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Home Town Los Angeles, California
Last Address 4811 Tennessee Street Duval County
Date of Passing Jun 28, 2010
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Marisa Benez
Branch: Iraq War Veteran / Rescue Helicopter Pilot
I know, she;s not in the Military on the show, but that doesn't mean her soldier spirit retired with her. Don't cross her, as her partner Rabbit quickly found out when he almost killed her mimicking Bullit.
Moment in Badassness: It has to be when she popped a guys eyes back into there sockets after a car wreck.
MSC(SS) Casey Ryback, USN
Branch: Navy SEAL
Ryback is the Die Hard of military men, the monkey wrench in the plans of domestic terrorist. By land or by sea (by air, Under Siege III: Over Siege?) he�??s the guy you want riding with you.
Moment in Badassness: He killed bad guys with a microwave time bomb. How cool is that? [Do not try at home]
1) Colonel John Matrix, USA
Branch: Special Operations Operator
Remember when we trusted our men and women in the Armed Services with the moral authority to protect those that deserved sanctuary and eliminate those who threatened it, no questions asked? That was Matrix.
Moment in Badassness: Refusing to be a pawn, he snapped his captors neck and left him on the plane like he was sleeping!
Lieunant. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, USN Branch: Naval Aviator
Everybodies got an ego and Maverick's could float the balloon boy across the world. Swagger is one of the key elements that makes any good soldiers and overcoming it is what makes any good hero.
Moment in Badassness: When Maverick buzzes the tower. Doesn't everyone want to do that? It's like dunking.
Captain Steven Hiler, USMC
Branch: Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets Pilot
This dude took on aliens okay. He took on intergalactic terrorist and won. And just like US Soldiers, he didn't do it with home field advantage, he took the fight to their house and blow it to holy hell!
Moment in Badassness: After outmaneuvering and outwitting those alien scum-suckers, he went mano-y-mano and knock it's green teeth loose with one punch.
Now if you're wondering why they are all ranked number one, well there are two reasons:
1) Every man and woman in uniform is equally valued whether you work logistics or the ground, whether you sign up in times of war or times of peace and whether you fly sick people to hospitals or destroy alien races.
And 2) because I dare you to go up to any member of the armed forces and tell them they are No. 2.
Happy Veterans Day to all the real, most badass heroes in the armed forces and all those who love them!
Everyone else can go to whatever country has the audacity to hate us even though we have the coolest President ever.
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I CAN SLEEP THROUGH A STORM
In a Midwestern state that was known for severe storms, lived a farmer who had a herd of cattle which provided for his living. He wasn't able to pay large wages and found it difficult to keep trusty work hands.
He found himself in need of a competent worker who would see that the animals were properly cared for and always be reliable in doing his work.
One afternoon, a young man came by looking for a job. The farmer looked him over and thought he looked a bit young to have the qualification for the job, but he needed someone badly and decided to interview him.
The first question to the young man was, 'What are our qualifications for this job?' The answer he got was, 'I can sleep through a storm.' That didn't make much sense to the farmer and alarmed him some, but he was desperate for help and hired the young man.
Not long afterward, a terrible storm came up during the middle of the night. The farmer decided he should go check on the barn doors and see if everything was secure in the storm. Everything he checked was secure, nothing left undone; so he went looking for the young man whose sleeping quarters were near the barn. No lights were on in his cabin and there was no evidence that he was up checking on things.
The farmer thought he probably made a mistake hiring one so young who didn't understand the responsibilities he had, but he knocked on the cabin door and waited for a response from inside. Soon, a sleepy eyed young man came to the door and asked the farmer what was wrong. 'Don't you hear the storm raging out here?'
Why aren't you awake and taking care my animals?' 'Oh, but I did, sir,' was the reply. 'I took care of everything before the storm hit. All the animals have been fed, watered and locked securely in their stalls. I did everything to make them safe before I went to sleep.'
Then the farmer realized what the young man meant when he said he could "sleep through a storm." He had made his preparation BEFORE the storm came, and he knew there was nothing to worry about.
'What a gem I have discovered!' thought the farmer as he made his way back to the house, went to his own bed and soon fell asleep.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttsnZ2HnCrw
Iran Hostage Crisis
From Month/Year
January / 1979
To Month/Year
December / 1981
Description The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States. Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981 after a group of Iranian students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who supported the Iranian Revolution, took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. It stands as the longest hostage crisis in recorded history.
The crisis was described by the Western media as an “entanglement” of “vengeance and mutual incomprehension.” President Jimmy Carter called the hostages “victims of terrorism and anarchy” and said, “The United States will not yield to blackmail.” In Iran, it was widely seen as a blow against the United States and its influence in Iran, including its perceived attempts to undermine the Iranian Revolution and its longstanding support of the recently overthrown Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who had led an autocratic regime.
After his overthrow in 1979, the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was purportedly admitted to the United States for cancer treatment. Iran demanded that he be returned to stand trial for crimes he was accused of committing during his reign. Specifically, Pahlavi was accused of committing crimes against Iranian citizens with the help of his secret police, the SAVAK. Iranians saw the decision to grant him asylum as American complicity in those atrocities. The Americans saw the hostage-taking as an egregious violation of the principles of international law, which granted diplomats immunity from arrest and made diplomatic compounds inviolable.
The crisis reached a climax when, after failed efforts to negotiate the hostages’ release, the United States military attempted a rescue operation using ships, including the USS Nimitz and USS Coral Sea, that were patrolling the waters near Iran. On April 24, 1980, the attempt, known as Operation Eagle Claw, failed, resulting in the deaths of eight American servicemen and one Iranian civilian, as well as the destruction of two aircraft.
Shah Pahlavi left the United States in December 1979 and was ultimately granted asylum in Egypt, where he died from complications of cancer on July 27, 1980. In September 1980, the Iraqi military invaded Iran, beginning the Iran–Iraq War. These events led the Iranian government to enter negotiations with the U.S., with Algeria acting as a mediator. The hostages were formally released into United States custody the day after the signing of the Algiers Accords, just minutes after the new American president, Ronald Reagan, was sworn into office.
The crisis is considered a pivotal episode in the history of Iran–United States relations. Political analysts cite it as a major factor in the trajectory of Jimmy Carter’s presidency and his loss in the 1980 presidential election. In Iran, the crisis strengthened the prestige of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and the political power of theocrats who opposed any normalization of relations with the West. The crisis also led to the United States’ economic sanctions against Iran, further weakening ties between the two countries.
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From Month/Year
January / 1979
To Month/Year
December / 1981
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember USS Briscoe (DD 977):
PNC Green TMO2 Douglas Jasmine TMO3 Garland T. Hunter STG3 David J. Vick STG1 Simon STG2 Simmons IC3 Willis Cornelius SM3 Ricky Scott BM3 Leon Kannedy BM3 Westley Graves DS3 James Gray RM2 James Jernigan SH2 Morris Coleman SH2 Will Watson EM1 Slyster Brown HT3 Willie James Washington RM2 Gregory Brooks RMSN Michael LeRoy Witt RM3 Teat QMSN "Rosey" Roseman IC3 Pazon IC2 Terry McInnis GMG2 Courtney Norville STG3 James Cunningham BMSN Kenneth Wolfe BM1 John Fowls BM2 Tull BM2 Larry Huff BM2 Ronald Sawyer
Memories This is the Briscoe's first MED/ Indian Ocean Cruise and during a crisis.
President Jimmy Carter directed actions against Iran.
