a very successful picnic.
The West Point Society of Annapolis (WPSOA) and members of the Class of 1971 (50-year Affiliation Class) conducted an Affirmation Ceremony for the seven exchange cadets from the Class of 2021 on September 3. The exchange cadets are at the USNA for the Fall semester and were unable to join their class in their Affirmation Ceremony held at West Point.
The ceremony took place at O'Brien's Oyster Bar & Seafood Tavern in Annapolis. WPSOA President Steve Heinecke '77 began the ceremony by explaining the significance of the Affirmation Ceremony. Steve then introduced Frank Kendall '71, former Under Secretary of Defense, who the addressed the assemblage on a variety of topics including military technology, Russian and Chinese threats and the military challenges likely to face the exchange cadets. Mr. Kendall then administered the Oath of Affirmation to the exchange cadets, which was followed by members of the Class of 1971 congratulating the cadets and presenting them with their Commemorative Coins. The assemblage then congratulated the cadets and wished them well.
Sunday August 25 the West Point Society of Annapolis (WPSOA) held its annual welcome picnic at the Fairwinds Community Pavilion, Severna Park, MD, to welcome the seven exchange cadets from the class of 2021 to the Annapolis area. The exchange cadets will spend the fall semester at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. In all, more than 50 guests attended the event and welcomed the cadets who enjoyed a picnic consisting of Mission BBQ meats and sides, as well as salads, drinks and desserts provided by the attendees. WPSOA President Steve Heinecke addressed the assemblage, commented on the society's 33-year history and its recently being named a Distinguished Society for the 21st consecutive year. Steve then explained the annual picnic tradition and asked the cadets to introduce themselves. A great time was enjoyed by all attendees.
Photo: From left to right, Cadets Phil Federico, Nathan Ault, Matt Scully, Connor Fischer, Andrew Bowlus, Bryce Ott and Stone Stevens
The West Point Society of San Francisco recently held the annual summer picnic. There were nearly 100 people in attendance, 38 attending from the Class of 1959 – 1997 (including adult guests) and 51 attending from the Class of 2003 – Present. They had a great time, with great food recalling their best West Point stories.
The West Point Society of Michigan celebrated a summer picnic and dedication of several Civil War era Parrot Cannons on August 17, 2019 at historic Fort Wayne in Detroit, Michigan. The forts officers mess hall was decorated and hosted both a historical review of the fort by the Detroit Historical Society as well as hosted almost 60 graduates, families, and volunteers for a picnic. The event began with a review of the fort's history by David Jamroz and the Detroit Historical Society. After a short briefing, a full tour of the battlements and buildings occurred, culminating in a cannon dedication ceremony complete with re-enactors from the Civil War era who fired several of the parrot rifles, much to the crowd's delight. The Master of Ceremonies for the day was Jim Suhay '66. Major planning committee members were Chris Haag '07 and David Jamroz
The West Point Society of Washington has been busy this year hosting cadets. On June 21 they hosted a social for session two and three for cadets to meet with old grads in the area stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM).
The society again hosted a social for session three and four for cadets to meet with JBLM stationed old grads on July 26.
Most recently, Jen and John Higgins '87 opened their home to cadets as well as old grads to feast and watch the Blue Angles the first weekend in August for the Seattle Sea Fair. The Seattle Sea Fair is the biggest event of the year in Seattle.
Photo: Cadets and Old Grads gather at the Higgins home
The West Point Society of the Tennessee Valley (WPSTV) welcomed 16 USMA Cadets and 1 USAFA Cadet to the Huntsville area during their Academic Individual Advanced Development (AIAD) internships in June and July. Society Officers and their spouses hosted dinners during which Cadets got to learn a bit about Society operations and some Old Grads got to socialize with future members of the Long Gray Line. This is the third year that WPSTV has conducted these AIAD Cadet social interactions; and based on positive feedback from both Cadets and Society members, they will continue.
Photo: Cadets Layne Erickson, James Abercrombie, Nikita Pereverzin, Chase Miller and Hannah Potter at dinner with WPSTV members
Fourteen West Point Cows and Firsties, at Bragg for Cadet Troop Leading Training attended CTLT reception hosted by the West Point Society of Fort Bragg/Sand Hills in mid-July. Society president Mike '79 and Nancy Karaman have been hosting these events for years.
In the words of Jeff Donaldson '69 "these young men and women are not the cream of American youth, then I will eat your BEAT NAVY sweatshirt. They have no observable flaws. They are fit, smart, courteous, and oh-so-confident. They present as masters of all they survey but are respectful to a fault … even paying rapt attention to the odd Old Corps story. They ask us questions, then listen intently to our answers. After speaking with six or eight of them, John Tussing '92 and I looked at each other and agreed there was an interesting issue surfacing. It seems at least half of the youngsters had been told they would be with one branch but, upon arrival, ended up with another. Since the whole CTLT idea (we thought) was to afford cadets experience in their preferred branches, this seemed clearly out of order. Maybe so, but it did not faze the kids a bit. When we asked, the Infantry files just grinned and said, "No, Sir … Quartermaster is fine!" MI … with Field Artillery? "No problem, Sir. Soldiers are Soldiers." Leave it at this: sleep well tonight, America. West Point's classes of '20 and '21 will be securing our future."
The West Point Society of the Space Coast (WPSSC FL-7) joined with the U.S. Army Special Forces Association, Chapter 74 in a visit to the American Muscle Car Museum earlier this year. Located in Melbourne, Florida, this 123,000 square foot complex houses the amazing collection of Mr. Mark Pieloch. The collection includes over 300 cars that range from classic 1950s to 1970's American muscle cars, to modern "sophisticated" muscle like a 2019 Ford GT. The 501(c)3 museum it is not open to the public but is open to host numerous non-profit fundraisers, car activities, and educational tours for school-age children. In addition, every year Mr. Pieloch opens the facility to all veterans on Veterans Day. The WPSSC was very fortunate to be allowed to schedule their special event which was attended by over 30 members including "Oldest Grad" COL Keith Ball '46 and his wife Peggy in their Army Jerseys.
The West Point Society of the Space Coast (WPSSC FL7) was honored to welcome LTG Robert Caslen '75 59th Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, as their Guest Speaker for our Founders Day Celebration on March 28, 2019. The event was held at Colony Hall at the Indian River Colony Club in Melbourne, Florida. Over 90 members and their guests attended this special event.
Photo: "Oldest Grad" COL Keith Ball '46 and "Youngest Grad" Jesse Cranford-Mancini '01, inspect the cake while WPSSC Activities Officer Kevin McKeown '77 brings the saber for cutting the cake
The West Point Society of Hampton Roads celebrated Founders Day at the Chamberlin ballroom at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia. Society Past President Bob Alexander '68 served as the Master of Ceremonies for the event MG Lew Irwin '86, Commandant of the Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA served as our guest speaker for the event. The Grayest Graduate was John Shuford '65, and the Greenest Graduate was CPT Eric Reder '13.
The event with an invocation, toasts, and a toast to absent comrades. John Shuford '65 spoke about what it was like to be a cadet as a Corps Squad athlete and the challenges he faced as an incoming cadet hailing from a small town in the Carolinas. CPT Eric Reder '13, followed suite with a poem about his time as a cadet and how West Point has both changed and remained the same. Both speakers were both provided some laughs and insightful thoughts about the Academy.
MG Irwin provided an update on his perspective on how new graduates can have impact at the strategic level and how new challenges in cyber, space and social media have an influence on the force today. All departed the event a bit prouder to be West Pointers.
Left to Right – Society President - Rich Naigle '77, Grayest Graduate - John Shuford '65, Greenest Graduate - CPT Eric Reder '13, Guest Speaker - MG Lew Irwin '86, and Past President - Bob Alexander '68
The West Point Society of Central Florida hosted a welcome reception for LTG (R) Robert L. Caslen Jr. and his wife Shelly on May 24th at the Country Club of Orlando. The reception was held to welcome the Caslen Family to Central Florida and to honor one of West Point's most recent Distinguished Graduates.
The evening included a social hour with appetizers and drinks where the attendees got a chance to visit with the Caslens and other graduates. Pat Henson '05 and Caleb Brown '04, who planned the event were pleased with the attendance and the many positive comments from all those who attended.
The evening concluded with Jim Young '78 introducing LTG (R) Robert L. Caslen for some brief comments. After the event, many of the attendees went out to the patio for a group picture with the Caslens. Photos of the event can be here: https://wpscf.org/gallery/index.php?/category/24.
The West Point Society of Hampton Roads hosted an Army 244th Birthday Party Picnic / West Point Class of 2023 Meet and Greet at Harbor Park in Norfolk, Virginia on June 16. Seven Hampton Roads incoming cadet candidates were invited and four attended the event. The weather was perfect and to top it off, the home team won 1-0 to end a three-game losing streak.
Society President Rich Naigle '77 welcomed attendees to the event and introduced the cadets to attendees when the event kicked off. Attendees ate lunch before the ceremony to celebrate the 244th Birthday of the United States Army.
Les Kayanan '77 (pictured with the Army cake and saber) traveled from Williamsburg to participate. The honor of cutting the cake was granted to the grayest grad present, John Gately '73. John invited the greenest graduate present, Elizabeth VanVelzen '99, to share the cake-cutting honor. Society Treasurer, Joy Gibbon '83, presented scholarship checks to the parents after the cake-cutting.
The Norfolk Tides invited the incoming cadet candidates onto the field to be recognized. The Norfolk Tides fans gave a standing ovation to those present for on-field recognition: Isabelle Fontana, William Oudekerk and Thomas Hale and acknowledging those that could not attend.
West Point Society of Fort Bragg/Sandhills president Mike Karaman '79, along with his wife, Nancy, opened their home to yet another squad of Cadet Troop Leader Training (CTLT) Cows and Firsties. Mike and Nancy have been sponsoring these receptions for years – albeit with some mouth-watering contributions from Society Master Chefs – and the cadets, always famished, seem to enjoy themselves.
Here is what Jeff Donaldson '69 had to say about it:
"This time we had fewer cadets than usual, thanks to field training and units prepping for deployment; but the cornhole competition – using gen-u-ine AOG Gift Shop cornholes and beanbags – was NCAA Final Four caliber; the pot-luck gourmet cuisine was off-the-page; and the conversation stimulating... apparently for both sides. The stories these youngsters tell, and the questions they ask, always guarantee terrific afternoons. No doubt about it, a good time was had by all... although seeing Alma Mater's glorious insignia emblazoned on cornhole equipment did take a bit of, well, adjustment."
Bruce Boevers, Jim Burke, and Dave Jackson, from the Class of '73 had the pleasure to talk to the parents and their fifty-year affiliate cadet candidates from Colorado on Saturday June 15. As a part of Denver's annual candidate "send off," they relayed the upcoming R-day events and opened it up to Q&A. A dozen candidates were present. Assisting in the Q&A was cadet from Class of '22, and a recent grad.
On June 10, the West Point Society of Upstate South Carolina hosted a Mike Buddie Hail to Army and Farewell from Greenville. Roughly twenty society members came out to hail Mike and his wife Traci into the Army team and Farewell them off from Greenville to West Point. Everyone had a great time getting to know USMA's newest teammates. Go Army! Beat Navy!
On May 18 the West Point Society of Southwest Virginia, in conjunction with local USNA grads, hosted their annual All Academy Send-Off at the home of Drs. Kevin and Nancy Dye (parents of MAJ Scott Dye '07) which overlooks the Roanoke valley in Rockledge on May 18. Soon-to-be USMA cadet candidates Lane Zuchowksi (Christiansburg, VA) and Aleck DiSalvo (Cave Spring, VA) were feted along with three young lads heading to USNA. We wish them all the best in their future careers.
David Phelan '70 recently awarded the West Point Leadership Award on behalf of the West Point Society of Upstate South Carolina to Mitavier Antonio Tate of McCormkick High School in McCormick, SC. The award is presented to high school students that display leadership in their school and provides awareness of the mission of the United States Military Academy. Congratulations to Mitavier on the award!
The West Point Society Fort Bragg-Sandhills was honored to host the Army West Point Football Team's rising Firsties recently. They were at Fort Bragg for CTLT and accepted an invitation for a reception at Society president Mike and Nancy Karama 's home.
Here is what Mike had to say about the visit:
"Bottom line: these young men displayed precisely the qualities every Heart in Gray hopes their Army Team players would have: gentlemanliness, brains, school spirit, professional bearing … and good ol' American patriotism. We asked the same questions you would have asked, then stood back and relished the answers. How do you fit summer football into CTLT? Two daily strength sessions (early and late), a team run, and a full day of work with airborne units in between. What's next season look like, and what about … Michigan? Tough; but did you see the Oklahoma game? [Grins all around.] We're looking forward to it! Opponents ever ask how you handle academics, military, AND football? [Sideways glances, suppressed smiles] Hardly. Last season, one defensive line did snarl a wish that we'd all deploy and disappear. We just grinned and added another touchdown."
"Army Football's new Head Strength Coach, Conor Hughes, accompanied the team. How do you like the job? "I'd be happy to spend the rest of my career with these young men. And yes, quote me!""
"It was 't just one-sided Q&A, however. All evening, one could see small knots of large youngsters surrounding [much] smaller old grads. Our Society includes veterans of some interesting organizations, a fact not lost on these cadets. Their career questions for us were intelligent, their listening intense. You would have been as proud of them as we were. Next time you hear the term "America's Team," just smile and know that The Long Gray Line's football team has earned that title in many more ways than one."
Roughly 75 members of the West Point Society of the Tennessee Valley and their families attended a night at the Huntsville U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum on Saturday May 18, Attendees received a free shot glass embossed with the society's logo and filled with whiskey from Clayton Hinchman '05, Black Patch Distillery. Together they all then toasted the 150th Anniversary of the West Point Association of Graduates followed by a delicious BBQ dinner provided by the society.
The West Point Society of the Tennessee Valley's President and Vice President, Gary Stewart '66 and Steve Raymond '90 respectively, presented a society wreath during Huntsville's Memorial Day ceremonies at the city's Veterans Memorial. About 36 memorial wreaths were presented during the hour-long ceremony with Redstone Arsenal's General Gus Perna, Commander Army Material Command, as the guest speaker. The ceremonies were well-attended despite a hot and humid day reaching 96 degrees.
The West Point Society of Singapore celebrated Founders Day and AOG's 150th Anniversary. The Guest of Honor for the event was Minister Ng Chee Meng (USAFA '91 who is the Minister in the Prime Minister Office and Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC).
The graduates reaffirmed the traditional values of Duty, Honor, Country and a life of service and sacrifice while taking pride in their achievements for having graduated from the most prestigious military institution. It was a good time for graduates to connect with each other to forge a strong bond as a community. Also present were the parents and friends of Singaporean Cadets Wei Kang Soon '20 and Li Hao Tan '22.
The evening ended with the singing of the Alma Mater with many looking forward to the next WPSOS gathering.
The West Point Society of the Mid-Hudson Region, located at West Point, held its annual picnic on Saturday May 11 at Round Pond Recreation Area. The picnic, held each May over many years, welcomes our incoming cadets from the region. Over 50 people consisting of, class of 2023 members, their parents, old grads, and members of the Parents Club of West Point, enjoyed some traditional picnic fare at the Bonneville Cabin. After an inspirational and welcoming address by COL Holly West '91, the incoming cadet candidates were briefed by several upperclassmen. The parents were addressed by parents of current cadets as to just how their lives will change living near the Academy.
COL West addressing Class of 2023 members and their families
The West Point Society of Monticello hosted the spring All-Academies Golf Outing Wednesday May 8 at Glenmore Country Club. It was a beautiful day and the Glenmore staff did an excellent job managing the event.
Thirty-one players participated and represented Army (12), Navy (16) and Air Force (3). Prizes were awarded for four closest-to-the-pin shots and Army placed first with two of the awards (Bob Lamb '78 and Rob Schuett '76). Air Force and Navy managed one award each. First through third place prizes were also awarded for highest Stableford scores for two-person teams.
With considerably more teams than Army or Air Force, Navy naturally took the top two positions and Army took third place. In fact, Army had two teams tied for third (Bill Pavlick '72 / Ken Young '95 and Len Toledo '78 / Bob Lamb '78). Toledo/Lamb won on a scorecard playoff.
The golf was outstanding, the banquet afterwards scrumptious and the camaraderie priceless.
Roughly 150 members and guests, including four Class of 2023 candidates and their family members attended the West Point Society of the Tennessee Valley Founders Day Dinner on April 13. The theme honored the 150th Anniversary of the West Point Association of Graduates (WPAOG). The Guest Speaker was Colonel Archie Bates '96, an Academy Professor and Director of Management Programs in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership. Colonel Bates met with the Class of 2023 candidates immediately prior to the dinner along with members of their 50-year affiliation class from 1973. The Society inducted Mr. Christopher Madkour, Director of the Huntsville Museum of Art, as a Friend of West Point into its membership. He attended the dinner, accepted his membership certificate and was warmly welcomed by the audience. The evening's Silent Auction was a great success raising several thousand dollars which will be donated to the Academy. The society's plans include a May BBQ dinner at the Huntsville Veterans Museum to further celebrate the WPAOG's 150th Anniversary and an August event at the Huntsville Museum of Art wherein members will be able to view the museum's exhibit "Vietnam: the Real War - Photographs from the Associated Press".
Photo: Gary Stewart '66 WPSTV President with COL Archie Bates '96
The West Point Society of Monticello held its annual Business Meeting at the Charlottesville City Space meeting facility on Sunday, December 2, 2018. The key agenda items included review of their financial report, election of Directors to serve three-year terms, review of 2018 Society activities, and to preview upcoming 2019 events. Newly elected Directors included Fred McConville '59, Larry Neal '65, Phil Clark '69, and Bill Pavlick '72. A required number was established based upon members attending and proxies. As noted in the attached photo Flat Cullum was also present.
The West Point Society of New Jersey held its annual Founders Day Dinner on Saturday March 23 at the Beacon Hill Country Club in Atlantic Highlands, NJ. There were 107 guests in attendance. The oldest Grad was Vincent J. Longo '57 and the youngest was 1LT Sarah Lowy '15. The guest speaker for the evening was BG Creighton W. Abrams, Jr, Executive Director, Army Historical Association. The featured guests were 16 Society-sponsored newly offered members of the incoming class of 2023 with their families. Football tickets, a golf foursome, two Army HOOAH Baskets, and a special homemade Cadet Christmas stocking were raffled off. A good time was had by all!
The West Point Society of Upstate South Carolina held its Founders Day Celebration on March 16 in Greenville, SC. The evening was a great night of graduates coming together to fill their glasses, stand up in a row, and sing sentimentally about their kind rockbound highland home. One of the highlights was the speech given by the Master of the Sword, COL Gist. The WPSUSC thanks him for his words and the connection he to the faculty and staff at West Point that he created.
The West Point Society of the Northern Chesapeake held its annual Founders Day on March 15, 2019 in Bel Air, MD. They were honored to have two guest speakers who both captivated the audience with their stories. LTC Dave Siry '94, Director of West Point's Center for Oral History, kicked off the event with a talk about the interviews he has captured over the years. COL(R) Shane Kimbrough '89, current NASA Astronaut, discussed his career as an astronaut and his recent mission at the Commander of the International Space Station.
Photo: Shane with 1989 classmates (from left to right), Sherri Langston, LTC Jeff Kyburz, Pam Silcox, and Shane Kimbrough
On April 13, 2019, the Army Women's and Men's Lacrosse Teams visited Annapolis to play their counterpart Navy Lacrosse teams in a double-header event. In the first game, the Army women came out on the short end of a 21-8 game to a nationally ranked (#14) Navy team but showed grit and considerable promise that will improve with time and experience. The West Point Society of Annapolis assisted the Army Women's Lacrosse Team parents in hosting a post-game tailgate at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. In all, the team and about 150 attendees enjoyed a wonderful buffet provided by Mission BBQ.
Following the women's game, the nationally ranked (#20) Army men took the field and played a very competitive Navy team to a 9-8 overtime victory. The game marked the 100th meeting for Army-Navy Lacrosse. Working together, the West Point Societies of the Northern Chesapeake and Annapolis teamed with the Army Men's Lacrosse Team parents to host a large celebratory tailgate. In all, some 300 attendees enjoyed grilling and home-cooked meals by the parents, and a Papa John's Pizza and Chick-fil-A chicken buffet provided by the two societies for the victorious team.
The West Point Society of South Texas (WPSST) had it Founders Day celebration on March 23, 2019 at the San Antonio Country Club. The Deputy Commandant of Cadets, COL Jason Halloren was the guest speaker. There was a great turnout with approximately 200 people in attendance.
The West Point Society of Columbia celebrated Founders Day on February 23 at the Capital City Club in Columbia, South Carolina. The event was well attended by local Academy Graduates, members of the West Point Parents Club, and cadet candidates. Over 90 guests, from youngest graduate, 2LT Taylor Gaff '18, to oldest graduate, LTG(R) John F. Wall '56 attended and much positive feedback has been received regarding the event. Charlie Eadie '07, Society President, filled the role of Master of Ceremonies.
Following opening remarks, Dr. Richard Conant, a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at USC delivered a moving a cappella performance of the Nation Anthem. Those gathered were then led in a collective reading of the Cadet Prayer. Guests participated in traditional toasts, including one given in remembrance of our fallen service-members. For their guest speaker the Society was honored to have CSM Jack Love, the 20th Command Sergeant Major at USMA, give a very energetic talk about how West Point is preparing tomorrow's leaders to solve undefined problems. Before concluding the event, those assembled joined voices and sang the Alma Mater. A special thanks to 1LTs Brian Hapeman '15 and Alex Jensen '15 for their tireless effort in coordinating this year's Founders Day.
The West Point Society of Birmingham and Central Alabama held its annual Founders Day celebration on Friday April 5, 2019. There were 108 grads and guests in attendance to hear COL Greg Boylan '94 discuss the future construction plans for the Academy. Congressman Gary Palmer was on hand to congratulate the 24 Marion Military Institution Cadets on their appointments to West Point. LTG Charles "Chick" Cleveland '49 was the Oldest Grad in attendance and they heard from Mr. Alex Farinelli '10 the Youngest Grad
The West Point Society of Central Ohio celebrated Founders Day with a brunch at the Worthington Hills CC on Sunday, 24 March. The guest speaker was BG Steve Gilland '90, the 77th Commandant of Cadets.
Six Cadet Candidates and their parents attended the pre-brunch Meet and Greet with BG Gilland and WPSCO Members. In addition to USMA Graduates and family members, there were graduates of USNA, USAFA, and several Parents Club members and Friends of West Point, totaling 112 people, in attendance. Dr. DeBow Freed '46 was the oldest graduate in attendance, while 2 members of the Class of 2010, James McKinney and Phillip Baweja, were the youngest.
After the Benediction by Nelson French '48 and the traditional toasts, WPSCO President Don Kopinski '79 gave an update on the Society's past year. Dr. Freed then shared some thoughts with the group.
After brunch, BG Gilland provided an excellent update on the current state of affairs at West Point. He discussed how West Point is modernizing an infrastructure that dates back to the late 1800's through a series of construction projects, some of which are funded by the Army and some by donor funds. He also shared the variety of opportunities available to Cadets today, many due to private funding. He highlighted how these opportunities are creating outstanding future leaders.
After his presentation, BG Gilland and Don Kopinski inducted Ben and Barbara McVay, parents of Sean McVay '17, as Friends of West Point. The Founders Day celebration ended with the singing of the Alma Mater, and a rousing "BEAT NAVY!"
The West Point Society of the Mid-Hudson Region located at West Point held its Founders Day celebration of the 217th birthday of the founding of the United States Military Academy on Friday evening March 29. The event was held at the Herbert Hall Alumni Center in the Great Hall. About 70 graduates and friends of USMA attended for a wonderful tradition-filled evening. All enjoyed the entertainment of the Knight Caps contingent of the Cadet Glee Club (pictured) as well as some great food and drink.
The speaker was Mr. Daniel Milton, Director of Research for the Combating Terrorism Center located at the Academy. All were riveted with his eye-opening address. Pat Ortland '82 presented an informative tribute to the Association of Graduates on our 150th anniversary.
In attendance were some incoming members of The Long Gray Line as they welcomed the Class of 2023.
The West Point Society of Upstate South Carolina hosted the Army Crew Team for a Barbeque during their trip to Clemson, SC for spring break training on March 12. The Barbeque was a very successful event. There were ten grads plus a handful of wives and a daughter attendance. The cadets were all very thankful for the society providing the Barbeque. One cadet even remarked she was looking forward to the Barbeque to get some southern sweet tea.
The Cape Fear West Point Society held its annual Founders Day celebration on March 16 at the Surf Club, Wrightsville Beach, recognizing the United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point's founding in 1802. Addressing the Society members was guest speaker Brigadier General Jennifer G. Buckner '90, currently the Director of Cyber, Electronic Warfare, and Information Operations, Headquarters Department of the Army. As a career intelligence officer, BG Buckner has held command and staff positions across all levels of the Army with assignments in the United States, the Republic of Korea, Puerto Rico, and Iraq. As an additional segment of the program, the members celebrated the 150 Year Anniversary of WPAOG.
Pictured is BG Jennifer Buckner receiving a Cape Fear Area remembrance, presented by COL (R) John R. Thomas, President, Cape Fear West Point Society.
Recently the West Point Society of the San Francisco Bay Area celebrated Founders Day. The dinner was held at the Claremont Country Club and 190 people attended. The Guest Speaker was Mark McLaughlin '88, Vice Chairman of Palo Alto Networks. Mark did an excellent job speaking of Cyber Security. He was introduced by Ken Gonzalez '91, who is also in the Cyber Security industry. The comments of the Youngest Grad were made by Allison Ellerson '16, and the comments of the Oldest Grad were made by Jack Hug '60. Ken, Mark, Nina, Dave and David | Youngest (Allison Ellerson '16) and Oldest ( Jack Hug '60) Grads.
The West Point Society of Annapolis (WPSOA) held its 33rd annual Founders Day celebration on Saturday March 16, 2019. The event was held at Café Mezzanotte, Severna Park, MD, and was attended by 52 WPSOA members and guests, including three ladies from the WPAOG and two local New Cadet Candidates. During the Benny Havens Hour preceding the dinner, BG Omar J. Jones IV '92, Chief, US Army Public Affairs, and the WPSOA jointly hosted a reception for the New Cadet Candidates and their families.
Prior to introducing the Distinguished Guest Speaker, WPSOA President, Steve Heinecke '77, discussed the status and purpose of the WPSOA and introduced the eldest (Bob Stroud '68) and youngest (John Brengle '00) grads, who presented amusing stories of their active duty and cadet experiences. Nicole Vitale, WPAOG, then spoke about the 150th anniversary of the WPAOG. Steve Heinecke introduced BG Jones who provided an update on the future of the US Army, as well as discussing changes in the Corps of Cadets. Interestingly, BG Jones was an exchange cadet at the Naval Academy in the Fall of 1990. His son, Ben '20, was also in attendance and spoke of his cadet experiences as well as his experiences as an exchange cadet while at the Naval Academy this past Fall. Following BG Jones' presentation, he was given a deck prism as a WPSOA "thank you" gift.
The West Point Society of the Bluegrass held its annual Founders Day dinner at Portofino in Lexington, KY on Friday March 15, 2019. Forty-nine people attended including two accepted candidates for the Class of 2023 and their parents. The festivities began with a Benny Havens cocktail hour and a slide show of photos of the attendees as Cadets or while in the Army.
After the usual round of toasts, the group watched a video from the Superintendent, followed by dinner. Click here to view the program.
Colonel Andrew Cecil '06. DCO, Army Reserve Aviation Command, Ft. Knox was the guest speaker. His remarks included his time as a Cadet and his limited knowledge of the Reserves when he joined the Army. He went on to explain the vital role of the Reserves to the TOTAL ARMY, followed by the importance of graduates continuing their service as a Reservist to maximize their experience and contributions to national defense.
Frank Cannavo '70 was presented a Bronze Star medal for his Vietnam service which he never received, because of subsequent reassignments and ultimately leaving the Army. The professionals at HRC at Ft. Knox checked his personnel records and located the award order and issued the medal. Jerry Cecil '66 Society president and CASA presented the medal to Cannavo on behalf of Secretary Esper.
The evening concluded with a raffle for football tickets provided by the AOG and the singing of the Alma Mater.
Photo: The oldest and youngest grads Charles Williamson '46, and Jason Halligan '05
More photos: L-R Jerry Cecil, '66, Sue Cannavo, Frank Cannavo '70 and Jason Halligan '05 who read the citation for Frank's Bronze Star | Jerry Cecil '66 and Frank Cannavo'70 | Colonel Andrew Cecil '96 guest speaker
The West Point Society of Taiwan (WPST) held its first ever Founders Day Luncheon on March 9, 2019 at the American Club in Taipei, Taiwan. In attendance at WPST Founders Day were a diverse group of seven Taiwan graduates, seven U.S. graduates, five Class of 2020 cadets in the Semester-Abroad Program, and two former P's.
The West Point Society of Mississippi was proud to serve as a proud conference partner for the West Point Leadership, Ethics, and Diversity Conference on Friday 1 March 1, 2019. The conference was a huge success. Approximately 300 Jackson Public Schools (JPS) JROTC cadets and educators participated in several exercises where they were challenged with ethical and moral dilemmas. The enthusiasm and engagement throughout the day clearly made this a worthwhile outreach event.
The West Point Society of Denver watched the Army Football team BEAT Navy on December 8, 2018. The society has joint viewings with their Navy counterparts at two locations: The Sports Column in Denver – where about 350 people were present an at the Budweiser Center near Fort Collins – where about 150 showed up. While all had a great time, as the USMA '83 demonstrate in the photo, jointly the group collected over a $1,100 and a boxful of toys to support the local Marine Toys for Tots annual program.
On the 100th Anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I, the West Point Glee Club traveled to Memphis, TN, to pay tribute to community veterans of all U.S. military services. Proudly hosted by the West Point Society of the Mid-South and their Parents Club, the Glee Club actively sought to achieve their motto: "No fun without music, no music without fun!"
While in Memphis (when they weren't studying) they were constantly on the go, singing for the FedEx Headquarters, visiting the famous Beale Street and the Pyramid overlooking the Mississippi River, recording at a local studio, signing their names on the stone fence at Graceland, stopping by the National Civil Rights Museum, and performing the National Anthem for the professional basketball game between the Memphis Grizzlies the Philadelphia 76ers.
On Veterans Day, under the direction of Director Connie Chase, the West Point Glee Club performed a phenomenal concert. They inspired an audience of 800 with their professional versatility, musical talents, and patriotic enthusiasm. The highlight for many an Old Grad was the invitation to join the Glee Club on stage to sing the Alma Mater. The Society's oldest grad in the Memphis area Robert Wheaton '55, a former Glee Club member, helped the group sing the first note. At the end of the concert, thunderous applause was amply rewarded with a tremendous encore. Later that evening, the local CBS Channel 3 News TV station provided excellent coverage of the Glee Club's performance.
Every volunteer who supported the Glee Club tour enjoyed making life-long connections with "their" cadets. The Glee Club cadets, as exemplary ambassadors for the Academy, helped to convey the finest image and ideals of West Point and the United States Army to thousands of veterans and other citizens throughout the Mid-South. Their positive impact on national security will be felt for years to come.
The West Point Society of Annapolis (WPSOA) hosted its 31st Annual Winter Social on December 2, 2018. Approximately 32 attendees, including six exchange cadets who are completing their semester at the Naval Academy, gathered at the Severn Inn, Annapolis, MD. In addition to the fellowship that good company, food and drink bring, the highlight of the evening was the signing of WPSOA's "Beat Navy" banner by the exchange cadets, a remembrance tradition that has continued for 23 years.
Photo: Eexchange cadets after signing the "Beat Navy" banner
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Here's a quick rundown of just the last 30 days:
Date Country City Killed Injured Description
2017.05.21 Syria Deir Ezzor 15 63 Children are among fifteen civilians picked apart by Islamic State shrapnel.
2017.05.21 Nigeria Dalori 4 2 Four friends are slaughtered by Boko Haram Islamists.
2017.05.20 Syria Jazrat al-Boushams 19 0 Two children and two woman are among nineteen Shiites executed in their village by the Islamic State.
2017.05.20 Afghanistan Gardez 3 31 Five suicide bombers storm a bank, killing three inside.
2017.05.20 Afghanistan Kabul 2 1 Islamists storm a humanitarian group's guest house, behead the guard and murder a German woman.
2017.05.19 Afghanistan Mohammad Agha 11 3 Five children and five women are among a family of eleven blown into shreds by Sunni bombers while traveling to a wedding.
2017.05.18 Iraq Tuz Khormato 9 11 Nine people at a market are sent to Allah by a Shahid suicide bomber.
2017.05.18 Syria Salamiyeh 52 0 A horrible assault by the Islamic State on several Shiite towns leaves over fifty dead, including women and children who were de-limbed and beheaded.
2017.05.17 Afghanistan Jalalabad 6 16 Five employees and a guard are murdered during a suicide assault on a TV station by Religion of Peace proponents.
2017.05.16 Nigeria Konduga 2 6 Three female suicide bombers kill two sleeping brothers at a refugee camp.
2017.05.15 Nigeria Taraba 12 0 At least a dozen people are massacred by Muslim terrorists in attacks on five communities.
2017.05.15 Somalia Qasahdhere 0 7 Islamists detonate a bomb at a restaurant.
2017.05.15 Syria Deir Ezzor 1 14 One person is killed by a well-placed ISIS shell into a neighborhood.
2017.05.15 Iraq Haditha 2 4 Two innocents are blown up in their own home by suicide bombers.
2017.05.15 Iran Ahvaz 2 4 Sunni 'separatists' murder two local cops.
2017.05.15 Syria Rukban 6 12 At least six refugees are blown apart by two bombs planted at their camp,
2017.05.15 Syria Daraa 2 0 Two Syrians are beheaded by Jaish Khalid ibn al-Walid
2017.05.15 Kenya Omar Jillo 1 0 Islamists burst into a family home and kill the father.
2017.05.14 Iraq Maliya 7 0 Seven civilians are vaporized by a Sunni rocket.
2017.05.14 Afghanistan Zazi Aryub 4 2 Two civilians and two border guards are leveled by a fundamentalist bomb blast.
2017.05.14 Egypt Sheikh Zuweid 3 8 Three Egyptians are killed in two attacks by Islamic militants.
2017.05.14 Afghanistan Mehtralam 6 0 Six children between the ages of 6 and 12 are disassembled by Sunni shrapnel.
2017.05.14 Syria Mayadin 2 0 A man and woman are stoned to death for adultery.
2017.05.14 Iraq Shaanoun 8 0 Eight victims of a suspected ISIS execution are found in a mass grave, including five women.
2017.05.14 Iraq Baghdad 4 8 Two Mujahideen blasts claim four lives.
2017.05.14 Pakistan Walicheena 2 0 A politician and his driver are riddled with bullets by Islamic extremists.
2017.05.14 Mali Aguelhok 2 0 A young couple is put in the ground and stoned for having unmarried sex.
2017.05.13 Nigeria Amarwa 11 0 At least eleven villagers are shot and hacked to death by Islamists.
2017.05.13 Syria Bokamal 2 0 A child is among two people executed by the Islamic State.
2017.05.13 Iraq Mosul 9 3 Suicide bombers murder nine Iraqis.
2017.05.13 Nigeria Maiduguri 1 1 Three suicide bombers detonate at a university, killing a security guard.
2017.05.13 Afghanistan Kabul 3 0 Suspected Taliban murder two women and a small child with a sticky bomb.
2017.05.12 Saudi Arabia Awamiya 2 0 A 2-year-old child is among two innocents cut down by Shiite gunmen.
2017.05.12 Kenya Nyeri 2 0 Two laborers are murdered by al-Shabaab…
2017.05.12 Pakistan Mastung 27 37 A massive suicide bomb blast snares over two dozen souls.
2017.05.12 Chad Kaiga 9 0 At least nine others are killed during a surprise Boko Haram attack.
2017.05.11 Afghanistan Adraskan 7 0 Two women and three children are among a family of seven exterminated by Taliban bombers.
2017.05.11 Iraq Sallamiya 64 0 Sixty-four bodies wash up on the shore after snipers open fire on familes crossing a river to escape the caliphate.
2017.05.11 Iraq Salahuddin 3 0 A young family of three is obliterated in their own home by Islamic shrapnel.
2017.05.10 Yemen Duaan 1 6 An al-Qaeda suicide bomber kills one other person at a checkpoint.
2017.05.10 India Kulgaon 1 0 Hizbul Mujahideen kidnap a 22-year-old man from a wedding and brutally execute him.
2017.05.10 Afghanistan Spin Boldak 2 3 A bomb planted by Sharia activists leaves two dead.
2017.05.10 Egypt Rafah 13 2 Islamic extremists machine-gun thirteen tribesmen point-blank.
2017.05.10 Bangladesh Benipur 1 1 A firefighter is killed by a suicide bomber.
2017.05.10 Iraq Abu Ghraib 1 0 A civilian is dismantled by Mujahid shrapnel.
2017.05.10 Nigeria Buruku 4 0 Militant Muslims slaughter four more villagers.
2017.05.09 Afghanistan Kandahar 1 0 A cleric is cut down by Religion of Peace rivals.
2017.05.09 Afghanistan Arghandab 1 0 A civilian succumbs to Taliban shrapnel.
2017.05.09 Iraq Hawija 40 0 Forty people are executed by the Islamic State.
2017.05.09 Somalia Goofgaduud 17 0 An al-Shabaab attack leaves at least seventeen dead.
2017.05.09 Afghanistan Parwan 9 0 At least eight children and a teacher are sent straight to Allah by a bomb planted in their seminary classroom.
2017.05.09 Syria Raqqa 1 0 A Russian captive is beheaded by Islamic State members.
2017.05.09 Thailand Pattani 1 62 Children are among the casualties of two Muslim bomb blasts at a shopping center.
2017.05.09 Iraq Mosul 5 8 Five people are killed in a series of ISIS attacks.
2017.05.08 Somalia Mogadishu 8 25 Islamists stage a suicide bombing and a shooting attack on an Italian coffee café, killing eight patrons.
2017.05.08 Bangladesh Mymensingh 1 0 An Ahmadi imam is hacked to death in his own mosque by three seminary students.
2017.05.08 Egypt Nasr City 3 0 Suspected fundamentalists open fire on police in a drive-by, killing three.
2017.05.07 Iraq Mosul 4 9 Four innocents are blown to bits when ISIS members fire a rocket into a grocery store.
2017.05.07 Iraq Wadi Akkab 9 0 Nine Iraqis are laid out by four Fedayeen suicide bombers.
2017.05.07 Mali Almoustrat 7 7 At least seven others are killed in a suicide bombing and rocket attack.
2017.05.07 Nigeria Logo 15 6 Fifteen villagers are massacred by Fulani terrorists.
2017.05.07 Iraq Kirkuk 2 3 Two Iraqis are cut down by an Islamic State suicide bomber.
2017.05.06 India Kulgam 4 0 Three civilians and a cop are laid out by an Islamist drive-by.
2017.05.06 Egypt Rafah 3 0 A father and two sons are found beheaded a few days after being kidnapped by the Islamic State.
2017.05.06 Afghanistan Qala-e Zal 4 0 At least four others are left dead after a massive Taliban attack.
2017.05.06 Iraq Abu Ghraib 2 3 A Mujahideen bomb blast cuts down two civilians.
2017.05.06 Egypt al-Arish 1 0 A Coptic minority is shot to death by radical Muslims at a barber shop.
2017.05.05 Iraq Haditha 5 8 Eight Iraqis are sent to Allah by a Shahid suicide bomber.
2017.05.05 Pakistan Rawalpindi 1 0 A teenage girl is shot to death by her family for turning down a marriage proposal.
2017.05.05 Chad Kaiga 9 28 Nine border guards are slain by Boko Haram.
2017.05.05 Chechnya Grozny 1 0 Authorities learn of a 17-year-old pushed off a 9th floor balcony by an uncle for being gay.
2017.05.04 Nigeria Konduga 5 6 Two Shahid suicide bombers murder five others, including a young girl.
2017.05.04 India Kellora 1 2 A civilian succumbs to Islamist gunfire.
2017.05.04 Pakistan Hub 1 0 A 10-year-old boy is killed when a mob attempts to lynch a Hindu man for blasphemy.
2017.05.03 Afghanistan Kandahar 1 1 Two suicide bombers take out a young child.
2017.05.03 Nigeria Maiduguri 3 0 Boko Haram strap bombs onto three teenage girls.
2017.05.03 Iraq Mosul 1 12 Islamic terrorists fire a missile into a high school, killing one student.
2017.05.03 Mali Timbuktu 1 9 One person is killed when "The Group to Support Islam and Muslims" send a rocket into a UN camp.
2017.05.03 Somalia Mogadishu 1 0 An al-Qaeda linked group shoots a politician to death in his car.
2017.05.03 Syria Azaz 4 4 A car bomb outside a rival mosque leaves four dead.
2017.05.03 Pakistan Rahim Yar Khan 1 0 A 63-year-old Ahmadi religious minority is brutally gunned down by Sunni radicals.
2017.05.03 Iraq Abu Ghraib 1 2 A teacher at a secular school is murdered by ISIS.
2017.05.03 Afghanistan Kabul 8 25 Eight civilians are torn limb from limb by a Fedayeen suicide bomber.
2017.05.02 Iraq Mosul 1 1 A child is vaporized by an Islamic State projectile.
2017.05.02 Iraq Anbar 10 6 Islamists with machine-guns slaughter ten Iraqis point-blank.
2017.05.02 Iraq Kirkuk 2 0 An oil company executive and his driver are assassinated by sharia advocates.
2017.05.02 Mali Nampala 9 4 A Jihadist attack leaves nine others dead.
2017.05.02 Iraq Samarra 2 3 Two Shiites are blown up by a Sunni suicide bomber.
2017.05.02 Pakistan Nishtar 2 0 A married couple is shot to death by conservative Muslims in the name of 'honor'.
2017.05.02 Syria Rajim Salibi 46 34 A 3-month-old baby is among forty-six refugees proudly massacred by Islamic State suicide bombers.
2017.05.02 Egypt Yamit 1 3 A woman is murdered during a home invasion by Islamic State members.
2017.05.02 Iraq Mosul 9 0 A suspected Shiite suicide bomber blows up nine Sunni militants.
2017.05.01 Egypt Cairo 3 5 Islamic extremists open fire on a group of police, killing three.
2017.05.01 Afghanistan Ghormach 5 4 Five local cops are murdered by fundamentalists.
2017.05.01 Iraq Rifai 5 0 Islamic militants open fire on five young children searching for food, bringing down all five.
2017.05.01 Iraq Mosul 4 0 A family of four is exterminated by an ISIS rocket.
2017.05.01 India Kulgam 7 0 Hizbul Mujhadeen slaughter five police and two bank employees.
2017.05.01 India Poonch 2 0 Pakistani terrorists kill and mutilate two border guards.
2017.05.01 Afghanistan Chaparhar 3 0 A 9-year-old girl is among three civilians who lose their lives during an ISIS attack.
2017.04.30 Iraq Mosul 46 0 Forty-six civilians are executed by the Islamic State and hung from telephone poles.
2017.04.30 India Khanyar 1 5 Terrorist throw a grenade into the street, killing a civilian.
2017.04.30 Afghanistan Mazar-e-Sharif 2 5 Taliban bombers pick off a family on their way to a wedding.
2017.04.30 Syria Daraa 1 0 An alleged 'sorcerer' is beheaded by caliphate members.
2017.04.29 Iraq Bab al-Toub 14 20 Fourteen Iraqis are blown to bits by a Fedayeen suicide bomber.
2017.04.29 Yemen Lahij 1 8 An al-Qaeda attack leaves one dead.
2017.04.29 Iraq Jurf al-Sakhar 1 10 One other person is killed when a suicide bomber detonates outside a market.
2017.04.29 Iraq Rifai 5 0 Four women and a child are executed for trying to flee the Islamic State.
2017.04.29 Iraq Mosul 3 2 Three humanitarian workers are blown to bits by an ISIS rocket while distributing food.
2017.04.29 Germany Prien am Chiemsee 1 0 A woman is stabbed to death in front of her two children over her decision to leave Islam for Christianity.
2017.04.28 Saudi Arabia Qatif 1 0 A 33-year-old man is kidnapped from a café and executed by suspected Shiite radicals.
2017.04.28 Iraq Baghdad 3 8 A suicide bomber detonates in a police station, killing three bystanders.
2017.04.28 Nigeria Manguzum 5 40 Five Nigerians are taken out by a Shahid suicide car bomber.
2017.04.27 Somalia Mogadishu 1 0 A man is gunned down in front of his home by al-Shabaab.
2017.04.27 Pakistan Faqirabad 2 0 Two people are gunned down at a rival mosque, one of whom was a cleric.
2017.04.27 India Kupwara 3 0 Three security personnel lose their lives to an attack by Jaish-e-Mohammad.
2017.04.27 France Reunion 0 2 An Islamic radical shoots two police officers.
2017.04.27 Iraq Mosul 3 5 A suicide bomber kills three policemen tricked into trying to help him.
2017.04.27 Thailand Narathiwat 6 0 Muslim 'insurgents' murder six security personnel with a roadside bomb.
2017.04.26 Iraq Sakkar 2 5 An ISIS ambush of off-duty border guards leaves two dead.
2017.04.26 Pakistan Arbab Tapu 1 0 A teenage girl is honor killed by her religious brother and thrown into a well.
2017.04.26 Iran Mirjaveh 10 0 Ten border guards are ambushed and murdered by Jaish al-Adl.
2017.04.26 Nigeria Maiduguri 1 11 Four suicide bombers manage to take down one transit worker at a bus station.
2017.04.26 Nigeria Tse-Wuaswem 6 3 Militant Muslims hack a half-dozen farmers to pieces.
2017.04.25 Egypt Rafah 4 4 A Fedayeen suicide bomber plows into a group of local tribesmen, killing four.
2017.04.25 Iraq Mosul 15 0 ISIS militants dress as soldiers and shoot civilians who are tricked into welcoming them.
2017.04.25 Pakistan Kontara 14 13 Four children and five women are among fourteen people pulled into pieces by a Jamaatul Ahrar bomb blast.
2017.04.25 Iraq Mahwala 4 3 Three children and an elderly man are exterminated by a Jihadi bombers.
2017.04.25 Iraq Rawah 3 0 Three civilians are shot to death at a market by members of the Islamic State.
2017.04.24 India Pulwama 1 0 Islamic terrorists are suspected in the assassination of a secular party official.
2017.04.24 Iraq Hawija 25 0 Two dozen civilians are captured and executed for trying to flee the 'land of the caliphate'.
2017.04.24 Iraq Mosul 1 0 A child is found tortured to death by the Islamic State.
2017.04.24 Afghanistan Darqad 8 3 Sunni fundamentalists overrun a police checkpoint and murder eight officers.
2017.04.24 India Pinglan 1 0 Terrorists assassinate a local politician.
2017.04.24 Afghanistan Khost 4 8 Four security guards are murdered by a Fedayeen suicide bomber.
2017.04.24 Nigeria Kanuri 3 2 A Shahid suicide bomber kills three bystanders.
2017.04.23 Iraq Rutba 10 20 At least ten others are killed by Islamic State terrorists.
2017.04.23 Maldives Male 1 0 A liberal blogger is stabbed to death after expressing "unIslamic views."
2017.04.23 Israel Tel Aviv 0 4 A Palestinian terrorist stabs four people.
2017.04.23 Iraq Hammam al-Alil 3 0 Suicide bombers detonate outside a refugee camp, killing three police.
2017.04.23 Somalia Galgala 8 3 An al-Qaeda linked group murders eight people with a roadside bomb.
2017.04.23 Syria Hudaidat 12 0 Two ISIS suicide bombers lay out a dozen others.
That's a very racist counter.
Yes, it is. Because belief systems are the same as race.
Trump causes terrorism! 😆
….but the attack was caused by Trump. Just to be clear.
Who knew Charles Johnson had a heart.
His heart aches because it's not meant to pump Mountain Dew through 600lbs of pannus pannus pannus LOL.
The more the Left piles on to try and stop the "baseless conspiracy theory" of Seth Rich being connnected to Wikileaks, the more I tend to believe there's some fire behind the smoke. Rich's Jewish left-wing parents "begging for Hannity to stop investigating?" Keep hammering away, Sean. Unnamed staffers at Fox News "embarrassed by Hannity's promotion of baseless conspiracy theory?" Same.
We are a little tired of all the anonymous unnamed sources, Daily Beast and WaPo. Every day there's a new conspiracy theory promoted by your side that claims to be the end of Trump's presidency, sourced to the same unnamed sources. Then there's something else the next day. We don't trust you, and we support Trump bigly. Go fuck yourselves.
The NY Times has labeled it a conspiracy theory. Now back to who did Trump pee on in Russia and when did he pee it? The American people need to know!!
Miss you, Amy.
Just to be clear: my heart aches for anyone who lost someone they love tonight in Manchester, and their suffering is very real.
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I guess Americans still haven't learned that one of the main goals of terrorism is to provoke hysterical overreactions.
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@BCunningham215 No, if a terror attack happened while Hillary was in the Middle East I'd say the same thing: probably not a coincidence.
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It's probably not a coincidence that this Manchester bombing happened while the Trump Horror is touring the Middle East.
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As usual, Chunky gets everything depressingly wrong. (hey on the bright side, his streak remains unbroken!)
If ISIS is reacting to Trump it's not because he took a diplomatic trip. ISIS has taken credit and made no mention of it. But it may have something to do with Trump's recent directive to his generals to annihilate ISIS. Which is putting them on the run within their squalid little shrinking and fragmented "caliphate". And leaving only little girl soft targets in the West for them to show what a real he-man god Allah is.
And lets face it, Chunk's claiming "probably not a coincidence" whether Trump or Shrillbeast is just yet another example of what people were complaining about him last week. Mainly that he's a smug know-it-all jackass making claims with no facts who acts superior and self righteous when challenged.
Doubling down on douchebag Chunk then trots out the old canard "if we overreact then the terrorists will have won". So not commenting on the brutality of the atrocity is Chunk doing his responsible duty to not overreact??? Never mind he shoots his mouth off on Twitter all the time about everything else. This is a weak and self-serving defense trotted out after the fact. The truth is he was more interested in slandering Trump as the REAL HORROR! And truly can't relate to nice families and their young children being blown to bits. Being Chunk, it should be unsurprising now that he would bizarrely think anyone would get in line behind him on that. But that's because in his tiny mind he's ALWAYS right!
Finally he's forced to blurt some boiler plate statement of manufactured sympathy about having a heart which everyone can see is absolutely not even slightly true. Considering he ignores atrocities against humanity because he's too busy making his childish hyperbolic and hysterical slanders against the President. But make no mistake his half-hearted claim is not an apology or mea culpa. Not that EVER!! Because as he explains he was always right all along. It's just that everyone else is wrong and misunderstands his tortured self-serving explanations.
Charles read up on Asbergers Syndrome and decided to adopt the symptoms so he can be closer to his buddy Neil.
He said: 'Everyone was piling out, all happy and everything else. As people were coming out of the glass doors I heard a bang and within a split second I saw a white flash, then smoke and then I heard screaming.
'It knocked me to the floor and then I got up and instead of running away my gut instinct was to run back and try and help.
'There was people lying on the floor everywhere.
'I saw a little girl – she had no legs. I wrapped her in one of the merchandise T-shirts and I said 'where is your mum and daddy?' She said 'my dad is at work, my mum is up there'.'
He said he thought the child's mother had died from her injuries following the incident which left at least 119 people injured.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4532374/Witnesses-tell-horror-Manchester-terrorist-attack.html#ixzz4hvBKX3X3
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But we don't want to overreact or people might lose sight that it's President Trump who's the real HORROR!
And the yucks just keep on coming. Obviously the plan is for this sham to go on until it…..oh yeah….actually affects the outcome of an election.
Former CIA director Woolsey was on Fox today too saying they knew about Russian attempts to interfere in US politics using misinformation tactics as early as 1979. So I guess it's nice to know Brennan and his Krack team of Keystone Kommie Kops finally found out about it last year and leaped into action only after the Shrillbeast lost.
Katy Perry used to beclown herself with funny outfits onstage, and it was fun. It was cute.
Now, she says idiotic things every time she opens her mouth, and it's a sad self-beclownment. I'm done with her.
Trying to figure out what kinda bug is making a racket in our rose bush. Sounds like a small jingle bell in a sock being shaken at high speed, only louder. It's steady, not like a cicada, more like a spring peeper on speed, but we don't have frogs around here. Maybe some kind of cricket, but it's not that hot for such a fast tempo.
Probably some kind of cricket, possibly hooked on stimulants. You can compare the racket here: http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/Walker/buzz/
Once you track the sucker down, you can look up his ugly mug here: https://www.whatsthatbug.com/
Note: this identification process will involve creeping around your bushes with a flashlight, like our old pal at LGF who used to spy on frogs having sex and snails eating his kale. Remember that guy? 😆
Yep. It's a trill being made by a cricket.
And you're referring to Killgore Trout's slug infestation.
P.S. I once came in from outside, and while in the kitchen noticed a slug on my shoe. I picked it off and threw it outside, then I learned that the slime WILL NOT WASH OFF WITH SOAP OR LIQUID DETERGENT. Rubbing my hands with salt worked.
Hole-y Kale, Killgore! 😆
What the hell is in that slime, though? GET IT OFF ME! 😯
Google to the rescue!
Last night I picked up my dog's dish to fill it and found myself holding a slug in my hand. This slug did as slugs do and released slime all over my hand. Semi-disgusted, I went to the sink to wash the deposit off and guess what? Slug slime doesn't wash off! It kind of changes consistency, and it'll move around a bit, but it won't wash off. I decided I needed to know a bit more about slug slime. Here's what I learned.
Slug Slime has all the expected benefits for the slugs. It helps them not to dry out, lubricates their movement across the ground, helps them adhere to steep surfaces, and makes them fairly unattractive as food for predators. During sex, slugs often eat each other's slime during courtship and then wrap themselves in a nuptial bed of slime during the actual reproductive act. But…there's more!!
Slug slime is actually made of a highly organized polymeric material that can absorb water extremely rapidly—up to 100 times its initial volume. It absorbs the water so fast that it's almost explosive. So, you ask, how come slugs don't soak up too much water and explode when they crawl across water? Well, the slug cleverly packages up the dry mucus in granules, coating it with a layer of cell membrane material, thereby keeping it dry until it is ready to make slime. When the slug thinks it's time for slime, the granule is broken open and whammo…Slime everywhere!
Another little-known fact about slug slime is that not only does it deter predators by being gross and slimy, but it also numbs the tongue of anyone who dares taste it. Go ahead…try it. Slug Slime actually contains an anesthetic. This doesn't keep everyone from eating slugs, however. Shrews actually relish the slippery critters, and raccoons roll slugs around in the dirt to give them a more palatable coating before eating them. My grandma swore that chickens and turkeys would eat slugs as well.
Scientists are very interested in the characteristics of slug slime. Researchers foresee numerous potential uses, such as pollutant traps for sewage treatment plants, effective water-based lubricants, and improved surgical implants and wound coverings. Slug slime is one of the best natural glues ever discovered and because it sticks especially well to human skin, doctors are studying slug slime to develop surgical implants that will stick to and be accepted by human bodies.
Oh…and I did discover how to get slug slime off my hands. Because the slime absorbs water and becomes thicker and stickier as it does, washing only makes the slime stick more. The slime should be wiped off with a dry towel before you wash. Or try rubbing your dry hands together, in much the same way you'd remove rubber cement. The slime can be rolled into a ball and discarded. See? You learn something new every day.
I say we take off and nuke the entire bush from orbit.
It's the only way to be sure. 😀
Oooh, he was mainlining Bach! Such a man of culture. This is the first time ever he's made reference to any kind of classical music listening. 😆
This is more Chunk's speed.
Notice how Chunky ditched all talk about Manchester yesterday after his "my heart will go on" bleat? Yeah, he's a piece of poo. 😆 (libel!)
One of the libelous wags at AoS had the gall to compare Europe's response to this atrocity with this clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_XQ5ITv7p0&feature=youtu.be
…which this person had the temerity to compare with this actual response: http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/05/bbc-host-manchester-isis-attack-europe-get-used-video/
Sadly, I think the BBC bubblehead is correct. Europe is going to have to get used to this, since they are opposed to making any kind of changes in their immigration policy. Because racist, of course.
Tolerance and coexistence, people. And get used to it. KABOOM!
Prediction: In ten years, this oz-we-pay (asswipe) will be running a blog devoted to chronicling the slaughter of civilians by Islamist terrorists. The wheel in the sky keeps on turning, you see.
Are we also going to stand against the nail-bombing of concert-goers?
Asking for a friend.
What does this "stand" look like? What actions are involved? Are there actions involved?
Who is being scapegoated? Are you aware of the meaning of the term? Please give examples in a statistical manner, i.e. percentage of Muslims being "scapegoated" and correlate to terrorist acts, if you think there is a relation. Use both sides of the paper if you need.
Bonus question: What role does your over-privileged white male privilege play in the formation of your "stand"? How might you feel differently if you were, say, a little girl whose legs were blown off and whose mother was killed, let's say by a nail bomb? Don't you find your callous use of the word "stand" to be disrespectful of the girl's new Muslim-gifted minority status as a double-amputee?
Newly minted useful idiot. CAIR must be high-fiving.
This is rich. So much for the Russians, Fatass and the Left in general. This guy is willing to testify in court. Where's your evidence about the Russians, now? Left it at home, in your other pants? 😆
Which of course means absolutely nothing. Because illegal searches and surveillance aren't really illegal except to hapless small fry military and low level Intel types. Trump better get his people busy illegally surveiling the Demoncraps including the DNC, all of the offices, communications and boardrooms of NY Times, WaBleep, CNN, AMESSNBC, NBC/ABC/CBS and Fox news, etc…. And leak the fuck out of every treacherous America hating word to WikiLeaks and Breitbart. IOW bring a gun to a gun fight for once.
I'm so old I remember when Donald Trump promised to destroy ISIS in the first 30 days of his (gag) presidency.
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I'm so old I remember when Preezydunce Obungle ignored ISIS for 3 years as they took over old left behind US military equipment, weapons and vehicles. And then called them the JV team (to al Qaeda's varsity presumably). Then warned their soldiers to run from their vehicles before an airstrike. And since then has referred to them only as "ISIL" and never as ISIS (as virtually everyone else does) in order to lump Israel in as partially to blame for their existence. Oh and to suck up to Iran.
Using "Levant" is an outright sop to the Islamists, as it is seen as delegitimizing Israel.
An ideal President would use Daesh to refer to the group.
An ideal President would pronounce Daesh as "Douche."
I'm also so old I remember when Obungle couldn't bring himself to call Islamic terrorists evil and blamed their extremism on global warming. And his State Dept spokesman offered the suggestion of more government jobs programs as a solution. IOW they viewed terrorism as a joke.
Trump's invocation of eternal damnation contrasted with President Barack Obama's more moderate and apologetic tone in his speech in Cairo in 2009, when he did not mention "evil" at all. The previous administration sought to downplay moral factors in the terror war. Obama was more committed to the evidence-free belief that extremism was the result of global warming. Or consider then-State Department spokesperson Marie Harf's hapless view that the solution to terrorism was a good government jobs program.
Junior Varsity…
Oh NOES!!! Teh Trump normalization!!
Stay calm folks. All is under control. But if you happen to have a lead suit wear it.
RT @MarchForTruth17: This is why we #MarchForTruth- one of our demands is that Donald Trump must make his business obligations clear to the…
Who is we? There is no way you are marching.
Why's a weatherman all wee wee'd up about the climate? Has he confused meterology with climateology? Anyhoo he's a well known irrational moonbat whom most people ignore in Raleigh, NC where he does the weather in a Viking helmet evidently. Right up Chunky's ally so I thought I would post the link since he doesn't read here.
No, that's not me, but I once took a colander and hung two rolls of toilet paper off of the handles and showed up to a Halloween party as a shithead.
Shithead is a fine costume idea, but this guy was going for dickhead. As in, "The conceptual penis as a social construct, and cause of climate change."
Also, stop culturally appropriating the Viking headgear. You ignorant dolt. 😆
The English language is culturally appropriated.
I speak American. With a flat Midwestern twang, clipping T's like a sumbich.
I still give directions like, "Turn left before you get to where the drive-in used to be."
@michaeldweiss Jesus. This guy is completely out of control, giving away classified info to murderous dictators.
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Yeah we need that Obungle guy back who gives away billions of dollars to murderous dictators and their terrorist friends.
LOL! There's a special kind of stupid with Portland, OR moonbats. They drummed a couple of fellow moonbats out of their small startup business because making burritos is cultural appropriation er something. Even funnier and dumber is that the two evidently were so convinced that they REALLY HAD done something evil and white devilish that they immediately closed up shop and deleted their promotional FB page and what not.
If I ever saw that crap in real life, dude would be bleeding.
Old man fist bleeding.
"I'm a knuckle sandwich, asshat." POW!
That guy seems like such a phony pile of crap. He's known for being involved in a lot of failed restaurants, too, but I guess that happens in the food biz. I think locking him in the walk-in freezer for a few hours would help cool his jets.
LMAO. I did exactly that to a bunch of assholes who were giving us lowly dishwashers a bunch of crap. They'd go into the freezer for "meetings" and one day I *accidentally* dropped a Bic pen in the hasp. Orders started backing up & the Ass Manager couldn't find the front line cooks. We played dumb. "I don't know where they are. They were here a few minutes ago. Maybe they quit."
The Ass Manager eventually spotted the pen and let them out. The best part was that the front line chefs were cold and shaking, had to catch up on the food orders, and then had to explain why they were all together in the freezer to begin with. Those jerks deserved it.
That's an excellent punishment. I saw it in a movie once, where the guy got trapped in the freezer and turned popsicle. BRRR!
They deserved more than that. They'd send a couple of guys up on the roof with a large bucket of icewater and food coloring, then we'd get nailed when we wheeled out the trash bins. Other times we'd get egged.
The restaurant owner came in one time, ordered a cheeseburger. I don't remember how we did it, but the cheese was still wrapped in plastic. Guess who got the blame.
They knew what they signed up for when they went on that show.
I worked in the restaurant business in my youth and it's been my experience that a lot of these "chefs" fresh out of culinary school are some of the most arrogant, obnoxious dickheads I have ever encountered.
Watching Gordon Ramsey cut them down to size always makes me smile and smirk.
One caveat though. 95% of the newly hatched "chefs" that were arrogant and obnoxious were men. The women for the most part were not.
If a bunch of dweebs blathering on social media about the idiotic concept of cultural appropriation is enough to make you shut down your successful new business, you deserve to shut it down. My God. I'm tempted to open a pop-up burrito stand for a few days when I visit Portland this summer. I'll be outfitted thusly… 😆
There's some despicable AstroTurf going on. Support USAA.
In luau of the usual bikini fitness model video, we submit these Moms being peevish about their lot in life. 😉
I made it up until 1:20. They're obnoxious.
A privileged man would say that. 😆
I have to agree with the gals, that they are not cut out for the kind of suits they are modeling. Like the ad from a few years ago, "These shorts are for a younger person, eh?"
Still chuckling inwardly about the image suggested above, featuring Chunky giving Old Sulu a hearty rimjob. OH MY! 😆
His writing persona aside, HST was a dysfunctional basket case in real life. Read his son's book awhile ago, and the myth of the man deflated a great deal. Bad craziness? He had it in spades. Horrible alcoholism complicated with all of the drugs, at one time or another. Completely selfish in all things, and locked in his narcissistic bubble. Sad, really. In other words, a perfect hero for Chunky McDumbth. Except that HST had real talent, while Chunky…does not.
I remember him being interviewed not long before he died about the war in Iraq. He was barely intelligble. All I could make out was Bush went into Iraq to steal the oil. Not what I was expecting given his sharp witted writing.
He was full-on BDS, for sure. Thought he was Nixon or something.
Sometimes I get a little jealous of Gus's nightly trippin'. 🙂
Oh shit.
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Right again.
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Don't try this.
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Oh baby.
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I mean.
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Some good shit.
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Praise God.
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God I love it.
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Be careful with this one, 'Mouse. 🙂
It nearly kills me to think that it's been nearly 40 years since I saw AC-DC open for Cheap Trick in Detroit. At first we were like, "WTF is with this guy in the outfit?" About five minutes later, we were all-in. Nobody rocked like Angus, in 1978. Maybe ever. 👿
The Exact Opposite Of Soulless Noodling:
How much butthurt can a man take ?! 😆
Rut Roh!
A Montana moonbat doesn't like being painted with Chunkles' Cheetos dusted and urine soaked broad brush!
Having to backpedal only makes Chunkles' butthurt elevate to massive and stinging. 😆
It's SO peevishly when Chunky has to waddle it back.
Instead of just shutting up when it's clear he has needlessly pissed off his fellow liberals, Chunk, as is now depressingly predictable has to counter back like a teenager with a MANSPLAIN that he realizes all Montanans aren't Repubs. Guess what idiot? She KNEW THAT. Which is why she bashed your lame ass for being a childish piss moaner taking his butt hurt out on all of Montana. As if they are a minor satellite to your super important Sun God of Twitter existence.
And update your damn pic you idiot. If Molly's were 15 yrs old it would show a 10yr old with a Barbie doll and a lollipop.
This story goes a long way towards explaining why The Streak is intact. The Orwellian Bizarro World of the Obama Years still persists in the media, even though the asswipe empty-suit at the heart is gone golfing for good. How long can the Left keep up this insane narrative of wrongness? I have no idea.
I'm pretty sure this wasn't the first warning sign about Gianforte.
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"Pretty sure" as in I just made that up! According to Wikileaks this is the only instance he's lost his temper in public, much less assaulted someone. But it's OK to make up lies about someone on Twitter if 1) you hate them for being Christian, conservative and creationist. And 2) bitterly resent them for being WAY more successful than you are in your self-described career as a software developer and online security expert.
Would love to hear Chunky explain how it is a loser creationist developed and profited tens of millions from two start up software businesses selling one to ACTUAL online security expert McAfee. While Fatso only created the laughable Mouse-ka-mania and cratered his proprietary software blog and has nothing to show but an online begger's popup that (let's face it yields practically nothing) for your efforts.
Early life[edit]
Gianforte was born to Frank and Dale Gianforte in San Diego, California in 1961, and is of Scottish, English, and Italian descent.[9][10][11] At a young age, the family moved to the suburbs of Philadelphia, and he graduated from Upper Merion Area High School in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania in 1979.[12] He obtained a B.E. in electrical engineering and an M.S. degree in computer science from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1983.[13]
Career in software and education[edit]
Gianforte co-founded Brightwork Development Inc., a software company, in 1986; he and his partners sold the company to McAfee Associates for $10 million in 1994.[14] He then moved to Bozeman, Montana.[12]
Gianforte founded RightNow Technologies in 1997. The company went public in 2004 and was sold to Oracle Corporation for $1.5 billion in 2011.[15] Before the sale, RightNow Technologies employed about 500 people at its headquarters in Bozeman, Montana, and over 1000 people in total.[16]
Gianforte is a board member of FICO[17] and chair of the board at Petra Academy, a Bozeman, Montana, Christian school.[18]
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Perhaps Trump is way more geographically saavy than Nutso Pelosi and has chosen his visit alphabetically by peninsulas/continents. Hence the choice Arabia (the Saudi part) in Asia (Western part). Based on that he clearly started at the beginning of the alphabet.
Arabian Peninsula
Peninsula in Asia
The Arabian Peninsula, simplified Arabia is a peninsula of Western Asia situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian plate. From a geological perspective, it is considered a subcontinent of Asia. Wikipedia
Population: ~100 million
Area: 3.2 million km2 (1.25 million mi²)
Alrighty then. Thanks for confirming what we already knew. Namely following Islam devoutly often leads to targeting the innocent for mass murder.
Manchester Suicide Bomber's Sister: He Did It Out of "Love for Islam"
Jim Hoft May 26th, 2017 11:12 am 67 Comments
The sister of Salman Abedi told reporters he launched his suicide attack on a concert out of "love for Islam."
That's what happens when the crooked left operatives and media successfully help you steal an election. Everyone still hates you after you won. Shrillery could have told him to have his rallies and functions in Jr. High gyms if you want it to look like a full house. Ordering your media lackeys to tighten the angles is OK but you have to remember they're too dumb to do it by themselves. So you have to call and yell at them. Great society you have there Frogs.