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_2.html Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification *DIAMOND, JAMES H. Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company D, 21st Infantry, 24th Infantry Division. Place and date: Mintal, Mindanao, Philippine Islands, 8-14 May 1945. Entered service at: Gulfport, Miss. Birth: New Orleans, La. G.O. No.: 23, 6 March 1946. Citation: As a member of the machinegun section, he displayed extreme gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty . When a Japanese sniper rose from his foxhole to throw a grenade into their midst, this valiant soldier charged and killed the enemy with a burst from his submachine gun; then, by delivering sustained fire... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/todays_medal_of_2.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/05/todays_medal_of_2.html Thu, 14 May 2009 06:09:42 -0600