Warrior's Daily Inspiration Calendar

William H. Horsfall Drummer, Company G, 1ST Kentucky Infantry. Corinth, Miss. 21 May 1862. Rank and organization. Drummer, Company G, 1st Kentucky Infantry. Place and date: At Corinth, Miss., 21 May 1862. Entered service at : ——. Birth: Campbell County, Ky. Date of issue: 17 August 1895. Citation: Saved the life of a wounded officer … Continue reading 21 May

PFC LESLIE A BELLRICHARD Company C, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Kontum Province RVN 20 May 1967 As Fireteam Leader, it was PFC Bellrichard’s responsibility to command a 5-man firing position on the outer perimeter. Without warning, the enemy initiated an attack starting with a 30-minute mortar barrage, followed by a massive ground attack from the … Continue reading 20 May

Maj Gervais Raoul Lufbery “LUFF” “Hat in the Ring” 94th Aero Squadron 19 May 1918 Raul Lufbery was a chocolatier by trade, born in 1885, Lufbery’s French mother passed away while he was an infant. His American father couldn’t care for the children, and left them in the care of French relatives. He immigrated to … Continue reading 19 May

PSG BRUCE A. GRANDSTAFF Co B, 1st Bn, 8th ID Pleiku Province, RVN 18 May 1967 As PSG Grandstaff led Weapons Platoon on a reconnaissance mission near the Cambodian border, they began taking enemy fire, which swiftly grew to a 3-sided ambush. Grandstaff formed his men into a defensive perimeter and engaged the enemy. As … Continue reading 18 May

1LT WILLIAM W. KENDALL Co. A, 49th Indiana Infantry. River Bridge, Miss. 17 May 1863 1LT (then 1SGT) Kendall was with one of lead regiments during a charge against Confederate forces dug in to a hardened well-fortified defensive position. Most of the regiment’s officers were felled during the first Union assault, and all of the … Continue reading 17 May

SGT. ANUND C. ROARK, Company C, 1st Bn, 12th Inf, 4th ID Kontum Province, RVN 16 May 1968 Eleven Americans were pinned down on a hilltop observation point by a company size enemy element approx. 1000 meters outside the Wire. Sgt. Roark’s squad was tasked with the rescue mission. The lead elements of Roark’s squad … Continue reading 16 May

Maj. Henry A. Courtney, Jr. 2nd Bn, 22nd Marines, 6th Marine Div. Okinawa Shima, Ryukyu Islands 14 & 15 May 1945 In action against enemy Japanese forces on 14 and 15 May 1945, Courtney, after leading elements of his unit on a prolonged firefight, was ordered to hold for the night in static defense behind … Continue reading 15 May

1Lt ROBERT T. WAUGH 339th Infantry, 85th ID Near Tremensucli, Italy 11-14 May 1944 While spearheading an attack on hardened enemy positions near Tremensucli Italy, 1LT Waugh’s platoon came across a heavily mined area. The LT. personally reconnoitered the area before entering it with his platoon, then continued to lead his men up the hill … Continue reading 14 May

MAJ KERN W. DUNAGAN Company A, 1st Bn, 46th Inf, Americal  Division Quang Tin Province, RVN 13 May 1969 Maj. (then Capt.) Dunagan led a counterassault against an enemy force attacking the battalion  Bn’s forward support base.  It was a trap. A battalion-sized enemy unit ambushed Dunagan and his men. Maj. Dunagan repeatedly left the … Continue reading 13 May

LTC JOE M. JACKSON 311th Air Commando Squadron, Special Forces Camp Kham Duc, RVN 12 May 1968. When a three-man team Special Forces Combat Control Team called for immediate evacuation from the SF Camp at Kham Duc,  LTC Jackson volunteered to fly the mission. Viet Nam wasn’t Jackson’s first war; in fact, it was his … Continue reading 12 May