— Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (@OKWildlifeDept) September 5, 2023
This week’s Pearls strip. For the record, your Editor spends far, far too much time doomscrolling Twitter/X, he feels this strip on a very deep level. . .
This week’s Political commentary:
MEMES!!!
Really, do notpet the fart squirrels. Or the danger kitties. . .
For this week’s photos I’m doing something a bit different for the Army photos. There were two big events in the Army this week. First, a 100 year old WWII Vet got his Green Beret. Ellsworth “Al” Johnson was a member of the OSS during WWI, and was presented with his Beret and Tab as a ceremony on 1 September. Second, Captain Larry Taylor was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam. Taylor used his AH-1 Cobra gunship to extract a 4 man LRRP team from a hamlet near Ap Go Cong, Republic of Vietnam.
World War II Army veteran Ellsworth “Al” Johnson receives an Army Special Forces’ tab and Green Beret during a ceremony at an assisted living center in Zeeland, Michigan, Sept. 1. Johnson was recognized for his contributions during the war while serving in an Office of Strategic Services’ operational group, a precursor to Army Special Operations, and became eligible for the honor after an update to the Army awards regulation in 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Dominique Cox)Photo captions L-R: 1st Lt. Larry L. Taylor in his UH-1 “Huey” helicopter. Taylor served in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968 with D Troop (Air), 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division. He flew over 2,000 combat missions in UH-1 and Cobra helicopters. (Photo courtesy of Lewis D. Ray.):Larry and Toni Taylor are retired now and live in Signal Mountain, Tennessee. (Photo courtesy of the Taylor family.);1st Lt. Larry L. Taylor at his base camp north of Saigon. He served in Vietnam from August 1967 to August 1968. (Photo courtesy of Lewis D. Ray.)
ADRIATIC SEA (Sept. 6, 2023) Lt. Bryan Goodman, left, from Wellington, Florida, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 William Sum, from Panorama City, California, both assigned to the air department of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), signal to launch an E-2D Hawkeye attached to the “Bear Aces” of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 124 during flight operations in the Adriatic Sea, Sept. 6, 2023. VAW-124 is deployed aboard CVN 78 as part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8. Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins)
U.S. Marines with Force Company, 2d Reconnaissance Battalion, 2d Marine Division, under tactical control of Task Force 61/2, and soldiers with a long-range reconnaissance platoon in the Norwegian Army conduct a simulated beach insertion in Norway on August 11, 2023. Task Force 61/2.5 provides naval and joint force commanders with dedicated multi-domain reconnaissance and counter reconnaissance capabilities. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emma Gray.
Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs from the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxi on the runway at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Sept. 5, 2023. In coordination with regional allies, partners and the U.S. Navy, the F-35s partnered with A-10 Thunderbolts and F-16 Fighting Falcons in the U.S. Central Command theater to monitor the Strait of Hormuz. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Leah Ferrante)
