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TomStar81 at a glance

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United States of America.

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In Memoriam: 9/11
Lest we forget…

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About me

I joined in September 2004, and I have picked up some of the tools of the trade, but I still have not mastered everything (yet...). Feel free to correct me if I screw something up, but please do so Nicely.
I am an avid computer gamer, and spend the rest of my time either watching TV or reading books. I'm not an expert in any particular field, but I am knowledgeable in a wide range of subjects including (but not limited to): Meteorology, Transportation, History, Military Science, Historical Interpretations of the American Constitution, the Legal Process, and cartoons, with a special eye on anime and Adult Swim, and the old Toonami. I have also been told that I can think outside the box, but I'm not sure how true that is.
Since joining Wikipedia I have been steadily expanding my horizons here, and have been dropping welcome messages on the talk pages of new users who happen to edit articles I track on my watchlist. On July 8th, 2008, I became an administrator here on the English Wikipedia, and as such now have a few extra buttons to employ for the betterment of Wikipedia. I also have an account on the Commons repository after noticing that a large number of the pictures I originally uploaded for use in articles pertaining to the United States Navy have since migrated over to the commons or to pages on Wikipedia sites in other languages. I am a member of the Military history Wikiproject, which seeks to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of military history, and the World War II task force, a task force operating under the Military history Wikiproject which aims to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of World War II. In August of 2007, I became one of nine coordinators elected by the members of the Military history Project to oversee the internal operations fo the project and to ensure that the project retains active and healthy on Wikipedia as the encyclopedia continuously evolves. Occasionally, if I am bored or if I have nothing better to do with my time I will check the recent edits log to check for vandalism, or cruise aimlessly through the articles that pop up when I click on "Random Article" to further my own knowledge and to see if I can improve the page(s) in any way.
I have found that my school work at the University of Texas at El Paso has been getting harder, so I have been spending somewhat less time here than I have in the past, and I have been using this site more as a source and less as a recreational hobby. This has been especially true during May and December, when we college guys have our finals. Therefore, if you leave a message here during the school year or during finals week it may be a while before I get back to you.
Anyway, if I can help with something, then I will definitely try, and if I can't, I may be able to at least point you in the general direction of assistance.
Oh, and uh, one more thing: My Spelling is Atrocious, so if I made it, and it's misspelled, please fix it. You will be doing us all a favor ;-)
—TomStar81 04:53, 4 Sep 2004 (UTC)

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Special Thanks
I Would like to take a moment to thank Aqua008 for encouraging me to register, and for helping me with my questions. You Rock!

Dear Madam,
I have been shown in the files of the War Department a
statement of the Adjutant-General of Massachusetts,
that you are the mother of five sons who have died
gloriously on the field of battle.I feel how weak
and fruitless must be any words of mine which should
attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so
overwhelming. But I cannot refrain from tendering to
you the consolation that may be found in the thanks of
the Republic they died to save. I pray that our
Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your
bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory
of the loved and lost, and the solemn pride that must
be yours, to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon
the altar of Freedom.

Yours, very sincerely and respectfully,
Abraham Lincoln

- Letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston

The Cost of Freedom is Always High

Lest We Forget

"For the families of the seven, we cannot bear, as you do, the full impact of this tragedy. But we feel the loss, and we're thinking about you so very much. Your loved ones were daring and brave, and they had that special grace, that special spirit that says, "Give me a challenge and I'll meet it with joy."
...We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and "slipped the surly bonds of earth" to "touch the face of God."
— Speach Delivered to the Nation by
President Ronald Reagan following the
explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger.

Picture of the day

Whitehead's trogon (Harpactes whiteheadi) is a species of bird in the family Trogonidae. It is endemic to the island of Borneo, where it is an uncommon resident in primary mountain forest. One of Borneo's largest trogons at 29 to 33 centimetres (11 to 13 inches) long, it is sexually dimorphic. The male is crimson on the head, nape, and underparts, with a black throat and grey chest; the rest of its upperparts are cinnamon-coloured. The female is similarly patterned, but cinnamon-brown where the male is scarlet. The species is primarily an insectivore, but also eats various plant materials, including fruits and seeds. Other than the timing of its breeding, typically between April and June, little is known about its breeding biology. It is classified as a near-threatened species, with population numbers thought to be declining and habitat loss a key threat. This male Whitehead's trogon was photographed perching on a branch on Mount Kinabalu in the Malaysian state of Sabah.Photograph credit: JJ Harrison

Archive – More featured pictures...

Pages I Have Created:

File:Missouri missile.JPG

Missouri launches a Tomahawk missile.

File:Texas ssn775.JPG

The Virginia-class submarine USS Texas is launched for the first time.

File:Upgrading Hubble during SM1-2.jpg

Astronauts work on the Hubble Telescope during its first servicing mission.

These are a few of the pages that I have created:

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Featured Works

These are some of the featured works I have contributed to

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Template:FA Iowa class battleship
Template:FA USS Wisconsin
Template:FA Battle of Midway
Template:FA Able Archer 83
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Barnstars and medals

		The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar
		For your welcoming messages to new Wikipedians, including me, I, Imaninjapirate, hereby award you the Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar. Keep up the kindness!

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I agree to multi-license my text contributions, unless otherwise stated, under Wikipedia's copyright terms and the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike license version 1.0 and 2.0, and the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike license version 2.0. Please be aware that other contributors might not do the same, so if you want to use my contributions under the Creative Commons terms, please check the CC dual-license and Multi-licensing guides.

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This is not an encyclopedia article or the talk page for an encyclopedia article. If you find this page on any site other than Wikipedia, you are viewing a mirror site. Be aware that the page may be outdated and that the user in whose space this page is located may have no personal affiliation with any site other than Wikipedia. The original page is located at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:TomStar81/Archive.

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