History | U.S. History

USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Photos - 'Tough' Omaha Beach On D-Day

The Tough Beach Watercolor by Navy Combat Artist Dwight Shepler, 1944, shows German artillery fire hitting U.S. forces on Omaha Beach, during the Normandy invasion on D-Day - June 6, 1944.

History | U.S. History

USA Patriotism! ... Article > A Harrowing Night In Afghanistan by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Rogers sat back in his chair at Aviano Air Base, Italy ... recalling the tragic events that took place that night in Afghanistan. The explosion, the fire, the confusion.

History | U.S. History

USA Patriotism! ... Article > WWII Veteran Recalls Dachau Concentration Camp Liberation by U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Debralee Best

Dachau was a Nazi concentration camp opened March 1933, initially intended to hold political prisoners. By 1944, approximately 30,000 prisoners were held in the camp. On April 29, 1945, the United States entered the camp and liberated thousands of prisoners ... that Tom Sitter (97) still vividly recalls.

History | U.S. History

USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Articles > Barbara Mabrity - Lighthouse Keeper and Hurricane Heroine by William H. Thiesen, Atlantic Area Historian, USCG

The United States Coast Guard and its predecessor agencies have been blessed with the service of many determined and courageous women. One of them was U.S. Lighthouse Service Keeper Barbara Mabrity.

History | U.S. History

USA Patriotism! ... Article > Ice Cutter Northland and The Greenland Patrol by William H. Thiesen, Atlantic Area Historian, USCG

The Coast Guard Cutter Northland was a cruising class cutter designed to replace the famed wooden Arctic cutter Bear. In World War II, it took into custody the first enemy vessel and German personnel taken by U.S. forces. During its 20-year career, it became the most important U.S. vessel in the Arctic.

Travel | Experiencing America

USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Photos - Historic Fort Jefferson

Fort Jefferson was built to protect one of the most strategic deepwater harbors off the coast of the United States on Garden Key island in the Dry Tortugas National Park. It helped to protect the peace and prosperity of a young nation.

Travel | Experiencing America

USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Photos - Amazing Partial Solar Eclipse At U.S. Capitol

An amazing partial solar eclipse is seen as the sun rises to the left of the United States Capitol building, as seen from Arlington, Virginia. The annular or “ring of fire” solar eclipse is only visible to some people in Greenland, Northern Russia, and Canada.

Travel | Experiencing America

USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Photos - Point Overlook View Of Nature's Colors

An amazing view of nature's colors from the Point Overlook that is located in the Shenandoah National Park. The Point Overlook sunrise and sunset views are must sees too.

Travel | Experiencing America

National Mall Inspiring Glimpse

An inspiring glimpse of some of the national monuments and iconic buildings around the National Mall at different times in April 2021.

Travel | Experiencing America

USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Photos - Enjoying Water Fun In Hozomeen

Visitors enjoy water fun in Hozomeen at the northern end of Ross Lake National Recreation Area (NRA) that is the most accessible part of the North Cascades National Park Service Complex.

News | U.S. Military

Navy Aerial Live-Fire, Casualty Evacuation

Sailors assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 perform a live-fire exercise and a casualty evacuation exercise in the Arabian Gulf.

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USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Articles > Air Force Reserve - Keeping The Door Open by U.S. Air Force Leticia Cunningham

The Air Force Reserve provides and maintains qualified trained units. If needed, Air Force reservists respond in times of war or national emergency filling in stateside service positions when active duty are overseas.

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USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Photos - Chinook Fastrope

U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), and the Royal Moroccan Army, fast-rope out of a CH-47 Chinook in Tifnit, Morocco. Africa Lion 2021 is U.S. Africa Command’s largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Tunisia, and Senegal.

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2021 USMC Championships Marksmanship Competition

U.S. Marines compete in the 2021 Marine Corps Championship Marksmanship Competition that inspires unit cohesion and mission readiness by allowing Marines to compete and improve lethality with a range of weapon types.

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USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Articles > Don't Be A Lady ... Be A Legend by U.S. Navy Lt. Ayifa Brooks

Many females served in war zones alongside their male compatriots, as did U.S. Army Lt. Col. Nancy Christ, a decorated veteran in the nurse corps, who served for 20 years ... completing two deployments to Vietnam and being awarded mutliple medals including the Bronze Star. The women veterans, who served with pride, created an impeccable legacy that active duty service members continue through today.

News | Homeland Security

Subway Search and Rescue - GR21

Soldiers from the U.S. Army 526th Engineer Company out of Fort Stewart, Georgia conduct search and rescue operations in a subway with decontamination in a simulated nuclear attack during Guardian Response 21 (GR21) at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center.

News | Homeland Security

AMO Coastal Interceptor Vessel Maneuvers

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations Coastal Interceptor Vessel Crew conducts maneuvers off the coast of San Diego with the high-speed boat.

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USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Photos - Bethpage Air Show Flyover

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bruckenthal supervises the 2021 Bethpage Air Show near Jones Beach, New York as a flight demonstration flyover occurs.

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USCGC Terrapin Tour

An informative virtual tour of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Terrapin by Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Vincent, operations petty officer during the 2021 Portland Rose Festival.

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Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay

Crew members give a tour of U.S. Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay, Oregon that responds to search and rescue missions, conducts law enforcement operations, and conducts a variety of other missions.

News | Heroes

USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Articles > America's Fallen Defended 'Vital, Beating Heart of Our Nation' by C. Todd Lopez, DOD News

Memorial Day originated 153 years ago to commemorate the lives of those who died defending the United States during the Civil War. Today, it is the day set aside to honor and recognize all who have died while fighting in the nation's service.

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USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Photos - Memorial Day At Coast Guard Enlisted Memorial

Staff at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May hold a Memorial Day observance on base at the Coast Guard Enlisted Memorial.

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USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Photos - JROTC Cadet Salutes Fallen's Wreath

An Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet salutes after placing a wreath on one of the monuments honoring fallen service members from Spalding County during Memorial Day ceremonies in Griffin, Georgia.

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Memorial Day - Remember, Honor

Memorial Day is a day to remember and honor the fallen service members, who never made it out of uniform ... the brave ones ... who made the ultimate sacrifice ... going beyond self for our beloved, great USA!

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USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Photos - Memorial Day 2021 - Remember and Honor

On Memorial Day, we honor and reflect upon the courage, integrity, and selfless dedication of the members of our Armed Forces who have made the greatest sacrifice in service to our Nation ... They put themselves on the line for our shared values — for duty, honor, country — and they paid the ultimate price.

News | Events

2021 National Memorial Day Observance

The 153rd National Memorial Day Observance to honor the Fallen at Arlington National Cemetery with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other dignitaries

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Always Mom

Always Mom ... is for ... all the moms in our beloved USA ... Nor would our great nation be here today without America's moms!The words of the narration are ...

Happy Mother's Day to the very deserving caring moms!

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USA Patriotism! ... Poem > Happy Valentine USA by David G. Bancroft

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USA Patriotism! ... President Donald J. Trump's Farewell Address

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USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Photos - Merry Christmas and Why!

"At Christmas, we remember this eternal truth... Every person is a beloved child of God. As one grateful nation, we praise the joy of family, the blessings of freedom, and the miracle of Christmas. On behalf of Melania and our entire family, Merry Christmas and God bless you all." President Donald J. Trump

Health & Fitness | Health

USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Photos - Veterans, Nurse Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

Navy Veteran William German (95), Marine Corps Veteran Danny James, Sr., and Navy Veteran Joseph Bassler at the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System Community Living Center in Bay Pines, Florida receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from a nurse, who also received it.

Health & Fitness | Health

USA Patriotism! ... Article > Operation Warp Speed Makes Swift Progress by Terri Moon Cronk, DOD News

We're in the process of actively engaging tens of thousands of provider outlets for these COVID-19 vaccines ... and anticipate having collectively 65,000 [to] 75,000 points of potential vaccination ... More than 40-million kits have been assembled to house the vaccines.

Science & Technology | Science & Space

USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Photos - Hubble Watches How A Giant Planet Grows

The Hubble Space Telescope studied an exoplanet that’s grown up to five times the mass of Jupiter over a period of about 5 million years. The newly forming exoplanet PDS 70b shows how material may be falling onto the giant world as it builds up mass.

Science & Technology | Science & Space

USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Photos - Curiosity Mars' Selfie On Mont Mercou

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used two different cameras to create a selfie in front of Mont Mercou, a rock outcrop that stands 20 feet tall. The panorama is made up of 60 images taken by the Mars Hand Lens Imager on the rover’s robotic arm.

Science & Technology | Science & Space

USA Patriotism! ... Article > Laser Communications: Empowering More Data Than Ever Before by Katherine Schauer, NASA’s GFSC

The NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) will showcase the dynamic powers of laser communications technologies. With NASA’s ever-increasing human and robotic presence in space, missions can benefit from a new way of “talking” with Earth.

Science & Technology | Science & Space

USA Patriotism! ... Article > Measuring Mountain Snow With Lightspeed by Dan McGrath and Randall Bonnell, Colorado State University

Radio waves, a form of electromagnetic energy, travel at "lightspeed" through a vacuum, but when they encounter snow, they slow down drastically.

Science & Technology | Science & Space

USA Patriotism! ... Article > NASA Technologies Spin Off To Fight Climate Change by Mike DiCicco, NASA’s Spinoff Publication

NASA’s work has generated countless spinoffs that are now on the front lines of the fight against climate change. That shouldn’t be a surprise, since the agency’s missions include studying Earth and improving aircraft efficiency.

Family & Parenting | Kids

USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Photos - Kids Show Signs For Returning Daddy

Showcases pride of the United States of America with patriotic poems, music, articles, stories, quotes, photos, videos, tributes, images, references, gifts and more.

News | American Pride

USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Photos - Flag Day - Largest Display Of Old Glory

The largest display of the American Flag "Old Glory" was flown from the downstream face of the Hoover Dam on May 1, 1996. The 505 foot by 255 foot flag with each star over 17 feet high weighed 3,000 pounds and was hoisted by three separate cables located at the top of the dam.

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USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Photos - Young Baseball Player Honors Fallen WWII Relative

USA Patriotism! founder/owner David Bancroft's young great nephew proudly wears a special baseball jersey with the name of his great, great uncle Bernard Borer (19) and the date (July 13, 1944) he was KIA during WWII in Normandy, France.


PVT Borer was the twin brother of David Bancroft's mother, who woke up from a deep sleep knowing/feeling immediately when her brother had become a fallen hero with his squad members

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USA Patriotism! ... Patriotic Articles > WWII Veteran Jim Martin Celebrates Turning 100 by U.S. Air Force Wesley Farnsworth, 88th Air Base Wing PA

The construction of the Empire State Building, Prohibition, the Great Depression, Pearl Harbor, the Holocaust, World War II, Vietnam, the first man in space, and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 ... occured during the life of 100 year old WWII veteran Jim Martin.

News | American Pride

Black Country Music Singer / "I Stand With This Country" Please share.

Heartfelt video with Carl Ray performing his inspiring song “I Stand With This Country” ... that is a prayer for the soul of our nation to love and respect each other.

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USA Patriotism! ... Article > Unsung Heroes Of CVHCS Health Care by T. T. Parish, Central Virginia VA Health Care System

Medical Support Assistants, the army of facilitators who work to connect Veterans with providers, serve many roles: customer service; appointment scheduling; records management; and jack-of-all-trades.

Miscellaneous | Faith

I Look Up

"I Look Up" ... is ... for all the Americans who are Christian ... including the Founding Fathers of our beloved USA ... and the first settlers who came to t...

A heartfelt message about the Sacrifice for all Mankind that gave birth to Christianity ... Happy Easter celebration!