Sweet grandpas are a dime a dozen. Everywhere you look, there they are: tending to their gardens; waving at cars; handing out butterscotch candies to the kids in the neighborhood. (Boring!) But once in a blue moon, a grandpa comes along who shatters the mold — defying expectations by learning how to skydive, say, or use an iPhone.
John Hetlinger, an 82-year-old former Navy pilot, is one such grandpa, and he’s taking the world by storm.
On June 7, Hetlinger appeared on NBC’s hit show “America’s Got Talent,” a kill-or-be-killed proving ground for aspiring musicians, to sing a song. Wearing a white polo shirt and a pair of khakis pulled up to his nipple line, Hetlinger unleashed a hot-blooded rendition of Drowning Pool’s 2002 classic death metal ballad, “Bodies.”
The reaction from the audience was mixed, with some people shielding their ears from Hetlinger’s terrifying banshee screams, while many jumped to their feet in a fist-pumping frenzy. Nevertheless, the performance earned Hetlinger a standing ovation — and even a little smile from the evil Simon Cowell, America’s gatekeeper of dreams.
Benjamin Franklin nailed it when he said, "Fatigue is the best pillow." True story, Benny. There's nothing like pushing your body so far past exhaustion that you'd willingly, even longingly, take a nap on a concrete slab.
Airman 1st Class Isaiah Edwards has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after a military jury found him guilty of murder in connection with the death of a fellow airman in Guam, Air Force officials announced on Tuesday.
It took four years for the Army to finally start fielding the much-hyped Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, and it took soldiers less than four days to destroy one.
A soldier remains in serious condition after being injured in the deadly ISIS bombing that killed two other U.S. service members, a DoD civilian, and a defense contractor in Syria last week, Stars and Stripes reports.
A Russian man got drunk as all hell and tried to hijack an airplane on Tuesday, according to Russian news agencies.
So, pretty much your typical day in Siberia. No seriously: As Reuters notes, "drunken incidents involving passengers on commercial flights in Russia are fairly common, though it is unusual for them to result in flights being diverted."
