10-29-2007, 17:39
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Anniversary
Okay, I have just discovered that we missed an anniversary of a great American, who unfortunately for us, was not SF.
What happened on 26 October, and who was that great American?
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10-29-2007, 17:56
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Gunfight at the OK Corral? Wyatt Earp?
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10-29-2007, 17:57
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Event: The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
The Great American: Wyatt Earp
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10-29-2007, 18:02
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A distant second as far as the importance, but the man is just as great:
It's also the date that Ben Franklin set sail from Philadelphia to France to attempt to secure an alliance and treaty with them against the British.
If only we knew then about the French what we know now... 
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10-29-2007, 18:20
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Look at the name of the forum...
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10-29-2007, 18:20
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Nice try, but no.
A little more recent.
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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
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10-29-2007, 18:33
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Well, it's Hillary Clinton's birthday, but I don't think that's what you're going for...
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Somewhere a True Believer is training to kill you. He is training with minimal food or water, in austere conditions, training day and night. The only thing clean on him is his weapon and he made his web gear. He doesn't worry about what workout to do - his ruck weighs what it weighs, his runs end when the enemy stops chasing him. This True Believer is not concerned about 'how hard it is;' he knows either he wins or dies. He doesn't go home at 17:00, he is home.
He knows only The Cause.
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10-29-2007, 18:38
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Sorry for the lack of SA, NDD.
40 years ago today, Sen. John McCain was shot down over North Viet Nam. His story (and Admiral Stockdale's story as well) is a testament to the strength of the human will.
http://www.charter.net/news/read.php...&cps=0&lang=en
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10-29-2007, 18:42
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Getting shot down is above and beyond?
Negative. 26 Oct. Try again.
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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." - President Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
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10-29-2007, 18:47
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Platoon Sgt Mitchell Paige (USMC), Solomon Islands, October 26, 1942, MOH recipient.
"For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the Second Battalion, Seventh Marines, First Marine Division, in combat against enemy Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands Area on October 26, 1942. When the enemy broke through the line directly in front of his position, Platoon Sergeant Paige, commanding a machine gun|machine-gun section with fearless determination, continued to direct the fire of his gunners until all his men were either killed or wounded. Alone, against the deadly hail of Japanese shells, he manned his gun, and when it was destroyed, took over another, moving from gun to gun, never ceasing his withering fire against the advancing hordes until reinforcements finally arrived. Then, forming a new line, he dauntlessly and aggressively led a bayonet charge, driving the enemy back and preventing a break through in our lines. His great personal valor and unyielding devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."
Good link for the story: http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/Our_Cu...e_one_ship.htm
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10-29-2007, 19:12
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Audie Murphy got shot in the hip for his second Heart.
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10-29-2007, 19:12
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Platoon Sgt Mitchell Paige (USMC), Solomon Islands, October 26, 1942, MOH recipient.
"For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the Second Battalion, Seventh Marines, First Marine Division, in combat against enemy Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands Area on October 26, 1942. When the enemy broke through the line directly in front of his position, Platoon Sergeant Paige, commanding a machine gun|machine-gun section with fearless determination, continued to direct the fire of his gunners until all his men were either killed or wounded. Alone, against the deadly hail of Japanese shells, he manned his gun, and when it was destroyed, took over another, moving from gun to gun, never ceasing his withering fire against the advancing hordes until reinforcements finally arrived. Then, forming a new line, he dauntlessly and aggressively led a bayonet charge, driving the enemy back and preventing a break through in our lines. His great personal valor and unyielding devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."
Good link for the story: http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/Our_Cu...e_one_ship.htm |
Well, I learned something today. Must dig deeper on future research endeavors.
I will read up on Platoon SGT Paige and learn even more.
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10-29-2007, 19:16
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Getting shot down is above and beyond?
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Well, no. But it was the start of a courageous journey for him.
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10-29-2007, 19:45
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A bit further back...
Not recent, but a great American.
John Hancock organized the Minutemen on October 26th, 1774. 
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10-29-2007, 19:50
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Quote:
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Platoon Sgt Mitchell Paige (USMC), Solomon Islands, October 26, 1942, MOH recipient.
"For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the Second Battalion, Seventh Marines, First Marine Division, in combat against enemy Japanese forces in the Solomon Islands Area on October 26, 1942. When the enemy broke through the line directly in front of his position, Platoon Sergeant Paige, commanding a machine gun|machine-gun section with fearless determination, continued to direct the fire of his gunners until all his men were either killed or wounded. Alone, against the deadly hail of Japanese shells, he manned his gun, and when it was destroyed, took over another, moving from gun to gun, never ceasing his withering fire against the advancing hordes until reinforcements finally arrived. Then, forming a new line, he dauntlessly and aggressively led a bayonet charge, driving the enemy back and preventing a break through in our lines. His great personal valor and unyielding devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."
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Correct.
What a story on Guadalcanal, on the ground, in the air, and at sea.
Army and Marine units mixed together and thrown into the desperate fight. The USS Washington, the sole remaining combat effective battleship in the Pacific, duking it out against 14 enemy combatants and becoming the only US battleship to sink an enemy capital ship since the Spanish-American War.
See Sergeant John Basilone who won the Medal the night before PSgt Paige.
Reread "Guadalcanal Diary" for a taste of the way we used to fight. We can learn a lot from our own history.
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