April 2010 - Argghhh!

Whenever the current leaders of our Federal Government repeals the 2nd Amendment, and leaves us citizens armed with nothing but sporks...

There are four Medals awarded for actions on this day, all during the Civil War.Civil War. The Union armies continue their inexorable march towards Appomattox Courthouse.BLICKENSDERFER, MILTON Rank and organization: Corporal, Company E, 126th Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 3 April 1865. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Lancaster, Pa. Date of issue: 10 May 1865. Citation: Capture of flag. BRANT, WILLIAM Rank and organization: Lieutenant, Company B, 1st New Jersey Veteran Battalion...

There are sixty-seven Medals awarded for actions on this day, sixty-four of them during the Civil War, including one rare posthumous award. The other three are from World War II and two of them are posthumous.Civil War. Prior to the Civil War, with the brief exception of Washington establishing the Purple Heart as an award for merit during the Revolution, the US military didn't have a system of medals. The Medal of Honor was established during the early days of the Civil War. The raft of Medals...

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There are seven Medals awarded for actions on this date. For a change, the Civil War doesn't dominate the numbers, World War II does. There is one posthumous award.Civil War. The pressure is maintained as the end game plays out. Sergeant Major Tobie wants to be there at the end.GALLOWAY, JOHN Rank and organization: Commissary Sergeant, 8th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Place and date: At Farmville, Va., 7 April 1865. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Philadelphia, Pa. Date of issue: 30 October 1897...