To All,
Good Friday morning January 10. The winds never got high here yesterday and the same forecast from the weather guessers is here this morning. Clear skies with maybe 10 knots of wind that just showed up and is moving the trees around a bit. The news from Los Angeles gets worse by the hour and is all over the news. We are looking at temps of 44 to 69 here today and that is forecast for the next week or so.
I hope you all have a great weekend.
Warm Regards,
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Make it a GREAT Day
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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History (thanks to NHHC)
Go here to see the director's corner for all 85 H-Grams
Here is a link to the NHHC website: https://www.history.navy.mil/
This day in Naval and Marine Corps History (thanks to NHHC)
Here is a link to the NHHC website: https://www.history.navy.mil/
Jan. 10
1917—The first U.S. Navy production order for aerial photographic equipment is initiated when the Naval Observatory issued requisitions for 20 aero cameras and accessories to be manufactured by Eastman Kodak Company.
1934—In the first nonstop formation flight from the United States to Hawaii, six Consolidated P2Y-1 aircraft from Patrol Squadron (VP-10) depart San Francisco, CA. After flying 2,399 miles in 24 hours and 35 minutes, the P2Y-1 aircraft arrive at Hawaii.
1943 – Submarine Trigger (SS 237) sinks the Japanese destroyer Okikaze off Yokosuka, Japan.
1944—Submarines Seawolf (SS 197) and Steelhead (SS 280) attack a Japanese convoy about 70 miles north of Naha, Okinawa, sinking three ships, including one while in the middle of a typhoon.
1953—The auxiliary motor minesweepers Merganser (AMS 26) and Firecrest (AMS 10) receive 40 rounds of 105 mm enemy fire from guns in the vicinity of Ponggang-ni near North Korea. Reports reflect no damage or casualties from the attack.
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Today in World History January 10
1072 Robert Guiscard and his brother Roger take Palermo in Sicily.
1645 The Archbishop of Canterbury, William Laud, is beheaded on Tower Hill, accused of acting as an enemy of the British Parliament.
1724 King Philip V shocks all of Europe when he abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son, Louis.
1811 An uprising of over 400 slaves is put down in New Orleans. Sixty-six blacks are killed and their heads are strung up along the roads of the city.
1847 General Stephen Kearny and Commodore Robert Stockton retake Los Angeles in the last California battle of the Mexican War.
1861 Florida secedes from the Union.
1863 London's Underground begins operations.
1870 John D. Rockefeller and his brother William establish the Standard Oil Company of Ohio.
1899 Filipino leader Emilio Aguinaldo renounces the Treaty of Paris, which annexed the Philippines to the United States.
1901 The Automobile Club of America installs signs on major highways.
On January 10, 1901, a drilling derrick at Spindletop Hill near Beaumont, Texas, produces an enormous gusher of crude oil, coating the landscape for hundreds of feet and signaling the advent of the American oil industry.
The geyser was discovered at a depth of over 1,000 feet, flowed at an initial rate of approximately 100,000 barrels a day and took nine days to cap. Following the discovery, petroleum, which until that time had been used in the U.S. primarily as a lubricant and in kerosene for lamps, would become the main fuel source for new inventions such as cars and airplanes; coal-powered forms of transportation including ships and trains would also convert to the liquid fuel.
Crude oil, which became the world's first trillion-dollar industry, is a natural mix of hundreds of different hydrocarbon compounds trapped in underground rock. The hydrocarbons were formed millions of years ago when tiny aquatic plants and animals died and settled on the bottoms of ancient waterways, creating a thick layer of organic material. Sediment later covered this material, putting heat and pressure on it and transforming it into the petroleum that comes out of the ground today.
In the early 1890s, Texas businessman and amateur geologist Patillo Higgins became convinced there was a large pool of oil under a salt-dome formation south of Beaumont. He and several partners established the Gladys City Oil, Gas and Manufacturing Company and made several unsuccessful drilling attempts before Higgins left the company. In 1899, Higgins leased a tract of land at Spindletop to mining engineer Anthony Lucas. The Lucas gusher blew on January 10, 1901, and ushered in the liquid fuel age. Unfortunately for Higgins, he'd lost his ownership stake by that point.
Beaumont became a "black gold" boomtown, its population tripling in three months. The town filled up with oil workers, investors, merchants and con men (leading some people to dub it "Swindletop"). Within a year, there were more than 285 active wells at Spindletop and an estimated 500 oil and land companies operating in the area, including some that are major players today: Humble (now Exxon), the Texas Company (Texaco) and Magnolia Petroleum Company (Mobil).
Spindletop experienced a second boom starting in the mid-1920s when more oil was discovered at deeper depths. In the 1950s, Spindletop was mined for sulphur. Today, only a few oil wells still operate in the area.
1903 Argentina bans the importation of American beef because of sanitation problems.
1911 Two German cruisers, the Emden and the Nurnberg, suppress a native revolt on island of Ponape in the Caroline Islands in the Pacific when they fire on the island and land troops.
1912 The world's first flying-boat airplane, designed by Glenn Curtiss, makes its maiden flight at Hammondsport.
1917 Germany is rebuked as the Entente officially rejects a proposal for peace talks and demands the return of occupied territories from Germany.
1918 In Washington, the House of Representatives passes legislation for women's suffrage.
1920 The Treaty of Versailles goes into effect.
1923 The United States withdraws its last troops from Germany.
1940 German planes attack 12 ships off the British coast; sinking 3 ships and killing 35 people.
1941 The Soviets and Germany agree on the East European borders and the exchange of industrial equipment.
1946 Chiang Kai-shek and the Yenan Communist forces halt fighting in China.
1964 Panama breaks ties with the U.S. and demands a revision of the canal treaty.
1984 The United States and the Vatican establish full diplomatic relations for the first time in 117 years.
1985 Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes President of Nicaragua, vowing to continue the country's transformation to a socialist state with close ties to the USSR and Cuba.
2007 A general strike begins in Guinea; eventually, it will lead to the resignation of the country's president, Lansana Conte..
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Skip… the face of RTR has changed and the linking note for "The List" should reflect those changes. Here is the new note/link….
From The Bear…
The Bombing of North Vietnam(1965-1972). ROLLING THUNDER. COMMANDO HUNT. LINEBACKER. And the relentless search for the hundreds of aviation warriors we left behind in Southeast Asia as "Missing in Action." The priceless documents of TASK FORCE OMEGA, the record of five decades of the search for our missing accumulated by Patti Hopper and the families of those MIA in SEA, have been acquired and added to the RTR archives, thanks to Webmaster and owner of the RTR domain, Dan Heller.
Access: rollingthunderremembered.com
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rollingthunderremembered.com .
Skip,
A direct link for Task Force Omega files on Rolling Thunder Remembered is: TASK FORCE OMEGA SUMMARIES. There are about fifty posted thus far with many more on the way.
A link to Task Force Omega files can also be found on the homepage of Rolling Thunder Remembered. Also on the homepage is "Today in Rolling Thunder Remembered History" which links to RTR events on the given date the site is visited.
-Dan
Thanks to Micro
To remind folks that these are from the Vietnam Air Losses site that Micro put together. You click on the url below and get what happened each day to the crew of the aircraft. ……Skip
From Vietnam Air Losses site for "Friday 10 January
January 10: https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=1546
This following work accounts for every fixed wing loss of the Vietnam War and you can use it to read more about the losses in The Bear's Daily account. Even better it allows you to add your updated information to the work to update for history…skip Vietnam Air Losses Access Chris Hobson and Dave Lovelady's work at: https://www.VietnamAirLosses.com.
Vietnam Air Losses
Access Chris Hobson and Dave Lovelady's work at: https://www.VietnamAirLosses.com.
This is a list of all Helicopter Pilots Who Died in the Vietnam War . Listed by last name and has other info https://www.vhpa.org/KIA/KIAINDEX.HTM
MOAA - Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Servicemembers Killed in the Vietnam War
The site works, find anyone you knew in "search" feature. https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/ )
By: Kipp Hanley
AUGUST 15, 2022
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Thanks to 1440
LA Fires Continue
Devastating fires in Southern California continued unabated yesterday, including a number of blazes tearing through prominent Los Angeles neighborhoods. At least ten deaths have been confirmed—though officials say the toll is likely higher—and nearly 180,000 people have been ordered to evacuate.
Officials said the largest of the blazes, the Palisades Fire, destroyed thousands of structures in affluent coastal neighborhoods between Malibu and Santa Monica (see map) and was just 6% contained as of early this morning. On the east side of the city, the Eaton Fire was also completely uncontained though growth had significantly slowed. See photos of the damage here and Ring camera footage from one Palisades home here.
Exceptionally high wind gusts, in particular Santa Ana winds sweeping westward from the desert and toward the coast (see explainer), carried flaming embers for miles, raising the risk of new fires across the city. Conditions are expected to improve today but persist into the weekend.
The fires could be the costliest in US history, with early estimates of $20B in insured losses and $50B in economic impact. Read more about how wildfire risk has caused home insurers to leave the region here.
Ancient Ice Exposed
A nearly two-mile ice core extracted from Antarctica's ice sheet contains what is likely the world's oldest ice, estimated to have formed over 1 million years ago. The extensive ice core—which is longer than eight Eiffel Towers—is expected to shed light on the timeline of ice age cycles on Earth and reveal connections between the planet's temperature and atmospheric conditions.
Researchers with the European-funded team of 16 scientists drilled at the remote site over the course of four summers at temperatures nearing minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit. As snow falls and freezes on the continental ice sheet (see diagram), it solidifies layer upon layer of ice and effectively traps samples of the atmosphere over millennia, including air, particles, and even viruses. The ice then becomes a historical record of Earth's climate shifts. Learn how ice cores work here.
A previous, slightly shorter ice core extracted by the group demonstrated heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels over the last 800,000 years never reached the amounts seen since the Industrial Revolution.
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Thanks to History Facts
The phrase "raise a toast" refers to actual toasted bread.
By the Middle Ages, the custom now known as a "toast" had evolved from its ancient Greek origins and was common in Europe, and the medieval era's culinary habits contributed to its eventual name. Many meals at the time included a piece of soaked bread or toast (known as "sop"), and during the holiday season in England, communal bowls filled with a warm, spiced alcoholic drink such as mulled cider or ale were common. They were known as wassail bowls, a name derived from the Anglo-Saxon greeting of "waes hael," meaning "be well" or "be in good health." Wassail bowls were garnished with slices of toasted, spiced bread. Some theories suggest the toast was used to augment the drink's flavor or to serve as an accompanying snack — not hard to believe given the prevalence of sops. But it possibly had another purpose: In some cider-producing regions, the wassail tradition also included a blessing for good crops from farmers' apple trees, during which villagers hung pieces of wassail-soaked toast in the branches for the robins. Throughout the 17th century, the word "toast" became distanced from just the charred drink topper. By the 18th century, according to linguist Dan Jurafsky, English dinner parties often honored a guest as the "toast" of the night, a tradition that eventually evolved into the verb "to toast."
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Thanks to Brett
Geopolitical Futures:
Keeping the future in focus
https://geopoliticalfutures.com
Daily Memo: Germany's Industrial Performance, Ukraine-Moldova Energy Talks
Europe's largest economy had a tough year, but there were some positive indicators.
By GPF Staff
Jan 9, 2025
Mixed results. Germany's industrial production rose more than expected in November. According to figures released on Thursday, output increased 1.5 percent from the previous month, compared to the 0.5 percent increase forecast by economists in a Bloomberg survey. The rise was driven by growth in the construction (2.1 percent) and energy (5.6 percent) sectors. However, some results were not as positive: Orders for industrial companies fell by 5.4 percent in the same month.
Plugging the gap. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Moldovan President Maia Sandu held talks on the energy crisis in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria region after Ukraine stopped transporting Russian natural gas to Europe on Dec. 31. They discussed using Ukrainian coal to plug the gap for the region, which had been heavily dependent on Russian gas imports. Moldova has replaced its own Russian imports with supplies from Romania and domestic sources, but Transnistria has so far refused help from the Moldovan government and began experiencing blackouts on Jan. 1.
Armenia and the EU. The Armenian government has thrown its support behind a draft law aimed at launching the accession process with the European Union. The prime minister of Armenia, which has forged closer ties with the West amid its deteriorating relations with Russia, said on Thursday that accession would require public approval through a referendum even if the bill is passed.
Iran and the South Caucasus. The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Akbar Ahmadian, met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev during a trip to Baku on Wednesday, Iranian media reported. They stressed the need to strengthen political, defense and economic cooperation, paying special attention to energy and transport corridors. On Thursday, Ahmadian traveled to Yerevan to meet with his counterpart from Azerbaijani adversary Armenia to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments.
China on the situation in Syria. China's permanent representative to the United Nations, Fu Cong, said at a U.N. Security Council meeting on Syria that the situation in the Middle Eastern country was now at a critical stage and that major challenges lie ahead. He also said that it had been reported recently that the Syrian army appointed a number of "foreign terrorist fighters," including from a Uyghur militant group called the Turkistan Islamic Party, to senior positions in the military.
Beijing's Africa footprint. The China Development Bank has released a $255 million loan for construction of a railway in Nigeria. The bank made the announcement ahead of a visit to Nigeria by China's foreign minister this week. The project, estimated to cost $973 million, faced delays after China's Exim Bank withdrew financing in 2020.
Tehran's view. Iran's supreme leader called the presence of U.S. troops in Iraq "illegal" and contrary to the interests of the people and government of the country during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. He stressed the importance of "resolute resistance" to the "occupation" and suggested that developments in Syria also indicate the involvement of foreign countries.
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This Week in American Military History:
From the cadets at the Citadel to the Treaty of Paris
Thanks to Thomas W. Smith
Jan. 9, 1861: Confederate coastal-artillery batteries – including a four-gun battery manned by cadets under the command of Maj. Peter F. Stevens of the Citadel (the Military College of South Carolina) – open fire on the U.S. commercial paddlesteamer "Star of the West" in Charleston harbor. The shots – the first of the American Civil War – repel the Star, forcing the ship to abort its mission of resupplying the besieged U.S. Army garrison at Fort Sumter. The crew aboard the Star report seeing "a red Palmetto flag" flying above the cadet battery. That flag – a red version of the blue South Carolina flag – flies today over the parade ground at the Citadel.
Jan. 12, 1945: Warplanes from the U.S. Navy's carrier Task Force 38 under
the command of Vice Adm. John Sidney McCain Sr. (father of Adm. John S.
McCain Jr. and grandfather of Sen. John S. McCain III), attack enemy
convoys and bases along the coast of Japanese-held French Indochina
(Vietnam) in the Battle of the South China Sea.
Codenamed "Operation Gratitude," the attacks are wildly successful. Despite
rough seas and high winds from a dangerously close typhoon, Japanese bases
at Saigon, Cape Saint Jacques (Vung Tau), Cam Ranh Bay, Qui Nhon, and
Tourane Bay (Da Nang) are hit hard, resulting in the destruction of docks,
barracks, weapons depots, hangars, and scores of Japanese seaplanes and
other aircraft, as well as the sinking of more than 40 enemy ships.
Adm. McCain – who Adm. William "Bull" Halsey refers to as ""not much more
than my right arm" – dies of a heart attack on Sept. 6, 1945, four days
after witnessing the Japanese surrender ceremony aboard USS Missouri. He is
posthumously awarded a fourth star.
Jan 13, 1865: U.S. soldiers, sailors, and Marines under the joint command
of Maj. Gen. Alfred Howe Terry and Rear Adm. David Dixon Porter begin
landing operations – in what will prove to be the largest American
amphibious operation until World War II – aimed at seizing Fort Fisher,
N.C., a Confederate stronghold near the port city of Wilmington.
The fort – commanded by Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg (yes, Fort Bragg,
N.C. is named in his honor) – will fall to Union forces within two days.
Jan. 14, 1784: The U.S. Congress, temporarily meeting in Annapolis,
Maryland, ratifies the Treaty of Paris, officially ending America's War of
Independence.
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This Day in U S Military History
1779 – The French present John Paul Jones with a dilapidated vessel, the Duc de Duras. This Jones refits, mounts with 42 guns and renames Bonhomme Richard in honor of Benjamin Franklin. On 19 June 1779 Bonhomme Richard sailed from L'Orient accompanied by Alliance, Pallas, Vengeance, and Cerf with troop transports and merchant vessels under convoy to Bordeaux and to cruise against the British in the Bay of Biscay. Forced to return to port for repair, the squadron sailed again 14 August 1779. Going northwest around the west coast of the British Isles into the North Sea and then down the east coast the squadron took 16 merchant vessels as prizes.On 23 September 1779 they encountered the Baltic Fleet of 41 sail under convoy of HMS Serapis (44) and Countess of Scarborough (22) near Flamborough Head. After 1800 Bonhomme Richard engaged Serapis and a bitter engagement ensued during the next four hours before Serapis struck her colors. Bonhomme Richard, shattered, on fire, and leaking badly defied all efforts to save her and sank at 1100 on 25 September 1779. John Paul Jones sailed the captured Serapis to Holland for repairs. 1800 – Congress ratifies the Treaty of August 28, 1797 with Tunis. This treaty is supposed to ensure that, in return for a higher tribute from the US, the Barbary pirates will leave US shipping in the Mediterranean unmolested.
1901 – In the town of Beaumont, Texas, a 100-foot drilling derrick named Spindletop produced a roaring gusher of black crude oil. The oil strike took place at 10:30 a.m. on this day in 1901, coating the landscape for hundreds of feet around in sticky oil. The first major oil discovery in the United States, the Spindletop gusher marked the beginning of the American oil industry. Soon the prices of petroleum-based fuels fell, and gasoline became an increasingly practical power source. Without Spindletop, internal combustion might never have replaced steam and battery power as the automobile power plant of choice, and the American automobile industry might not have changed the face of America with such staggering speed.
1912 – The World's first flying-boat airplane, designed by Glenn Curtiss, made its maiden flight at Hammondsport. Curtis was the 1st licensed pilot and Orville Wright was the 2nd. The first airplane purchased by the U.S. Navy was a Curtiss Model E hydroaeroplane and was given the Navy designation A-1 in early 1911. The Navy purchased a second Model E in July 1911, with a more powerful 80-horsepower Curtiss OX engine, and designated it the A-2. It was also known as the OWL, standing for Over Water and Land. Modifications of the A-2 by the Navy led to re-designations of E-1 and later AX-1. These modifications, done at the Curtiss plant at Hammondsport, New York, included moving the seats from the lower wing to the float and enclosing the crew area with a fabric-covered framework, giving the aircraft the appearance of a short-hull flying boat. The OWL, with its modified float, was developed into a true flying boat (the entire fuselage being a hull as opposed to mounting the aircraft on a separate float) by Curtiss in 1912, first with the Model D Flying Boat, and then a refined version, the Model E. The Model E Flying Boat was the first truly practical flying boat. It was powered by either a 60- or a 75-horsepower Curtiss V8 engine. Both the U.S. Army and Navy purchased Curtiss Model E Flying Boats, the Navy designating it the C-1.
1943 – On Guadalcanal, a new American offensive begins with heavy air and artillery bombardment. The Japanese-held Gifu strongpoint is attacked by the US 35th Infantry Regiment. The Americans have over 50,000 troops on the island; the Japanese have less than 15,000 ill-supplied troops defending. During the night eight Japanese destroyers attempt to deliver supplies. One of the destroyers is damaged by American PT boats.
1944 – The GI Bill of Rights, first proposed by the American Legion, was passed by Congress. The Bill, more formally known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, was intended to smooth demobilization for America's almost 16 million servicemen and women. Postwar college and vocational school attendance soared as more than 50 percent of honorably discharged veterans took advantage of education benefits of up to $500 a year for tuition, plus a living allowance. When they returned home to marry and start families in record numbers, veterans faced a severe housing shortage. The home loan provisions of the GI Bill provided more than 2 million home loans and created a new American landscape in the suburbs. In 1990, President George Bush summed up the impact of the GI Bill: "The GI Bill changed the lives of millions by replacing old roadblocks with paths of opportunity."
2015 – SpaceX successfully launches a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, as part of boosting its Dragon spacecraft into space for a Monday arrival at the ISS in the SpaceX CRS-5 resupply mission. However, an experimental recovery attempt of the first stage fails when it crash-lands on a floating platform possibly due to insufficient hydraulic fluid, resulting in damage to the platform.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
HELMS, JOHN HENRY
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 16 March 1874, Chicago, Ill. Accredited to: Illinois. G.O. No.: 3 5, 23 March 1901. Citation: Serving on board the U.S.S. Chicago, for heroism in rescuing Ishi Tomizi, ship's cook, from drowning at Montevideo, Uruguay, 10 January 1901.
BERTOLDO, VITO R.
Rank and organization: Master Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company A, 242d Infantry, 42d Infantry Division. Place and date: Hatten, France, 9-10 January 1945. Entered service at: Decatur, 111. Born: 1 December 1916, Decatur, 111. G.O. No.: 5, 10 January 1946. Citation: He fought with extreme gallantry while guarding 2 command posts against the assault of powerful infantry and armored forces which had overrun the battalion's main line of resistance. On the close approach of enemy soldiers, he left the protection of the building he defended and set up his gun in the street, there to remain for almost 12 hours driving back attacks while in full view of his adversaries and completely exposed to 88-mm., machinegun and small-arms fire. He moved back inside the command post, strapped his machinegun to a table and covered the main approach to the building by firing through a window, remaining steadfast even in the face of 88-mm. fire from tanks only 75 yards away. One shell blasted him across the room, but he returned to his weapon. When 2 enemy personnel carriers led by a tank moved toward his position, he calmly waited for the troops to dismount and then, with the tank firing directly at him, leaned out of the window and mowed down the entire group of more than 20 Germans. Some time later, removal of the command post to another building was ordered. M/Sgt. Bertoldo voluntarily remained behind, covering the withdrawal of his comrades and maintaining his stand all night. In the morning he carried his machinegun to an adjacent building used as the command post of another battalion and began a day-long defense of that position. He broke up a heavy attack, launched by a self-propelled 88-mm. gun covered by a tank and about 15 infantrymen. Soon afterward another 88-mm. weapon moved up to within a few feet of his position, and, placing the muzzle of its gun almost inside the building, fired into the room, knocking him down and seriously wounding others. An American bazooka team set the German weapon afire, and M/Sgt. Bertoldo went back to his machinegun dazed as he was and killed several of the hostile troops as they attempted to withdraw. It was decided to evacuate the command post under the cover of darkness, but before the plan could be put into operation the enemy began an intensive assault supported by fire from their tanks and heavy guns. Disregarding the devastating barrage, he remained at his post and hurled white phosphorous grenades into the advancing enemy troops until they broke and retreated. A tank less than 50 yards away fired at his stronghold, destroyed the machinegun and blew him across the room again but he once more returned to the bitter fight and, with a rifle, single-handedly covered the withdrawal of his fellow soldiers when the post was finally abandoned. With inspiring bravery and intrepidity M/Sgt. Bertoldo withstood the attack of vastly superior forces for more than 48 hours without rest or relief, time after time escaping death only by the slightest margin while killing at least 40 hostile soldiers and wounding many more during his grim battle against the enemy hordes.
*FOURNIER, WILLIAM G.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company M, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. Place and date: Mount Austen, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 10 January 1943. Entered service at: Winterport, Maine. Birth: Norwich, Conn. G.O. No.: 28, 5 June 1943. Citation: For gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty. As leader of a machinegun section charged with the protection of other battalion units, his group was attacked by a superior number of Japanese, his gunner killed, his assistant gunner wounded, and an adjoining guncrew put out of action. Ordered to withdraw from this hazardous position, Sgt. Fournier refused to retire but rushed forward to the idle gun and, with the aid of another soldier who joined him, held up the machinegun by the tripod to increase its field action. They opened fire and inflicted heavy casualties upon the enemy. While so engaged both these gallant soldiers were killed, but their sturdy defensive was a decisive factor in the following success of the attacking battalion .
*HALL, LEWIS
Rank and organization: Technician Fifth Grade, U.S. Army, Company M, 35th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. Place and date: Mount Austen, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 10 January 1943. Entered service at: Obetz, Rural Station 7, Columbus, Ohio. Born: 1895, Bloom, Ohio. G.O. No.: 28, 5 June 1943. Citation: For gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty. As leader of a machinegun squad charged with the protection of other battalion units, his group was attacked by a superior number of Japanese, his gunner killed, his assistant gunner wounded, and an adjoining guncrew put out of action. Ordered to withdraw from his hazardous position, he refused to retire but rushed forward to the idle gun and with the aid of another soldier who joined him and held up the machinegun by the tripod to increase its field of action he opened fire and inflicted heavy casualties upon the enemy. While so engaged both these gallant soldiers were killed, but their sturdy defense was a decisive factor in the following success of the attacking battalion.
SASSER, CLARENCE EUGENE
Rank and organization: Specialist Fifth Class (then Pfc.), U.S. Army, Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division. Place and date: Ding Tuong Province, Republic of Vietnam, 10 January 1968. Entered service at: Houston, Tex. Born: 12 September 1947, Chenango, Tex. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sp5c. Sasser distinguished himself while assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion. He was serving as a medical aidman with Company A, 3d Battalion, on a reconnaissance in force operation. His company was making an air assault when suddenly it was taken under heavy small arms, recoilless rifle, machinegun and rocket fire from well fortified enemy positions on 3 sides of the landing zone. During the first few minutes, over 30 casualties were sustained. Without hesitation, Sp5c. Sasser ran across an open rice paddy through a hail of fire to assist the wounded. After helping 1 man to safety, was painfully wounded in the left shoulder by fragments of an exploding rocket. Refusing medical attention, he ran through a barrage of rocket and automatic weapons fire to aid casualties of the initial attack and, after giving them urgently needed treatment, continued to search for other wounded. Despite 2 additional wounds immobilizing his legs, he dragged himself through the mud toward another soldier 100 meters away. Although in agonizing pain and faint from loss of blood, Sp5c. Sasser reached the man, treated him, and proceeded on to encourage another group of soldiers to crawl 200 meters to relative safety. There he attended their wounds for 5 hours until they were evacuated. Sp5c. Sasser's extraordinary heroism is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, his unit, and the U.S. Army.
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for January 10 FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
10 January
1910: LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIR MEET. The Aero Club of California hosted the first American flying meet at Los Angeles, California.
The Los Angeles International Air Meet (January 10 to January 20, 1910) was among the earliest airshows in the world and the first major airshow in the United States. It was held in Los Angeles County, California, at Dominguez Field, southwest of Dominguez Rancho Adobe in present-day Rancho Dominguez, California. Spectator turnout numbered approximately 254,000 over 11 days of ticket sales. The Los Angeles Times called it "one of the greatest public events in the history of the West."
1934: Through 11 January, Lt Cmdr K. McGinnis (U. S. Navy) led six Consolidated P2Y-1s on a nonstop flight from San Francisco, Calif., to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 24 hours 35 minutes. They beat earlier records for crossing time and distance for mass flights, and set a Federational Aeronautique Internationale record for straight-line distance of 2,399 miles for Class C seaplanes. (24)
1942: The Army Air Forces Materiel Center started investigating ways to use aerial refueling in the war against Japan. Planners wanted to launch B-17 bombers from Midway Island to attack Tokyo, refueling them with modified B-24 bombers. They also considered using B-24s launched from Hawaii, with refueling by US Navy seaplanes. A third option involved fuel-filled gliders, towed by B-17s, which would serve as tankers for the bombers. No proposals were implemented. (18)
1946: C. A. Moeller and D. D. Viner used an Army R-5 Helicopter to set an unofficial record in a climb to 21,000 feet at Stratford, Conn. (24)
1951: KOREAN WAR. Continued severe winter weather forced Fifth Air Force to cancel close air support missions. FEAF flew the lowest daily total of sorties since July 1950. (28)
1956: The first US-built complete liquid-rocket engine with more than 400,000 pounds thrust fired for the first time at Santa Susana, Calif. (16) (24)
1957: The DoD assigned the highest national priority to intercontinental ballistic missile and intermediate-range ballistic missile projects. (6)
1958: The Tactical Air Command delivered its last F-84F Thunderstreak to the Mobile Air Material Area. (11)
1975: First E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft rolled out. (12)
1977: The USAF budgeted $245 million for the M-X missile's full-scale engineering development. (6)
1980: CYCLONE CLAUDETTE. Just before New Year's Day, the cyclone hit Mauritius Island in the Indian Ocean. For two days, the 80th Military Airlift Squadron delivered 17 tons of emergency supplies by C-141 to help thousands of homeless and destitute people. (16) (26)
1988: A ski-equipped LC-130 took off from an isolated Antarctic site after being buried under snow since 1971. A Navy/Lockheed team found the structurally sound aircraft, with air in the tires and usable hydraulic fluid in the lines after 16 years. The team removed the four engines and sent them away for an overhaul. The National Science Foundation spent $9.5 million to recover the plane. (8)
1994: MACKAY TROPHY. An HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 56th Rescue Squadron at Keflavik, Iceland, rescued six sailors from a damaged tugboat off the Icelandic coast. For this effort, the crew earned the 1994 trophy. (16) (26)
1998: Operation RECUPERATION. Through 14 January, C-17 aircrews from the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston AFB flew four missions to deliver snow relief supplies to eastern Canada. In four missions, the Globemaster IIIs transported emergency workers and 181 tons of cargo (vehicles, generators, water purification equipment, field kitchens, and other supplies) from Edmonton, Alberta, to Montreal, Quebec. (22)
2002: Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. A C-17 departed Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan, with 20 Taliban and Al Qaeda prisoners on a trip to the detention facility at the U. S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay. The C-17 stopped briefly at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, where the prisoners were transferred to a 445th Airlift Wing (AF Reserve Command) C-141 from Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, for the nonstop, air refueled flight to Guantanamo. The C-141 arrived in Cuba on 11 January. (22)
2007: The first of eight C-21 executive transports arrived at Hector Airport, N. Dak, to serve as a bridge mission for the North Dakota Air National Guard's 119th Fighter Wing. Under the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure plan, the wing lost its F-16s and would transition to the proposed new Joint Cargo Aircraft and Predator unmanned aerial vehicle by 2010. (AFNEWS, "First C21 Arrives in North Dakota," 11 Jan 2007, (32)
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Thanks to Mugs
How many Muslim Fanatic Terrorists are in the horde of millions of illegal "immigrant"/invaders who have crossed our southern border?
HISTORY LESSON:
Eighty four percent of those who receive this email will not completely read it...if they read any of it at all.
Ten percent will read it, but they will choose not to forward it on to others.
The remaining 6% most likely will forward it.
The war started in the 7th Century and lasted through the 17th Century. Many will contend it never stopped; the facts below are historically correct.
That is why many of us choke when we hear someone say we will defeat or contain these Islamic terrorists in a few years, or even "30 years" as has been stated by Leon Panetta.
If the latest batch of murders, beheadings, and killing of innocent Christians and Jews has at all shocked you, it is time for you to read this compilation of historical facts about the intense hatred that Muslims have for any and all who are not Muslims.
WE ARE THE STUPID
In 732 A.D., the Muslim Army, which was moving on Paris, was defeated, and turned back at Tours, France, by Charles Martell.
In 1571 A.D., the Muslim Army/Navy was defeated by the Italians and Austrians as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to attack southern Europe in the Battle of Lepanto.
In 1683 A.D., the Turkish Muslim Army, attacking Eastern Europe, was finally defeated in the Battle of Vienna by German and Polish Christian armies.
This nonsense has been going on for 1,400 years! The sad thing is that more than half of all politicians do not even know any of this.
If these battles had not been won, we would most likely be speaking Arabic. And Christianity could be non-existent. Judaism certainly would not exist!
Reality check: A lot of Americans have become so insulated from reality that they imagine America can suffer defeat without any inconvenience to themselves.
Think back: The following events are true historical facts. It has been many years since 1968, but history keeps repeating itself.
1. In 1968, Robert Kennedy was shot and killed by a Muslim male.
2. In 1972, at the Munich Olympics, Israeli athletes were kidnapped and massacred by Muslim males.
3. In 1972, a Pan Am 747 was hijacked and eventually diverted to Cairo where a fuse was lit on final approach. Shortly after landing, it was blown up by Muslim males.
4. In 1973, a Pan Am 707 was destroyed in Rome - with 33 people killed - when it was attacked with grenades by Muslim males.
5. In 1979, the United States Embassy in Iran was taken over by Muslim males.
6. During the 1980s, a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by Muslim males.
7. In 1983, the United States Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by Muslim males.
8. In 1985, the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked, and a 70-year-old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by Muslim males.
9. In 1985, TWA Flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a United States Navy diver - who was trying to rescue passengers - was murdered by Muslim males.
10. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by Muslim males.
11. In 1993, the World Trade Center was bombed for the first time by Muslim males.
12. In 1998, the United States embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by Muslim males.
13. On 09/11/01, four airliners were hijacked. Two of the planes were used as missiles to take down the World Trade Centers. One plane crashed into the United States Pentagon, and the other plane was diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by Muslim males.
14. In 2002, the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against Muslim males.
15. In 2002, reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and beheaded by - you guessed it - a Muslim male. (Plus two other American journalists who had just recently been beheaded.)
16. In 2013, the Boston Marathon bombing resulted in four innocent people, including a child, being killed and 264 other people injured by Muslim males.
No, I really do not see a pattern here to justify profiling….. Do you?
So, to ensure we Americans never offend anyone - particularly fanatics intent on killing us - airport security screeners will no longer be allowed to profile certain people.
So, ask yourself: "Just how stupid are we?!?!"
Have Americans completely lost their minds or just their "power of reason?"
As the writer of the award-winning story "Forrest Gump" so aptly put it, "Stupid is as stupid does."
You now have the opportunity to send this on to other email contacts. Please do that. Or you can just sit back, keep complaining and do nothing.
As Barack Obama said in his book: "Nothing sounds as beautiful as the Muslim evening prayers from the tower."
Wake up America!
How many Muslim Fanatic Terrorists are in the horde of millions of illegal "immigrant"/invaders who have crossed our southern border?
Regards,
Joe McElmeel
Chairman & CEO
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