Warrior's Daily Inspiration Calendar

CPL. RODOLFO P. HERNANDEZ G Co. 187th Airborne Wontong-ni, Korea 31 May 1951 When Cpl. Hernandez’s platoon came under attack by a numerically superior and fanatical hostile force employing heavy artillery, mortar, and machine-gun fire they were forced to withdraw. Although severely wounded, buy a grenade, Hernandez stayed behind, and as his fellow paratroopers repositioned, … Continue reading 31 May

SFC Kristoffer B. Domeij 2/75 Ranger Regiment Global Operations July 2001 thru Oct 2011 SFC Domeij has the distinction of not only being the US Soldier with the most deployments before giving his life for his country; he was also directly involved in the Jessica Lynch rescue and countless other direct action missions. Col. Mark … Continue reading 30 May

CAPT. WILLIAM WYLIE  GALT 168th Infantry, 34th ID Villa Crocetta, Italy 29 May 1944. On 29 May, Capt. Galt’s unit was involved in an intense battle against enemy tanks and Infantry. After two unsuccessful attacks. It appeared the tide of battle was turning against the Americans. Although as S3 (training and operations officer), he was … Continue reading 29 May

CPL DAVID B. CHAMPAGNE Co A 1st Bn, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Div. Korea 28 May 1952 CPL Champagne’s fire team advancing with his platoon in an assault against a strongly fortified and heavily defended hill position. When the platoon was withing range the enemy opened up and  Cpl. Champagne led his team through a … Continue reading 28 May

PFC JIMMY W. PHIPPS, Co.  B, 1st Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division An Hoa, RVN 27 May 1969 PFC. Phipps was part of a 2-man EOD team assigned to locate and destroy enemy ordnance and  IEDs. As his unit was traversing a rice paddy, PFC Phipps discovered a 175mm high explosive artillery round hidden in … Continue reading 27 May

1LT BERYL R. NEWMAN 133rd Infantry, 34th Infantry Division Near Cisterna, Italy 26 May 1944 1Lt. Newman was moving forward with his scouts well ahead of the main body of his platoon when he was caught in an ambush from 2 enemy machinegun emplacements located on the crest of a hill about 100 yards to … Continue reading 26 May

Maj WILLIAM E. ADAMS A/227th Assault Helicopter Company 52d Avn Bn, 1st Avn Bde Kontum Province, RVN 25 May 1971 On 25 May, 1971, a frantic call for Dust-Off  was broadcast on Fox-Mike. But, there were no Dust-Off aircraft were within range to recover the gravely wounded soldiers. Major Bill Adams was in flight returning … Continue reading 25 May

SFC LOUIS R. ROCCO Advisory Team 162 U.S. Military Assistance Command Northeast of Katum, RVN 24 May 1970 SFC Rocco volunteered to accompany a medical evacuation team on an urgent mission to evacuate 8 critically wounded ARVN personnel. As the Dust-Off Bird approached, intense enemy automatic weapons fire greeted them like dragon’s breath. Continual hits … Continue reading 24 May

PFC JOHN W. DUTKO 30th Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. Ponte Rotto, Italy 23 May 1944 Evidently, John Dutko was tired of being pinned down in an abandoned enemy firing position because he left the safety of his hole, at the height of an artillery attack. He then single-handed destroyed all 3 machineguns that had he … Continue reading 23 May

Pvt. URIAH BROWN Company G, 30th Ohio Infantry Vicksburg, Miss. 22 May 1863 Tasked with moving forward while carrying a Log then placing a log across a defensive ditch dug by Confederate troops, PVT Uriah Brown put his head down and charged toward the confederate lines. A hail of enemy musket fire and cannonballs made … Continue reading 22 May