Richest Americans – ARMENIAN #7
Thursday, September 20, 2007provided by Forbes
Kirk Kerkorian
Net Worth: $18 billion
Source: Casinos, investments
Residence: Las Vegas, Los Angeles
Age: 90
Marital Status: Thrice divorced, 2 children
* Son of Armenian immigrant fruit farmer dropped out of school in eighth grade.
* Trained U.S., British fighter pilots during WWII.
* Flew surplus Air Force planes across Atlantic after war before building charter flights company Trans International Airlines; sold for $104 million profit 1966.
* Acquired Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas 1967, built International Hotel 1969. Sold both properties to Hilton Hotels 1970.
* Went Hollywood: made billions buying and selling movie studio MGM, 3 times since 1969.
* Back to Vegas: nabbed Steve Wynn’s Mirage Resorts for $6.4 billion 2000, then Mandalay Bay Resorts for $7.9 billion 4 years later.
Name other successful Armenians.
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every one my question is name another successful ARMENIAN. if you know
thanks
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dear Brad, i know bill gate is the richest one,my question is do you know any other ARMENIAN
who is successfull.
thanks
Alex Manoogian, businessman and great philanthropist
Arrived at Ellis Island at age 19 and settled in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He began working as a machinist in 1924, and five years later started the Masco Screw Company. His real success came when he redesigned a faucet from scratch, which went under the Delta label, and sales of the faucet exploded and took off. Mr. Manoogian was a Life President of the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) and has contributed generously to the Church, and to charitable organizations and educational institutions.
Rouben Mamoulian, director
His noteworthy films included City Streets, The Mark of Zorro, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Golden Boy He directed the feature film Becky Sharp, which was the first film that utilized the colorizing process called Technicolor. Mamoulian was considered instrumental in launching the careers of Rita Hayworth, Claude Rains, and William Holden. Mamoulian began his American directing career on Broadway in 1929 with the musical "Porgy" and returned in 1935 to stage the original production of "Porgy and Bess."
Dr. Hampar Kelikian, medical
Known as the healer of shattered bodies, was instrumental in helping U.S. Senator Robert Dole. When Dole returned from World War II with injuries that had left his right arm useless and was about to be amputated, Dr. Kelikian through medical techniques he had invented stepped in and "lifted" the shattered shoulder and allowed Dole some use of his arm.
and there are many others successful ARMENIAN around the world.
I was wanting to go into the navy as a corpsman but it would have been a 6 month wait to do so. My recruiter told me I could just choose another job and cross train into the corpsman field. What I didn’t know was that it takes 2 years before I could cross train (minimum). Also there is a surplus of Corpsman in the Navy which would make my chances of switching to Corpsman very slim. So I decided to leave DEP, to join the Air Force. It has been about 2 months since I talked to anyone from the Navy. They got my letter and everything and stopped contacting me after they got it. Now, am I good to go to the air force recruiter?
You are clear to go in what ever direction that best suits you. Just because you are in DEPs doesn’t mean you are obligated. All you are is a prospect. Until you go and raise your hand and swear in, jump on that plane and start basic, you are still a free man, or woman. To cover all loose ends just get a separation from deps from the Navy and go to the Air force recruiter. Or go there first and see if they can have it all done for you.
Remember, You are not theirs till you graduate basic.
Wear-tested in 2003, this particular pattern of camo was rejected as unusable (and it’s no wonder) and the ABU was developed instead. This lovely blue uniform wouldn’t even blend in with WWII era file cabinets, but it is… well, interesting. I’ve browsed online stores and checked eBay, but can’t seem to find this pattern of BDU anywhere. Does anyone have a surplus store in their area that has a set? Does anyone who wear-tested these still have theirs which I could purchase from them?
This pattern is NOT the Midnite Tiger camo, however similar they may seem.
I wear med. short shirt and trousers.
No, you can NOT get it from any main-stream retailers (I work for U.S. Cavalry, believe me on this one) or just "any" surplus store. It is a pattern that was wear-tested for a VERY select number of airmen before being rejected and a new pattern conceived. It is no longer in production by any manufacturer.
Geez, what the heck would you want those awful things for? Are you some sort of masochist? You want to wear them so you can feel bad about yourself? 
Thank god that idea died! Of course, the new ones aren’t that much better.
Honestly, I’m not sure what to tell you. I run a mobility/combat readiness school and I wanted to get them for some of our role players. We could never get our hands on any, and I actually saw people at my base wear-testing them.
Why can’t the various branches just work together and adopt one or two working uniforms instead of wasting all our money to come up with their own? It’s like we’ve time-warped 40 years into the past! The Marines had it nailed early–the MARPAT greens and tans are perfect. No further development needed! I must say though, the Army ACU is pretty comfortable. I hear bad things about durability, but it was more comfortable than BDUs the instant I put it on. Not sure if I like having to spend another $20 for a set though. Grrr!