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Wars generally don't take holidays, as the Medal of Honor posts show for the last few and next few days of this shifting observance. And of course, around Christmas, we'll be in the range of days for the Battle of the Bulge, and the fight at Fort Fisher during the Civil War. There are six Medals awarded for actions on this day in history, spanning from the Civil War to Korea. Two were posthumous awards.Civil WarPOWELL, WILLIAM H. Rank and organization: Major, 2d West Virginia Cavalry. Place...

Interesting bit of trivia for you - how many Medals of Honor do you think were presented by President Clinton, he who was cursed by "not having been tested" except by the endgame in Somalia? Yes, he did present the awards for Shughart and Gordon for the Battle of Mogadishu. He also presented 35 others, for a total of 37. What really drove President Clinton's numbers up was 22 award upgrades authorized for Asian-Americans believed to have been slighted during WWII. By contrast, the WWII...

...in the Bastion of the Battered Bastards of the 101st, Bastogne. "To the U.S.A. Commander of the encircled town of Bastogne. The fortune of war is changing. This time the U.S.A. forces in and near Bastogne have been encircled by strong German armored units. More German armored units have crossed the river Our near Ortheuville, have taken Marche and reached St. Hubert by passing through Hompre-Sibret-Tillet. Libramont is in German hands. There is only one possibility to save the encircled U...

...be a Big Red One! Well done, 1st Foot. And welcome to the alumni association (both the Auld Soldier and I are alums, too), Sergeant Major! Command Sgt. Maj. Ian Field, 7, stands with his squad during a farewell award ceremony April 15, 2011, at Barlow Theater on Fort Riley, Kan. The Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division worked with the Make-A-Wish Foundation to grant Ian's wish to become a Soldier. Ian is currently battling Duchenne muscular dy Photo Credit: Mollie Miller, 1st Infantry Division...

However late it may be.First, two posthumous Medals of Honor from the Korean War.Korean War Actions Earn Medals of Honor American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 13, 2011 - President Barack Obama will award the Medal of Honor to two soldiers for conspicuous gallantry nearly 60 years ago during the Korean War, White House officials announced today. Officials said Army Pfcs. Anthony T. Kaho'ohanohano and Henry Svehla will will receive the nation's highest award for valor in combat posthumously...

Our C-in-C decides to redecorate our military's Ribbon Bar without bothering to ask permission from Congress and promptly skeedaddles to Rio - The Land of Eternal Samba. Meanwhile our Secretary of Defense makes himself scarce and leaves Adm. Mullen , holding the bag. At least now we know the real reason why he made it to Russia. At least he gets to play with big bang-sticks. Boq

WARNING : Those with high blood pressure conditions should not watch the clip below. As it may cause kinetic medical events. Welcome to the Police State of Delaware Boq

Just some filler. Boq