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Wanted to start a thread to mark Memorial Day. Our country is far from perfect, and we have a long way to go in our quest for that more perfect union, but we are safe and secure in our own lands, able to write our own destiny. That's in no small part to those who have given their lives in its defense. I don't expect people to give up their whole weekend, or even the day itself, but I think we as a nation need to do something other than take a three-day and forget what brought it about. Memorial Day is much less festive when you have people to remember. Below I wanted to share the stories and photos of three comrades in arms I had the honor of serving with before their lives were cut short. SSG Jeremy Brown. He died in a vehicle rollover on the road from Mosul to Tal Afar, having taken the spot of one of his soldiers in the gunners hatch. Anyone who knew Jeremy wouldn't have been shocked for one moment that he did that for his soldier. I still think of him as the experienced vet who I would go to with problems, even though I'm now 10 years older than he was when he died. He was in my unit for my first Iraq deployment, and almost as soon as we got back, the army sent him to another post to join another unit deploying. He had to say goodbye to a wife he barley saw since they married, and a son he had from his first marriage he never saw often enough between his time in Iraq and Korea. SFC Clarance McSwain. I won't claim to know "Sergeant Mac" well, but when I was attached to his company at an outpost so destitute it was called Patrol Base Swamp, he embraced me with open arms, and had my gut busting at the seams with laughter the whole time I was there. I still remember how wide his smile was talking about his family, and he even had the hospital bracelet that was starting to fade from a few months before when he took his mid-tour leave to be home for the birth of I think his fourth kid. I'm sure that bracelet was still on when he died in an IED blast about a month and a half after I met him. SPC Jessica Ellis. Say what you will about women in combat, but on the course of two deployments, Ellis had the courage to join combat engineers as their medic on route clearance patrols to look for IEDs in and around Baghdad. A goofy kid who grew up fast over two deployments, and was just coming into her own, she always put the needs of others above hers. I still remember how she would try to cheer up everyone who she met, especially when I had to visit the docs one day for sick call back in garrison. Enjoy the day tomorrow, but if it pleases, take a moment to have a thought about those who truly paid the price for us to prosper in this day, and all our days as a country.

I picked up a nice VZ.61 Scorpion from Czechpoint today in 7.65mm BR also known as .32 ACP for $350.00 with three boxes of ammo. I shot it last Wednesday and fell it love with it. This will get to hang out with my Evo 3 all day long.

Back in 1993, I just had to have a new truck. I financed it through the dealership, and Bank of America was who I paid the monthly payments to. I saved up and paid if off, and then had to file for a lost title, as they would not send it to me. This was my last car payment, and damn sure my last dealing with these crooks. I am not a fan. It all seems so simple to me. If you are an actor, act. If you are a singer, sing. If you are a banker, bank. If you want to get into politics, stop what you're doing and run for public office!

Prisons have become resorts and jails are swingdoors. Neither one is what they should be and haven't been since early 70's!!!

My Great Grandfather was at the Hospital in Columbus Mississippi after the war while recovering from wounds received at the Battle of Spanish Fort. I have a pay receipt for a clothing allowance from the Union Army so he must have been a POW also. He lied about his age and joined the Tuscaloosa Volunteers at the age of 16 in 1862. He was a member of Lumsden's Battery CSA. The following is from Snopes. "Columbus, Miss., was a hospital town, and in many cases a burial site, for both Union and Confederate casualties of Shiloh, brought in by the trainload. And it was in that Columbus where, at the initiation of four women who met in a 12-gabled house on North Fourth Street, a solemn procession was made to Friendship Cemetery on April 25, 1866. As the story goes, one of the women spontaneously suggested that they decorate the graves of the Union as well as the Confederate dead, as each grave contained someone’s father, brother or son. A lawyer in Ithaca, N.Y., named Francis Miles Finch read about this reconciliatory gesture and wrote a poem about the ceremony in Columbus, “The Blue and the Gray,” which The Atlantic Monthly published in 1867." The Blue And The Gray Francis Miles Finch (1827-1907) By the flow of the inland river, Whence the fleets of iron have fled, Where the blades of the grave-grass quiver, Asleep are the ranks of the dead: Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment-day; Under the one, the Blue, Under the other, the Gray These in the robings of glory, Those in the gloom of defeat, All with the battle-blood gory, In the dusk of eternity meet: Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgement-day Under the laurel, the Blue, Under the willow, the Gray. From the silence of sorrowful hours The desolate mourners go, Lovingly laden with flowers Alike for the friend and the foe; Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgement-day; Under the roses, the Blue, Under the lilies, the Gray. So with an equal splendor, The morning sun-rays fall, With a touch impartially tender, On the blossoms blooming for all: Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment-day; Broidered with gold, the Blue, Mellowed with gold, the Gray. So, when the summer calleth, On forest and field of grain, With an equal murmur falleth The cooling drip of the rain: Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment -day, Wet with the rain, the Blue Wet with the rain, the Gray. Sadly, but not with upbraiding, The generous deed was done, In the storm of the years that are fading No braver battle was won: Under the sod adn the dew, Waiting the judgment-day; Under the blossoms, the Blue, Under the garlands, the Gray No more shall the war cry sever, Or the winding rivers be red; They banish our anger forever When they laurel the graves of our dead! Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment-day, Love and tears for the Blue, Tears and love for the Gray.

Before taking the thieves to jail when caught, they should be subject to a good asswhipping. And make jail so bad and hard that they wont wanna go back, prison same. Hard and tough isn't the same as ""cruel and unusual punishment constitutionally.

BOA isn’t a terrible company because of this. They are a terrible company because of their overall business practices. They simultaneously make the case for government regulation with the way the operate to the public detriment and against government regulation with the way in which they buy the legislators and regulators who pretend to keep them in line.

God Bless the ones that gave all.

I think so, the tumbler I have is quieter than my vibratory tumblers. Might be because it's full of water, but it is quieter, not quiet by any means, but quieter. And, if done right, less mess; I always hated the fine dust that would go all over when I opened, then sifted the media.

Really, how so? My daughter hit a deer in Nashville, they had the car towed to Clarksville to Bumpus, and paid for a rental. The issues were on Bumpus (took too long), but they all made it right by Bumpus paying for the rental beyond stated time.

I use USAA. If a local bank charges me a fee, USAA refunds it to me directly into my checking account at the end of that month. I also have received cash in my checking account for using the real estate agent they recommend (from a big list, it's most reputable agents in larger markets). Checks for deposit are just endorsed, scanned (or photographed with my phone) and deposited instantly, no waiting for it to clear. I've only found an issue with depositing cash, a small account in a local credit union has been my fix for that. All in all, my favorite bank so far and I've had bank accounts for about 50 years.

Welcome, glad you're escaping ......

Memorial Day is very fitting for this announcement: Registration will open at 10:00am (Central Time) on Saturday, June 9th, 2018. This will give you 90 days to train up once you KNOW you are in. History shows matches like this sell out quickly, so make plans to be near a computer June 9th at 10:00am Central Time. And the Group guys want to reward those of you who took a big chance on them last year with ZERO information by opening registration a week early to anyone who attended last year's Legion Match. Watch for an email either from me or from Practiscore - if you attended last year and DON'T get an email by next weekend please email me at mstennett@twlakes.net and I'll get you set up. In a funny twist - there's a good chance SF Recruiters will be there. Partly for my own selfish reasons, as recruiters can bring more toys off base for us to play with than normal SF guys. And partly for their own selfish reasons, as they are having trouble finding enough intelligent young fit guys to fill their roles. They said if they can run our COF that means they are fit, and if they can do it without shooting anybody they're smart. :-) I warned them their biggest problem will be all the 40 and 50 year olds they'll have to tell over and over again "I don't care how awesome you are, you are too old to begin the training!" As in March - there are TWO SEPARATE MATCHES for the 5k and 10k. Be sure you sign up for the right match. I also ask that you only sign up for ONE match in the first week or so to give everyone a chance to get in. If there are still slots open after the first week and you want to run BOTH the 5k and the 10k - go ahead and sign up then. Prepayment is required on registration. Here's the 5k link: https://www.practiscore.com/5k-legion-9-11-memoria…/register And here's the 10k link: https://www.practiscore.com/10k-legion-9-11-memori…/register

Every year I remember the 241 fellow Marines killed October 23, 1983, in Beirut. Semper Fi my brothers. A lot of us free up fast that day, so it is never just a three day for us. Unlike a lot of folks I remember why we have this day. And I have taken the time to teach my family why. To all that have served, Semper Fi and thank you.

Well done, well done. Thank you for your service as well.

I hate you. Are there any more available at that price. I have money burning a hole in my pocket that must be spent on this.

I have a stainlesstumblingmedia.com rebel 17 and it's fantastic, quiet and works great the improvement over vibratory cleaners is remarkable. Get yourself a media seperator too it makes life easier. I dry the brass on a cookie sheet in the oven when the wife isn't looking....

I've worked for a bunch of banks over the years. BOA was one of the worst to deal with. They're so big they're completely inhuman.

I agree on both.

I'd leave it as is. You ought to post pics of it.

Years ago I worked for a company that paid their mileage reimbursement separately from my pay check. Their account was at BOA, and I liked to just cash that mileage check to have a little spending cash. I would go to the drive-thru, and they would hand me an ink pad make me put a thumb print on the check. They would always say "If you open an account here, you don't have to do that." Then one day, they said, "Sorry, the drive thru is for account holders only, you have to go inside." I go inside and they say, "we need your thumbprint. Oh, and if you are an account holder you don't have to do this." Then one day I go inside and they say they have to take my picture when I cash that thumbprinted check, for security reasons. But, account holders don't have to do that. The last time I have ever darkened their door, I went in, thumb and mug at the ready, and they told me there would be a $5 charge to cash it since I was not a member. I about lost it. I'm really surprised I didn't get escorted out by the police. I really made a stink and everybody in the bank was looking at me. The manager came out and told me that if I were an account holder I wouldn't have to do any of this. I told him "Why would I want to be a member of a bank that treated guests so badly?" I told him I wanted my full check amount in cash, or else I would spend the weekend on their sidewalk with a sign, and call the news company. Eventually he conceded and gave me the money, just to shut me up and get me out the door. Wouldn't hurt my feelings in the least if Bank of Amerika went out of business and closed every location.

"Leave it as it is. You cannot improve on it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it." -Theodore Roosevelt

You need to e very careful about what doctors tell you. I have been told not less than 7 times I would be dead in 24 hours or less and I am still here. BOA just sent me a NO LIMIT card Application in the mail the other day and I cut it up in small pieces, Placed it is the envelope they supplied with postage paid and sent it back to them. I have began reseaching other banks in my area in which to move my accounts.

Blah blah blah..mass shootings... blah blah blah...military style ... blah blah blah...people affected... blah blah blah...must do something...working with... blah blah blah...we can all agree Same old script . Same old talking points . Same old result. And nothing about it will do anything other than keep guns out of the hands of the law abiding . When liberals talk about gun control , they never mention going into the hood to get those guns from the criminals. It’s always to keep them away from the ex-military , ex-law enforcement officers, farmers , hunters and law abiding citizens who believe in their own right to protect themselves from would-be criminals .

When you start seeing words like "collective" like in "Doing so will take collective action....." that's progressive jargon. Be leery of those using "progressive-speak".

Self serving assholes.

I don’t disagree. I hope they do suffer horribly for this decision. I may use them for my business account for the time being, but they’re a terrible company that behaves terribly and is deserving of terrible consequences. If they do begin to suffer the way I want them to, I hope they stand firm in their decision. While corporate activism is often stupid, I still will support the right of any private entity to stake out a position and deal with the fallout that comes from that decision.

It depends on what you mean by 'rough shape'. If its really rusty and pitted, it may not have much collector value unless its a rare variation. If its just lost most of its finish and is dirty, I'd gently clean it up and replace the springs with a new set. Wolff Springs sells a complete kit. Do your best to clean without harsh chemicals or anything that would remove original finish or markings. A web search will lead to lots of information. Fascinating old pistols with amazing history.

I was just referencing how Kel-Tec will create a design full of kinks and a have production issues thenyear or two later Ruger will put out what is essentially a refined and operational version of that design.

From strictly a collectability and value perspective, leave it alone. Unmolested, unrestored pieces are typically sought after by collectors more so than guns that have been "prettied up". As an heirloom, you may have a completely different objective for it, and that's understandable, just be aware that the next person who owns it may not feel the same. In that case, it's likely that any restoration done to it now may highly reduce its value in the future. In regards to your original question, you might have better luck on some of the collector boards, like gunboards.com. Good luck with whatever you decide to do with it ...

This is number three for this awesome customer!! He will give this a real workout! I doubt he will hurt it!! https://imgur.com/a/9rhKwrY 5/32” CPM-154 at 60 HRC It laughs at 2x4s!!

Sorry, uploads on the phone are a pain the butt to post. I tried to get them in chronological order.

I don't have much of a garden compared to most of you all, I'm sure. I'm in my 3rd year (I think) now. I started with containers only my first year, then some raised beds I built. This year I also added hay bales to the mix and they are working out well so far. If they last throughout the entire season, I'll definitely expand on this method next year. Just thought I'd share a couple pics of the progress this year: Starting out

I also use them. I will say their insurance bites though. This has been the worst experience with insurance ever. The deer strike has proven to be a nightmare through USAA. I would not recommend then as insurance.

It was my honor to serve with the finest fighting men on the planet. Funny thing, real estate agents have told me that some of the areas I'd looked at were "too gun friendly" LoL. After living in California there is no such thing. I've been wanting a Colt Mustang for my wife for years. It's not on the "DOJ Approved Roster of Safe Handguns" but a Hi Point is. Seems Hi Point doesn't mind paying the state bribe to be on the list, but Colt (Ruger, Smith and Wesson too) refuse to pay tribute to the California Communists.