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Remember the jet that crashed into a San Diego area neighborhood killing everyone in the house? It was the Yoon family. While the husband was out, came home to a house of death. Wife, kids, and in law. The US government who’s plane did the damage after the pilot screwed up and ejected rather than land must pay the man. After private negotiations failed, “pennies on the dollar”, it’s now in court. (SF Gate – Yoon)
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The brown spots in the sand by Diarrhea Dan? It’s been up for debate the last few days since they were found. Who knows how long they’ve been there in the first place. Mostly likely, from the ground, you can’t tell they’re there. But this might be the most authoritative explanation. According to Jonathon Hill, a Mars mission planner and technician, “The grids of zigzagging white lines seen in two of the images — the strangest of the various desert structures — are spy satellite calibration targets. Satellite cameras focus on the grids, which measure approximately 0.65 miles wide by 1.15 miles long, and use them to orient themselves in space.” (Fox – China Marks)
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7 brothers all in World War II, and they fought against each other! In World War II Japanese Americans were often sent home, and some were sent home before war broke out just so they could grow up Japanese. In a large family, this happened. In the case of the Oka family, the kids joined the armed forces. Some of the US and some for the Japan Imperialist Army. Here’s their story. (CNN – Oka)
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War buffs, it’s continues today. The Wind Talkers. Yes, it’s the subject of a John Woo movie. Some are still alive and doing talks. Wind Talkers might not have been the greatest cinematic achievement, but Adam Beach, a First Nations actor, got to star in a film opposite Nicholas Cage. You might have seen him in Law and Order SVU and in an episode of Hawaii 5-0. (Chicago Tribune – Samuel Sandoval)
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Thanks fellas. The 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442 and Military Intel folks were honored and the medal donated to the Smithsonian. It’ll go on tour. (Smithsonian - API)
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