Buenos dias, amigos. Como estan?

Buenos dias, David. Arriva con dios.

And welcome to Beethoven's!

I understand that Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), has a bill in the works to require that English (and not also Spanish) be the only allowable language to sing the national anthem.

I was wondering what people thought of this bill?

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Good morning Siran, and welcome to Beethoven's.

Your pic of Spock rang a bell with me. I remembered that James Doohan ("Scotty" on Star Trek) landed in Normandy with the U. S. Army on D-Day. That sent me searching for other Hollywood veterans.


Real Hollywood Heroes:

Alec Guinness (Star Wars) operated a British Royal Navy landing craft on D-Day.

Donald Pleasance (The Great Escape) [i]really was[/b] an R. A. F. pilot who was shot down, held prisoner and tortured by the Germans.

David Niven was a Sandhurst graduate and Lt. Colonel of the British Commandos in Normandy.

James Stewart Entered the Army Air Force as a private and worked his way to the rank of Colonel. During World War II, Stewart served as a bomber pilot, his service record crediting him with leading more than 20 missions over Germany, and taking part in hundreds of air strikes during his tour of duty.Stewart earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, France's Croix de Guerre, and 7 Battle Stars during World War II. In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active member of the Air Force as a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the late 1950's.

Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) Although he was beyond the draft age at the time the U.S. entered WW II, Clark Gable enlisted as a private in the AAF on Aug. 12,1942 at Los Angeles. He attended the Officers' Candidate School at Miami Beach, Fla. and graduated as a second lieutenant on Oct. 28, 1942.He then attended aerial gunnery school and in Feb. 1943 he was assigned to the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook where flew operational missions over Europe in B-17s. Capt. Gable returned to the U.S. in Oct. 1943 and was relieved from active duty as a major on Jun. 12, 1944 at his own request, since he was over-age for combat.

Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in Kodiak.

Earnest Borgnine was a U. S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945.

Charles Durning was a U. S. Army Ranger at Normandy earning a Silver Star and awarded the Purple Heart.

Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps, more specifically on B-29s in the 20th Air Force out of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan.

George C. Scott was a decorated U. S. Marine.

Eddie Albert (Green Acres TV) was awarded a Bronze Star for his heroic action as a U. S. Naval officer aiding Marines at the horrific battle on the island of Tarawa in the Pacific Nov. 1943.

Brian Keith served as a U.S. Marine rear gunner in several actions against the Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific.

Lee Marvin was a U.S. Marine on Saipan during the Marianas campaign when he was wounded earning the Purple Heart.

John Russell: In 1942, he enlisted in the Marine Corps where he received a battlefield commission and was wounded and highly decorated for valor at Guadalcanal.

Robert Ryan was a U. S. Marine who served with the O. S. S. in Yugoslavia.

Tyrone Power (an established movie star when Pearl Harbor was bombed) joined the U.S. Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines out of, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

And last, but not least: Audie Murphy, the little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Bay City,Texas who played cowboy parts?

He was the Most Decorated serviceman of W.W.II and earned: the Congressional Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 2 Bronze Star Medals with "V", 2 Purple Hearts, U.S. Army Outstanding Civilian Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Distinguished Unit Emblems, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and one Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern France) World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar, French Fourragere in Colors of the Croix de Guerre, French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier, French Croix de Guerre With Silver Star, ! French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Medal of Liberated France, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm.

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Hellooo!

Good to see this thread back up and running....where's the restroom?

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Founder of BOINC team Objectivists. Oh the humanity! Rational people crunching data!
I did NOT authorize this belly writing!

Good morning, David and Mike...and everyone else.

And welcome to Beethoven's!

It's a patriotic day in the United States: Flag Day isn't it?

Three Cheers for America, land of the Free and home of the Brave!

Here's a pic to celebrate the day.

If anyone has a favorite American patriotic pic please feel free to post it here. (I'd appreciate it though, if you could resize it to be less than 600 pixels wide, so as not to stretch the window.)

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CAPT Siran d'Vel'nahr XO - L L & P _\\//
USS Vre'kasht NCC-33187
Winders 10 OS? "What a piece of junk!" - L. Skywalker
"Logic is the cement of our civilization with which we ascend from chaos using reason as our guide." - T'Plana-hath

Buenos dias, amigos. Como estan?

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David Stites
Pullman, WA USA

*YAWN*


Good morning everyone :)


I am in my office, having my morning coffee...clearing the cobwebs and thought I would check in and say;

WAAAAZAUP?

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Heh. Some 1,400+ deleted posts later, it sure is nice to have this place back again!

I'll put up our old Fire Brigade pic. I sure hope they won't be needed though. There! Now it's starting to feel like home again.

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Come on in! Close the door, you don't have to worry anymore. This is a home for the independent minded. When the majority shuns you, here's a home for you to relax, share some company, laugh, whine, vent...whatever you'd like.


"Shunners are Mummers"


That's the motto of this place. It's to remind you that the weight of numbers against you doesn't mean that you are wrong or that they are right. It just means they can't or won't cope with you or don't know what to say...no matter how right you might be. So, don't let them make you feel cowed.

Of course, just because the majority disagrees with you doesn't necessarily make you right, either. There's room for lots of different opinions on our forums. And courtesy (wherever possible), is a good way to go out there. As a member of British Royalty once said, "Good manners don't cost anything."

Oh, and there's some baseball bats by the door. I sure hope they're not needed. But, if they come in here and try to cause trouble, feel free to grab some bats and bash them back. In here, you'll be the *ahem* Majority, for a change. Not that flaming is welcome here, in fact the only rule here is: No Flaming Please! But if history repeats itself, that's not always respected on this thread.

And when they don't intrude, feel free to relax. I plan to be pretty relaxed myself, about the rules here. After all, I'm no Threaducrat.

Oh! Did I forget to say that everybody's welcome to come in, take it easy and chat? You don't have to be shunned to enjoy this place, it's for everybody that wants to relax in a free and open atmosphere.

So, welcome!

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