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Happy Birthday, Marines!

November 10, 2005 – 11:07 am

Today is the 230th birthday of the United States Marine Corps.

Congratulations to all Marines, past and present, and thank you for your service.

Semper Fi

By Robby | Also posted in Military | Comments (2)

Remembering 9/11

September 11, 2005 – 10:22 pm

Lorie Byrd has a post “in honor of those who lost their lives that day, and to those who live on and through their actions have vowed ‘Never Again’”.

I will always remember the Twin Towers like this:
World Trade Center
I took this photo a couple of months before the attacks.

By Robby | Also posted in Terrorism | Comments Off

“That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind”

July 20, 2005 – 10:09 pm

Thirty-six years ago today, Neil Armstrong uttered those famous words, as he became the first man to walk on the surface of the moon. To celebrate the anniversary of the Apollo XI lunar landing, here’s a QuickTime video of that historic moment. (An MPEG version is available, too.)

Rand Simberg has some thoughts on the past, present and future of space travel. He also mentions some other anniversaries that share this date.

By Robby | Also posted in Science, Technology | Comments Off

Remembering Bastogne

December 20, 2004 – 8:04 am

I have not yet had the opportunity to visit Europe, although I have the desire to travel there sometime in my life. Among the places I would like to visit are the beaches at Normandy and Bastogne.

These are sacred places and I would very much like to honor the memories of the men who died in these places for their sacrifice in defeating a great evil in their time.

By Robby | Also posted in Military | Comments Off