There are four Medals awarded for actions on this day, three of them posthumous, all of them from the modern era.World War II. A rough day in the fight for Manila in 1945. Three Medals to the same battalion, two of them to a very dangerous BAR team. Three Privates, the likes of which make winning wars that much more likely, if their efforts aren't squandered by the folks senior to them.*CICCHETTI, JOSEPH J. Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company A, 148th Infantry, 37th Infantry Division. Place and date: South Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 9 February 1945....
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Cartoon of the Day
February 9, 2010 6:12 AM
February 8, 2010 9:20 AM
"We are a nation at war," GEN Cartwright said in preface to the meat of his speech, "And it is killing our young soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines...and that must be the center of our budget planning decisions."
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There are two Medals awarded for actions on this day, both during World War II. One was posthumous.World War II. Two tough small unit leaders.HUFF, PAUL B. Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion. Place and date: Near Carano, Italy, 8 February 1944. Entered service at: Cleveland, Tenn. Birth: Cleveland, Tenn. G.O. No.: 41, 26 May 1944. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty, in action on 8 February 1944, near Carano, Italy. Cpl. Huff volunteered to lead a 6-man patrol with the mission of determining the...
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As KCSteve noted in the comments to one of Saturday's double-posts about the Fort Leavenworth Militaria Show, he made it there and took some pictures. Click this link to go see them. A couple of points - the pistols KCSteve believes are mine, are not - they belong to my buddy Beau, who had the most Kewl Stuff there of the four of us (Charley, Beau, Jim and myself). For you M1911 fans, Beau had a Singer and a Union Switch and Signal, just to tease a bit. He also had a M1903A4 sniper, Johnson M41, and a registered DEWAT Thompson M1928A1...
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My state representative, Melanie Meiers, is back from her deployment to Iraq and has resumed her seat. This post isn't about Melanie, her deployment, or her political leanings (she's a Democrat) - it's about the state budget, based on information Melanie put out.Kansas has a balanced budget requirement. In times like these, that causes some real pain. Which is okay. Leviathan (even a relatively small-l leviathan like Kansas state government) should feel the pain their constituents feel - in ways that many state, and the federal, gov't employees do not.I like this bit from Melanie's first legislative update: Budget UpdateEven while overseas, I...
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Wherein a civilian and former innocent is exposed to a heaping dose of the military-industrial complex... ;)
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February 7, 2010 9:18 AM
There are nine Medals awarded for actions on this day, with three of them posthumous. From the Civil War, through two naval lifesaving Medals, and on to World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.Civil War. The diminuendo of the Battle of Hatcher's Run.SANDS, WILLIAM Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company G, 88th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Dabney's Mills, Va., 6_7 February 1865. Entered service at: Reading, Pa. Birth: Reading, Pa. Date of issue: 9 November 1893. Citation: Grasped the enemy's colors in the face of a deadly fire and brought them inside the lines. SPILLANE, TIMOTHY Rank and organization:...
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February 6, 2010 3:44 PM
...because unlike some in our little milblogging community, I don't live on my email and twitter accounts at night. SWWBO gets somewhat pissy if I do.
So, I missed this.
McManus, our faux Brigadier in Houston, was busted for Stolen Valor.
Yeah, we had a hand in this. Not so much this place in particular, but rather as in Milblogs in general, working in concert with POW.net and others. [Read More]
So, I missed this.
McManus, our faux Brigadier in Houston, was busted for Stolen Valor.
Yeah, we had a hand in this. Not so much this place in particular, but rather as in Milblogs in general, working in concert with POW.net and others. [Read More]
There are ten Medals awarded for actions on this day, and all the recipients lived to get their Medals. Nine are from the Civil War and one from Vietnam..Civil War. Yesterday, today, and tomorrow - Hatcher's Run.CADWALLADER, ABEL G. Rank and organization: Corporal, Company H, 1st Maryland Infantry. Place and date: At Hatchers Run and Dabneys Mills, Va., 6 February 1865. Entered service at:------. Birth: Baltimore Md. Date of issue: 5 January 1897. Citation: Gallantly planted the colors on the enemy's works in advance of the arrival of his regiment. CALDWELL, DANIEL Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company H, 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry....
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As the old ho-down goes:
Boq [Read More]Don't you b*thc don't you pout,
hire an illegal to dig you out.
Big Snow a-commin...
Big Snow a-commin!
C'mon down to the Riverfront Community Center for the Fort Leavenworth Historical Society Militaria Show. This is a collector's show - very little of that crap that shows up at gun shows. Myself and three of my buddies will have a display set up - uniforms, pistols, and I'm bringing... mortars.
Little ones.
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Little ones.
Drop on by! [Read More]
C'mon down to the Riverfront Community Center for the Fort Leavenworth Historical Society Militaria Show. This is a collector's show - very little of that crap that shows up at gun shows. Myself and three of my buddies will have a display set up - uniforms, pistols, and I'm bringing... mortars.
Little ones.
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Little ones.
Drop on by! [Read More]
February 5, 2010 8:57 AM
There are six Medals awarded for actions on this day, two of them posthumous. Three from the Civil War, one from the Philippine Insurrection, and one each from World War II and Vietnam.Civil War. A chilly day's work at Rowanty Creek - and we'll be hearing from Hatcher's Run for the next three days.BUCKINGHAM, DAVID E. Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company E, 4th Delaware Infantry. Place and date: At Rowanty Creek, Va., 5 February 1865. Entered service at: ------. Born: 3 February 1840, Pleasant Hill, Del. Date of issue: 13 February 1895. Citation: Swam the partly frozen creek, under...
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Dear sir - since I'm guessing you would probably have an epic fail on a military whatziss, and, frankly, you damn well better be too busy to be hanging out here killing time,I thought I'd help you with a verbal construct that seems to be causing you some trouble. This is a corpseman. This is a corpsman. A Navy Corpsman in Iwo Jima treats a Marine with a severe chest wound. Life giving plasmanate flows from the bottle attached to the M1 rifle at right. still image from USMC combat camera filmCorpsmen try to *prevent* people from becoming corpsemen.Just trying to help, sir....
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Oh, about eight or so zeroes to the left of the decimal in your defense budget. The whatzis, revealed.
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