truly the greatest generation

In searching the news yesterday (or maybe the day before I really don't remember(...I drink a lot.)) I discovered this incredible story about Venus Ramey. For those of you that don't remember, she was the very first Miss America. This was like in 1944 or something and then she was on painted onto the bombers in WWII.

This chick is in the news again.

Recently, people have been robbing her farm of the farming antiques that she keeps there. On Friday the 13 she discovered the perpetrator. One of her dogs was barking at the barn where she keeps the antiques and she went to investigate. She discovered a man there who said that he was just leaving. She replied "oh no you're not." and this is the important part...balancing on her walker she pulled out her snub nosed .38 and shot out his tires so that he couldn't leave until the police arrived. I think this woman is this weeks hero of the week.

read the full article

here.