Patriotic Picture Thread!

[CoyoteCreekGuns]

Damn...Goosebumps.

Anyone know the artist? It's not that the artwork is amazing, but the idea is...Well, I don't have enough words to describe it.

The Artist is Lee Teter and the painting is called "Reflections" and as you and others have noted it is a spectacular painting and my personal favorite of all time.

 

[Noland]

Some very moving and intense images, as a immigrant from the UK I'm proud to have made this great country my home

Glad to have you. Those who come here by choice are often finer citizens than those born here by chance.

 

[Sweetums]

^ This is AWESOME! My nephew is in the 82nd Airborne.

 

[Protest]

bump, we need more material in this thread!!!

 

[Protest]

bump, I hope some of you were able to get pics this Independence Day as I was not.

Let's see 'em!

 

[HandK]

 

[semperfi211]

VMA-211 Woman Marines

 

[tenring]

Remember what Chesty said BAM's were good for?

 

[BloodEclipse]

 

[semperfi211]

 

[semperfi211]

ECM, Chaff and Flares

 

[semperfi211]

A detachment of VMA-211 Marines in front of their CO's plane. Shortly before changing over from the A4M to the Harrier.

 

[BloodEclipse]

 

[semperfi211]

VMA-211 Marines getting ready to launch some A-4 Skyhawks in 1987!!!!!

 

[Marc]

 

[semperfi211]

1985 surviving defenders of wake island.

 

[semperfi211]

1987 a few avengers stopping for a photo.
I sure wish I knew how to paste more than one photo in a post dog gone it!!

 

[goinggreyfast]

See the checkered flag on the tail of the F4? I am proud to say that was my father's idea. He served his country for 30+ years as a Civil Servant in the Indiana Air Nat'l Guard. (Most of his service was as a Crew Chief or "Tire Kicker" with a couple of stints as a Recruiter)




At the time of this pic, this aircraft was flying out of Tyndall AFB. I'm not quite sure why the checkered flag design was still there though. I would imagine that at one time, it was station at Hulman Field.

The origin of "The Racers" as it was told to me:
While participating in Operation Red Flag, during in the "Cold War" the 181st were among the top readiness Tactical Fighter Groups in the operation. The speed of their reaction time was unmatched. Shortly thereafter, my father was serving as Lead Recruiter of the State and he came up with the term "The Racing Squadron" and used it as a recruitment tool.

181st TAC "The Racers" Hulman Field, Terre Haute, IN

Here's a couple of links:
181st Intelligence Wing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Unit #02-03 - I AM THE GUARD - 113th Fighter Squadron



Thanks for your service Stoney!
You were an awesome Father!
We miss you.




This is a pic of my younger brother who is still currently serving (IL ANG)
and myself 6 from years before that. I got out in 84'

NOTE: Thanks for the F-4 Pic tk6968.

 

[ISHOOTHST'S]

 

[Bigdee06]

The Brandenburg Gate
Berlin, Germany.

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American Cemetery and Memorial
Hamm, Luxembourg

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Both places are definitely worth visiting if your ever close.