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Veterans Day 11/11/2015
This post is a bit early, but for good reason. This year on Veterans Day Bob Evans is honoring all military personnel, past and present, by offering free breakfast to all of you on Veterans Day. So, I am doing my Veterans Day post early to inform all of our esteemed veterans and active duty WUVians so that you have a chance to enjoy a free breakfast. Thank you all for your service.
Posted By: Alex - Mon Nov 09, 2015 -
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Category: Military
Nothing To Bragg About
What do you suppose would be the most inappropriate Halloween costume to wear to any military base, especially Ft. Bragg? Yep, emergency response was initiated and a gate was shut down over some idiot showing up to the base in a suicide bomber costume.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Nov 01, 2015 -
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Category: Costumes and Masks, Holidays, Military, Terrorism and Terrorists, Goofs and Screw-ups
Mystery Illustration 11
Without googling, try to guess what military event this insignia celebrates.
Answer after the jump.
More in extended >>
Posted By: Paul - Wed Oct 21, 2015 -
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Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests, History, Military
Norwegian Navy Beard Form
If sailors in the Norwegian Navy want to grow a beard, they must submit a form requesting permission to do so. This form should include a drawing of what their beard will look like. Redditor "aellgutta" recently shared a photo of such a form that he submitted, along with a translation:On the top it says "BEARD APPLICATION", then it's rank/ military ID-number, full name and platoon/ division. Then it says "Reason:" to which I wrote "I get irritated skin from daily shaving and it's starting to get cold outside." Under the sketch I drew, it says "DRAW HERE!" and at the bottom the Lieutenant has written that he will inspect it after the next excercise (which gave me about 2,5 weeks) followed by a stamp to show my application was accepted.
Posted By: Alex - Thu May 28, 2015 -
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Category: Military, Hair Styling
Disney’s VD ATTACK PLAN
Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 27, 2014 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Military, PSA’s, Diseases
Second Shortest Man in the Air Force
This picture and caption ran in papers back in October 1951. It's not clear why it was considered newsworthy. It also left unanswered the question of who the shortest man in the Air Force was, if Sgt. Perkins was the second shortest.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Oct 25, 2012 -
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Category: Military, 1950s
The Inflatoplane
Developed by Goodyear in the 1950s, the Inflatoplane could fit in the trunk of a car, and then be inflated to full size in 10 minutes. The idea was that the air force could drop inflatoplanes to pilots stranded in enemy territory, allowing them to fly themselves to safety. But the project was eventually abandoned because of a series of accidents, and the military's concern that the plane could too easily be shot down. Link: bendbulletin.com
Posted By: Alex - Wed Aug 15, 2012 -
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Category: Inventions, Military, Air Travel and Airlines
The Flying Platform
According to the Air and Space Museum:
In the mid-1950s, Hiller constructed a series of innovative Flying Platforms for an Army-Navy program as a one-man flying vehicle that the pilot could control with minimal training. The pilot simply leaned in the desired direction and the platform would follow. The platforms, which utilized the aerodynamic advantages of the ducted fan, were incapable of tumbling, because if the pilot leaned over too far, the platform would pitch up and slow down.
Unfortunately, the flying platform was plagued by engineering problems. Otherwise, we'd probably all be floating around cities in these today. More info here
Posted By: Alex - Mon May 21, 2012 -
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Category: Inventions, Military
Atomic Planes
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Sometimes even generals come to their senses. The notion of airborne nuclear reactors proved too worrisome even for the military, despite the brilliant failsafe plan of catastrophic ditching into water.
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 22, 2012 -
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Category: Accidents, Disasters, Flight, Military, Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, 1950s
How lace curtains helped win World War II
The story goes that, during the Battle of the Bulge, in the winter of 1944, Sgt. William Furia (shown) decorated his helmet with some lace curtains that he found in an abandoned home. He did it as a joke, but then he and his fellow soldiers realized the lace made excellent camouflage in the snow. So the practice of decorating helmets with lace curtains became widespread. And thus camouflaged, the Allied soldiers were able to beat back the German offensive. Which is how lace curtains became America's secret weapon that allowed it to win the war.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jan 18, 2012 -
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Category: Fashion, Headgear, Military
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