March 2010 - Argghhh!

News and Personal dispatches from the front and the home front.

There are twelve Medals awarded for actions on this day, from the Civil War through Vietnam, including a future US Senator. Two are posthumous.Civil War. Eight Medals, a mix of Navy and Army, covering three battles.BRINN, ANDREW Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Entered service at: New York. Birth: Scotland. G.O. No.: 17, 10 July 1863. Citation: Served on board the U.S.S. Mississippi during her abandonment and firing in the engagement at Port Hudson, 14 March 1863. Remaining under enemy fire...

There are five Medals awarded for actions on this day. All are in the modern era and all were posthumous awards. World War II. The Germans may be collapsing like a shattered window - but there were many sharp slivers of glass. Private First Class Stryker, along with Sergeant Robert Stryker who earned a Medal of Honor in Vietnam, are the namesakes of the Stryker series of combat vehicles.*PETERS, GEORGE J. Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Army, Company G, 507th Parachute Infantry, 17th Airborne...

How time flies. Last time I saw Maj. Gorbea, he was still in middle school...

How about something different this morning...

There are10 Medals awarded for actions on this day - the average number over the year. Three from the Civil War, three from the Indian Campaigns, two from the Philippine Insurrection, and one each from World War II and Korea. Only one is posthumous.Civl War. Three awards for actions at the battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas. This is a battle that would loom larger in our history had General Van Dorn been successful, and General Curtis failed. An interesting fight, with more generals killed (as a percentage...

There are four Medals awarded for actions on this day. One each from the Civil War, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. One Medal was posthumous.Civil War - the clash of ironclads... Monitor vs Merrimack. WILLIAMS, PETER Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy. Born: 1831, Norway, Accredited to: Pennsylvania. G.O. No.: 11, 3 April 1863. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Ironclad Steamer Monitor, Hampton Roads, 9 March 1862. During the engagement between the U.S.S. Monitor and the C.S.S. Merrimack...