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Lt. Col. Nathan Blood


Lt. Col. Nathan Blood, brigade effects coordinator for 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light), Multi-National Division - Baghdad, says "Hello" to his 16-month-old daughter, Mackenzie, during a web camera communication.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Have Every Right To Dream Heroic Dreams. Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

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Mad Tiger Movie Review

I went to see Henry Poole Is Here today starring Luck Wilson as Henry, Adriana Barraza as Esperanza, Henry’s religious neighbor, and Radha Mitchell as Henry’s other neighbor Dawn Stupek.


Henry has just found out that he has contracted a terminal disease and doesn’t have long to live. Angry and sad, he quits his job and buys a run down house in the old neighborhood where he grew up. Subsisting on pizza, krispy kreme and vodka, Henry just wants to live out the rest of his days shut off from the world in his house. But his neighbors won’t leave him alone.


Then one day Henry sees Esperanza in his back yard staring at a water stain on his stucco wall. Esperanza claims she sees the face of God in the water stain. Henry doesn’t believe and if flabbergasted when he see that Esperanza has brought a Priest to verify the miracle.
The next thing Henry knows, Esperanza is bringing more and more people to see the face of God on his wall. Suddenly it seems that people are getting healed by touching his wall. In a fit of rage Henry knocks down the wall.

And that is all I am going to tell you. So was the wall a miracle? Did it really heal people? Well, just see the movie and draw your own conclusions.

I give this movie 3 and half tiger paws.

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Pvt. Nathan Z. Thacker
18 years old from Greenbrier, Arkansas
2nd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division
October 12, 2007


Pvt. Nathan Z. Thacker had only been in the country for two weeks before his death, according to the soldier's father, Stephen Thacker.

Thacker's father said his son felt a duty to enlist. "He said it was his job. Even after he got his orders that he was going over there, he said it's his job."

Thacker had attended Guy-Perkins High School in Guy, Arkansas. He earned his GED in 2006, his father said. Thacker enlisted in the Army in April 2007 and completed his training at Fort Benning, Ga. He arrived at Fort Drum in August 2007. His honors include the Purple Heart.

"Nathan was an excellent man," sister Sabrina Black said. "He loved me, I loved him, and Iʼd give anything to have him back."

Pvt. Thacker was killed when an IED was detonated near his vehicle near Kirkuk. Three other soldiers were injured in the attack.

Pvt. Thacker is survived by his parents, siblings and his grandfather.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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Muslim Teacher Veil Row

This video is a perfect example of how evasive and all round duplicitous muslims are. This female was hired by a Church Of England school as a teacher.

During the job interview, at which a male governor of the school was present, she wore no veil and was hired. Yet when she turned up for work she was now dressed in full hijab and veil, which disturbed the students, claiming she could not show her face in front of males.

Notice how she tries to evade the perfectly reasonable questions of the interviewer.

Mad Tiger Movie Review

Ok, I am coming out of the closet, I can‘t hide it anymore. . I am a secret Horror Movie fan.

I went to see Mirrors today starring Kiefer Sutherland as Ben Carson. If you are expecting Jack Bauer in this one, then you will be disappointed. It also stars, Paula Patton as Amy Carson , Ben’s estranged wife, and Amy Smart as Angela Carson, Ben’s sister.

Ben Carson has seen better days. Its been nearly a year since the volatile detective was suspended from the NYPD for fatally shooting another undercover officer, an accident that not only cost him his job, but fueled the alcoholism and anger that has alienated his wife and kids that has left him crashing on his sister’s couch in Queens.

Desperate to reconnect with his family, Carson takes a job as a night watchman at the burned -out ruins of the Mayflower Department Store. What once was a symbol of prosperity and grandeur now sits decaying in darkness like a ghost ship, destroyed by a massive fire that devoured numerous innocent lives.

As Carson patrols the eerie, charred remains of the store, he begins to notice something sinister about the ornate mirrors that adorn the Mayflower walls. Reflected in the gigantic shimmering glass are horrific images that stuns Carson.

Beyond projecting gruesome images of the past, the mirrors appear to be manipulating reality as well. When Carson sees his own reflection being tortured, he suffers the physical effects of his fractured visions . Suddenly the

His sympathetic but skeptical sister Angela dismisses these bizarre “nightmares” as a consequence of his stress and guilt over the accidental shooting, but Carson’s estranged wife Amy, a no-nonsense NYPD medical examiner, is less forgiving. Her husband’s increasingly erratic behavior frightens her, pushing his family farther away and, she fears, it’s putting their children in danger.

But a much deadlier threat looms, trapped within the mirrors and reflective surfaces that pervade their everyday life. As Carson investigates the mysterious disappearance of a Mayflower security guard and its possible connection to his ghastly visions, he realizes that a malevolent, otherworldly force is using reflections as a gateway to terrorize him and his family.
If he has any hope of saving his wife and children from a horrifying death, Carson must somehow uncover the truth behind the mirrors and convince Amy to help him battle the greatest evil he has ever faced.

I admit this one even made me jump a few times. This movie is rated R for violence and disturbing scenes. I it is definitely not one for children. I give this movie 31/2 tiger paws.

What Is Wrong With Congress?

Once again, Congress wants to screw us.

Mad Tiger Movie Review

Journey to the Center of the Earth

I went to see Journey To the Center of the Earth today starring Brendan Fraser as Professor Trevor Anderson,, Josh Hutcherson as Sean Anderson and Anita Briem as Hannah Asgeirsson.

What if everything Jules Verne wrote in the book Journey to the Center of the Earth was true? On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.

I was a bit disappointed that they didn’t have the 3D version at my cinema. So the 3D verson will not be available in all areas. I don’t look good in those goofy glasses anyway. Even without the 3D, I liked this one as much as I liked Brendan Fraser’s movie last week. Hmm, I wonder if I am becoming a Brendan Fraser fan? Well he is kinda cute!

I give this movie 4 tiger paws.

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Senior Airman Kimberly Bickford
332nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron


Senior Airman Kimberly Bickford performs a pre-load check July 28 on an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, to ensure the cable that releases the bomb is operational.

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We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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BOYCOTT TYSON FOODS!!

Tyson drops Labor Day holiday for Eid al-FitrFriday,
August 1, 2008
By Brian Mosely

Workers at Tyson Foods' poultry processing plant in Shelbyville will no longer have a paid day off on Labor Day, but will instead take the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr in the fall.
A recent press release from the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) stated that a new contract at the Shelbyville facility "implements a new holiday to accommodate the ... Muslim workers at the plant."

The RWDSU stated that "the five-year contract creates an additional paid holiday, Iidal Fitil, a Muslim holiday that occurs toward the end of Ramadan."

Eid al-Fitr falls on Oct. 1 this year. (Read the rest of the story here.)

It is time to do something about this one folks. Write letters or send emails to Tyson Foods protesting this one. Also BOYCOTT all Tyson Foods. Let's make them hurt for taking our traditions away from us and catering to the Muslims.

Mad Tiger Movie Review

The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

I went to see The Mummy 3: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor today. Brandon Fraser revives his role as Rick O’Connell and Maria Bello takes Rachel Weisz role as Evelyn O’Connell (a mistake, in my opinion), with their grown son Alex, played by Luke Ford try to stop resurrected Emperor Han from becoming immortal. If Empower Han, played by Jet Li, becomes immortal he will try to take over the world. John Hannah reprises his role as Jonathan Carnahan, Evelyn O’Connell’s brother and has all the funny lines in this one.




If you are a Mummy fan, you will probably like this movie as it has all the special effects and campy action that you would expect from a Mummy film.

I liked this one folks. I give it 4 tiger paws.