They are heroes twice over, and my condolences to their families

Three Americans killed in Australian plane crash identified – and all are U.S. military veterans

This is well done

Hope you had a happy Fourth, and this is something we need to keep in mind the other 364 days of the year. :)

Yep...

15 Dead Giveaways That Somebody Is American.

I particularly like:

7. Mostly it's the 'prepared for anything' look they have about them (fanny pack, backpack, bottled water, camera pouch) compared to various other tourists - Asians tend to herd together for safety, while Europeans vary between blend-right-in Scandinavian to designer-brands-everywhere French and traffic-laws-are-for-others Italian. But Americans are the only ones who seem to view a perfectly civilized, modern city like some kind of uncharted jungle that doesn't have places to shelter in the rain or buy cheap bottled water.

A well done public-service message

but it's sad that it has to be done in a country which was founded on freedom of religion and which supposedly embraces diversity.



Via Joe.My.God.