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/2009/10/todays_medal_of_151.html Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification There are only two awards for actions on this date, almost bookends in a sense. One in the Civil War and one in Vietnam.Civil WarRINGOLD, EDWARD Rank and organization: Coxswain, U.S. Navy. Born: 1827, Baltimore, Md. Accredited to: Maryland. G.O. No.: 17, 10 July 1863. Citation: Served as coxswain on board the U.S.S. Wabash in the engagement at Pocataligo, 22 October 1862. Soliciting permission to accompany the howitzer corps, and performing his duty with such gallantry and presence of mind as to attract the attention of all around him, Ringold, knowing there was a scarcity of ammunition, went through the... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/10/todays_medal_of_151.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/10/todays_medal_of_151.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:24:51 -0600