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16 sci-fi soldiers we should all salute on Memorial Day
SciFi Wire ^ | 05/27/10

Posted on 05/27/2010 7:17:04 PM PDT by KevinDavis

With Memorial Day bearing down on us, we thought it the right time to salute those brave sci-fi soldiers who've fought so hard for the betterment of the sci-fi universe.

The tribute begins below!

(Excerpt) Read more at scifiwire.com ...


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1 posted on 05/27/2010 7:17:05 PM PDT by KevinDavis
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To: IYAS9YAS; FrPR; GOP Poet; OriginalChristian; El Sordo; ronnyquest; cizinec; Ronin; ...


A big thanks goes to Visualops for the Banner!!


2 posted on 05/27/2010 7:17:54 PM PDT by KevinDavis (Jesus Saves... Allah Kills...)
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To: KevinDavis
Need to be on this list:

LTC McQueen from "Space - Above and Beyond"

Col. Tigh from the remade BSG

3 posted on 05/27/2010 7:19:43 PM PDT by Notary Sojac (I've been ionized, but I'm okay now.)
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Lorne Greene in that crap show? BS.

Here is a
http://ufoseries.com/guide/straker.html

Commander Ed Straker
The head of SHADO, Ed Straker has been involved with every aspect of its creation since the beginning. Formerly a Colonel in the United States Air Force, his dedication and long hours on the job during SHADO’s creation cost him his marriage. Demanding of his people, but also loyal to them. Bases many of his decisions on computer predictions & logic, and is good at guessing the Aliens next move. Rarely lets people get close to him, and can come across as cold & distant.
Actor: Ed Bishop
Episodes: All

http://www.yuchtar.com/Straker.html

Ed Straker was a (very young) Colonel in the US Air Force when he was called upon to head up the construction of SHADO. A newly wed intelligence officer, Straker was hesitant at first - thinking the command should have gone to his boss and friend, General Henderson. Once he agreed to accept the responsibilty, however, there was no turning back and no compromising ...

Straker is a complex and tragic figure - SHADO and Ed’s dedication to fighting the alien threat destroyed his marriage and would also play a part in the death of his son. His single-minded devotion to duty sets him apart from his elite crew, who often regard their leader as a cold, calculating, ruthless commander. In certain respects, that may be true, but Ed’s aloofness has also left him lonely, and in many ways, vulnerable as well.


4 posted on 05/27/2010 7:23:08 PM PDT by Frantzie (Democrats = Party of I*lam)
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A disgraceful article and disgraceful post to all those who served.

Not funny, cute or entertaining.


5 posted on 05/27/2010 7:32:47 PM PDT by TSgt (We will always be prepared, so we may always be free. - Ronald Reagan)
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To: KevinDavis

Sergeant Todd ROCKS!

“Fear. Fear and... discipline.”

Great line.


6 posted on 05/27/2010 7:34:13 PM PDT by bolobaby
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To: TSgt

Lighten up.


7 posted on 05/27/2010 7:36:35 PM PDT by Astronaut
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To: KevinDavis

Roy Batty!!!


8 posted on 05/27/2010 7:38:02 PM PDT by Historix
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To: Astronaut

I’ve got a sense of humor however I don’t find making light of our nation’s veterans who have made the ultimate sacrifice humorous or entertaining.


9 posted on 05/27/2010 7:39:22 PM PDT by TSgt (We will always be prepared, so we may always be free. - Ronald Reagan)
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Props to Cpl. Hicks.

Who nuked the site from orbit.

10 posted on 05/27/2010 7:39:58 PM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: KevinDavis

Might as well salute the So Faux soldiers while your at it: Gore, Kerry, Blumenthal ...

Naaah. Why further denigrate REAL soldiers that are actually deserving of our praise.


11 posted on 05/27/2010 7:41:31 PM PDT by Optimist (I think I'm beginning to see a pattern here.)
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I love a good scifi/action flick as much as the next guy, but Memorial day should be for REAL soldiers.

Facing up to foam-rubber aliens and CGI lazer blasts takes a lesser kind of courage, IMO.

12 posted on 05/27/2010 7:42:07 PM PDT by ZOOKER ( Exploring the fine line between cynicism and outright depression)
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I’m not even an American, and I don’t think it’s right to comingle make-believe heros, with the real ones on Memorial Day.
13 posted on 05/27/2010 7:47:09 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: martin_fierro

Au contraire! The power station overloaded and blew itself up.


14 posted on 05/27/2010 7:48:21 PM PDT by poindexter
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15 posted on 05/27/2010 7:49:08 PM PDT by Richard Kimball (We're all criminals. They just haven't figured out what some of us have done yet.)
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No Sgt. Malcolm Reynolds!


16 posted on 05/27/2010 7:49:18 PM PDT by TheVitaminPress (as goes the Second Amendment . . . so goes the Constitution.)
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Sorry, KD, but this Holiday is for Real People...not those little toys you play with. This post is really too juvenile for FR.

Vietnam ‘70


17 posted on 05/27/2010 7:51:12 PM PDT by Ecliptic
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To: TheVitaminPress

“No Sgt. Malcolm Reynolds! “

He reminded the author of the article of a Tea Partier.


18 posted on 05/27/2010 7:53:01 PM PDT by GraceG
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To: GraceG

LOL, if ever sci-fi had a pro liberty franchise that was it.


19 posted on 05/27/2010 7:57:18 PM PDT by TheVitaminPress (as goes the Second Amendment . . . so goes the Constitution.)
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To: TSgt

A disgraceful article and disgraceful post to all those who served.

Not funny, cute or entertaining.


Thank you for saying so. You’re absolutely right. I’m really surprised that Freepers would mock Memorial Day like this.


20 posted on 05/27/2010 7:57:50 PM PDT by pgkdan (I Miss Ronald Reagan!)
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