Did you know ?

[mrsmackpaul]

Okay some useless information 

We had a radio presenter that I can probably relate to your Paul Harvey 

His name was John Laws, "The man with the golden tonsils"

Anyway Laws had a segment each day 

"Todays usless information"

So I have mentioned plenty of times just how flat Australia is, it's as they say "As falt as a shit carters hat"

Anyway, the bloke that is credited with been the inventor of Australia's modern road train Kurt Johnannsen 

 

 

Paul

[mrsmackpaul]

Some more JFK useless information 

Did you know there was a song about PT 109 and JFK ?

You all can thank my Mum for this useless information 

Poor old Mumsback home for the first time in around 6 months, she's been having a issue with cancer of late, a slight break in chemo before radiation therapy 

I was telling her about the forum and my post on JFK and she told me about this

Good old Mum

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=tXGQt7SdbIE&si=ijaBjh89qq5WZ04y&feature=xapp_share

 

Paul

[Brocky]

Paul, Thank you for the video on Kurt  Johannsen.. I have seen "Bertha" in person at the Truckies Museum in Alice Springs. Everyone should put that museum on their bucket list.. Picture taken in August 2015.

 

 

 

[mrsmackpaul]

from Facelessbook 

 

BAILEIGH RADAR ALERT 🚨 Our hearts break as we bid farewell to “Rosie the Riveter” Lila Tomek, who has passed at 101, a quiet giant of the Greatest Generation, a woman whose courage echoed far beyond the factory walls she once stood within. At just 19, while others clung to comfort, Lila stepped into history. She left behind her office job in Pawnee City, Nebraska, as her two younger brothers marched toward war, one to the battlefields of Europe, the other into the vast uncertainty of the Pacific. She could not carry a rifle, but she carried something just as powerful: resolve. And so she chose her battlefield, the roaring production lines of the Glenn L. Martin Bomber Plant near Omaha.🕊️🇺🇸

Amid thunderous machinery and the constant hum of urgency, her steady hands helped build the B-26 Marauder and the B-29 Superfortress, aircraft that bore the weight of hope for a world desperate for peace. Each rivet she fastened was an act of defiance against tyranny. Each shift she worked was a prayer for her brothers’ safe return.

As victory crept closer, Lila was entrusted with a mission cloaked in secrecy, preparing aircraft for a purpose history would later reveal. She asked no questions. She sought no praise. She simply served. Because true bravery does not always stand on the front lines. Sometimes, it stands at a workbench, sleeves rolled, heart steadfast.

When the war finally fell silent, she returned home not as someone seeking recognition, but as someone ready to build again, this time a family, a marriage with her beloved Rudy Tomek, and a lifetime of service to her community. Her strength was never loud. Her humility never wavered. Her legacy never needed applause.

Today, we do more than remember her, we honor her. A woman who helped forge victory with her bare hands. A sister who carried fear and faith in equal measure. A hero who proved that sacrifice wears many faces.