Warrior's Daily Inspiration Calendar

Sgt JOE C. SPECKER 48th Engineer Battalion. Mount Porchia, Italy 7 January 1944 On the night of 7 January 1944, Sgt. Specker’s Company was moving up-slope on Mount Porchia. Specker went forward to reconnoiter the situation finding an enemy machinegun emplacement along with a number of well-concealed snipers directly in their path. It was obvious … Continue reading 7 Jan

Maj PATRICK H. BRADY U.S. Army, Medical Service Corps 54th Med Det, 67th Med. Grp. 44th Medical Brigade Near Chu Lai, RVN 6 January 1968 Maj. Brady was a Dust-Off Pilot, that in itself is impressive and warrants respect, placing him on the of the Baddest of them al list.  Maj. Brady volunteered for a … Continue reading 6 Jan

BG KENNETH N. WALKER (Air Mission) Commander of V Bomber Command. U.S. Army Air Corps, Rabaul, New Britain, 5 January 1943. BG Walker was unique in the fact that he led from the front. (only one US General actually made the  D-Day invasion). The risk of losing a General officer forced Fifth Air Force boss … Continue reading 5 January

SSG ISADORE S. JACHMAN Company B, 513th PIR Flamierge, Belgium 4 January 1945 On 4 January 1945, Co. B was pinned down by enemy artillery, mortar, and small arms fire. In addition, 2 enemy tanks showed up inflicting heavy casualties. SSG Jachman, spotted a Bazooka abandoned by another wounded soldier. Knowing there was but one … Continue reading 4 January

PFC GEORGE B. TURNER Battery C, 499th Armored Field Artillery Bn 14th Armored Division. Philippsbourg, France 3 January 1945 PFC Turner found himself cut off from his unit by an enemy infantry attack. He spotted 2 German tanks with about 75 infantry advancing down the main street of the village. Turner put his hands on … Continue reading 3 January

  SFC JUNIOR D. EDWARDS Co. E, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd ID Changbong-ni, Korea, 2 January 1951 SFC Edwards' Platoon was assisting in the defense of a strategic hill, but  was forced out of its position by  vicious raking fire from an enemy machine-gun set up on the adjacent high ground, SFC,. Edwards individually charged … Continue reading 2 January

1 January 1969 SFC Rodney Yano Air Cavalry Troop, 11th ACR Near Bien Hao, Republic of Vietnam. SFC Yano was flying as crew chief and left door gunner on the Regimental command and control helicopter during action against enemy forces entrenched in dense jungle. He delivered suppressive fire upon the enemy forces and marked their … Continue reading 1 January

Rev. John Milton Whitehead is considered the noblest of Indiana’s war heroes. He never killed an enemy, he never fired a gun in anger, he didn’t even hold animosity for the enemies who sought to destroy his nation, yet he earned the Medal of Honor as a chaplain in the Civil War. A soldier only … Continue reading 31 December

1Lt. ROBERT L. HOWARD 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces. U.S. Army 30 December 1968. Republic of Vietnam. 1st Lt. Howard (then SFC), was serving as platoon sergeant of an American-Vietnamese platoon on a mission to rescue a missing American soldier in enemy controlled territory. As the platoon was moving from the LZ … Continue reading 30 December

PFC DAVID P. NASH Company B, 2d Battalion, 39th Infantry, 9th ID. U.S. Army Giao Duc District, Dinh Tuong Prov.  RVN 29 December 1968 Pfc. Nash distinguished himself while serving as a grenadier with Company B. When his patrol was ambushed by a superior enemy force, Nash was the first to return the enemy fire. … Continue reading 29 December