Timothy Dale Ackerman you are not JACK

The posted picture looks like America these days

it’s 14 degrees, grey, cloudy with fog hanging around

it was snowing yesterday ffs

well …

at least I have the proper drinking vessel to match my mood

so that’s a positive

see this flying shyt bird

is why a SOG tomahawk is in the truck

that would be one dead flying shytbird

the deterrence must match the threat level

no use going overboard

speaking of the dead

I see they released his name

Timothy Dale Ackerman

ole young timmy boy died after plunging from a 14th floor balcony at a Florida hotel

after his parachute failed to open in time during a base jump.

Emergency services were called out yesterday evening to deal with reports of a man having fallen to his death.

enough of that wanna-be

At 17 ( lied about his age he was 14 )

Jack was given the MOH

a short summary

The first grenade detonated, injuring Jack. Thankfully, the second grenade did not explode. The remaining 3 Marines killed all the Japanese combatants from the larger enemy squad and fortified pillbox. Assuming Jack was dead, and fearing an enemy counter attack, they immediately left the area. However, Jack Lucas, who was only 17, was not dead. He laid there, barely breathing, and awake.

Fortunately, a Marine unit passing through saw him and called their Navy Corpsman. The Corpsman tended to the massive wounds. He did everything to keep Jack alive and safe, even killing an approaching enemy soldier. Lucas had over 250 pieces of shrapnel throughout his body. Nearly every organ was hit, including his brain and heart. He was evacuated via stretcher to the beach. There were over 26,000 American casualties on Iwo Jima.

Despite his near brush with death, Jack wanted to continue to challenge himself. In 1961 he joined the US Army. Jack volunteered for jump school to conquer his fear of heights. However, bad luck struck Lucas again. Both his parachutes failed to open and he plummeted to the ground. Remarkably, he survived. A witness said, “He was the last one out of the airplane and the first one on the ground.”

So…

I want take this opportunity to remember the 14 year old boy who lied to serve his country

as well as the 17 year old Man

who was unflinching in the face of staggering danger. Jack Lucas, you were the very embodiment of American Grit, this beer is for you.

In wine

there’s suppose to be wisdom

in water

there is bacteria

in Beer

there is Freedom

choose wisely America