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Author: TriSec
Date: 06/26/2012 11:47:03
Good Morning.
I'm headed to a funeral this morning, so I'll only be posting the stats today.
Today is our 3,915th day in Afghanistan.
We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com:
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,021
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,032
We find this morning's cost of war passing through:
$ 1, 346, 232, 925, 000 .00
So today, we go to lay Ray Moore to rest.
My great-uncle was the last member of the family with WWII service...like most of his generation, all of my elder uncles went to war. Some went to Europe, some went to Pearl, one lucky one hooked up with a music unit and stayed stateside.
Uncle did both sides. His ship, the USS Aries, started out on the North Atlantic run, and eventually went through the canal to support the final drives against Japan.
After the war, uncle went back to playing music...as I found out last night, with his own big band, "Ray Moore and his Men of Rhythm". Eventually, he married his lead singer and settled in to a post-war life.
I'd guess he went to school on the GI bill and became an engineer; there's pictures in that slideshow of him in stereotypical engineer garb working on some items that are on the moon. Yes, my uncle built accelerometers and other instruments that Neil Armstrong left behind.
Jim Lovell came to thank my uncle too...in his book "Lost Moon", Mr. Lovell doesn't mention him by name, but he does tell the story of the Draper Lab engineer that took all the instruments home and left them outside overnight to see how much electricity they would draw from a cold start.
Back when the movie came out, uncle told us the same story about how he helped rescue Apollo 13....after reading the book, I was absolutely floored.
Finally....my Uncle was also an Eagle Scout (Class of '37), the only member of the family to earn the award. In later years, I spent some time at the same Scout Camp that he went to as a boy.
So once again.....Rest in Peace, you old Eagle. You earned it.
I'm headed to a funeral this morning, so I'll only be posting the stats today.
Today is our 3,915th day in Afghanistan.
We'll start this morning as we always do; with the latest casualty figures from our ongoing war, courtesy of Antiwar.com:
US Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 2,021
Other Military Deaths - Afghanistan: 1,032
We find this morning's cost of war passing through:
So today, we go to lay Ray Moore to rest.
My great-uncle was the last member of the family with WWII service...like most of his generation, all of my elder uncles went to war. Some went to Europe, some went to Pearl, one lucky one hooked up with a music unit and stayed stateside.
Uncle did both sides. His ship, the USS Aries, started out on the North Atlantic run, and eventually went through the canal to support the final drives against Japan.
After the war, uncle went back to playing music...as I found out last night, with his own big band, "Ray Moore and his Men of Rhythm". Eventually, he married his lead singer and settled in to a post-war life.
I'd guess he went to school on the GI bill and became an engineer; there's pictures in that slideshow of him in stereotypical engineer garb working on some items that are on the moon. Yes, my uncle built accelerometers and other instruments that Neil Armstrong left behind.
Jim Lovell came to thank my uncle too...in his book "Lost Moon", Mr. Lovell doesn't mention him by name, but he does tell the story of the Draper Lab engineer that took all the instruments home and left them outside overnight to see how much electricity they would draw from a cold start.
Back when the movie came out, uncle told us the same story about how he helped rescue Apollo 13....after reading the book, I was absolutely floored.
Finally....my Uncle was also an Eagle Scout (Class of '37), the only member of the family to earn the award. In later years, I spent some time at the same Scout Camp that he went to as a boy.
So once again.....Rest in Peace, you old Eagle. You earned it.
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Comment by 
BobR on 06/26/2012 12:34:50
BobR on 06/26/2012 12:34:50
sounds like your uncle lived a full life. Good for him.
Comment by 
Raine on 06/26/2012 12:35:44
Raine on 06/26/2012 12:35:44
Rest in Peace, Mr. Moore.
Tri, My condolences to you and your family. Your Uncle sounds like an amazing man.
Tri, My condolences to you and your family. Your Uncle sounds like an amazing man.
Comment by 
Mondobubba on 06/26/2012 12:50:47
Mondobubba on 06/26/2012 12:50:47
Salute! Uncle Ray was a fine American. You were lucky to have him.
Comment by Mondobubba on 06/26/2012 12:53:21
Mondobubba on 06/26/2012 12:53:21
I like the in lieu of at the funeral home link. A classy, thoughtful gesture.
Comment by 
wickedpam on 06/26/2012 13:00:57
wickedpam on 06/26/2012 13:00:57
Morning 
I'm sorry to hear about your Uncle, Tri. It sounds like he accomplished some pretty amazing things!
I'm sorry to hear about your Uncle, Tri. It sounds like he accomplished some pretty amazing things!
Comment by wickedpam on 06/26/2012 14:05:21
wickedpam on 06/26/2012 14:05:21
So I was doing a little time waster on USA Today, Candidate Match Game (got 97% Obama, 3% R-money) - anyway while reading the comments (yes I like to torture myself by doing this some times) when one poster suggested that Obama should do an ad "What Would Romney Do?" - Thought that was a pretty good idea. Doesn't Move On do some sort of ad thing for big election years?
Comment by Raine on 06/26/2012 14:14:46
It's a great idea.
Raine on 06/26/2012 14:14:46
Quote by wickedpam:
So I was doing a little time waster on USA Today, Candidate Match Game (got 97% Obama, 3% R-money) - anyway while reading the comments (yes I like to torture myself by doing this some times) when one poster suggested that Obama should do an ad "What Would Romney Do?" - Thought that was a pretty good idea. Doesn't Move On do some sort of ad thing for big election years?
Comment by Raine on 06/26/2012 14:15:13
Raine on 06/26/2012 14:15:13
I can't believe Oily Taintz is going to be a guest on the show next hour....
Comment by wickedpam on 06/26/2012 14:17:11
lord, I hope its at least funny
wickedpam on 06/26/2012 14:17:11
Quote by Raine:
I can't believe Oily Taintz is going to be a guest on the show next hour....
lord, I hope its at least funny
Comment by wickedpam on 06/26/2012 14:17:46
who has video editing skills?
wickedpam on 06/26/2012 14:17:46
Quote by Raine:It's a great idea.Quote by wickedpam:
So I was doing a little time waster on USA Today, Candidate Match Game (got 97% Obama, 3% R-money) - anyway while reading the comments (yes I like to torture myself by doing this some times) when one poster suggested that Obama should do an ad "What Would Romney Do?" - Thought that was a pretty good idea. Doesn't Move On do some sort of ad thing for big election years?
who has video editing skills?
Comment by Raine on 06/26/2012 14:47:07
Let me Finish!
Raine on 06/26/2012 14:47:07
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:
I can't believe Oily Taintz is going to be a guest on the show next hour....
lord, I hope its at least funny
Let me Finish!
Comment by 
Will in Chicago on 06/26/2012 14:54:43
Will in Chicago on 06/26/2012 14:54:43
TriSec, may your Uncle Ray rest in peace. He lived a remarkable life.
Comment by wickedpam on 06/26/2012 15:40:10
wickedpam on 06/26/2012 15:40:10
looks like she's a no show
Comment by Raine on 06/26/2012 15:40:37
Raine on 06/26/2012 15:40:37
Oily is here!
Comment by wickedpam on 06/26/2012 15:43:44
wickedpam on 06/26/2012 15:43:44
oh wow - she did show - how are they going to cram this into 15 minutes?
Comment by Raine on 06/26/2012 15:44:34
Raine on 06/26/2012 15:44:34
OMG... there she is in STUDIO!
Comment by wickedpam on 06/26/2012 15:44:45
wickedpam on 06/26/2012 15:44:45
Do you get the feeling she doesn't get that what she's doing is a joke on the show?
Comment by Raine on 06/26/2012 15:46:52
Yes.
She is oblivious.
Raine on 06/26/2012 15:46:52
Quote by wickedpam:
Do you get the feeling she doesn't get that what she's doing is a joke on the show?
Yes.
She is oblivious.
Comment by Raine on 06/26/2012 15:47:37
Raine on 06/26/2012 15:47:37
Here we go... get into the dirt!
Comment by wickedpam on 06/26/2012 15:47:46
oh dear, she's going to make me feel sorry for her isn't she
wickedpam on 06/26/2012 15:47:46
Quote by Raine:Quote by wickedpam:
Do you get the feeling she doesn't get that what she's doing is a joke on the show?
Yes.
She is oblivious.
oh dear, she's going to make me feel sorry for her isn't she
Comment by Raine on 06/26/2012 15:48:54
Raine on 06/26/2012 15:48:54
You can read it online, it must be true!
Comment by Raine on 06/26/2012 15:49:43
Don;t you dare, MAla.....
Raine on 06/26/2012 15:49:43
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:Quote by wickedpam:
Do you get the feeling she doesn't get that what she's doing is a joke on the show?
Yes.
She is oblivious.
oh dear, she's going to make me feel sorry for her isn't she
Comment by wickedpam on 06/26/2012 15:51:31
"he's a criminal"
Ok, now I don't
After a while don't they recycle SS#'s? I mean there are only so many
wickedpam on 06/26/2012 15:51:31
Quote by Raine:Don;t you dare, MAla.....Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Raine:Quote by wickedpam:
Do you get the feeling she doesn't get that what she's doing is a joke on the show?
Yes.
She is oblivious.
oh dear, she's going to make me feel sorry for her isn't she
"he's a criminal"
Ok, now I don't
After a while don't they recycle SS#'s? I mean there are only so many
Comment by Raine on 06/26/2012 15:51:48
Raine on 06/26/2012 15:51:48
This is golden....
Comment by Raine on 06/26/2012 15:52:20
Raine on 06/26/2012 15:52:20
Comment by Raine on 06/26/2012 15:53:43
Raine on 06/26/2012 15:53:43
OMG, Ann Dunham faked Obama Birth certificate just so Obama could get welfare?
Comment by Raine on 06/26/2012 15:57:01
Raine on 06/26/2012 15:57:01
OMG, Obama was NEVER born. THAT IS IT!
THAT IS IT!
Comment by wickedpam on 06/26/2012 16:01:15
wickedpam on 06/26/2012 16:01:15
Quote by Raine:
OMG, Obama was NEVER born.
Comment by wickedpam on 06/26/2012 16:03:14
wickedpam on 06/26/2012 16:03:14
back in a bit 
Comment by Mondobubba on 06/26/2012 16:19:49
Oily is alway entertaining isn't she?
Mondobubba on 06/26/2012 16:19:49
Quote by Raine:
OMG, Obama was NEVER born.
Oily is alway entertaining isn't she?
Comment by 
livingonli on 06/26/2012 16:22:38
livingonli on 06/26/2012 16:22:38
Good day, everybody. It sounds like Orly spent a lot of time in school but managed not to learn anything.
Comment by Raine on 06/26/2012 18:20:50
The Cooch is simply Wrong.... as per usual.
Hi everyone! Blogging from the Office!
Raine on 06/26/2012 18:20:50
Quote by Mondobubba:
The Cooch strikes again.
Moreover, the AG is wrong on the law. There is nothing in the Code (or the recently enacted law, Senate Bill 924, defining abortion providers as hospitals) that requires the Board to impose extensive, burdensome construction requirements that have no relation to the safety of the services that women’s health centers provide. This is particularly clear since the AG’s forced interpretation of the law in this instance is at odds with every other regulation of health care facilities, and far from consistent with prior interpretations of the law at issue.
Hi everyone! Blogging from the Office!
Comment by wickedpam on 06/26/2012 18:26:26
I can't stand him. If we're not watchful he's going to our next gov (thanks to the southern and western parts of the state) and he's worse then McDonnell
wickedpam on 06/26/2012 18:26:26
Quote by Raine:Quote by Mondobubba:
The Cooch strikes again.The Cooch is simply Wrong.... as per usual.Moreover, the AG is wrong on the law. There is nothing in the Code (or the recently enacted law, Senate Bill 924, defining abortion providers as hospitals) that requires the Board to impose extensive, burdensome construction requirements that have no relation to the safety of the services that women’s health centers provide. This is particularly clear since the AG’s forced interpretation of the law in this instance is at odds with every other regulation of health care facilities, and far from consistent with prior interpretations of the law at issue.
Hi everyone! Blogging from the Office!
I can't stand him. If we're not watchful he's going to our next gov (thanks to the southern and western parts of the state) and he's worse then McDonnell
Comment by Raine on 06/26/2012 18:47:16
Raine on 06/26/2012 18:47:16
In NewsCorp news:
The meeting, confirmed by two people close to the company who are not authorized to discuss a private meeting publicly, is meant to explain what the newly formed company would look like while also addressing the anxiety and unrest among the newspaper executives, who are concerned that newspaper businesses would be vulnerable without the high-performing entertainment assets propping them up financially.
Comment by Raine on 06/26/2012 18:47:33
Raine on 06/26/2012 18:47:33
better get back to work... 
Comment by Mondobubba on 06/26/2012 19:11:42
Heard about this on the NPR Mosheen. So they are going to break the untainted (yet) bits into a seperate company, eh?
Mondobubba on 06/26/2012 19:11:42
Quote by Raine:
In NewsCorp news:The meeting, confirmed by two people close to the company who are not authorized to discuss a private meeting publicly, is meant to explain what the newly formed company would look like while also addressing the anxiety and unrest among the newspaper executives, who are concerned that newspaper businesses would be vulnerable without the high-performing entertainment assets propping them up financially.
Heard about this on the NPR Mosheen. So they are going to break the untainted (yet) bits into a seperate company, eh?
Comment by livingonli on 06/26/2012 21:32:29
livingonli on 06/26/2012 21:32:29
Yay! Bloggie's back up!
Comment by Raine on 06/26/2012 23:37:25
Raine on 06/26/2012 23:37:25
Good evening all...
Comment by livingonli on 06/26/2012 23:46:34
livingonli on 06/26/2012 23:46:34
Weather Channel is showing fierce weather ahead for Jacksonville.
Comment by BobR on 06/27/2012 00:13:44
The projected path of that tropical storm takes it directly between Jacksonville and Orlando. Should be out to sea late Thurs.
BobR on 06/27/2012 00:13:44
Quote by livingonli:
Weather Channel is showing fierce weather ahead for Jacksonville.
The projected path of that tropical storm takes it directly between Jacksonville and Orlando. Should be out to sea late Thurs.