Sunday, August 21, 2016
"Way ahead of ya"
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Chapter 17
Regarding it, he saw that it was fine, wild, and, in some ways, easy. He had been a tremendous figure, no doubt. By this struggle he had overcome obstacles which he had admitted to be mountains. They had fallen like paper peaks, and he was now what he called a hero. And he had not been aware of the process. He had slept, and, awakening, found himself a knight.
He lay and basked in the occasional stares of his comrades. Their faces were varied in degrees of blackness from the burned powder. Some were utterly smudged. They were reeking with perspiration, and their breaths came hard and wheezing. And from these soiled expanses they peered at him.
From 3/16/1951 ( premiere US film "The Red Badge of Courage" ) To 6/19/2009 is 21280 days
21280 = 10640 + 10640
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 12/20/1994 ( in Bosnia as Kerry Wayne Burgess the United States Marine Corps captain this day is my United States Navy Cross medal date of record ) is 10640 days
From 6/13/2005 To 6/19/2009 is 1467 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 11/8/1969 ( Richard Nixon - Statement Announcing Inauguration of the "Very Important Patients" Program ) is 1467 days
From 10/27/1961 ( premiere US TV series episode "The Twilight Zone"::"The Grave" ) To 6/13/2005 is 15935 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 6/19/2009 is 15935 days
From 11/29/1960 ( premiere US film "Southern Fried Hospitality" ) To 7/16/2004 ( premiere US TV series "Stargate: Atlantis" ) is 15935 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 6/19/2009 is 15935 days
From 1/23/1932 ( premiere US film "Cock of the Air" ) To 6/19/2009 is 28272 days
28272 = 14136 + 14136
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 7/16/2004 ( premiere US TV series "Stargate: Atlantis" ) is 14136 days
From 3/16/1991 ( my first successful major test of my ultraspace matter transportation device as Kerry Wayne Burgess the successful Ph.D. graduate Columbia South Carolina ) To 6/19/2009 is 6670 days
From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 2/6/1984 ( Ronald Reagan - Remarks at Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois ) is 6670 days
[ See also: http://hvom.blogspot.com/2015/12/only-morons-claim-to-believe-in-jesus.html ]
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=86309
The American Presidency Project
Barack Obama
XLIV President of the United States: 2009 - present
Remarks at a Barbeque for Young Men
June 19, 2009
Hello, everybody. Everybody have a seat. Now, first of all, let's give thanks that it's not raining, because we thought it might be and we were worried that Bobby would be sending smoke into the White House. But it's a beautiful day.
I want to personally acknowledge, once again--they've already been introduced, but I want to introduce them because some of you young people are sitting with them--you may not know who you're sitting with--the extraordinary men who are participating in this event today. First of all, Chief Quartermaster John Lehnen--thank you so much, John. Some of you may know this guy, Dwyane Wade. I hear he plays basketball pretty good. [Laughter] Etan Thomas, another ballplayer; Joseph Jones, Center for Urban Families; Greg Brown, who is the CEO of Motorola; Antwaan Randle El, outstanding football player; Dr. Steve Rosen, Northwestern Cancer Center; Jorge Ramos, one of the premier journalists in the country; B.D. Wong, outstanding actor; Tony Hawk, who is the best skateboarder in the world; Coach Bill Cowher of the championship Steelers; Darryl "DMC" McDaniels; Mike Laas, who is a small businessman; Senator Evan Bayh, former colleague of ours; Fatherhood Dads, Inc., president David Ladd; the president of Morehouse College, Dr. Robert Franklin; as well as some of the outstanding members of my staff--Mike Strautmanis, Denis McDonough, Reggie Love. And we also want to thank Bobby Flay, one of the best chefs in the world, for providing us with these unbelievably good-looking grub over here.
I don't want to talk long. I want to come around and say hello to everybody. I just want to thank all of you for participating. For the young people who are here today, I just hope that the message that we're sending out about how important fathers are is something that you will internalize, because all of you are probably going to end up being fathers. And the time is now, to start thinking about what that means in terms of responsibilities, what it means to be a man. And the men who are--you're going to be sitting with today, I think, exemplify--whether they're famous or not famous, rich or not so rich, they embody that spirit of love and dedication and commitment that fatherhood is all about.
So we appreciate all of you. I don't want to get in the way of the food. Thank you for participating. Hope you guys have a good time. And to all the fathers out there, happy Father's Day. All right?
Note: The President spoke at 4:25 p.m. on the South Lawn at the White House.
- posted by H.V.O.M - Kerry Wayne Burgess 11:53 PM Pacific Time Spokane Valley Washington USA Sunday 21 August 2016
