A farmer does this with his tractor. He uses GPS to get the letters readable.
He has done this every fall for several years now.
This is the view from the flight pattern into OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE
Bellevue, NE., just south of Omaha .
This is what our servicemen see when landing at Offutt AFB.
Hat tip to the Bellevue farmer who made it happen!I thought this was super cool!!!
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Blog entry discussing what the issues are around military suicides.
(via celefille)
Suicide Rates:
Veterans are more than twice as likely as non-veterans to commit suicide and the “Katz Suicide Study,” dated February 21, 2008, found that suicide rates among veterans are approximately 3 times higher than in the general population.
The VA’s own data indicate that an average of…
(Source: druganaut)
In honor of Veteran’s Day…
This is a story by one of the undergrad journalism students at my university. He did a great job covering an important story, and took absolutely beautiful photos.
From Battlegrounds to Studios: Dealing with PTSD
Miguel Folch, 40, was a Tucson paramedic, firefighter and fashion photographer. He’s a veteran of the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command operatives, also known as the “pararescue jumpers.”
And he suffers from combat post-traumatic stress disorder.
Folch is not alone. Approximately 23 percent of the nation’s more than 25 million veterans suffer and live with PTSD.
Folch is pursuing his passion for photography at the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, Calif. In this Veterans Day audio slideshow, Folch reflects on his life in Tucson, the gravity of his dealing with PTSD and the aspects of his life that have helped shape who he is today.
(Source: tucsonweekly.com)
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Seems fitting to begin our journey with Operation AFTER on 11/11/11. Don’t you think?
Lacey Jones. 1/ 4 pictures from a body paint series supporting our Troops
