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Sand Storm in Al Asad

USS REAGAN Passing the ARIZONA MEMORIAL at PEARL HARBOR Capability Top speed exceeds 30 knots Powered by two nuclear reactors that can operate for more than 20 years without refueling Expected to operate in the fleet for about 50 years Carries over 80 combat aircraft 3 arresting cables can stop a 28-ton aircraft going 150 mph in less than 400 feet Size Towers 20 stories above the waterline, 1092 feet long; nearly as long as the Empire State Building is tall, Flight deck covers 4.5 acres, 4 bronze propellers, each 21 feet across and weighing 66,200 pounds, 2 rudders, each 29 by 22 feet & weighing 50 tons, 4 high speed aircraft elevators, each over 4,000 square feet Dates Dec 8, 1994 Contract awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding Feb 12, 1998 Keel laid Oct 1, 2000 Precommissioning Unit established March 4, 2001 Christened by Mrs. Nancy Reagan May 5, 2003 First underway July 12, 2003 Commissioned July 23, 2004 Arrived at homeport in San Diego, CA Capacity Home to about 6,000 Navy personnel Carries enough food & supplies to operate for 90 days , 18,150 meals served daily Distillation plants provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water from sea water daily, enough for 2000 homes Nearly 30,000 light fixtures & 1,325 miles of cable and wiring , 1,400 telephones, 14,000 pillowcases and 28,000 sheets Costs the Navy approximately $250,000 per day for pier side operation Costs the Navy approximately $2.5 million per day for underway operations (Sailor's salaries included)
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Pearl Harbor survivor Houston James of Dallas embraced Marine Staff Sgt. Mark Graunke Jr. during a Veterans Day Commemoration in Dallas. Graunke lost a hand, a leg, and an eye when he detonated a bomb in Iraq last year. Images of U.S. troops in combat in Fallujah deepened the Pearl Harbor Day's significance for many who attended tributes held and across the nation. Associated Press	American GIs... Look at the black patch under the U.S. flag... You gotta love them and their sense of humor in a tough situation. This should be on the front cover of Time, Newsweek, etc, but it won't be. The flags are France, Germany and Russia.
Check out what some of our men overseas did to their helicopter. This very special Mi-24 helicopter is presently flying in Afghanistan, where it is no doubt causing quite a stir. God Bless the U.S.A.
6+ Acre Flag of Flowers
This statue currently stands outside the Iraqi palace, now home to the 4th Infantry division. It will eventually be shipped home & put in the memorial museum in Fort Hood, Texas. The statue was created by an Iraqi artist named Kalat, who for years was forced by Saddam Hussein to make the many hundreds of bronze busts of Saddam that dotted Baghdad. Kalat was so grateful for the Americans liberation of his country; he melted 3 of the heads of the fallen Saddam & made the statue as a memorial to the American soldiers & their fallen warriors. Kalat worked on this memorial night & day for several months. To the left of the kneeling soldier is a small Iraqi girl giving the soldier comfort as he mourns the loss of his comrade in arms. Do you know why we don't hear about this in the news? Because it is heart-warming & praise-worthy. The media avoids it because it does not have the shock effect. Lets honor of all our brave military who are making a difference.

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