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Cub Reporter Monday

We are ending the Mugshot Mondays, so we can start our Cub Reporter pics, vids and comments from YOU! Send anything to bfereporter@yahoo.com and we'll post them on Mondays.






This is a video submitted by Russ Foust, fellow Phi Delt and Iowa Wesleyan alumni.

This is what he had to say.

"You've goaded me into responding.  Unfortunately, I am no video shooter (??).  For your consideration, though, here is a link to a video I put together for a 9/11 ten year memorial service for church a little over a year ago. 

It has no original pictures - just a collection of on-line pictures and videos.  I thought it was good at the time, but perhaps now a bit dated.  Use or embed as you see fit; if it's not what you would like, go ahead and pass.  I'll keep working on my journalistic skills, and try to send a little bit of the "Life in Nebraska" as time goes forth.

I should point out that the rather poor quality photo of a group of people going into a small square brick structure was a snap shot of President Bush and his entourage (more entourage than Bush, I think) going down into an underground command center at the Omaha Offutt Air Force Base on the day of.  They landed AF1 at the base, and then went down for briefings (according to an interesting Nebraska Public TV show).

Enjoyed the last installment (November 9th Flashback Friday) = didn't realize you were such a hell-raiser at 19.  Obviously the studious nature of the Phi Delts mitigated your foolhardy tendencies by the time I got there as I remember you as one of the brothers more in alignment with our high standards at the time." 


You can tell Russ is an IWC graduate because of the big words he uses.  Hey Russ, 'mitigated your foolhardy tendencies' is way over our heads, but nice to see some gud English associated with this blog.  

Seriously, great video and thanks for contributing.  Oh, and the images of 9/11 will never be dated nor the sentiment of your work.  And please honor us with as many Nebraska slanted submissions as you like.  Although 'Life In Nebraska" seems like an oxymoron, I await your proof.

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