Warrior's Daily Inspiration Calendar

SP6 LAWRENCE JOEL HHC 1st BN, 503rd Inf. 173rd Airborne Brigade Republic of Vietnam 8 Nov 1965 SP6 (then SP5) Joel, a Medic operating with a Company of Paratroopers when a numerically superior and well-concealed Viet Cong element launched an attack. Nearly every man in Joel’s unit, including Joel himself was wounded or killed. SP6 … Continue reading 8 November

SP4 ROBERT F. STRYKER Co C, 1st Battalion, 26th Inf, 1st ID Loc Ninh, Republic of Vietnam 7 Nov 1967 SP4. Stryker was serving as a grenadier with a long-range-reconnaissance team near Loc Ninh, RVN. His patrol was ambushed in the dense brush by a hail of rocket, automatic weapons, and small arms fire. Enemy … Continue reading 7 November

1Lt TURNEY W. LEONARD Co C, 893d Tank Destroyer Battalion Kommerscheidt, Germany 4-6 November 1944 1Lt Leonard was in command of a platoon of mobile weapons at Kommerscheidt, Germany, during a  fierce 3-day engagement. The Lt repeatedly advanced ahead of his platoon in the face of withering enemy resistance, to direct the fire of his … Continue reading 6 November

Cpl MITCHELL RED CLOUD JR. Co E, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th ID Chonghyon, Korea 5 November 1950 Cpl Red Cloud was posted in a forward position on the point of a ridge immediately forward of his unit. He was the first to detect the approach of the Chinese Communist forces and gave the alarm. Enemy … Continue reading 5 November

T/5 JAMES K. OKUBO 442nd Infantry Reg. Foret Domaniale de Champ Eastern France 28 Oct thru 4 Nov 1944, The 442nd was engaged in intense combat operations the fall of ’44 and on 28 October, Technician Fifth Grade Okubo, a medic, disregarded unrelenting enemy fire and crawled 150 yards, a distance equal a football field … Continue reading 4 November

SGT CHARLES E. MOWER Co A, 34th Inf, 24th ID Leyte. Philippine Islands 3 November 1944 While serving as an assistant squad leader during an attack against strongly defended enemy positions that were on both sides of a Stream the group needed to cross. Visibility was limited by trees and brush His Squad leader was … Continue reading 3 November

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1Lt CECIL H. BOLTON Co. E, 413th Infantry, 104th Infantry Division Mark River, Holland 2 November 1944 On the night of 2 November 1944, Bolton had just led his men across the Mark River when 2 enemy machineguns opened up and pinned his men down. The Lt. called in mortar fire but was unable to … Continue reading 2 November

1Lt ROBERT M HANSON VMF-215, U.S.M.C. Reserve New Britain Island 1 Nov 1943 & 24 Jan 1944 On 1 Nov 1943, 1Lt Hanson was flying cover for landing operations at Empress Augusta Bay.  He engaged 6 enemy torpedo bombers alone forcing them to jettison their weapons harmlessly into the sea and splashing 1. On 24 … Continue reading 1 November

PO1 (SEAL) MICHAEL E THORNTON U.S. Navy, Navy Advisory Group Republic of Vietnam 31 October 1972 Petty Officer Thornton and another SEAL, along with a 3-man Vietnamese SEAL Team, were participating in an intelligence gathering and prisoner capture operation. Thornton’s Team traveled by Junk then Rubber boat up-river to the infill point, continuing on foot … Continue reading 31 October