We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/07/someone_you_sho_2.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:38:28 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification By Sgt. Stephen Baack 1st Inf. Div. PAO MURPHYSBORO, Ill. - Even after having been thrown several meters, knocked unconscious, set aflame and buried under rubble all as a result of a suicide-vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, one deployed Fort Riley medic braved small-arms fire to save the lives of fellow Soldiers and Iraqi policemen alike last year. Cpl. Clinton Warrick, who was a medic with 2nd Platoon, 300th Military Police Company, received the Army's third highest award for valor during a ceremony June 18 at Riverside Park for his actions during an insurgent attack Sept. 18, 2006, at the Al... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/07/someone_you_sho_2.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/07/someone_you_sho_2.html Mon, 02 Jul 2007 05:53:00 -0600 Not meaning to hijack this, just someone from my own past is all. Sheldon Lyman Rutherford 1952-2007 A VFW graveside memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 30 at the Mt. Whitney Cemetery in Lone Pine for former Lone Pine resident Sheldon Lyman Rutherford. His ashes will be interred with his father, Robert F. Rutherford, in the Lone Pine Cemetery. Born in Lone Pine on November 17, 1952, Sheldon died from natural causes May 6, 2007 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was 54. Sheldon graduated from Lone Pine High School in 1970. Right out of high school he enlisted in the U.S. Army and promptly volunteered for Vietnam. Sheldon served with the U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division, the Second Armored Division, and was at Fort Benning, Ga. where he learned to rappel from helicopters. After his Vietnam tour, he was stationed at Fort Hood, Texas. There he learned to operate the armored personnel carrier (APC), a light armored, amphibious, two-tracked vehicle that carries two crew members and 11 personnel. In January 1973, while stationed at Fort Hood, Sheldon was one of the security cordon guards for the body of President Lyndon Johnson and family at Austin, Texas at the airport, and at the funeral home. Sheldon received the following medals: National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal with two Bronze Service Stars, Army Commendation Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Air Medal and Bronze Star Medal. Sheldon also served as a Mono County deputy sheriff. His experience with operating the personnel carrier in the Army enabled him when needed to operate the snow cat, which is also a two-tracked vehicle. Sheldon will be missed by all. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert F. Rutherford, and mother, June Billingsley, both of Lone Pine. He is survived by his son, Joshua Rutherford of Ridgecrest; sister, Laura Harding of Lone Pine; niece, Janine Cuddy of Gardnerville, Nev.; nephew, Bruce Entrekin of Washoe Valley, Nev.; aunt and uncle, Jackie and Gene Billingsley of Bishop; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Unlike Cpl. Warrick, he was perhaps fortunate enough to not have to shine, but he served regardless. Please forgive me for intruding. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/07/someone_you_sho_2.html#comment-61869 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/07/someone_you_sho_2.html#comment-61869 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:57:09 -0600 That is one hell of a Soldier! As the General said: “One of our real, no-kidding heroes.” http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/07/someone_you_sho_2.html#comment-61867 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/07/someone_you_sho_2.html#comment-61867 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 01:15:55 -0600 unreal. seriously, unreal. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/07/someone_you_sho_2.html#comment-61863 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/07/someone_you_sho_2.html#comment-61863 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:45:00 -0600 Hoooahhh! Above and Beyond! What a great man. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/07/someone_you_sho_2.html#comment-61860 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/07/someone_you_sho_2.html#comment-61860 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:05:54 -0600 "I didn't do anything special, is what I feel. I did what I needed to do." And that's what sets you apart, CPL Warrick. Thank you, and good luck and best wishes as you recuperate and move on.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/07/someone_you_sho_2.html#comment-61854 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/07/someone_you_sho_2.html#comment-61854 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:49:56 -0600