Warrior's Daily Inspiration Calendar

Pvt ELMER E. FRYAR Co E, 511th Parachute Infantry 11th Airborne Division Leyte, Philippine Islands 8 December 1944 Pvt. Fryar’s battalion encountered the enemy in a position supported by mortars and automatic weapons. In spite of repeated efforts, the Americans were unable to take the position. Pvt. Fryar’s company was ordered to cover the battalion’s … Continue reading 8 December

CMDR CASSIN YOUNG Commanding officer U.S.S. Vestal, during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor Territory of Hawaii. 7 December 1941. 16 Medals of Honor were earned on 7 Dec, 1941 Commander Cassin Young represents sixteen of the bravest hardest men I have ever read about. Comdr. Young took his post on the bridge … Continue reading 7 December

Chaplain ANGELO J. LITEKY HHC, 199th Infantry Brigade TDY to Co. A, 4th Bn 12th Inf I99th Light Infantry Brigade Phuoc-Lac, Bien Hoa province, RVN 6 December 1967 Chaplain Liteky distinguished himself while serving with Company A. The company was conducting a search and destroy operation when they came under intense fire from a battalion … Continue reading 6 December

Cpl SETH L. WELD Co L, 8th U.S. Infantry. La Paz, Leyte, Philippine Islands 5 December 1906 Seth Weld lied about his age to qualify for enlistment in 1899. He was assigned to 39th Company, Coast Artillery at Fort McHenry. In late 1905, Weld transferred to the 8th Infantry, deploying to fight in the Philippine-American … Continue reading 5 December

Pfc ROSS A.  McGINNIS Charlie Co, 1st Bn, 26th Inf Reg 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st ID Adhamiyah, Northeast Baghdad, Iraq 4 Dec 2006 While Pfc McGinnis was manning the M2 on his vehicle he saw an enemy fragmentation grenade, thrown by an insurgent, go right through the gunner’s port into the vehicle. McGinnis immediately … Continue reading 4 December

Pvt PEDRO CANO Co C, 4th Infantry. Hurtgen Forest Schevenhutte, Germany Dec  2-3, 1944 Mexican Immigrant Pedro Cano was proud to be am American – and when his new country called … Pedro answered. When Cano’s unit engaged the enemy in an intense 2-day battle. By the second day, Cano had Single-handedly eliminated nearly 30 … Continue reading 3 December

2Lt ROBERT RONALD LEISY Co B, 1st Bn, 8th Cav, 1st Cavalry Division Phuoc Long province, RVN 2 December 1969 2Lt. Leisy was leading a reconnaissance mission when one of his patrols came under heavy fire from a much larger force well-entrenched in a  bunker complex. As the LT deployed the remainder of his platoon … Continue reading 2 December

Pfc LEWIS ALBANESE Co B, 5th Bn, (Airmobile) 7th Cavalry, 1st Cav 1 December 1966 Pfc. Albanese was advancing on a well-concealed and dug-in enemy through dense jungle growth when he started taking heavy Sniper fire from an enemy position concealed in a ditch on his left flank. Security for the left flank of the … Continue reading 1 December

Pvt. ANDREW JACKSON SMITH 55th Massachusetts Vol. Inf. (Colored) Battle of Honey Hill, South Carolina 30 Nov 1864 The Battle of Honey Hill, South Carolina, took place on November 30, 1864. When the leading brigade had been driven back and the Color-bearer was shot and killed. Pvt Private Andrew Jackson Smith (later promoted to Color- … Continue reading 30 November

Pvt Mikio Hasemoto 100th Infantry Bn 442nd Combat Team Cerasuolo, Italy 29 Nov 1943, Pvt Hasemoto was posted on the left flank of his unit when they came under intensive attack by a platoon-sized enemy force. Two enemy soldiers with machine guns advanced on foot firing their weapons at Pvt Hasemoto, Hasemoto summarily dispatched both. … Continue reading 29 November