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The Amazing Video Shot by F-15 Fighter Pilots Using GoPro Cameras That You Probably Haven’t Seen

Sep. 10, 2012 1:52pm Liz Klimas

For a year, F-15 fighter pilots used mountable GoPro Hero cameras to capture footage that was compiled in a video to commemorate the 67th Fighter Squadron winning the 2011 Raytheon Trophy for outstanding aerial achievement.

After viewing the nearly 10-minute film, we have to ask: How have we not seen this yet?

The “2012 Raytheon Award Video” was posted on Vimeo and YouTube in April and wasn’t really been picked up aside from some aerial and defense blogs and websites at the time. LiveLeak posted the video over the weekend, and Business Insider picked it up from there, writing that it rarely posts videos this long but “this one is an exception.”

2012 Raytheon Award Video Was Shot Entirely by Pilots in the 67th Fighter Squadron With GoPro Hero Cameras

(Image: Vimeo screenshot)

Edited and uploaded by the user going by “Jersey,” he describes the award the squadron was honored with as the being “given to the top air-to-air squadron in the USAF.” The video itself was shot entirely by the pilots, spanning a year of flying. Jersey is sure to note that not one combat camera personnel was involved in its production.

(Image: Vimeo screenshot)

Here’s more from the video description:

Footage includes flying and aircraft from both the 67FS “Fighting Cocks” and the 44FS “Vampire Bats”, entirely on location at Kadena AB, Japan. Most of the over water footage was filmed while we were raging like demons from hell in the skies over the Pacific Ccean like our brothers did 70 years before us.

(Image: Vimeo screenshot)

Check out the film (Note: It’s well worth watching all the way through):

2012 Raytheon Award Video from Jersey on Vimeo.

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Patriot_Against_Evil
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:56pm
We have the coolest military ever! Makes me so proud of our military when I see this! These pilots must have so much fun when flying!

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- Spartan
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 5:21pm
  Forget ‘sports’ heroes, these guys are my kind of heroes!!!
  
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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 5:26pm
  Our guys and equipment are smoking for sure. But, that fricking music in the background is cheesy and annoying. It ruins the footage.
  
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- dangerbase
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 5:54pm
  They are livin’ the G A M E !!!!
  
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- 19RANDY59
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 6:17pm
  Yeah!!! they’re out there in the wild blue yonder protecting our freedom!!!! Oh wait, how long has it been since I actually felt free,HHHMMMMM. Are they protecting our freedom, or are they pawns in a much more sinister game? Makes me wonder if they are protecting our freedom, or guarding the possessions(you and I)of the elites. I mean you do have our military over in Afghanistan working security for the opium producers, and traders. While we sit here thinking we’re free, they have us paying through the nose for everything from fishing to driving. All of witch are supposedly rights guaranteed to us by our constitution. you know, that worthless piece of paper that every military member for the last fifty years, has been duped into thinking they were sacrificing themselves for. Let’s take the second amendment for instance, it’s only one sentence,not to complicated, but part of the constitution that every elected official,law enforcement member,and military member is sworn to uphold and protect. Yet if I walk down the street exercising this right, I may very well get shot by someone who has taken the oath to protect this right. Yes my fellow slaves we’ve been financing(through income taxes, ect.ect.)or own demise. SORRY TO BE THE BEARER OF BAD TIDINGS!!!!
- rickyclyde
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 6:36pm
  so darn cool.Having the time of your life and protecting our country.go military
  
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- westy98530
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 7:10pm
  Less fun than you’d think. Let’s not forget the intense training that never, ever lets up.
  
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- Fat Pappy
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 7:43pm
  God bless the men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces.
  
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- Puddle Duck
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 9:34pm
  OK Randy you have small point, a bit paranoid, but a point nonetheless……Here is my take on your post………..The military follows orders, those orders come from DC….DC and those who run it (elected/appointed civilians) are the real problem. What we need is better qualified civilians to head up the armed forces which lands us squarely in the middle of being resposnsible for electing the right candidates for office and rejecting those unfit to give a cat orders handing them a one way ticket to obscurity. That simple.
  
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- Secret Squirrel
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 9:45pm
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  Have you seen the “Go Pro” cameras?
  HD video in a package the size of a postage stamp, and about $200 bucks.
  I need one.
  
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- Vapor Trail
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 10:00pm
  19RANDY59…..BINGO!!!! Too bad so few can see it.
  
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- 19RANDY59
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 10:40pm
  Well Puddleduck, they should not take orders that are given by a commander n chief who puts them in wars that are not declared constitutionally by Congress. at the very least the top brass in the military should be leading the fight to impeach a C N C that would do such a thing. But they will not, for fear of losing their pensions. Plus many of them are deeply invested in the military industrial complex, along with most politicians, and media members. You know, the ones who beat down any Paul Bot that speaks up. It’s not paranoia baby, when it’s happening right in front of your eyes. you are correct in your solution, we have to stop electing morons who can only score votes by promising entitlements. But to do that you have to have a citizenry that is educated. It’s to bad that approximately 80% of our citizens can tell what the problem with our country is, simply by looking in the mirror. I’ll try to explain my 80% figure. Approx. 60% of people don’t use the most precious gift, the vote. Then in 2008, of the approx. 40% that did vote, approx. 53% voted for a Marxist, Communist, Socialist, after 60 years of cold war against such. No, it’s not paranoia when you see agenda 21 being carried out in nearly every community across America, and a border that is so open you could bring a WMD through in your average SUV. It’s not paranoia, when their actually out to get you. WAKE UP
  
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- Puddle Duck
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 11:05pm
  I agree with the bulk of your post Randy……..Rocking the boat is very difficult, even moreso in the military where one wrong move can mean career suicide. It’s tough to take a position without absolute proof which is where the problems lie….if massive change were afoot it would be easier to stand up and draw the line but the sneaky way the left has done things (and some of the GOP) has been through incrementalism. I do believe that the last decade or so has really begun to open the avergae persons eyes as to what is really going on. The last 4 years has magnified the changes to such an extent that I feel many many more folks are now seeing what we have been seeing for a long time now. I have a good feeling about the future as far as that is concerned. I think through oyr efforts here and elsewhere that we have made inroads into the mainstream where people all over the world are realizing they are not alone. We are getting our act together in the nick of time….I only hope that world gives us a few more years of peace to get the country turned around and back on the right path. My fear is the gathering storm clouds over the entire ME, N Africa, and parts of S Asia may not give us that time.
  
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- 19RANDY59
  Posted on September 11, 2012 at 12:34am
  I feel your pain, it’s much the same in civilian life. If you speak out against the established so called government (local,county,state, or fed) you run the high risk of being targeted by law enfarcement, for retaliation. I know from personal experience. But something has to be done. The left is winning simply by attrition. They’re just throwing every thing at us, hoping that we can’t keep up with the salvos. The one thing we have in our favor, is the one thing that will save us. I don’t think I have to tell you what that is, but I will print it for all the uneducated who may be reading along.JESUS CHRIST
  
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- nzkiwi
  Posted on September 11, 2012 at 1:28am
  Do I ever wish that I could fly one of those things. It will never happen, of course, but I can’t help wishing apon wish.
  
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- Virgil_Lance
  Posted on September 11, 2012 at 1:36am
  I’d like to fly a jet fighter, drink Jeremiah Weed, be politically incorrect, sing filthy dirty songs and be one of the USA’s hounds of heaven and fighting dogs of war. Viva Dos Gringo’s!
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C5EsK1cpiw
  
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- Spirit 72
  Posted on September 11, 2012 at 10:51am
  Been there, done that…
  During the fight, you have to maintain SA (situational awareness) of how many bad guys, where are your buddies, each bandit threat assessment, etc. You also have to keep track of your jet (fuel, speed, energy level, weapons status, etc.). You have to do this pulling up to 7 G’s and keep the radio comm sorted out, and utilizing the best tactics to get in place to shoot. So for those complaining about the music, that equates to only a minor distraction, easily overcome.
  
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schroeder123
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:53pm
Kooool

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floridareader
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:48pm
Thanks Blaze, loved the ride!!!!!

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- Sirfoldallot
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 3:05pm
  Wow
  
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- floridareader
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 3:50pm
  The closest I get to this amazing birds is at the annual Air&Sea Show in Fort Lauderdale. This year weather got on the way. It’s coming back on April 2013.
  
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- Let.Me.Be.Clear
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 4:05pm
  Like!
  
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nappy
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:48pm
Thankfully.. I didn’t hear the music.

That was sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.

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MN NICE
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:47pm
What a kick in the pants – gotta be a thrill every time they suit up!! These guys just about taxi as fast as I can cruise in a C172!

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Coloradozo
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:46pm
Cool video! I’m currently in the USAF, (Go team Pete!) the 30th of this month is my last day in uniform. I’m not retiring, just gonna go into the active reserves and finish my degree. I’ve past my duties on to someone else so I dont have much to do at work these last few days, but look out the window and watch the jets take off. Watching this video….is just like I imagined it would be like going up there with em’. (without the rockin roll sound track of course) Thanks Blaze!

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- nysteve
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:57pm
  Thank you for your service Colorodozo – Good luck on your degree and future.
  
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- DebbeL
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 5:52pm
  Hand over my heart, Thank You Coloradozo for putting your life on the line to protect this great nation’s freedoms and the citizens within it’s borders. GOD bless you and your life’s ventures.
  
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GoodStuff
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:41pm
Good vid….horrible emo music

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- Snarf
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 9:33pm
  Which song was emo?
  
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- USAqh
  Posted on September 11, 2012 at 6:11pm
  Agreed … would have loved to be able to actually hear what they were saying. Music was awful and way too loud if you were trying to listen to their words.
  
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Protoham
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:31pm
That has to be one heck of a roll coaster ride.

My son is a crew chief for an A10 Warthog, not as pretty and fast, but carries more armament.

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- BOMUSTGO
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:36pm
  Deployed with the A-10A’s to the first Gulf war as an aircraft munitions specialist. The A-10 was the most feared aircraft by the Iraqi soldiers.
  
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- OniKaze
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:54pm
  Yeah…. There’s something about a 30mm Machine gun cannon that will instill the fear into anyone on the wrong side of it….
  
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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 5:32pm
  The A-10 is beautiful to me. If something works and flat out gets the job done with efficiency, then it is beautiful.
  
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- ZZBlueComet
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 6:57pm
  A10 Warthogs are terror on ground armament!
  
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- AnybodyButHim
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 8:21pm
  The A-10 Warthog can practically get its whole left wing shot off and still be able to land…Hell of a machine.
  
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- stinkybisquit
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 9:02pm
  You might like some of vectorartist’s videos, like this one of an A-10′s air show, both cockpit and ground footage.
  There’s nothing like the rattle your head gets from the sound of jet engines!
  
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busterpuddles
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:30pm
Agree with this version of Bad Company how it sucks. And don’t change the lyrics either! Leave the ‘six gun’ where it is. Shotgun’s for p–sies.

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- OniKaze
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:56pm
  The only version of “Bad Company” that was any good, was the one Written by BAD COMPANY!
  
  The Five-Finger Death Punch version is for little wanna-be rockers who don’t realize that modern music is over-processed and talentless garbage…
  
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OneTermPresident
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:28pm
Enjoyed it.. thanks

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jerriwolf
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:27pm
Wow!

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- chips1
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 8:16pm
  Isn’t it odd that we can train our millitary to become the greatest fighter pilots in the world and since we have been in the Middle East, those people can’t even figure out how to march in a straight line? They must have missed the evolution bus.
  
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- Puddle Duck
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 11:39pm
  The trouble with the ME are the tactics and strategies all of which came from the former USSR. I could go into boring detail here but for the sake of brevity the Soviet system was a top down command and control system which could not react quickly to changing conditions on a local level…The West gives individual units leeway to make thier tactical decisions in real time as conditions change…it’s a big difference and it requires trust and training bith of which are in short supply in ME nations (which are run by polce state dictators ). Unfortunately the last 30 years or so we have given high level training and frontline gear to the likes of Saudi Arabia and Egypt……they now have a working knowledge of our tactics and methods which worries me greatly.
  
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- Puddle Duck
  Posted on September 11, 2012 at 12:31am
  Heres a recent exercise that puts some teeth into that worry of mine
  
  http://vayu-sena.tripod.com/exercise-iaf-usaf-su30-f15-article01.html
  
  Romney must reinstate the production run of the F/A 22 Raptor and insist that Reg Flag exercises be changed to reflect the growing skills of many other thought to be lesser nations airmen and thier machines. We have fallen behind the bleeding edge and relied too heavily once again on technology being the only decisive factor… Dicta Boelcke is back on the radar….those rules may be old but they are timeless.
  
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watashbuddyfriend
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:25pm
Sorry, but I missed the point? Would have been much better if there was quality background music!

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daveposh
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:24pm
Excellent!

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jerriwolf
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:24pm
Wow!!! Wow!!! Wow!!!

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Watermain
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:24pm
One real good reason to sleep well every night if you are an American…

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markjz
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:22pm
Kadena air base Okinawa Japan. I used to work on those very jets. God I miss those days!

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- BOMUSTGO
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:26pm
  Did you ever go snorkeling over There? I miss the place as well.
  
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- Cry_Havoc
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 3:02pm
  My father was with the Shogun Warriors in the 80′s. Used to go snorkeling all the time. That island is just beautiful. Especially out at Okuma, and Expo 76. Okinawa was my favorite place out of all his far east assignments.
  
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- markjz
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 3:42pm
  when ever I wasn’t working 12+ hours 7 days a week trying to keep those 30 year old junk heaps working.
  
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- OLDGI
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 8:20pm
  Was stationed on Oki with the army back in the 80′s and lived on Kadea. I loved watching those ZZ Shoguns doing touch and goes. I would take my 2 year old son out there to whatch and he would sweel and laugh all the time. I think that is why he has spent the last 10 years in the USAF. Most proud of all that have and are serving.
  
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tonythefisher
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:22pm
I just got a PROPER tingle up my leg! I couldn’t be more proud, in awe, patriotic and,…..jealous! I wish I could start life all over again, with better goals!

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Slowman101
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:19pm
Awesome video!

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ChiefGeorge
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:19pm
USA Jets are cool!

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brezzeone
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:18pm
Great video. I am more inpressed with the skills of the pilots.

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RandomMan
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:13pm
I could watch this stuff all day.

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BOMUSTGO
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:12pm
Wow!. Kadena was my frst duty assignment way back in 1983. Loved the place.

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justangry
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:10pm
Very cool. I’m bias though. Here’s my boys. At least they’re not called the “fighting *****” and they land on a boat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9ViyvYfpG4

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- Tired of Code Names
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 5:38pm
  @justangry…nice video. I’m an air force brat who blew my opportunity to try to be able to fly. I have a couple of ex F-14 pilots who will appreciate the video and I’ve sent it to them. As for your post to another commentor about “it’s fun to practice, the real deal sucks”. Both of my friends have said the same thing. Hours flying one way, refueling and then 5 minutes of sheer “oh my gosh, this is for real and I could die” followed by hours flying back, refueling and then the landing on a boat.
  
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- Puddle Duck
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 10:51pm
  I’m curious JA I wonder how many here realize what is owed to a single brilliant patriot….a lot of what we have to day can be traced back to one single USAF Colonel, an officer which was fought tooth and nail by the brass and Congress until his “works” starting showing dramatic results. Who is this man ? IMO he is the most important genius to ever wear the uniform, John Boyd, without him we would not have had the F15, F16, F18 or the A10 nor the superior tactics he developed that today’s militray (in the West) all use as gospel (the Ooda Loop is sheer genius).
  
  Newt Gingrich and Dick Cheney were champions of this man’s work…..He deserves far more credit than he has ever gotten. His left hook plan in the first Gulf War was never given credit by Shwartzkoff and yet it was Boyd called into DOD by Cheney that developed it.
  
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grayling646
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:07pm
Love watching these guys go through their paces. That version of Bad Company absolutely sucks though.

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G man
Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:05pm
I would like to see this over Iran.

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- justangry
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:13pm
  Nah. Practicing is fine for me. The real stuff sucks.
  
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- Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 2:41pm
  What has Iran done to you?
  
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- BOMUSTGO
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 4:13pm
  Iran funds terrorism.
  
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- Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 4:51pm
  So do you. Don’t believe me? How many civilians have we killed in drone strikes this year?
  
  Furthermore, who’s a bigger threat to your safety right now…Iran or your government that just bought enough hollow points to put 5 rounds in every man woman and child in the US via 38 armed alphabet soup agencies?
  
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- BOMUSTGO
  Posted on September 10, 2012 at 6:27pm
  It’s all part of the NWO Beast system the Bible warns us about.
  
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