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/2009/05/todays_medal_of_12.html Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:18:33 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification DAVILA, RUDOLPH B.Staff Sergeant Rudolph B. Davila distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action, on 28 May 1944, near Artena, Italy. During the offensive which broke through the German mountain strongholds surrounding the Anzio beachhead, Staff Sergeant Davila risked death to provide heavy weapons support for a beleaguered rifle company. Caught on an exposed hillside by heavy, grazing fire from a well-entrenched German force, his machine gunners were reluctant to risk putting their guns into action. Crawling fifty yards to the nearest machine gun, Staff Sergeant Davila set it up alone and opened fire on the enemy. In order to... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/todays_medal_of_12.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/todays_medal_of_12.html Thu, 28 May 2009 07:56:42 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/todays_medal_of_12.html#comment-89186 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/todays_medal_of_12.html#comment-89186 Thu, 28 May 2009 10:07:53 -0600