Brian M Downing

@RoseElla1234 One of my favorite scenes: youtube.com/watch?v=OpGNKO…

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) remains one of Hollywood’s greatest post-war masterpieces — a deeply human portrait of soldiers struggling to rebuild their lives after World War II. The film won 7 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor, and is still regarded as one of the most powerful films ever made about the emotional aftermath of war. Harold Russell, a real-life war veteran who lost both hands during the war, delivered an unforgettable performance that earned him two Oscars for the same role.

US and Israel "actively working" to strip Jordan of Al-Aqsa custodianship, sources say The plan has sparked fears that Jordan's role in Jerusalem could be sidelined in favour of a new arrangement aligned with Israeli interests

Of course Hegseth has his pronouns too: I, me, my.

@Georgetown Lauinger Library is named for an alum who was killed in Vietnam.

Today and every day, we honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. #MemorialDay 🇺🇸

Friend and neighbor. After the war while traveling on business or vacation he met with families of guys in his unit who'd been killed and told them what he recalled about their loved ones including the circumstances of their deaths. Courage and decency are vanishing from America.

@oneeyejax @HawkEmDownChris @PaulKrauseHOF Foolishly traded away by the Redskins.

@HawkEmDownChris The great @PaulKrauseHOF

Age yourself by naming an NFL safety you grew up watching. I’ll start: Sean Taylor.

@HawkEmDownChris Ken Houston youtube.com/watch?v=0xzI6B…

@betboytonyc1 @BuffaloBills I believe he had been on the replacement team before making the regular squad.

Brad Edwards He was a rough, tough, hard downhill playing and hitting safety. But....so many times, when a big game sealing interception happened, it was Brad. My mom had a crush on him too 🤣 2 picks in the SB win against the @BuffaloBills #RaiseHail

Trump said gas prices are ‘peanuts.’ washingtonpost.com/business/2026/…

‘There is profound disappointment in him’: mood in Russia turns against Putin theguardian.com/world/ng-inter…

@XMartinsMusicX Neil Sedaka

Born on this Day 1941 Can You Name This American Singer-Songwriter? 🤔

BREAKING: Poland has activated its military aircraft following Russian strikes on Ukraine, the army says, describing the move as a preventive measure to secure and protect airspace near areas deemed at risk. 🔴 More on aljazeera.com

@WarsIndo I'll bet he's taking a drag of a Gaulois.

The light at the end of the tunnel”: LtGen Henri Navarre stepped from a Constellation airliner into the heat of Saigon at Tan Son Nhut on 19 May 1953 to take command of French Far East Expeditionary Corps (CEFEO)

1st Sgt Kosovare Fain carries her daughter, Reagan Fain, as she and fellow soldiers from the US Army 3rd Infantry Regiment participate in the annual Flags-In event at Arlington National Cemetery. Photograph: Matt McClain

American soldiers rest at Eagle's Nest (Kehlsteinhaus), near Berchtesgaden, Germany, early May 1945.

@histories_arch Military and civilian deaths on both sides were abut the same as those at Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined,

Marine PFC George Max Chanak pauses by a row of fallen comrades on Okinawa in May, 1945. George was Killed in Action shortly after this picture was taken. He was only 19 years old. The Battle of Okinawa, fought from April to June 1945, was the largest and deadliest battle of the Pacific War. More than 180,000 American troops fought to capture the island from entrenched Japanese forces in what became a brutal campaign of artillery fire, cave warfare, kamikaze attacks, and close-quarters combat. U.S. forces suffered over 49,000 casualties during the battle, including more than 12,000 killed. Japanese military deaths exceeded 100,000, while hundreds of thousands of Okinawan civilians were caught in the fighting. The scale of the losses shocked military planners on both sides. Many of the American troops fighting on Okinawa were teenagers or in their early twenties. Casualty rates among frontline Marine and Army units were extremely high during the final weeks of the war in the Pacific. The enormous losses at Okinawa heavily influenced the United States’ decision to use atomic bombs against Japan later in 1945 rather than proceed with a full-scale invasion of the Japanese mainland. © History Pictures #archaeohistories

These are the people Trump wants to give millions in taxpayer dollars. Absolutely disgraceful.

U.S. bears brunt of Israel’s missile defense, Pentagon assessments show washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

As a young sportsman, I instead turned to my love of literature and acting..my career included success on stage & screen. I penned screenplays & novels, had loads of children, and should have won an Oscar for a wordy scene in a film that has stood the test of time. Who Am I?