Tag: patriotic

  • Sig Sauer Releases Patriotic 1911

    “We The People Edition”: I like the look of it, but I see no reason to ever buy another 1911.  The sheephitters will love the battleworn looking finish. I’m sure even at the MSRP of $1481, Sig will sell a lot of them. Thoughts?

  • Patriotic 1911 – Because America That’s Why

    If I could pistol whip a terrorist with this while drinking a cold Budweiser, my life would be complete: $7450 seems a bit steep even with all the customizations.  But hey, if that’s the price of “awesome” nowadays, inflation has been kind. If you click on the images on the website they are ultra high…

  • Living Photographs Formed By Thousands Of U.S. Soldiers

    Almost a century ago and without the aid of any pixel-generating computer software, the itinerant photographer Arthur Mole (1889-1983) used his 11 x 14-inch view camera to stage a series of extraordinary mass photographic spectacles that choreographed living bodies into symbolic formations of religious and national community. In these mass ornaments, thousands of military troops…

  • Toy Soldier Hat Boy David Morales Awarded Medal

    Retired Lt. Gen. Reginald Centracchio, the former head of the Rhode Island National Guard, gave 8-year-old David Morales a medal called a challenge coin during an appearance on WPRO-AM’s John DePetro show. Centracchio said the second-grader should be thanked for recognizing veterans and soldiers. “You did nothing wrong, and you did an outstanding job,” he…

  • Toy Soldiers Glued To A Hat Violates School’s Weapons Ban

    [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xzRfR0Kgbc[/youtube] Providence, RI – Christan Morales said her son David just wanted to honor American troops when he wore a hat to school decorated with an American flag and small plastic Army figures. But the school banned the hat because it ran afoul of the district’s zero-tolerance weapons policy. Why? The toy soldiers were carrying…