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We had a scheduled brief night stopover at Bangor Maine, probably 11pm or so. We weren't supposed to deplane. Nonetheless the pilot guided the plane to a jetway, then walked back and said "You all need to see this."

That Maine group does this to this day...

Hundreds of folks, still

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Posted by GeauxLax

Roswell, GA

Member since Apr 2016

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Posted on 4/21/17 at 8:39 am to StrongSafety

1. When Rocky knocked out Ivan Drago and saved the world from the evil USSR

2. Dan Rather arguing the fake but accurate theme

3. When Bill Clinton was re-defining what the word "is" is.

4. Howard Dean screaming like a banshee

5. Being told I can keep my doctor

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Posted by ChineseBandit58

Pearland, TX

Member since Aug 2005

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Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:06 am to NC_Tigah

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He signaled us to exit the plane. We really just wanted to get home, but when we stepped into the terminal where there were a couple of hundred folks cheering, waving flags, thanking us for service, shaking our hands. Completely unexpected. It was a very special moment.

Now THAT would surely be a moment that couldn't be duplicated. Congrats on your service = and thanks for the snippet that underscores the basic goodness of the American people.

:bow:

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Posted by udtiger

Over your left shoulder

Member since Nov 2006

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Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:14 am to StrongSafety

Here's your attention, and your downvote.

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Posted by TigersHuskers

Nebraska

Member since Oct 2014

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Posted on 4/21/17 at 9:17 am to StrongSafety

You are such a dipshit

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Posted by NC_Tigah

Carolinas

Member since Sep 2003

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Posted on 4/21/17 at 6:24 pm to IceTiger

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That Maine group does this to this day...

Damn, I thought it was just us.

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Posted by Bass Tiger

Member since Oct 2014

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Posted on 4/21/17 at 6:31 pm to StrongSafety

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1. November 4th, 2008 - never thought the day would come. We partied hard and popped bottles in my dorm. The scene was unreal. People hugged, laughed and cried

2. January 20th, 2013 -- I didn't believe it was real until Obama was reelected. Seeing the dreams of the enslaved manifested in him brought an unmatched sense of pride and patriotism to my heart.

3. January 20th, 2017 -- although it was bittersweet, seeing this first family, with all its class and grace, leave the WH made me even prouder of that passport. They did it the right way and had no major scandals and went high when their opposition went low. He's a model example for all young people and I can't wait to tell my seeds about how I was alive to witness the greatest president in 50 years. He walked out a Giant as we let in a peasant.

4. Saddams statute falling -- although the Iraq invasion is questionable, seeing an oppressed group of people topple their dictator, with our help, in that fashion made me prouder to be an American. Clearly, it hasn't turned out as we have liked, but the opportunity to share that feeling of freedom with another group of people was uplifting.

5. When obama said "If I had a son, he would look like Travon." -- this ressonants with me because it feels like it was the first time an American president explicitly reached out to an oppressed class and said "I can truly empathize with your plight." That comment alone triggered me to join his "my brothers keeper" initiative, that I am a member of to this day. I felt like he was speaking to me and my unborn seed in that moment and countless others do too. It made many feel like this America thing is ours too and he has given a lot of young boys a person to aspire to be.

Those are my 5. 4 and 5 are interchangeable. What are your 5?

You appear to be living in some deranged/delusional world. Find new friends and influences, pray to the Lord for deliverance and never, ever, give up the hope of regaining your sanity.

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