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I wish to incite all Christians to rise up and take back the United States of America with all of God's manifold blessings. We want the free allowance of the Bible and prayers allowed again in schools, halls of justice, and all governing bodies. We don't seek a theocracy until Jesus returns to earth because all men are weak and power corrupts the very best of them.
We want to be a kinder and gentler people without slavery or condescension to any.

The world seems to be in a time of discontent among the populace. Christians should not fear. God is Love, shown best through Jesus Christ. God is still in control. All Glory to our Creator and to our God!


A favorite quote from my good friend, Jack Plymale, which I appreciate:

"Wars are planned by old men,in council rooms apart. They plan for greater armament, they map the battle chart, but: where sightless eyes stare out, beyond life's vanished joys, I've noticed,somehow, all the dead and mamed are hardly more than boys(Grantland Rice per our mutual friend, Sarah Rapp)."

Thanks Jack!

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Saturday, April 25, 2015

An Important discussion for the world ... Thx Pidge F!

VIDEO FROM PARIS THAT HAS NOT BEEN SHOWN IN THE U.S.A. Australia or Canada
YET!
 
 
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Everyone should watch this, absorb it and pass it on to as many people as you can... as you will probably never see this on our TV News Channels at home ...THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DISCUSSION..

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Ann Arbor sidewalk artist ... Thx Judi C!


 
Ann Arbor Artist


Some adorable street art:
Here is a guy with talent who is having a good time for all to enjoy.  
รข–² Creation David Zinn
David Zinn is an artist from Michigan. He runs around all day in the streets of Ann Arbor, with street construction, cracks, etc. on the road with chalk to create a lot of street fairy tales.  
David Zinn's most famous creation was undoubtedly a little monster called Sluggo. Sluggo has a green body and long, round eyes, it and its partners have also become a small street in Ann Arbor unique scene.
  
Please share so more people can see.  

USS Arizona History - Many of us have seen the remains @ Pearl Harbor - Great Pictures ... Thx Ramey H!



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... I know it's not directly about warbirds but rather a battleship, (there are a couple OS2U photos) but if you need a connection? well perhaps we wouldn't have as many warbirds, or even any at all, if it weren't for the sinking of the USS Arizona? just a thought ... Photo source: All the posted photos in this thread, unless stated otherwise, came from commons-Wikimedia.org

So I hope ya all don't mind a thread to once again remember the Arizona, the veterans and Pearl Harbor day. The PH veterans earned it. All of them did.
So here's some interesting photos showing the USS Arizona from festive beginning to tragic end. Most have a bit of info to go along with them.

USS Arizona Navy Yard New York c 1915

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USS Arizona at Guantanamo c 1920

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USS Arizona in 1927

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USS Arizona in 1930

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USS Arizona after 1931 modernization

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OS2U-3 1-0-1 USS Arizona Sept 1941

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OS2U-31-0-3 USS Arizona Sept 1941

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OS2U-31-0-3 USS Arizona Sept 1941

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Aerial view of the hull of the battleship Arizona (BB 39) taken during the 1950s prior to the construction of the USS Arizona Memorial.

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View of the early stages of construction of the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor taken during the 1950s.

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Fantastic Mark. I have never seen those before. It is a part of history, Thanks for sharing.

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Interesting pictures of Arizona I hadn't seen before - thanks Mark! FDR is in there as the Asst. Sec of the Navy.

One of the USS Arizona's bells is in the bell tower at the University of Arizona, which is rung every December 7. I attended a few of the events when I was a student there.

I'm planning to meet with Col. Robert Thacker this Sunday to do a video interview. He was flying one of B-17E's that flew into Pearl Harbor that fateful morning. He flew 49 missions in the Pacific and 31 more in the 8thAF, 384th Bomb Group as the group's Deputy CO.
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Here is the USS Arizona Memorial located to the east of the State Capitol building in Phoenix. 
The distance for the Flag poles to the markers to the west approximate the lengths of the USS Arizona and the USS Missouri. 
Approaching the Memorial from the Parking lot, looking East
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Standing next to the Anchor looking West, the 16in main gun from the USS Missouri is on the right, the 14in gun from the USS Arizona is on the left
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Placards for the USS Missouri
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Signal Mast from the USS Arizona, it was located at the top of the Aft Mast tower, it is located in the approximate location from the bow. 
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14in Gun from the USS Arizona, on Dec 7, this gun was mounted on the USS Nevada, it was originally fitted on the Arizona and removed for overhaul before being installed on the Nevada. 
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16in gun from the USS Missouri
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The Anchor from the USS Arizona
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No "slack" here....this thread has already posted more information about this significant date than will be shown on all the major American news outlets on the date itself....CARRY ON!


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Is it true that Elvis Presley privately paid for the current Arizona Memorial atop the hull?
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He did a concert that the money raised went to build the memorial.

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The answer to your question is answered in detail here:

http://www.elvispresleymusic.com.au/pic ... 3vxU2.dpbs

In short his 1961 concert raised a little over 10% of the necessary 500k required. He did not perform "on the hull".


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Interesting pictures of Arizona I hadn't seen before - thanks Mark! FDR is in there as the Asst. Sec of the Navy.

One of the USS Arizona's bells is in the bell tower at the University of Arizona, which is rung every December 7. I attended a few of the events when I was a student there.

I'm planning to meet with Col. Robert Thacker this Sunday to do a video interview. He was flying one of B-17E's that flew into Pearl Harbor that fateful morning. He flew 49 missions in the Pacific and 31 more in the 8thAF, 384th Bomb Group as the group's Deputy CO.
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Wow. I had first read about Thacker in Dale Smith's memoirs "Screaming Eagle"...I'm sure you have a copy. It's probably well within my top 10 favorite books on World War II and then learned he was also on the flight of B-17s that literally stumbled right into the middle of a war. Hope your interview goes well and would love to see the completed product.

Mark: Thanks again for digging up some real unique gems. I think most of us here are pretty well versed on the topic and have seen most of the previously published pictures at one point or another. It's definitely a real thrill to see something new and different.


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Always welcome fellas. It's a pleasure to try to post rare and/or unique stuff. I was hesitant to post 'boat pics' on a 'plane site' ... But just had to do it as the 7th of December is always a special date for many of us regardless of passions for boats or planes. It's a day to honor and remember them both and those who manned them.

I have some more good stuff coming ....

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Speaking of Dec. 7 - any other WIXers share a Dec. 7 birthday? Having a birthday on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is one of the reasons I first became interested in WWII history. 

Keep those pics coming, Mark! :drink3:

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great stuff - there are a lot of photos I had not seen before of the aftermath and reclamation of the Arizona. 

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Great shots, appraciated. I work less than a mile from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth VA, so especially appreciated the shots from that shipyard in 1931. I can see the Wisconsin from my office window. Some of the ways, buildings and water towers at the shipyard are still there and look exactly the same. Large cranes have been swapped out, but they are currently debating what to do with the giant, very distinctive hammerhead crane (not pictured). Was used for major turret assemblies such as barrels etc in WWII. Some want a historical designation, others say scrap it.


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Thanks Mark!

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Zachary wrote:
Speaking of Dec. 7 - any other WIXers share a Dec. 7 birthday? Having a birthday on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is one of the reasons I first became interested in WWII history. 

Keep those pics coming, Mark! :drink3:


My eldest son's birthday is on the 7th of December and my youngest's is June 6th. I have no excuse for forgetting their birthdays.

Great pictures Mark!


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