Jack Wilson took out a would-be mass shooter. From 30 feet away. With a headshot. At age 71.4yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Today is the 242nd anniversary of the start of the American Revolution.7yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/MURICA
HESSIANS ARE ASLEEP AND NOT EXPECTING A DAWN ATTACK, POST PICTURES OF GENERAL WASHINGTON.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/MURICA
When you notice the sub has made a return to actual JBP-related content rather than more low-effort political posts.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/JordanPeterson
In these divided times, let us come together to agree this guy is a massive piece of shit.4yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/iamatotalpieceofshit
The Virgin literally anyone else on earth vs the Chad Johnny Kim5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/virginvschad
Soviet female sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko, while touring the USA during WW2, told a crowd I am 25 years old and I have killed 309 fascist invaders. Don't you think, gentlemen, that you have been hiding behind my back for too long?4yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
Lt. Tadeusz Towarnicki and Capt. Stefan Sosnowski, assassins for the Polish resistance, stroll through German-occupied Poland in 1942. They were tasked with liquidating collaborators and Gestapo informers.4yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/poland
A salute to whoever hung Old Glory on my favorite shipwreck off San Diego.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/MURICA
Hershel Williams, USMC Medal of Honor recipient from Iwo Jima, dropping the puck at an NHL game in October 2019. Looks pretty good for 96!4yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/USMC
Whoever runs Ukraine’s official Twitter account deserves a medal.3yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers with a U.S.-made Javelin anti-tank missile somewhere in Donbass. 🇺🇦 mettle + 🇺🇸 firepower = 👌2yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/ukraine
Two weeks ago I went on a feel trip to the final resting place of 9,387 American patriots: the American Cemetery in Normandy, France.8yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/MURICA
MFW I found myself in a conversation today with some non-Marine veterans on the topic of dicks being drawn in public places.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/USMC
3 Marines light their cigarettes on a hot M2 barrel in Korea (1951)6yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/USMC
Just finished this book. Very, very depressing but incredibly well-researched. Definitely recommended for anyone interested in history.4yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/ukraine
I’m a lifelong fan of old time recruiting and propaganda posters, especially WW1/WW2.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/USMC
слава Украіні! ваш брат в Америці приміряє нову маску, що ви думаєте?3yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/ukraine
Frankly I'm just proud of myself for thinking up 2 of those 3 puns on my own...7yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/Tinder
From an American visiting Kyiv, this is easily the greatest mural I have ever seen. I got a private walking tour and the guide explained all the details to me. Slava Ukraini!4yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/ukraine
Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer is apparently one of us! Not an amateur either, by the looks of it...6yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/scuba
Lt. Tadeusz Towarnicki and Capt. Stefan Sosnowski, assassins for the Polish resistance, stroll through German-occupied Poland in 1942. They were tasked with liquidating collaborators and Gestapo informers. While their methods were a bit rougher than 007’s, they certainly looked the part.4yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/OldSchoolCool
Soviet poster opposing Ukrainian nationalism (late 1940’s).4yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/PropagandaPosters
When his 4-man SEAL team was surrounded & under heavy Taliban fire, LT Mike Murphy moved to an exposed position to radio for help, succeeding despite being shot while speaking. He then resumed fighting. Murphy and 2 other SEALs perished, and he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.4yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/HeroesWall
Amazon rainforest, July 2009: I hear and see some activity behind a nearby tree, so I turn with my camera just as this curious guy pops into view. A moment later he was gone.8yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/PerfectTiming
DOOT DOOT the Calcium Crew is rollin' out. remember to always thank Mr. Skeltal or else your crew will never roll deep.7yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/ledootgeneration
THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN, MR. SKELTAL SPEAKING. WE HAVE REACHED OUR SPOOKING ALTITUDE. DOOT DOOT MF’ERS.6yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/ledootgeneration
HORRIBLE: You won’t believe what some fuccbois have done to Mr Skeltal. This must not go unpunished.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/ledootgeneration
“If we dig deep into our history and our doctrine, we will remember we are not descended from fearful men.” -Edward R. Murrow5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/MURICA
Polish priest Maximilian Kolbe was interned in Auschwitz when the Nazis sentenced ten men to be starved to death. Upon learning that one of the men had a wife and children, Father Kolbe offered to take his place. Kolbe died, and man whose life he saved would live to be 93 years old.6yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/HeroesWall
American soldier Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector, served as a medic because he refused to partake in any form of violence. During the Battle of Okinawa, Doss singlehandedly saved over 70 injured men despite his own serious wounds. Doss was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions.6yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/HeroesWall
When terrorists attacked a hotel in Kenya in January 2019, an off-duty British special forces soldier grabbed his gear and rushed inside. He is credited with saving “dozens” of lives. The unnamed soldier will be awarded the George Cross, the UK’s second-highest award for bravery.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/HeroesWall
In WW1, US Army soldier Alvin York singlehandedly captured a German machine gun nest, then killed 6 attackers with his pistol (which only held 7 rounds), then took 132 prisoners back to American lines. Sergeant York was awarded the Medal of Honor and set up a charity after the war.4yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/Iamactuallyverybadass
The Prinz Eugen, a German cruiser that accompanied the battleship Bismarck on its fateful 1941 mission. She was sunk as part of US nuclear tests in Bikini Atoll in 1946.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/submechanophobia
It dead-ends at a shady car dealership with a Quantico Tactical across the street.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/USMC
When German troops were about to overrun his comrades behind him, US Army officer John Fox called in an artillery strike on his own position, defeating the attack at the cost of his own life. His last words on the radio were “fire it.” Fox was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 1997.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/HeroesWall
Roddie Edmonds refused to identify the Jews among his fellow American POWs, instead telling his German captors “we’re all Jews here.” This act saved approximately 200 Jewish GIs. He never shared his story and died in 1985. In 2017, Israel honored him with the title of “Righteous Among the Nations.”5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/HeroesWall
Any other naval history nerds out there? I saw this next to the U-352 wreck off NC. It *looks* like it could be a depth charge, but I’m not sure.4yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/scuba
WW2 era depth charge? Trying to identify an object I saw on the seafloor next to the wreck of a U-boat off North Carolina (U-352, sunk by USCG in May 1942). Obviously I didn’t touch it.4yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/whatisthisthing
When your coworkers think THEIR stories about weird coworkers or absurd work environments are crazy.6yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/USMC
Flashcards from 11 months of studying...passed today with AT/AT/AT/AT/AT. The funny thing is that when I clicked “submit” I was 50% sure that I hadn’t passed at all.4yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/pmp
British surgeon David Nott, the “Indiana Jones of surgery,” has volunteered to perform surgery in nearly a dozen war zones since 1993. He has worked extensively in Syria. Nott was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 2012.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/HeroesWall
Harambe sends Cincinnati zoo staff fleeing from his enclosure in terror. Their vicious counter-attack would claim his life only minutes later. (2016)7yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/fakehistoryporn
In May 1945, anti-Nazi Wehrmacht officer Josef Gangl teamed up with US soldiers and French POWs to defend a Bavarian castle full of civilians. When the Waffen SS assaulted the castle, Gangl died while trying to save the former French prime minister. Today he is honored as an Austrian national hero.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/HeroesWall
Witold Pilecki was a Polish soldier who infiltrated Auschwitz by posing as a Jew and allowing himself to be arrested. He escaped in 1943, bringing evidence of the Nazi crimes to the Allies. He later fought in the Warsaw Uprising. Pilecki was executed by the communists in 1948.6yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/HeroesWall
Forward guns of the Canadian destroyer escort HMCS Yukon (San Diego, CA).6yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/ShipwreckPorn
Wayne Lotter, a South African conservationist, set up an anti-poaching foundation that helped arrest over 2,000 poachers and reduced elephant killings in Tanzania by 50%. Lotter was assassinated in 2017.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/HeroesWall
Bank employee Ignacio Echeverria could easily have run away from the 2017 London Bridge terror attack. Instead, he confronted one of the knife-wielding attackers. He did not survive the encounter. Echeverria’s bravery is credited with saving several lives.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/HeroesWall
An off-duty Marine died on the wreck of the HMCS Yukon off San Diego in 2012. Some anonymous divers put US and USMC flags on the wreck in her honor.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/scuba
Captain Harith al-Sudani was an Iraqi agent who infiltrated ISIS. While undercover, he prevented 30 car bomb attacks and 18 suicide bombers. ISIS eventually discovered his true identity and killed him in 2017.6yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/HeroesWall
On 9/11, Todd Beamer led other passengers in an attack against the hijackers of Flight 93. Their heroism saved thousands of lives by forcing the hijackers to crash the plane instead of using it against Washington DC.6yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/HeroesWall
Which one of you subaquatic patriots is responsible for hanging Old Glory on the wreck of this Canadian naval ship off San Diego?7yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/MURICA
These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. -Thomas Paine6yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/MURICA
Charles Whittlesey, a lawyer from New York City, commanded the Lost Battalion in WW1. Surrounded by Germans for several days, he refused to surrender and led a desperate defense until rescue arrived. Wracked with guilt, he committed suicide in 1921.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/HeroesWall
Ohh you think your country has freedom of speech. You merely adopted freedom of speech. We were born in it, molded by it...7yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/MURICA
Hugh Tompson, a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War, saved numerous civilians during the My Lai massacre and almost opened fire on US troops to stop it. He was later lauded as a hero and awarded the Soldier's Medal for his courage.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/HeroesWall
A faded and worn American flag flew at WW2 combat pilot Capt Robert Woodbury's house. Some United States Marines dropped by to give him a new Old Glory.7yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/MURICA
Legendary American aerial badass CHUCK YEAGER is very active on Twitter despite being 94 years old. Check him out!7yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/MURICA
No cute sea lions to offset the horror of this oil rig photo...just cold and slimy steel, far below the waterline. The seafloor is about 800 feet down...7yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/submechanophobia
Josef Stalin’s granddaughter (an antique shop owner in Portland, OR) bears a slight but noticeable resemblance to her infamous grandfather.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/mildlyinteresting
Keenia Williams dragged an unconscious crash victim from a fiery highway inferno near San Francisco in 2011. She later saved yet another stranger from an auto wreck in 2014. Williams is now the first recipient of San Francisco’s “Good Samaritan Award.”5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/HeroesWall
MRW the Marine Mobile app notifies me that “New MarAdmins have been published!”6yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/USMC
While clearing out my LinkedIn contacts I realized this guy has been a connection of mine for several years.6yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/IASIP
Finished all my prerequisites for PADI Master Scuba Diver and felt a shameless dramatic photo was appropriate.8yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/scuba
Fish and Chips Burrito (Stag and Lion pub in Carlsbad, CA) [2048 x 1536]8yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/FoodPorn
As a hairy dude, what I feel like when I go a little overboard while manscaping...9yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/funny
Some POS dinged my FRS while I was grocery shopping and then split. Merry Christmas you coward, I hope 2019 brings you nothing but stubbed toes and hangnails.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/frs
A friend got this one recently. I read it thinking, okay, he's going to slip something really weird in very casually, and then...yep.7yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/creepyPMs
Police officer Kevin Briggs prevented over 200 suicides on the Golden Gate Bridge by showing empathy and concern to would-be victims. Briggs, who struggles with depression himself, has since retired and now devotes his time to suicide prevention advocacy.5yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/HeroesWall
Anyone else getting “Action Blocked” warning when you try to follow a new account? Just started happening to me last night.6yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/Instagram
Vladimir Putin responds to accusations that his government poisoned a Russian double agent in London (2018)6yr ⋅ Charlie--Dont--Surf ⋅ r/fakehistoryporn
