Sgt John R. McKinney Co A, 123rd Inf. 33rd Infantry Division Tayabas Province, Luzon, Philippine Islands May 11, 1945 Just before Daybreak on May 11, approx. 100 enemy soldiers used the cover of darkness to attack Pvt. McKinny’s position at Dingalan Bay with heavy machinegun fire and a Banzai Charge Pvt. McKinney was resting a … Continue reading 11 May
10 May
SP4 LESLIE H SABO, JR, 506th Infantry, 101st ABN. Se San, Cambodia 10 May 1970 SP/4 Sabo’s platoon was conducting a reconnaissance patrol in Cambodia when they were ambushed from all sides. SP/4 Sabo immediately charged the closest enemy position, destroying it and dispatching the gun crew. From that position, Sabo could see an enemy … Continue reading 10 May
9 May
1Lt John Singlaub, OSS Operation Jedburgh NAZI occupied France 1944-1945 Young Lieutenant Singlaub was a Platoon Leader in the 515th Parachute Infantry Regiment at Ft. Benning when he was told to report to his CO. A man in civilian clothes asked him if he was interested in volunteering for a special unit. He had to … Continue reading 9 May
Nurses Appreciation Week – Friday
Today we pay respect to: Nurse Kezia Payne DePelchin Nurse, Social Worker, and Teacher Yellow Fever epidemics Mississippi Valley, Houston, Memphis 1872 thru 1893 Nurse Kezia Payne DePelchin's dedication to her patients and her duty as a Nurse are the stuff of legends; she represents the thousands of Nurses who have put their lives … Continue reading Nurses Appreciation Week – Friday
8 May
LCPL MIGUEL KEITH, 111 Marine Amphibious Force. Quang Ngai province, RVN 8 May 1970 LCPL Keith was serving as a machine gunner when he was wounded when his platoon attacked by a much larger enemy force. Although wounded and in intense pain, LCPL Keith exposed himself to heavy enemy fire in order to check the … Continue reading 8 May
Nurses Appreciation Week – Thursday
Today we pay respect to Dame Claire Bertschinger Dame Commander of British Empire, Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire (1953 – present) Claire Bertschinger grew up in a lower-middle-class British family as if the financial hardships weren't enough, Claire had extreme dyslexia and couldn't read until she was 14 years old. After struggling through training as a nurse … Continue reading Nurses Appreciation Week – Thursday
7 May
PFC KENNETH M. KAYS Draft-Dodger turned Paratrooper HHC 1/506th, 101st Airborne Div. Thua Thien Province, RVN 7 May 1970 Refused Conscientious Objector status, Kenneth Kays ran to Canada. His father, a WW2 Vet, convinced Kenneth to return to the US and enlist as a medic. In an odd turn of events, the Draft –Dodger became … Continue reading 7 May
Nurses Appreciation week – Wednesday
Today we honor Nurse Anna Caroline Maxwell Also known as the American Florence Nightingale. When Anna Maxwell first entered the nursing field in 1874 as a matron at New England Hospital, there were few places to learn nursing skills, other than “On the Job Training.” She went on to study at Boston City Hospital where … Continue reading Nurses Appreciation week – Wednesday
6 May
SGT ROBERT M. PATTERSON, Troop B, 2nd Sqdrn. 17th Cavalry La Chu, Republic of Vietnam 6 May 1968. While serving as a Sgt. Patterson (then Sp4.) was serving a fire team leader during an assault against a heavily fortified NVA position. When the squad on point was pinned down by heavy interlocking automatic weapons, Sgt. … Continue reading 6 May
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