November 2009 - Argghhh!

There are six awards of the Medal of Honor for actions on this day. 5 of them are posthumous. All of them are from the modern era, starting in WWII.World War II - ask yourself, warrior - could you do what Captain John Cromwell, USN, did? WWII also gives us our only survivor - Joe Foss, who I have had the honor of meeting.*CROMWELL, JOHN PHILIP Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Navy. Born: 11 September 1901, Henry, Ill. Appointed from: Illinois. Other Navy award: Legion of Merit. Citation: For...

We've already noted Colonel Millett's passing. I thought you might be interested in a few more details, courtesy the Armed Forces Press Service.Face of Defense: Soldier Who Led Last Bayonet Charge Dies American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2009 - Retired Army Col. Lewis L. Millett, who earned the Medal of Honor during the Korean War for leading what reportedly was the last major American bayonet charge, died Nov 14. Retired Army Col. Lewis L. Millet wears his Medal of Honor,...

...the strain of eight years of combat with no immediate end in sight manifests itself in many ways, quick anger chief among them. I've seen officers struggling to keep their tempers in check in briefings, exercises, and experiments - in ways that are noticeable, and occur more often than previously. I watched a Major simply detonate on a security guard at the Lewis and Clark building who was simply doing his job and not with any overbearing overtone, either. It's not manly to keep it bottled...

That's what I've been hearing from the kaydets, non-stop. Yup, they know about Americans and Thanksgiving -- they're just a little hazy on whether we eat turkey because it's a Thanksgiving tradition, or we started the Thanksgiving tradition as an excuse to eat turkey.I'm knocking off work early, but if I come back and see any comments dated *today*, I'll give ya'll a scathing lecture on *priorities*......

After a long absence (Mien Gott! Has it been that long?), in the immortal words of Gen. MacArthur, I have returned. For a short visit. A tragedy has occurred on Fort Hood, one of the busiest military bases in the United States. A base that has experienced the highest number of casualties in the War on Terror...Islamist Extremism...Insanity. Information remains sketchy. They are putting together a profile of the gunman. As the Armorer would have warned me long ago, until all information is in we cannot...

There are only two Medals awarded for actions on this day. One each for WWII and Korea, both posthumous.WWII. Lieutenant Turney survived the fight for which he was cited, but not the overall battle. There is an interesting afterstory to Lieutenant Leonard's story.*LEONARD, TURNEY W. Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company C, 893d Tank Destroyer Battalion. Place and date: Kommerscheidt, Germany, 4-6 November 1944. Entered service at: Dallas, Tex. Birth: Dallas, Tex. G.O. No...

I'm going to throw some chum into the water right now. I find the idea that Islam should be destroyed or all Muslims killed or somehow, some way made to be something other than Muslim or sent into detainment camps so offensive that it drives me very near to breaking this blog's rules and throwing out the idea of free and reasoned debate to tell you what I really think about those suggestions. On your recommendations, I should walk in to work tomorrow and tell my Muslim friend and co-worker...