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A new drug, that appears to have started in Russia, is causing quite a bit of alarm. This new drug, known by the names Crocodile or Krokodil, is an inexpensive substitute for heroin. Crocodile is made from desomorphine, a synthetic opiate that is a derivative of morphine. In the public domain, Crocodile and desomorphine are synonymous, but in reality, Crocodile refers to a home-made and generally dirty form of desomorphine. This is in contrast to the desomorphine that was developed as an opiate medication in the early 1930's. According to Wikipedia.org, desomorphine is "8-10 times more potent than morphine".
Russia has historically has a high incidence of heroin use and addiction. In an effort to reduce heroin use and associated crime and health problems, Russia has taken steps to reduce the amount of heroin available and therefore increase its street value. This hass led heroin to become too expensive or difficult to find for many addicts and opened the door for a cheaper, more accessible alternative.
Compared to heroin, Crocodile is inexpensive to manufacture and therefore, cheap to buy on the streets. This makes crocodile attractive to those looking for an inexpensive "high". As with other home-made drugs, there are many variations in the manufacture of Crocodile. However, most batches start with codeine-based medication, which is sold over the counter in Russia, combined with a variety of readily available ingredients that may include gasoline, iodine, hydrochloric acid, paint thinner, and red phosphorous, among others. In most cased, there is no purification of the end product and the user is injecting a substances full of toxins. The process for making Crocodile from codeine tablets is similar to the process of making methamphetamine from pseudoephedrine.
The "high" from Crocodile lasts about ninety minutes. This is notably shorter than the "high" one gets from heroin. Given that Crocodile takes approximately an hour to make, many users are spending all of their waking hours either making or using this drug. And given the discomfort of withdrawal from Crocodile, those addicted to it need to wake up frequently at night to take more of it.
Crocodile received its name due to the effect it has on the skin of its users. Crocodile is generally injected and, as noted above, the drug is loaded with toxic chemicals. Crocodile causes one's skin to take on a greenish hue and become scaly. This occurs due to the bursting of blood vessels near the injection site and the resultant death of tissue near the site of the injection. If a vein is missed, the chemical is then injected directly into the muscle. The poisonous nature of this drug causes the muscle and surrounding tissue to develop abscesses and literally rot while on the body.
Although this drug began in Russia, it is beginning to make its way around the world. There have been reports that it is being used in the United States, although data about its availability is limited.
Withdrawal from Crocodile is reported to be quite difficult. In comparison to heroin, the physical pain associated with withdrawal from Crocodile are said to be intense for up to a month and sometimes even longer. It has been reported that the physical sensation of pain is so intense during detox from Crocodile that some users lose consciousness. Due to the difficult detox, as well as lack of treatment services in the poorest areas of Russia where this drug is flourishing, the average life expectancy of a person addicted to Crocodile is 2-3 years.


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Normally served with Omani Qahwa (Coffee): "Omani Halwa (Sweet)" Top 5 Page for this destination Muscat Restaurant Tip by peaceness98
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Famous Omani Cuisine Include the local sweet known as Omani Halwa.
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It's made of water, white sugar, brown sugar, wheat starch, a dash of rose water, saffron, cardamon, almonds and nutmeg.
The best Halwa's are either made by locals working from home, or you can try the ones made by the 'Barka Halwa Factory'
Fresh made Halwa's can be bought from the factory in Barka (around 40 min drive from Mutrah), or you can find ready made ones in stall's in City Center Mall near the airport.
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PORTLAND -- The Oregon Zoo nearly set a record in 2013 with 1,625,296 visits, just shy of the 1,645,843 visits in 2010.
Summer was the busiest season, but spokesman Hova Najarian said Wednesday that spring of last year also drew huge crowds.
The zoo shattered its attendance record for March, when nearly 160,000 people showed up to see new arrivals that included a flock of pink flamingos, a baby De Brazza s monkey and a river otter pup just learning to swim, Najarian said.
Najarian said the zoo broke records for its annual Rabbit Romp, for Easter Sunday and for the whole spring break period.
Video: Ore. Zoo otter 'Mo' gets swimming lesson from mom
Every person who walks through our gates represents an opportunity to make positive change, whether through education or the surcharges that directly support conservation in the Pacific Northwest and globally, zoo director Kim Smith added.
She said the high attendance numbers will help support conservation, education and animal welfare programs, including species recovery efforts for several endangered animals.
The zoo and the Washington Park area will also benefit from new parking rules that go into place starting Friday, which will raise fund for a new, park-wide master plan, said Portland Parks and Recreation spokesman Mark Ross.
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Very few 8-processor Mac Pro machines are compute-bound. Most are severely I/O bound.
What sort of work are you doing on this Mac that requires more compute-power ??
What is your Memory and Hard drive configuration?
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Maybe start with Intel processor list of just what they have maybe in 8-core 3.2GHZ first and the MSRP vs eBay and Amazon etc
There is a lot in one or two only long threads on MacRumors forum under Mac Pro desktop section about processor upgrades.
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Keep your eyes on the cards, don't be tricked
I am no master magician. I'm not even good at card tricks or anything, but the other day I was trying to show some simple tricks to my children on the living room floor of my house. The first trick I showed them impressed them so much they asked me to do it again. I think one of the first rules of magic is to never show your audience the same trick twice, but these were my children, so of course I showed them again. This time, they were more distracted. They were so distracted, in fact, that I was able to remove a card from the deck and slip it into my back pocket without them even noticing. The move was supposed to add to the effect of the trick. You know a good magician by his ability to distract his audience from the trick when it is being performed. It didn't matter, though. They weren't paying attention this time. They lost interest before I could even pride myself with my ability to dazzle them. The magic was gone and without their attention, there was no use in finishing the trick. I did go ahead and finish it, but they didn't show even a hint of surprise. I let the kids go on their way after that. I felt like they had missed something they really would have enjoyed if they had only been more attentive. I can't force them to enjoy the trick, I can only offer it for their enjoyment.
After the card trick I put the cards away. I was slightly discouraged that my trick didn't impress as much as I thought it would have. I don't think my kids learned anything from the experience, but after rethinking what had happened, I realized that it was me that had learned something. I had learned another valuable lesson about life.
In life, there are so many distractions that will keep us from finding the truly amazing results we could all experience if we would only focus on the cards we are dealt. If we don't pay attention, we will miss the point of it all. Our lack of interest in certain areas of life may inadvertently lead to our failures. The answer to the things that puzzle us the most may literally be right in front of us, only hidden by our lack of attention. I can't help but wonder how many people have complained about how the cards have fallen in life, and so many of them, because of distractions of life, miss the wonder of the whole show. We don't have many chances in life to get it right. Redos are not allowed. What we can do, though, is pay attention to what is dealt to us. If we focus on the cards we are given, we have a better chance to understand and a smaller chance of being tricked. You have been waiting for the right cards to fall. Maybe they have. Were you watching? Stop looking to the left and the right. Focus. Don't be fooled by the trick. The answer may be closer than you think.


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Very friendly, efficient staff. Accommodating when I didn't want to eat, but just grab a coffee in the evening with a friend. Not a problem and offered us a table very quickly. Would def go back...
Not child friendly. No child menu andnit even prepared to make a small version of their bangers and Nash which was on adult menu! Not local,but if was, would not return. Food cheap, but not great!
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Givin' Up the Ghost, eh Disney?
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Yes. I agree. Everyone who's even remotely interested in animation should read about the whole Eisner ordeal. You
it's bad when even Roy Disney has to step in, but can't do a whole lot.
Also, to be clear, I don't have a problem with the use of new mediums, hah. Actually, the rolling in his grave comment was about the cheap short. I thought that was pretty clear considering what just preceded that comment, but ah. Live and learn. Even during the 50's when Disney was going for a more stylish, modern design, the animation quality was still respectable. And everything was clearly drafted with intention. Walt would be fine with digital animation, it's proven people can do good stuff with it, but when the Looney Tunes Show flows better than the Mickey Mouse short (a SHORT. Come on, I make more fluid animations than that. Usually a short means you can pour more effort into it), it makes me wonder where Disney's priorities really are.
But like I said, I still liked it, but it's not exempt from being what it is.
I do hope, though, that they either get better in time, or they're all experimental. If that's the case, I can get behind that 100% because if there's one thing I love, it's a variety of styles and
Hahaha, it's funny that I have nothing to say about the films. The fact that I was talking about one thing while everyone else thought I was talking about another is pretty dang hilarious in hindsight. :D As for the films, they are what they are. The facts are there in black and white as far as box office stats go.
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SunTrust Banks, Inc. (STI) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for August 28, 2013
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Belvoir Castle is home to David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland, Marquess of Granby. It has been the seat of the Dukes of Rutland for three hundred years and the home of the Manners family over for over five hundred. In 'The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6' (1900), Augustus J. C. Hare gives the following story of a haunt like experience at Belvoir. Read More »
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The character shows such style and emotion it's incredible. I've just started digital painting and really can't wait to produce work like this how long have you been digitally painting?
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Happy New Year to you! I thought I'd start out the New Year with a few predictions regarding media storage in the coming 12 months. I polled a few of our NetApp media specialists and some of the predictions below come from them. As with all predictions, some may seem like long-shots, but the trends are driving the industry in these directions:
- Object Storage plays move from science experiments to deployable infrastructures. There are more software products on the market that are beginning to take a lot of the pain out of object storage deployments, but it will still take a lot of preplanning and solution integration to get things off the ground. Will object storage make it big in 2014? Probably not big, but definitely significant.
- Flash Storage, or more specifically flash arrays, will start looking like a real option in media. The prices are still pretty high per gigabyte for solid-state storage, but the performance will make that cost look good compared to the idea of short-stroking hard drives to get the throughput up to meet the needs of things like 4K post-production. We've also seen flash arrays being used for file system metadata to improve access times as well as for the content metadata databases for MAM systems.
- Cloud Storage will continue to gain momentum, but the risks are still going to make some people nervous. Most cloud providers today are agreeing to reasonable SLAs now, so many people are poo-pooing the risks (most of those people's jobs don't rely on having 24x7 access to the content, so it's easy for them to say, right?). Hybrid Cloud Storage will continue to expand. Hybrid cloud storage is storage that is still owned by the media company, but the management of the equipment will be outsourced to lower the operating cost. Cloud compute will continue to gain momentum and more hybrid storage will be located close to the service provider's data centers and networks.
- Outsourced distribution services will continue to expand. The consumer products end of the business changes so rapidly that it makes sense for someone else to specialize in this and for media companies to take advantage of the service provider's expertise and investments. The job of most media companies is to create or aggregate compelling content and not worry about the transcoding side of consumer delivery. Let others own the CDN while you focus on the brand.
- Long-tern content storage will continue to be an unsolved mystery. As far as we know, there are no new technologies that will be ready in 2014 to solve this problem. Cloud storage seems to be the easy solution for now (let someone else worry about the platform and migration over time), but the risks discussed earlier still apply. And don't forget how much more information is being created as people move more and more to 4K production! This problem just seems to get bigger and bigger.
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After the 3rd week, my LO has not been a very good day sleeper. She sleeps long stretches at night (usually 10 hrs with 1 wake up) but when it comes to naps half an hour is all I get. Maybe that's just the way she sleeps, and that is ok with me as long as she gets the rest she needs. She has always fought sleep. Early on I discovered she needed more day sleep and was overtired. So I had to put effort into rocking her to sleep and putting her down so she wasn't so cranky all day because she would not fall asleep on her own. That's still what we do, I rock or bounce her to sleep and put her down for naps. (At night I nurse to sleep but that doesn't work well for her in the day).
My problem is that when I rock her to sleep, she still seems to fight it until she finally falls asleep on my shoulder. She often cries also. Even if she starts out calm and peaceful, it's almost as if she realizes it's the naptime routine and gets upset. I've tried shortening her wake time but that doesn't seem to help very much. She goes to sleep quicker but still cries.
Any ideas on how to make it a better experience for her or make it easier for her to go down? I'd eventually like to stop rocking her to sleep but I am having a hard time visualizing how when even now with soft music and being in my arms makes her upset. I appreciate any insight you might have. Thanks!


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This one here is Roomi from Galaxy Fight^^ It's another one of those obscure SNK's Neo-Geo fighting games from the 90's that I never had the chance to play, but Roomi's popularity grew enough for me to know about her xDDD She have some "Felicia-style" design around her(she's also a singer) and that's perfect for me because these kind of cute-curvy mixes are one of my favourites xDDD
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Hope you like it!!
YAY! Roomi! The first big booby girl I crushed for!
I loved her!
Cute and sexy
She's cute. :3
Now you have to the biker chick XD
A tough girl like her is always welcome, though her messy hair looks difficult to draw xDDDD
Glad you like it!!^_^
Glad you like it!!^_^
Wow I never thought I would see a fan art of her again
I'm old and pervy enough to remember characters like her I supose xDDDDD
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Glad you like it!!^_^
She definitely looks interesting and her play style is something I can dig.
You always find the most obscure things that interest me you know that?
You always find the most obscure things that interest me you know that?
Obscure characters are fun to draw, so expect more of them coming xDDDD
Glad you like it!!^_^
Glad you like it!!^_^
cute. :3
wow, she looks so cute, her and Felicia should do a show together
wow I seriously thought her skin was blue at first REALLY interesting outfit here, haha have no idea what's going on with those "hands", the elf ears and the smurf colour scheme but I like the body and overall cuteness!
Yep, hope they're only oversized gloves because that would be kinda creepy instead xDDDD
Glad you like it!!^_^
Glad you like it!!^_^
I remember buying this game in China Town. It's a hard one, but it's worth to see how you can beat the game with a cutie like her!
She's wearing her underwear on the outside of her outfit, she MUST be a superhero
I'm not familiar with that title, but I think I've seen pics of her before. She certainly suits your style. Nice work.
Very Nice
I remember this game! So much memories. This is the character that I always remember.


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Warhammer 40000: Fire In The Sky is a dead conversion for Star Wars: Empire At War - Forces Of Corruption.
So how much firepower would be needed to take these guys down?
A lot. They don't have shields, but every ship has a chance to reflect any incoming damage (chance depend upon a class of a ship) and advanced BFI order (reduces all incoming damage on ~80%). The main idea of Tombfleet - extremly resilent and fast ships with medium firepower.
very cool, so whatcha gona do next?
Finish Necron code and add some new ships to Chaos and Imperium. Then we are going to release next alpha.
cant wait to destroy their warp drives too!
necrons don't have warp drives...
could the color be changed to more metallish/silverish color?
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And the lock-down wasn't a big deal. It was voluntary (or strongly-encouraged)
*Knocks on your door followed by screams, you open.*
*A loaded assault rifle is pointed at your face*
*Officers storm your house and take your family outside by gunpoint*
You can't leave the house; and if you're out, you can't go in. You can get arrested for any reason, many were because they were walking in the wrong areas. Your property is momentarily seized as you, horrified, come to the realization that nothing you 'own' is really yours, when those in power have the authority to do as they please with you and all you have.
It probably isn't a big deal, you say? Oh, it's for national security?
Keep sleeping and pay your taxes, prisoner.
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It's funny you say that because it sounds like you're berating people who believe it wasn't a government plot as idiots who are entirely wrong.
I don't see any problem with believing it was an attack by two brothers. That kind of things has happened before, and will sadly probably happen again. That collage of images with lines and circles that was in a link posted earlier on this page doesn't convince me that it means anything. Like was said, they're not dated, timestamped, or anything like that. They show... what? Backpacks? Most backpacks are pretty similar. With a crowd like there was I'm sure there were plenty of backpacks. People looking "away" in a still photo? That doesn't mean anything, people can have their attention caught by anything and glance at it in a moment, or just turn their heads because they have an itch or anything. There's just conjecture and nothing definitive. It feels more like a story that people went looking for evidence of than a conclusion of people who were open to all the evidence and wanted to know what happened.
Most backpacks are pretty similar?
More pearls.
Why is everyone so seemingly afraid to analyze the evidence that's out there that contradicts the "official" story? What do you fear?
That your whole lives were based on lies?
If this is not evidence to you, -photo and video evidence-, let me say.. Then what is? Blind trust on the system and media?
Well that sounds like a religious belief.
If we were to discuss about possible motives the government may have to make these acts, well, that's another different topic, and a broad one. This thread is about the Boston bombings, let's keep it at that.
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U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter revives Congress proposal to cut aid to Cairo if smuggling to Gaza not curbed.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit on Wednesday accused the Israeli lobby in Washington of straining its relations with the United States by using the issue of smuggling across the Gaza border as an excuse to cut U.S. military aid to Cairo.
The remarks came hours before a scheduled meeting between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Defense Minister Ehud Barak at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik where they were expected to discuss the cross-border weapons smuggling to Gaza militants.
"The latest months have seen the Israeli lobby's efforts to harm Egypt's interests with the (U.S.)Congress," Aboul Gheit told reporters. "The Israeli lobby inside the Congress was behind some positions adopted by Congress and the Israeli media campaign in the last few months falls within this trend."
Another senior Egyptian official echoed Aboul Gheit's comments, accusing Israel of trying to influence U.S. aid to Egypt. He referred to video footage that Israel passed to the United States in which Egyptian soldiers are seen taking part in the weapons smuggling. The official said that this is a "blatant attempt to interfere in internal Egyptian matters," adding that "in the videos there is nothing" and that "the construction of settlements is very damaging the peace process".
The comments come during a period of heightened tension between Egypt and Israel, which claims that not enough is being done to stem the flow of weapons being smuggled across the border.
On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) said during a visit to Jerusalem he was upset by the smuggling, and revived a proposal by Congress to cut aid if the issue was not addressed.
"Egypt can do a lot more," said Specter, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee. "And if they don't, I think it would be appropriate to condition aid to them."
Egyptian police also announced Wednesday that it had arrested in the Rafah border town, near the Gaza frontier, a weapons smuggler and confiscated nearly a ton and a half of bomb-making material hidden in his home.
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The smuggler confessed taking weapons and explosives to Gaza Strip through tunnels with the help of associates on the other side, police said.
Aboul Gheit said Egyptian-U.S. relations "should be healthy as both are keen to achieve stability in the (Middle East) region ... and hope that foreign parties will not succeed in harming this relationship."
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The Egyptian foreign ministry statement on Tuesday said Livni's accusations, which both in the United States and in Israel have been linked with an earlier U.S. House of Representatives proposed legislation to withhold $200 million in military aid until Cairo takes steps to curb police abuse, reform its judicial system and stop arms smuggling into the neighboring Gaza Strip.


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Calvary Independent Baptist Church
We want to thank everyone who participated in getting the church ready for VBS this week. We also want to thank everyone who attended services.
Sunday morning's service included a message from John 6:15-21 titled "Lord Help Me to Keep the Faith."
We as Christians need a faith to do God's will for our lives. We need a faith for the journey we are to travel. We need a faith for the fourth watch when we are facing trials and tribulations, and it seems as though everything is contrary to us. When we look for Jesus and invite him in to guide us through life, we will always make it to the other side. God's grace is sufficient.
The Sunday night service included registration and kick-off for VBS. It will run Monday through Friday of this week from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. It is so great to see an awesome God at work in people's lives.
We want to invite you to come visit with us for any of our services. We are located in South Clanton, just past Dollar General, off U.S. 31 on Fulmer Drive. Sunday school: 9 a.m., Children›s Church and adult worship service: 10 a.m., Sunday evening service: 5:30 p.m. and Wednesday service: 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Pastor Oscar Mims at 205-755-9399.
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It was another perfect Sabbath, and we began our service with the congregation singing "There Shall Be Showers of Blessing," followed by "Christ For the World We Sing" and "Lord, Lay Some Soul."
We were blessed to have our pastor back filling the pulpit following a surgery on his face.
Dr. Mac Stinson's sermon title was the provocative message of "Keys That Unlock Miracles." His scripture was taken from Luke 7:1-10. This scripture deals with Jesus healing a centurion's servant. It also provides the power of faith:
Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum. And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. When Jesus heard these things, he marveled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel: Luke 7:1-2, 3-5
Then, Dr. Stinson moved from the meaning of faith to that of mediocrity. This is a word we don't hear spoken very often, but one we see demonstrated quite often. Professor Dr. Max Stokes refers to mediocrity as "the measure if nothing."
Dr. Stinson continued, "We live in a time of moral and spiritual mediocrity. All around us are mediocre leaders and institutions… and often, we lead mediocre lives ourselves." (For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God: Romans 3:23)
Think of the definition for mediocrity. Will your life been seen as one worthwhile when you are gone, or will your life be remembered as a "measure of nothing?"
When you pray, remember Dr. Mac Stinson and his son, Opal Miller, Nate Adams, Mary Ann Carden, Tania Dawson, Cindy McCavitt, Judy Atkinson, Beulah Camp and all who will be traveling there and to other destinations. Pray for our military and their families, our country, our leaders, our community, our church and each other.
Remember Christians around the world. May their faith be strong and guide their lives.
Remember our Shrimp Boil this Saturday, June 8, at 3 p.m. In lieu of bringing a dish, we ask each person to give $3 to the church. Jemison Police Department will be our honored guests.
We will not have our Sunday evening worship service and our study of Daniel on June 30.
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SOELDEN, Austria -- Tina Maze of Slovenia lived up to her ambition to become Lindsey Vonn's main challenger for the women's overall World Cup title by convincingly winning the season-opening giant slalom on Saturday.
Maze was already runner-up to Vonn in the overall standings last year, but she failed to win a race and trailed the American by 578 points.
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FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- Fort Drum Soldiers participated Sunday in the 25th annual Watchfire event in Syracuse, where veterans from all over gathered to pay tribute to service members who never made it home and to retire American flags during the ceremony.
The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 103 hosted the Watchfire in the Veterans Memorial Watchfire Park at the New York State Fairgrounds.
The event kicked off with the 10th Mountain Division Band playing a mix of different rock style music for the thousands in attendance. Maj. Gen. Mark A. Milley, Fort Drum and 10th Mountain Division (LI) commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Rick Merritt, division senior enlisted adviser, also attended the event.
"This is the weekend for remembering all who have given everything defending this great nation," Milley said. "Ceremonies like this are great ways of honoring our fallen brothers."
Watchfires are a Memorial Day tradition with roots going back to the Revolutionary War.
Vietnam veterans have come together to build such fires according to the military regulations and specifications of the 1700s, when fires were used to help guide stray Soldiers home from battle.
In 1987, Vietnam Veterans of America Morrisville Chapter 293 held its first Watchfire in Madison County, honoring veterans who gave their all for our way of life.
In 1995, the event honored American veterans of World Wars I and II and Korean War; in 1996, it was dedicated to Gold Star Mothers; and in 1997, the event was dedicated to honor women in service.
The years since 1997 have been dedicated to all U.S. veterans.
All veterans were welcomed to join in a formation before the lighting of the fire to further honor those who had fallen during combat.
The flags that were retired during the event were honorably disposed of after the playing of taps by a Fort Drum bugler.
"It's the one time of year when we can gather together and honor all those who never made it home," said Michael Jenkins, a veteran from the Vietnam War. "It is good to see some of the old faces from last year, but it is always good to see new veterans for the first time."


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Its featuring FlameSong and ThunderNight were apprentices.. I wanna draw everyone in their moments but I can't really brainstorm on their moments.. if you guys think of a moment ad want me to try drafting it out, just tell me, k? I'm going to draw out all my characters in their moments in the RP
Hmm... I'd like a moment like that.. but maybe one that was never shown in the rp. I'm about to post a picture of Blazestripe so maybe a picture of Blazestripe and Spottedstar when they were kits and before they were separated. :3 that would be cute~