DBWALTMAN

Tim Hawkins - The Government Can

2010-04-13T20:11:00.000-07:00

sorry about the small screen!

I'm an "UNCLE"

2010-01-13T18:51:00.000-08:00

Darleen had her first baby on the 13Th of Jan 10 at 10:45AM, a baby girl 8lbs 12oz a perfect baby, and cute too! will try to get a pic on soon

Pray for Obama

2009-11-16T17:48:00.000-08:00

Psalm 109:8 - "May his days be few: may another take his office!"

The 4th of July

2009-07-06T13:14:00.000-07:00

we spent the 4th with the Ceausus at fort Loudoun

my sister Kayleen

my brother Bryce

they were feeding a squirrel

This is my brother-in-law and sister, Kevin and Darleen Weston

this is my brother Brandon

Timmy Ceausu

Joleen took this pic of my sister Colleen tubing

Darleen took this pic of the fire works that we were shooting off

I took the rest of these pics of our neighbors fire works, isn't it nice when your neighbor likes wasting money on fire works

pleas do not take these pics off of here without asking

the 3rd

2009-07-06T12:41:00.000-07:00

On the 3rd we went to the Bates. This is the guys that were working on the siding, the Duggar boy and three of the Kelley boys

this is the guys talking about politics

this is the Bates house from above

these pics were taken by Darleen

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

2009-07-06T09:15:00.000-07:00

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

How many steps does the guard take during his walk
across the tomb of the Unknown soldier and why?

21 steps. It alludes to the twenty-one gun salute, which
is the highest honor given any military or foreign dignitary.

How long does he hesitate after his about face to begin
his return walk and why?

21 seconds for the same reason as answer number 1

Why are his gloves wet?

His gloves are moistened to prevent his losing his grip
on the rifle.

Does he carry his rifle on the same shoulder all the time
and if not, why not?

He carries the rifle on the shoulder away from the tomb.
After his march across the path, he executes an about
face and moves the rifle to the outside shoulder.

How often are the guards changed?

Guards are changed every thirty minutes, 24 hours a
day, 365 days a year

What are the physical traits of the guard limited to?

For a person to apply for guard duty at the tomb, he must be
between 5' 10" and 6' 2" tall and his waist size cannot exceed
30." Other requirements of the Guard: They must commit 2
years of life to guard the tomb, live in a barracks under the
tomb, and cannot drink any alcohol on or off duty for the rest
of their lives. They cannot swear in public for the rest of their
lives and cannot disgrace the uniform {fighting} or the tomb
in any way. After two years, the guard is given a wreath pin
that is worn on their lapel signifying they served as guard of
the tomb. There are only 400 presently worn. The guard must
obey these rules for the rest of their lives or give up the wreath
pin.

The shoes are specially made with very thick soles to keep the
heat and cold from their feet. There are metal heel plates that
extend to the top of the shoe in order to make the loud click as
they come to a halt. There are no wrinkles, folds or lint on the
uniform. Guards dress for duty in front of a full-length mirror.

The first six months of duty a guard cannot talk to anyone, nor
watch TV. All off duty time is spent studying the 175 notable
people laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery. A guard must
memorize who they are and where they are interred. Among the
notables are: President Taft, Joe E. Lewis {the boxer} and Medal
of Honor winner Audie Murphy, {the most decorated soldier of
WWII} of Hollywood fame. Every guard spends five hours a day
getting his uniforms ready for guard duty.

ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD, AND LET
PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.

In 2003 as Hurricane Isabelle was approaching Washington, DC,
our US Senate/House took 2 days off with anticipation of the storm.
On the ABC evening news, it was reported that because of the
dangers from the hurricane, the military members assigned the
duty of guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier were given
permission to suspend the assignment. They respectfully declined
the offer, "No way, Sir!" Soaked to the skin, marching in the pelting
rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding the Tomb was not
just an assignment, it was the highest honor that can be afforded
to a serviceperson. The tomb has been patrolled continuously,
24/7, since 1930.

O fortuna

2009-06-22T05:16:00.000-07:00

I really like this Russian song of the soviet Union

ATI Regional Conference Nashville.TN

2009-05-31T08:27:00.001-07:00

we went to Bass pro shop the day before the conference here are a few pics of ityum! yum! old fashioned candy.this is in a thunder storm on the first day of the challenge in the hall way of the Nashville training center this is a activity that the squad was supposed to kick the ball through the hoopthis is river crossingthis is my squad in the challenge this is a skit the they were supposed to get the egg to the ground with out it braking my squadmy unit leader and assistant squad leader and I with two young men that were on our teamthis is a banner that our team made in a activity

the Alamo

2009-05-23T10:15:00.000-07:00

this means a lot to me, for I am a Texan and now we live in TN.

Scotland the Brave

2009-05-22T20:13:00.000-07:00

I am not Scotish, I am Irish, but I still like this song.

Knights

2009-05-18T20:00:00.001-07:00

1190 - 1809

Scarcely less renowned than the Knights Templars, the Teutonic Knights
carried the spirit and traditions of the great military religious orders of
the Middle Ages far into the modern period. No earlier date for the
foundation of the order than 1190 is given on recognized authority, its actual
beginning, like that of the other orders of its kind, being humble and
obscure.

It appears that about 1128 a wealthy German, having participated in the
siege and capture of Jerusalem, settled there, and soon began to show pity for
his unfortunate countrymen among the pilgrims who came, receiving some of them
into his own house to be cared for. When the work became too great for him
there, he built a hospital, in which he devoted himself to nursing sick
pilgrims, to whose support he likewise gave all his wealth. Still the task
outgrew the means at his command, and in order to increase his charity he
began to solicit alms. While he took care of the men, his wife performed a
like service for poor women pilgrims.

Soon they were joined by many of their wealthier countrymen who had come
to fight for the Holy Land. Presently they "banded themselves together, after
the pattern of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, and united the care of the
sick and poor with the profession of arms in their defence, under the title of
Hospitalers of the Blessed Virgin." These Teutonic Hospitalers continued their
work, in hospital and field, until the capture of Jerusalem by Saladin in
1187

if you woul like to see a lot more go to

http://history-world.org/teutonic_knights.htm

T.J.Jackson

2009-05-18T19:43:00.000-07:00

JACKSON, Stonewall, real name THOMAS JONATHAN JACKSON (1824-63), American soldier, considered by military authorities an outstanding leader, a skilled tactician, and one of the ablest Confederate commanders.

Jackson was born on Jan. 21, 1824, in Clarksburg, Va. (now in W.Va.), and was educated at the U.S. Military Academy. Following his graduation (1846) from West Point he participated in the Mexican War until 1848. He became an instructor at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) in 1851, and the next year he resigned from the army.

if you would like to see more info on this go to
http://www.civilwarhistory.com/stonewalljackson/jackson.htm

Robert Edward Lee

2009-05-18T19:22:00.001-07:00

Robert Edward Lee
(1807-1870)

"With all my devotion to the Union and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my hand against my relatives, my children, my home. I have therefore resigned my commission in the Army, and save in defense of my native State, with the sincere hope that my poor services may never be needed, I hope I may never be called on to draw my sword....." Lee in a letter to his sister, April 20, 1861

if you would like to read more on R.E.LEE go to I was going to put it on but it is to much to put on here.

http://www.civilwarhome.com/leebio.htm

re-flooring

2009-05-18T18:58:00.000-07:00

this is our dining room. sorry! I do not have a pic of before but here is one of after. before we had linoleum flooring, it did not look good.

Easter

2009-05-12T19:19:00.000-07:00

my sister and brother-in-law

my little brother

Alert Cadets

2009-05-05T13:08:00.000-07:00

this is a pic of my old unit TX 6th bravo

this is my new unit TN 3rd alfa

II Lt. Lyles presenting us our ribbons

this is a pic of where to put your ribbons and all of that this is the ribbons that you can get if you are in Alert Cadets

this is a pic Brandon Dad and my self

this is the unit praying for me wen I got my LTC that is leadership training core

My watch

2009-05-05T06:03:00.000-07:00

this is a sea lion Stuhrling original men's watch, it is a automatic watch, that means it runs off movement,100M water proof,that is a little more then 300ft, it contains 20 gems inside of it ,the oldest one of thees watches have lasted 200 years and I am hoping for that, of course I wont see it last that long, but maybe my grand kids will. it's retail price is $930.00 wow! but I got it for $99.00 that is almost 90% off, imagine buying a candy bar that cost a 1.00 for 0.10, well I have talked long enough, here it is

well how do you like it?

Medal of Honor Recipient Charles.H.Coolidge

2009-05-02T16:37:00.000-07:00

Charles H. Coolidge
TECHNICAL SERGEANT CHARLES H. COOLIDGE, US ARMY GENERAL ORDER NO: 53, JULY 1945

TECHNICAL SERGEANT CHARLES H. COOLIDGE, U.S. ARMY COMPANY M, 141ST INFANTRY, 36TH INFANTRY DIVISION. EAST OF BELMONT SUR BUTTANT, FRANCE ON 24-27 OCTOBER 1944 DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF WHILE LEADING A SECTION OF HEAVY MACHINEGUNS SUPPORTED BY 1 PLATOON OF COMPANY K. HE TOOK A POSITION NEAR HILL 623, EAST OF BELMONT SUR BUTTANT, FRANCE ON 24 OCTOBER 1944, WITH THE MISSION OF COVERING THE RIGHT FLANK OF THE THIRD BATTALION AND SUPPORTING ITS ACTION. T/SGT COOLIDGE WENT FORWARD WITH A SERGEANT OF COMPANY KTO RECONNOITER POSITIONS FOR COORDINATING THE FIRES OF THE LIGHT AND HEAVY MACHINEGUNS. THEY RAN INTO AN ENEMY FORCE IN THE WOODS ESTIMATED TO BE AN INFANTRY COMPANY. T/SGT COOLIDGE ATTEMPTING TO BLUFF THE GERMANS BY A SHOW OF ASSURANCE AND BOLDNESS CALLED UPON THEM TO SURRENDER, WHEREUPON THE ENEMY OPENED FIRE. WITH HIS CARBINE, T/SGT COOLIDGE WOUNDED 2 OF THEM. THERE BEING NO OFFICER PRESENT WITH THE FORCE, T/SGT COOLIDGE AT ONCE ASSUMED COMMAND. MANY OF THE MEN WERE REPLACEMENTS RECENTLY ARRIVED; THIS WAS THEIR FIRST EXPERIENCE UNDER FIRE. T/SGT COOLIDGE, UNMINDFUL OF THE ENEMY FIRE DELIVERED AT CLOSE RANGE, WALKED ALONG THE POSITION, CALMING AND ENCOURAGING HIS MEN AND DIRECTING THEIR FIRE. THE ATTACK WAS THROWN BACK. THROUGH 25 AND 26 OCTOBER, THE ENEMY LAUNCHED REPEATED ATTACKES AGAINST THE POSITION OF THIS COMBAT GROUP, BUT EACH WAS REPULSED DUE TO T/SGT COOLIDGE'S ABLE LEADERSHIP. ON 27 OCTOBER, GERMAN INFANTRY, SUPPORTED BY 2 TANKS, MADE A DETERMINED ATTACK ON THE POSITION. THE AREA WAS SWEPT BY ENEMY SMALL-ARMS, MACHINEGUN, AND TANK FIRE. T/SGT COOLIDGE ARMED HIMSELF WITH A BAZOOKA AND ADVANCED TO WITHIN 25 YARDS OF THE TANKS. HIS BAZOOKA FAILED TO FUNCTION AND HE THREW IT ASIDE. SECURING ALL THE HAND GRENADES HE COULD CARRY, HE CRAWLED FORWARD AND INFLICTED HEAVY CASUALTIES ON THE ADVANCING ENEMY. FINALLY IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE ENEMY, IN GREATLY SUPERIOR FORCE, SUPPORTED BY TANKS, WOULD OVERRUN THE POSITION. T/SGT COOLIDGE DISPLAYING GREAT COOLNESS AND COURAGE, DIRECTED AND CONDUCTED AN ORDERLY WITHDRAWAL, BEING HIMSELF THE LAST TO LEAVE THE POSITION. AS A RESULT OF T/SGT COOLIDGE'S HEROIC AND SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP, THE MISSION OF THIS COMBAT GROUP WAS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGHOUT 4 DAYS OF CONTINUOUS FIGHTING AGAINST NUMERICALLY SUPERIOR ENEMY TROOPS IN RAIN AND COLD AND AMID DENSE WOODS.

ENTERED SERVICE: SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TENNESSEEBORN : 4 AUGUST 1921PLACE OF BIRTH : SIGNAL MOUNTAIN,TENNESSEE

2009-05-02T08:34:00.000-07:00

USMC razing the American flag on iwo jima

this is the USS John Rogger witch my uncle was stashed on for three yearsplane braking sound barerThis is a A-10 thunderbolt my Dad was a mechanic on this plane

this is a pic of La drang valley Vietnam.

Gods and Generals

2009-05-02T07:01:00.000-07:00

Gods and Generals

2009-05-02T06:59:00.000-07:00

Kevin&Darleen westons

2009-05-01T12:35:00.000-07:00

The Romanian Church in Georgia that we had a CI at. this is where Darleen and Kevin met. one of the CI teams

The wildest of the teams. as you can tell

the CI group on a hike up to abrams falls
the CI group

My sister Darleen WestonMy brother-in-law Kevin Weston

these are copy righted, so do not copy thank you!

the Patriot soundtrack

2009-05-01T12:32:00.000-07:00

Black Hawlk Down

2009-05-01T12:15:00.000-07:00

we were soldiers soundtrack

2009-05-01T11:48:00.000-07:00

crusader history

2009-04-29T09:33:00.000-07:00

Turkish cavalryman wore
much lighter armour then the Crusader knights.they had light mail coats,

pointed metal helmets and small round shields.

they fired valleys of arrows from the saddle.

I don't like the Turkish cavalryman!

King Richard 1
King Richard 1 of England preferred fighting for his religion over seas to governing his kingdom. for three years after his coronation in 1189,he was not ever in Europe. he was leading a Crusades army against Muslim forces in Palestine.

Saladin,Sultan of Egypt and Syria, was the greatest of the Muslim leaders,not only defeating the Crusaders, but ruling wisely and efficiently.(personally I don't like him)

the Crusaders had three military orders,the Knights Teutonic who guarded the caravans in the holy land,then had to go back to Europe to help keep the mongrels out of Europe.

the crest of the poor knights of Christ who later got the name Templar from staying in the palace of Solomon in the Bible

The Templar's who guarded the temples and most of the city's in the holy land

the knights Hospitallers are the doctors and the gardens of the sick, wounded and the hospitals

scenes

2009-04-29T06:51:00.000-07:00

here are some of my scenes, this is a civil war scene,

I made this scen for my brother,it is a medieval scen.

2009-04-28T19:52:00.000-07:00

Here are some Romans for you:

For those of you who like Lord of the Rings wraiths against elves.

Some Austrians against Russians

This is a Teutonic and a knight of Jerusalem

Longbow man and French swordsman.

first we melt the lead,then we pour

the lead into the moulds,let them cool, file the figure, prime, paint, and seal. That is how we make our lead men.

If you would like to buy some of these,we will sell them,we have more so if you need a specific one. Just tell me and I can customize one for you. get back with me?

My guns

2009-04-28T18:21:00.000-07:00

this is my first shotgun,a Mossberg 500 20 gauge shotgun, I have shot so many squirrel,Snake,rabbit and dove with this gun I can not count.

hey look at this!cool!I love it! it is a 22LR, my 22LR and I love it, it is one of favorites and extremely accurate,

this is my heritage 22 pistol, it shoots 22LR and 22MAG it is vary accurate for a pistol and it is one of my favorite guns to shoot for fun!