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I'm out of town to deal with parent issues or I would love to meet up.
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Welcome aboard
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I think Prince deserves his own thread. Respect.
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I will repeat a word earlier. Impressive.
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I think Prince deserves his own thread. Respect.
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And then there is the all time classic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8BMm6Jn6oU&app=desktop -
I think Prince deserves his own thread. Respect.
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I think Prince deserves his own thread. Respect.
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Great musician. He truly loved his craft. Have seen many a great article over the years of him doing impromptu performances in his hometown just for the fun of playing and sharing his music. He will be missed. -
To be honest I have not looked at magazines but now that you bring it up I need to pick up a few as this is definitely a keeper. Thanks again for sharing this story. I have reached out to a lot of dear friends I haven't spoken to in awhile. It is our time together that matters.
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Thanks for posting. Incredible efforts and sacrifices some have made and given.
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Anyone else getting a Microsoft Smart Screen Warning?
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Is there a way to do this if you don't get the warning? -
Welcome
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Anyone else getting a Microsoft Smart Screen Warning?
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Definitely keep us posted on this. We may all need to report the site is safe. -
Gotta love a name like Duramatic. Mine was built in 1965.
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Not as sharp as Ugly's but I love how it shoots. [URL=http://s1307.photobucket.com/user/ggwilde/media/2015-11-20%2016.17.59_zps48is298g.jpg.html][/URL]
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That's good information. Mine likes CCI Standard Velocity. Federal and Remington not so much.
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Glad you left such an impression on him that he knew you would treasure this gift. I love my High Standard. Found it at a pawn shop and just couldn't walk out without it. Enjoy and treasure in his memory.
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I had never heard his story.
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Full Story of Roy Benavidez In 1965 he was sent to South Vietnam as an advisor to an Army of the Republic of Vietnam infantry regiment. He stepped on a land mine during a patrol and was evacuated to the United States, where doctors at Fort Sam Houston concluded he would never walk again and began preparing his medical discharge papers. As Benavidez noted in his 1981 MOH acceptance speech, stung by the diagnosis, as well as flag burnings and media criticism of the US military presence in Vietnam he saw on TV, he began an unsanctioned nightly training ritual in an attempt to redevelop his ability to walk. Getting out of bed at night (against doctors' orders), Benavidez would crawl using his elbows and chin to a wall near his bedside and (with the encouragement of his fellow patients, many of whom were permanently paralyzed and/or missing limbs), he would prop himself against the wall and attempt to lift himself unaided, starting by wiggling his toes, then his feet, and then eventually (after several months of excruciating practice that by his own admission often left him in tears) pushing himself up the wall with his ankles and legs. After over a year of hospitalization, Benavidez walked out of the hospital in July 1966, with his wife at his side, determined to return to combat in Vietnam. Despite continuing pain from his wounds, he returned to South Vietnam in January 1968. On May 2, 1968, a 12-man Special Forces patrol which included nine Montagnard tribesmen, was surrounded by a NVA infantry battalion of about 1,000 men. Benavidez heard the radio appeal for help and boarded a helicopter to respond. Armed only with a knife, he jumped from the helicopter carrying his medical bag and ran to help the trapped patrol. Benavidez "distinguished himself by a series of daring and extremely valorous actions... and because of his gallant choice to join voluntarily his comrades who were in critical straits, to expose himself constantly to withering enemy fire, and his refusal to be stopped despite numerous severe wounds, saved the lives of at least eight men." After the battle, he was evacuated to the base camp, examined, and thought to be dead. As he was placed in a body bag among the other dead in body bags, he was suddenly recognized by a friend who called for help. A doctor came and examined him but believed Benavidez was dead. The doctor was about to zip up the body bag when Benavidez managed to spit in his face, alerting the doctor that he was alive.(see medal citation below) Benavidez had a total of 37 separate bullet, bayonet, and shrapnel wounds from the six-hour fight with the enemy battalion. Benavidez was evacuated once again to Brooke Army Medical Center, where he eventually recovered. He received the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism and four Purple Hearts. In 1969, he was assigned to Fort Riley, Kansas. In 1972, he was assigned to Fort Sam Houston, Texas where he remained until retirement.On February 24, 1981, President Ronald Reagan presented Roy P. Benavidez with the Medal of Honor. Reagan turned to the press and said, "If the story of his heroism were a movie script, you would not believe it". He then read the official award citation.
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Anyone else getting a Microsoft Smart Screen Warning?
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I have windows 10 on 3 computers and have no issues with chrome.