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To All
Good Thursday Morning November 27, 2025 . Well it clear and 65 for our Thanksgiving morning and it is supposed to get to 75.
I wish you all wonderful day with your family and friends I have my wife and my daughter and my two oldest Granddaughters here along with the dogs, cats, chickens, turtle and other wildlife that wanders through the property. The two dogs are laying beside me in their usual spot as I get the list out. My daughter will return from feeding her horses soon and the house will come alive with the preparations for Thanksgiving dinner. My son and his family also two granddaughters live in Idaho but he is flying in soon to spend a couple of days.
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This day in Naval and Marine Corps History (thanks to NHHC)
Here is a link to the NHHC website: https://www.history.navy.mil/. Go here to see the director's corner for all 93 H-Grams.
This day in Naval and Marine Corps History
27 November
1941—Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Harold R. Stark sends "war warning" to Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet, Adm. Husband E. Kimmell, and Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, Adm. Ernest J. King.
BUT,,,,,,,,,On Nov. 26, 1941, under the greatest secrecy, the Japanese armada—commanded by Vice Adm. Chuichi Nagumo—left Japan to attack the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor. The armada included all six of Japan's first-line aircraft carriers—Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu, Shokaku, and Zuikaku. With more than 420 embarked planes, the ships were by far the most powerful carrier task force ever assembled. In addition to the carriers, the Pearl Harbor striking force included fast battleships, cruisers, and destroyers, with tankers to fuel the ships during the passage across the Pacific. An advance expeditionary force of large submarines, five of them carrying midget submarines, was sent to scout around Hawaii. Their mission was to dispatch the midgets into Pearl Harbor to attack ships there and torpedo American warships that might escape to sea.
The first 4 carriers were sunk at the Battle of Midway 7 months later
1942—By orders of French Vice Adm. Jean de Borde, the French fleet is scuttled in Toulon, France to prevent the ships being used by the Germans.
1943—USS Callaghan (DD 792) is commissioned. Named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Rear Adm. Daniel J. Callaghan, who was killed during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal November 1942, she serves in the Pacific until she is sunk by a Japanese kamikaze July 28, 1945.
1943—USS Bowfin (SS 287) sinks the Vichy French cargo ship Van Vollenhoven off the coast of French Indochina while USS Seahorse (SS 304) sinks the Japanese fleet tanker San Ramon Maru in the East China Sea.
1944—Japanese kamikazes sink the submarine chaser SC 744 and damage USS Colorado (BB 45), USS St. Louis (CL 49) and USS Montpelier (CL 57). All the light cruisers are repaired and return to combat duty for the remainder of World War II.
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Today in World History
November 27
43 BC Octavian, Antony and Lepidus form the triumvirate of Rome.
511 Clovis, king of the Franks, dies and his kingdom is divided between his four sons.
1095 In Clermont, France, Pope Urbana II makes an appeal for warriors to relieve Jerusalem. He is responding to false rumors of atrocities in the Holy Land.
1382 The French nobility, led by Olivier de Clisson, crush the Flemish rebels at Flanders.
1812 One of the two bridges being used by Napoleon Bonaparte's army across the Beresina River in Russia collapses during a Russian artillery barrage.
1826 Jebediah Smith's expedition reaches San Diego, becoming the first Americans to cross the southwestern part of the continent.
1862 George Armstrong Custer meets his future bride, Elizabeth Bacon, at a Thanksgiving party.
1868 Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer's 7th Cavalry kills Chief Black Kettle and about 100 Cheyenne (mostly women and children) on the Washita River.
1887 U.S. Deputy Marshall Frank Dalton, brother of the three famous outlaws, is killed in the line of duty near Fort Smith, Ark.
1904 The German colonial army defeats Hottentots at Warm bad in southwest Africa.
1909 U.S. troops land in Blue fields, Nicaragua, to protect American interests there.
1919 Bulgaria signs peace treaty with Allies at Unequally, France, fixing war reparations and recognizing Yugoslavian independence.
1922 Allied delegates bar the Soviets from the Near East peace conference.
1936 Great Britain's Anthony Eden warns Hitler that Britain will fight to protect Belgium.
1942 The French fleet in Toulon is scuttled to keep it from Germany.
1950 East of the Choosin River, Chinese forces annihilate an American task force.
1954 Alger Hiss, convicted of being a Soviet spy, is freed after 44 months in prison.
1959 Demonstrators march in Tokyo to protest a defense treaty with the United States.
1967 Lyndon Johnson appoints Robert McNamara to presidency of the World Bank.
1967 Charles DeGaulle vetoes Great Britain's entry into the Common Market again.
1970 Syria joins the pact linking Libya, Egypt and Sudan.
1973 US Senate votes to confirm Gerald Ford as President of the United States, following President Richard Nixon's resignation; the House will confirm Ford on Dec. 6.
1978 San Francisco mayor George Moscone and Harvey Milk, the city's first openly gay supervisor, assassinated by former city supervisor Dan White.
1978 Kurdistan Workers' Party (Parti Karkerani Kurdistan, or PKK) founded; militant group that fought an armed struggle for an independent Kurdistan.
1984 Britain and Spain sign the Brussels Agreement to enter discussions over the status of Gibraltar.
1999 Helen Clark becomes first elected female Prime Minister of New Zealand.
2001 Hubble Space Telescope discovers a hydrogen atmosphere on planet Osiris, the first atmosphere detected on an extrasolar planet.
2004 Pope John Paul II returns relics of Saint John Chrysostom to the Eastern Orthodox Church.
2005 First partial human face transplant completed Amiens, France.
2006 Canadian House of Commons approves a motion, tabled by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, recognizing the Quebecois as a nation within Canada.
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Thanks to the Bear
Dear Friends and Family… Happy Thanksgiving to all from Mount Ogden…
It is ironic, and sad, that this 2025 day of giving thanks, counting our blessings, praising the Lord, and praying for peace and prosperity in our beleaguered land dates to 1863 when President Lincoln proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving, praise and prayer. Lincoln was struggling to preserve the union of the United States in the midst of a bitter civil war (1861-1865) that took the lives of 620,000 Americans. That Proclamation (Copy attached) was signed by President Lincoln on 15 July 1863, a few days after the bloody battle at Gettysburg.
The bitterness and forces of division that drove our people to civil war in the 1860s has returned to our shores and we are running out of time to come to our senses and reverse the race to a bloody civil war that many say has already begun.
Lincoln's Proclamation has powerful pertinence to our 2025 "Day of Thanksgiving, Praise, and Prayer." Pray hard for our country. God's will be done.
With sincere and warm regards, Bear Taylor…
Thanks to the Bear. We will always have the url for you to search items in Rolling Thunder
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Thanks to Micro
From Vietnam Air Losses site for ..November 27
November 27: https://www.vietnamairlosses.com/loss.php?id=2665
MOAA - Wall of Faces Now Includes Photos of All Service members 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
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Thanks to Shadow
VIETNAM THANKSGIVING
His name was "Cortez DeLeon Stephens"… we called him Steve. Half a world away, we
shared a life in three short months. There has not been a Thanksgiving Day, since 1966
that I haven't thought of him… I often wondered if he remembered me.
We met at a small outpost, called Joliet… between Hue and Phu Bai, Vietnam. I was
attached out from my normal unit and Steve was just back from the Hospital Ship
Repose… where he was recovering from having his right index (trigger) finger blown off
during a firefight… An easy ticket home… which he refused.
We were two young warriors--- Marines. It is hard to describe how different we were…
yet how much in common we had. We were both college drop-outs. He, because of love
gone bad… me because of youthful indifference. He was an Honor Student… I had made
a habit of just getting by. I had graduated from a small rural high school in Mississippi…
He was from the inner city of Philadelphia. Back then… Mississippi State and Temple
University… were a galaxy apart. He played the French horn. I couldn't carry a tune in a
bucket… But we both loved Motown Music… and Rhythm and Blues… Neither of us
could dance… He was black, I was white.
During the long nights, that could seem endless (a lot of bad things happened at night
over there), we talked constantly to each other. At that point in our young lives we both
seemed to have a compulsive desire to find some meaning to it all. We not only shared
our tent, we shared our lives. We talked of politics, romance, the war, religion and even
racism. We talked of our families, our loves and our dreams. We were so different… but
so much alike.
As young warriors do, we discussed our leaders… and we both decided that the one Staff
NCO we'd follow to hell and back… was Gunnery Sgt. Willie Brown. He reminded us of
a great African Warrior Chief… A man of regal deportment… And with a voice as
authoritative and calm… as God's own. Our favorite officer was Capt. Dan McMahon…
a leader of unlimited courage and ferocity in combat. We were so much alike.
Steve taught me a great deal about the human condition… To this very day, I have never
forgotten my utter shame… and the humiliation I felt… when I repeated a racist joke I'd
heard, to some other Marines… only to discover Steve was sitting right outside our
hooch. That night he told me how much it hurt… but he would forgive me… "You still
have a lot to learn white bread", he said. I've often wondered if the roles had been
reversed… would I have been as gracious? So different---
On Thanksgiving Day we got word by radio that the Padre was being choppered out to
give Communion… If… we got a break in the weather. About an hour later we heard the
distinctive… whop-whop music… of inbound Hueys. Seconds later the radio squawked
out that, "Dead Lock 20" was inbound with our Sky Pilot (Chaplin) and that they would
return in exactly one hour to pick him up for the return to Phu Bai.
As the Padre and his assistant got out of the helo, we watched with knowledgeable
concern… as we knew that any arrival of helos at this place… often precipitated the
arrival of incoming mortar rounds. This time it didn't happen.
With what seemed like practiced efficiency… The Padre and his assistant selected a spot
about 100 yards from our tent, to set up shop. An altar was quickly erected from empty
81mm ammo boxes. A crucifix and candles were set upon the holy drape. Then the word
was passed that services were to begin shortly.
What followed was a scene so surreal and poignant… That it will haunt me the rest of my
life.
Slowly, almost hesitantly they came… Young warriors in battle regalia of helmets and
flack jackets… their rifles in hand. I swear with the low ceiling and mist… it was like a
scene from some vague "B" movie… where the dead are awakened… and rise to walk
from the graveyard.
As they arrived in this small, dirty, yet holy place… The Padre ordered that they should
stack arms, which was something we never did in the field (a placing of rifles together in
a circle to resemble small tee-pees). As we watched… I was enthralled by the ritual of the
Catholic ceremony… that was alien to me.
Warriors kneeling, helmets in hand, reciting in unison the responses to the Padre's
incantations. The Padre was short, yet soothing… almost cryptic with his sermon. He
then raised the call to Holy Communion and did something I had never seen before or
sense.
As the first communicant knelt in supplication… He raised his arms to this small
congregation of less than 15 or 20… and asked that all sing "America the Beautiful" in
honor of the day. As they began to sing… individuals would go forth and receive the
sacraments. After which they retrieved their rifles and stood, waiting for the others.
As they neared the end of the hymn (it was a hymn that day)… We heard the deep
muffled booms of artillery being fired from Phu Bai… followed by the unforgettable
sound of artillery rounds going through the clouds overhead. As they impacted with their
familiar carumph… the voices sang louder and stronger… "And crown thy good with
brotherhood, from sea to shinning sea".
As Father O'Massey invoked the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit… We heard the faint
sound of the Hueys returning… and it began to rain… IT BEGAN TO RAIN! It was
almost like the angels in heaven were crying for us all.
The vividness and power of what we were witnessing was like nothing I had experienced
before. As my emotions started to welt up inside… I turned to look at Steve… and saw
the tears… Quiet unabashed tears of fortitude… It will be forever… the Thanksgiving I
most remember--- Damn… We were so much alike.
Over all these years, I have wondered what happened to Cortez DeLeon Stephens. We
last saw one another in Dong Ha as I was going home. The last place I knew he was
based was Quantico, Virginia… so I know he made it back. Every Thanksgiving I
remember him in a small prayer and I hope… that this nation, this America… has been as
kind and generous to him, as it has to me and so many others.
I wrote this on 2/28/93… I'd thought about it a million times before I sat down and wrote
it… Why it took so long, I'll never know… But as a result of it… I found Steve. We had
a joyful reunion and life has been good to him… He stayed in, got a commission and
retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Has wonderful kids and by the way… He went home and
married that sweetheart… who had initially spurned him and had caused him to run away
and join the Corps so many years before. He was and is… a better man than me.
Shortly after all this… We moved to Phu Bai, just long enough to pack, go on a quick
R&R and get ready to mount out for Okinawa…
Shadow
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Thanks to the Smithsonian
How the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Went From Its Modest Start to an American Tradition Rivaling Stuffing and Pumpkin Pie
A century on, the country's most beloved Thursday spectacle reaches new heights
That first parade held on a relatively mild Thanksgiving Day in 1924, was extolled as "a marathon of mirth" in splashy newspaper ads. It was actually more akin to a modest church carnival on wheels. Comprising a few marching bands, some clowns, some Mother Goose-themed floats and a small menagerie of animals on loan from Manhattan's Central Park Zoo that occasionally terrified on looking children with their howls and growls, the procession managed to trudge a staggering six miles, from 145th Street all the way down to Herald Square, to its final destination: R.H. Macy & Company, America's largest department store.
Despite its modest offerings, the parade still drew a crowd: By the time Santa, pulling up the rear, descended from his sleigh and climbed a ladder to sit on an ornate gold throne above the store's brand-new entrance on 34th Street, an estimated 10,000 people were there to cheer him on. It was a crowning achievement in more ways than one: Macy's was celebrating its just-completed expansion to one million square feet of retail space, which now gobbled up an entire city block from Broadway to Seventh Avenue.
With a blare of his shiny trumpet, Kris Kringle sounded the call for the Macy's windows to reveal their holiday displays, which the store had branded "The Fair Frolics of Wondertown." Spectators rushed to the windows, reveling in the dancing marionettes behind the glass.
The Radio City Rockettes, first kicked their way into the proceedings in 1957.
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Thanks to Bill
Holy handbags Batman this will be a real treat for travelers….skip
First of all, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! 🦃 🍗
Secondly, I want to make you aware of these new airline carry-on rules starting in 2026. I hadn't heard about them until another friend told me (yes, they're legit since several websites verified them). While TSA might get around to letting us know, I suspect airlines won't widely advertise these changes since they'll be able to make lots of money from non-compliance. Get your new luggage now during those Black Friday deals before they become hard to find! While this video is 16 minutes long, it does a good job of explaining the changes and how to tackle them. See:
https://youtu.be/1FUc_jgVB_w?si=qNY8oYTKjWAwZDi0
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Thanks to Nice News
Employees Wrote in a Gratitude Journal for 12 Days — Here's What Happened
You've likely read all about the benefits of gratitude journaling for happiness and longevity (probably even in this newsletter). But it's Thanksgiving, so we're sharing another reason to jot down some thankful thoughts: A recent study out of Japan found that gratitude journaling can pay off on the job — with noticeable effects in less than two weeks.
To determine whether 12 days of gratitude journaling could make a difference at work, researchers divided 100 employees working in various industries — including IT, logistics, and manufacturing — into two groups. One group wrote about things they were grateful for, while the other group recorded daily events without focusing on gratitude.
After analyzing the entries, researchers found the gratitude group experienced a rise in overall work engagement, particularly when it came to absorption (deep involvement and focus on tasks), an effect not seen in the control group. Additionally, these employees became more aware of the support they received from supervisors and colleagues at work.
The takeaway: A little extra gratitude can be the gift that keeps on giving for everyone. As study author Noriko Yamagishi said in a statement, "Given its low-cost, scalable nature, gratitude journaling may serve as an accessible tool for fostering work engagement, well-being, and positive work culture."
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Thanks to Brett
Hello Capitalists,
Here is everything you should be following today:
Taxpayers flee California at a rate of one per minute
California Tax revenue losses are now more than $29 Billion
JP Morgan's projections for the S&P 500 for 2026 are out and they are big
Nvidia brags about its chips after being snubbed by Meta
IRS releases the rules for "No Tax on Tips" and what the limits will be
Gen Z plans to flip the script for Black Friday in a surprising twist
Britain's socialist budget chaos rocks UK markets
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California Exodus, one taxpayer flees per minute
In a stark exodus signaling voter discontent, California is hemorrhaging one taxpayer every 1 minute and 44 seconds, per new IRS data, as residents bolt for lower-tax havens like Florida amid soaring costs, crime, and regulations—costing the state billions in lost revenue.
Taxpayer Losses Escalate Dramatically: IRS figures reveal California's outflow surged from $9 billion in 2018 to $29 billion in 2020, dwarfed by Florida's $39 billion influx from new arrivals.
Florida's Rapid Resident Boom: The Sunshine State gains one taxpayer every two minutes, fueled by lighter regulations and functional governance, contrasting California's "slow-motion collapse."
Expert Praises Influx Benefits: National Taxpayers Union Foundation's Andrew Wilford hails migrant taxpayers as "job creators and innovators," expanding economic activity and tax bases in welcoming states.
Broader Electoral Ramifications Loom: Population shifts threaten California's congressional seats and Electoral College votes, delivering a relentless "vote of no confidence" in its blue-state leadership.
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Daily Memo: Putin in Central Asia, Syrian Unrest
The Russian leader is on his second trip to Kyrgyzstan since the war in Ukraine began.
By Geopolitical Futures
November 26, 2025
Regional talks. Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Kyrgyzstan for a three-day visit. He met on Wednesday with President Sadyr Japarov to discuss bilateral relations, ahead of a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Bishkek on Thursday. Earlier this week, Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Edil Baisalov stressed Russia's role in Kyrgyz society, saying his country was part of the "Russian world" and the "Russian media sphere."
Alawite protests. Members of Syria's minority Alawite sect held mass anti-government protests in the cities of Latakia, Tartus, Homs and Jableh. The demonstrations come days after members of a Bedouin tribe attacked Alawite residents in Homs in response to the murder of a Bedouin couple. According to local media, the
Alawite protesters are demanding decentralization of the government and the release of detainees. Syria's Interior Ministry warned residents against actions aimed at "inciting hatred," adding that security forces have been deployed to the region to ensure public safety.
French support. A French delegation led by representatives of the Directorate General of Armaments and major French defense companies visited Georgia in early November to explore arms sales opportunities, according to the Paris-based Intelligence Online outline. France has been promoting closer military-industrial cooperation with Georgia in recent months, even as other European countries distance themselves from Tbilisi over its rapprochement with Moscow.
Gaza developments. Officials from Turkey, Egypt and Qatar held talks in Cairo about the situation in Gaza. The three countries, which have all been mediators in the conflict there, discussed the second phase of the peace plan and efforts, in cooperation with the United States, to support this transition. They also agreed to strengthen cooperation with the Civil-Military Coordination Center, a U.S.-led group tasked with monitoring progress on the plan.
U.S.-Syria ties. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa met with a U.S. delegation led by Rep. Darin LaHood in Damascus. According to the Syrian government, they discussed strengthening bilateral ties and exchanged views on several international issues of mutual interest.
Iran and Pakistan. The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, Ali Larijani, met on Wednesday with Pakistani President Ali Zardari, as well as Pakistan's foreign minister and parliament speaker. They discussed recent regional developments and the need for coordination among Islamic countries to address common challenges.
Derailed deal. Armenia has suspended negotiations to purchase Indian Tejas fighter jets after an Indian plane crashed at an air show in Dubai last week. The deal, worth $1.2 billion, would have been the first export sale of the Tejas.
Middle East tour. The U.S. deputy secretary of state for management and resources, Michael Rigas, will travel to Turkey, Iraq and Israel later this week. In Turkey, he will meet with officials to promote bilateral relations. In Iraq, he will help open a new consulate general in the capital of the Kurdistan Region, Irbil. Relatedly, former Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani received the U.S. charge d'affaires in Iraq, Joshua Harris, to discuss the results of the parliamentary elections held earlier this month, as well as other regional development.
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This Day in U S Military History for 27 November
1826 – Jedediah Smith's expedition reached San Diego, becoming the first Americans to cross the south-western part of the continent. He crossed the Mohave Desert and the San Bernadino Mountains from Utah. In 1826 at the Cache Valley summer rendezvous, in what is now northern Utah, but at that time a part of Mexico, General William H. Ashley sold out his interests in the fur trade to Jedediah Smith, David Jackson, and William Sublette. Following the purchase, Smith and seventeen fellow trappers began the famous South West Expedition, which proved to be instumental in combating the pretensions of Mexico, Great Britain, France, and even Russia, to a vast domain, which would become (in large part) the western United States. Those eighteen men became the first Anglo-Americans to traverse the harsh Mojave Desert, before reaching California in November 1826. They had also been the first of their race to cross the high Sierra Nevada range of the Rockies and the Great Basin, the latter encompassing most of Nevada, along with parts of Utah, California, Oregon, and Idaho. In the process the expedition disproved the existence of a river, which it had been thought could be found, with an unobstructed flow from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean near San Francisco.
1909 – U.S. troops land in Bluefields, Nicaragua, to protect American interests there. In October, 1909, there was an anti-Zelaya rebellion in Bluefields, a foreign and Conservative stronghold. The rebels supported the local governor, Juan Estrada. The rebellion "at least" had the sympathy of the US mining company and probably its connivance. When the Zelaya forces caught and executed two US citizens (professional dynamiters who worked for the company) for being in the rebellion, Taft broke relations with Zelaya and sent Marines to Bluefields. Zelaya was forced out and, in August, 1910, Estrada became the provisional president.
Medal of Honor Citations for Actions Taken This Day
GOETTEL, PHILIP
Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 149th New York Infantry. Place and date: At Ringgold, Ga., 27 November 1863. Entered service at: Syracuse, N.Y. Birth: Syracuse, N.Y. Date of issue: 28 June 1865. Citation: Capture of flag and battery guidon.
PACKARD, LORON F.
Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 5th New York Cavalry. Place and date: At Raccoon Ford, Va., 27 November 1863. Entered service at. Cuba, N.Y. Birth. Cattaraugus County, N.Y. Date of issue. 20 August 1894. Citation. After his command had retreated, this soldier, voluntarily and alone, returned to the assistance of a comrade and rescued him from the hands of 3 armed Confederates.
SCHEIBNER, MARTIN E.
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 90th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Mine Run, Va., 27 November 1863. Entered service at: Berks County, Pa. Born: 13 October 1840, Russia. Date of issue: 23 June 1896. Citation: Voluntarily extinguished the burning fuse of a shell which had been thrown into the lines of the regiment by the enemy.
THOMSON, CLIFFORD
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company A, 1st New York Cavalry. Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 2 May 1863. Entered service at: New York, N.Y. Birth:——. Date of issue: 27 November 1896. Citation: Volunteered to ascertain the character of approaching troops; rode up so closely as to distinguish the features of the enemy, and as he wheeled to return they opened fire with musketry, the Union troops returning same. Under a terrific fire from both sides Lieutenant Thomson rode back unhurt to the Federal lines, averting a disaster to the Army by his heroic act.
GARCIA, MARCARIO
Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company B, 22d Infantry, 4th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Grosshau, Germany, 27 November 1944. Entered service at: Sugarland, Tex. Born: 20 January 1920, Villa de Castano, Mexico. G.O. No.: 74, 1 September 1945. Citation: While an acting squad leader of Company B, 22d Infantry, on 27 November 1944, near Grosshau, Germany, he single-handedly assaulted 2 enemy machinegun emplacements. Attacking prepared positions on a wooded hill, which could be approached only through meager cover, his company was pinned down by intense machinegun fire and subjected to a concentrated artillery and mortar barrage. Although painfully wounded, he refused to be evacuated and on his own initiative crawled forward alone until he reached a position near an enemy emplacement. Hurling grenades, he boldly assaulted the position, destroyed the gun, and with his rifle killed 3 of the enemy who attempted to escape. When he rejoined his company, a second machinegun opened fire and again the intrepid soldier went forward, utterly disregarding his own safety. He stormed the position and destroyed the gun, killed 3 more Germans, and captured 4 prisoners. He fought on with his unit until the objective was taken and only then did he permit himself to be removed for medical care. S/Sgt. (then private) Garcia's conspicuous heroism, his inspiring, courageous conduct, and his complete disregard for his personal safety wiped out 2 enemy emplacements and enabled his company to advance and secure its objective.
*DESIDERIO, REGINALD B.
Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Army, commanding officer, Company E, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Ipsok, Korea, 27 November 1950. Entered service at: Gilroy, Calif. Born: 12 September 1918, Clairton, Pa. G.O. No.: 58, 2 August 1951. Citation: Capt. Desiderio distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the repeated risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. His company was given the mission of defending the command post of a task force against an enemy breakthrough. After personal reconnaissance during darkness and under intense enemy fire, he placed his men in defensive positions to repel an attack. Early in the action he was wounded, but refused evacuation and despite enemy fire continued to move among his men checking their positions and making sure that each element was prepared to receive the next attack. Again wounded, he continued to direct his men. By his inspiring leadership he encouraged them to hold their position. In the subsequent fighting when the fanatical enemy succeeded in penetrating the position, he personally charged them with carbine, rifle, and grenades, inflicting many casualties until he himself was mortally wounded. His men, spurred on by his intrepid example, repelled this final attack. Capt. Desiderio's heroic leadership, courageous and loyal devotion to duty, and his complete disregard for personal safety reflect the highest honor on him and are in keeping with the esteemed traditions of the U.S. Army.
*FAITH, DON C., JR.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 32d Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division. Place and date: Vicinity Hagaru-ri, Northern Korea, 27 November to 1 December 1950. Entered service at: Washington, Ind. Born: 26 August 1918, Washington, Ind. G.O. No.: 59, 2 August 1951. Citation: Lt. Col. Faith, commanding 1st Battalion, distinguished himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity in action above and beyond the call of duty in the area of the Chosin Reservoir. When the enemy launched a fanatical attack against his battalion, Lt. Col. Faith unhesitatingly exposed himself to heavy enemy fire as he moved about directing the action. When the enemy penetrated the positions, Lt. Col. Faith personally led counterattacks to restore the position. During an attack by his battalion to effect a junction with another U.S. unit, Lt. Col. Faith reconnoitered the route for, and personally directed, the first elements of his command across the ice-covered reservoir and then directed the movement of his vehicles which were loaded with wounded until all of his command had passed through the enemy fire. Having completed this he crossed the reservoir himself. Assuming command of the force his unit had joined he was given the mission of attacking to join friendly elements to the south. Lt. Col. Faith, although physically exhausted in the bitter cold, organized and launched an attack which was soon stopped by enemy fire. He ran forward under enemy small-arms and automatic weapons fire, got his men on their feet and personally led the fire attack as it blasted its way through the enemy ring. As they came to a hairpin curve, enemy fire from a roadblock again pinned the column down. Lt. Col. Faith organized a group of men and directed their attack on the enemy positions on the right flank. He then placed himself at the head of another group of men and in the face of direct enemy fire led an attack on the enemy roadblock, firing his pistol and throwing grenades. When he had reached a position approximately 30 yards from the roadblock he was mortally wounded, but continued to direct the attack until the roadblock was overrun. Throughout the 5 days of action Lt. Col. Faith gave no thought to his safety and did not spare himself. His presence each time in the position of greatest danger was an inspiration to his men. Also, the damage he personally inflicted firing from his position at the head of his men was of material assistance on several occasions. Lt. Col. Faith's outstanding gallantry and noble self-sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty reflect the highest honor on him and are in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Army. (This award supersedes the prior award of the Silver Star (First Oak Leaf Cluster) as announced in G.O. No. 32, Headquarters X Corps, dated 23 February 1951, for gallantry in action on 27 November 1950.)
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AMERICAN AEROSPACE EVENTS for November 27, FIRSTS, LASTS, AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THANKS TO HAROLD "PHIL" MYERS CHIEF HISTORIAN AIR FORCE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE AGENCY
27 November
1912: The Signal Corps accepted its first flying boat (No. 15), a Curtiss Model F with a 75-HP, Curtiss "O" engine from the Curtiss factory. As a bonus, the Corps received its first pair of water wings. (20)
1929: Through 29 November, in their effort to establish a flying endurance record, Bobbi Trout and Elinor Smith became the first women pilots to fly an aircraft and be refueled in the air. Engine trouble on the refueling aircraft brought an early end to the mission. (18)
1933: The Army accepted Martin's first production-model B-10 bomber. It was the first all-metal monoplane bomber with an internal bomb bay, retractable gear, rotating gun turret, and enclosed cockpit. It flew faster than pursuit aircraft of the day. (21)
1954: A Pan American Airways Super-Stratocruiser set a speed record for commercial planes when it flew from New York to Paris in 9 hours 42 minutes, averaging 371 MPH. (24)
1957: SECDEF Neil H. McElroy decided to place the Air Force's Thor and the Army's Jupiter into production for operational deployment by December 1958. (6) Using McDonnell RF-101 Voodoos, four pilots set various FAI records. Capt Robert M. Sweet flew his jet at 721.85 MPH to set a round-trip transcontinental record of 6 hours 46 minutes 36 seconds from Los Angeles to New York. Returning to New York, he also set an east-west record of 677.73 MPH in 3 hours 36 minutes 32.4 seconds. Capt Robert J. Kilpatrick and Lt Gustave B. Klatt both broke Sweet's West-East record by flying to New York at 765.7 MPH and 781.7 MPH. Klatt also claimed the time record of 3 hours 7 minutes 43.6 seconds. These officers broke records set by Capt Ray W. Schrecengost, Jr., who set speed marks from Los Angeles to New York at 749.95 MPH, New York to Los Angeles at 607.8 MPH, and for the roundtrip at 721.85 MPH. (9)
1962: Davis-Monthan AFB received the first Titan II ICBM. (6)
1963: NASA launched the first liquid-hydrogen-powered vehicle, the Atlas-Centaur, from Cape Canaveral into a 300- to 900-mile orbit. The empty Centaur stage, at 10,200 pounds, became the heaviest object put into orbit by a US rocket to date.
1964: SECDEF McNamara approved Project Long Life to launch three modified Minuteman I (Model B) missiles in a realistic operational environment on short-range flights from Ellsworth AFB. Each missile had sufficient fuel in the first stage for a seven-second flight, and all other stages were inert. Two of the three shots were failures. (6)
1972: The US Geological Survey completed a map of Mars--the first detailed map of another planet--from 1,500 of 7,000 photos taken by Mariner IX. It was launched on 30 May 1971.
2001: An AFFTC aircrew from Edwards AFB flew a Boeing C-17A to 13 official FAI world payload and altitude records during three sorties, giving the plane 33 world records in various categories. The C-17 carried various payloads, as much as 88,200 pounds to altitudes above 43,800 feet to set 11 records. Other records included maximum altitude in horizontal flight without a payload and greatest payload to a height of 2,000 meters. (3)
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