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  1. 1 hour ago, Left Coast said:

    Lol true. But the Dodgers, Lakers, Warriors, Giants, 49ers, Rams, Kings, etc etc are always at or near the top in attendance. Hell even the Padres are #5 in MLB in average attendance this year.

    https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance

    Don’t give me this “California sucks for sports” bullshit. And we aren’t even talking about championships won by teams in this state even in just the past decade. 

    Dear Sir,

    This thread is only for those of us with deep-set ignorant opinions. In the future, please keep your facts to yourself.

    Thank you,

    Management

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  2. On 7/3/2022 at 7:06 AM, Hpara759 said:

     

    read somewhere the life expectancy of a WW2 flamethrower was 4-5 minutes

    Hershel Williams:  Last living WW2 Medal of Honor recipient 

     

    Medal of Honor action[edit]

    Williams' next and final campaign was at the Battle of Iwo Jima, where he distinguished himself with actions "above and beyond the call of duty", for which he would be awarded the Medal of Honor. On February 21, 1945, he landed on the beach with the 1st Battalion, 21st Marines. Williams, by then a corporal, distinguished himself two days later when American tanks, trying to open a lane for infantry, encountered a network of reinforced concrete pillboxes.[6]

    Pinned down by machine gun fire, his company commander asked one of his men to attach a high explosive charge to a pole and, supported by Williams, his flamethrower and several Marine riflemen, shoved the improvised weapon into an opening in the enemy's pillbox. As they fought their way to the pillbox, all of the men, except Williams, became casualties. Undeterred, Williams arrived at the first pillbox, shoved the flamethrower nozzle into the pillbox opening and fired the weapon, killing all of the soldiers inside. He then returned five times to his company area, refueled his weapon, and moved forward to destroy the remaining pillboxes.[3][9][6][7]

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    Harry Truman congratulates Hershel Williams on being awarded the Medal of Honor, October 5, 1945

    Covered by only four riflemen, he fought for four hours under terrific enemy small-arms fire and repeatedly returned to his own lines to prepare demolition charges and obtain serviced flame throwers. He returned to the front, frequently to the rear of hostile emplacements, to wipe out one position after another.[6] At one point, a wisp of smoke alerted him to the air vent of a Japanese bunker, and he approached close enough to put the nozzle of his flamethrower through the hole, killing the occupants.[7] On another occasion, he was charged by enemy riflemen who attempted to stop him with bayonets and he killed them with a burst of flame from his weapon.[9][6] Williams said that much of the action "is just a blank. I have no memory."[10]

    These actions occurred on the same day that two flags were raised on Mount Suribachi, and Williams, about one thousand yards away from the volcano, was able to witness the event.[11][7] He fought through the remainder of the five-week-long battle even though he was wounded on March 6 in the leg by fragmentation, for which he was awarded the Purple Heart.[6]

    In September 1945, he returned to the United States, and on October 1 he joined Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He and thirteen other servicemen were presented the Medal of Honor by President Harry S. Truman on October 5, 1945, at the White House.[6]

    On October 22, 1945, he was transferred to the Marine Barracks, Naval Training Center Bainbridge, Maryland, for discharge. He was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps Reserve on November 6, 1945.[citation needed

    Now that is a movie I'd like to see.

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  3. 1 hour ago, Snacks said:

    Never served. Readily admit that. 

    I've spoken with plenty of family and friends about combat. Some tell more than others. Did a research paper on Vietnam combat. I know a Tunnel Rat. I've interviewed people with disfigured faces. Interviewed a helicopter pilot. Everyone of them has said rescue of a brother (live or dead) was the most dangerous thing they did.  All of them.

    I know the custom. I get it.

    That doesn't make the math not be the math.

    Well, your math sucks because you leave out one important variable. If it's SOP not to retrieve your  dead/wounded you won't have future fighters.

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  4. 13 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:

    I’d definitely appreciate any extra info man I really appreciate it! Company is helping with relocating including covering the shipping of my car but I’d still like to search on my own as well.

     

     

     

     

    edit: also let her know the wife and I are always open to a 3rd 

    You greedy bastard!

  5. 1 hour ago, quigley said:

     

    I mentioned Wisconsin and ND here or on another site as being schools that had good team infrastructure + no competent returning QB + better culture fit for Caleb W.

    Going by Caleb/Riley delaying Caleb's announcement of his commitment to OU for recruiting purposes, I'd imagine this is all just a strategy to drum up suspense prior to an announcement that he's going to SC.

    Personally, I'd love to see him go to Wisconsin because it's less likely that current OU players with ties to Caleb will go to Madison than to LA. As an added benefit, if Dart doesn't go back to SC, it would be interesting to see what Riley can do with a truly replacement-level QB.

    For what it's worth, apparently this is the "scrub" he'd have to work with.

    https://247sports.com/Player/Miller-Moss-46051144/

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