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What an amazing discovery!
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Scientists have discovered that ants, after collecting the grains and seeds that they need for winter break those seeds down into halves before storing in their nests because breaking them in half keeps them from germinating even through rain and the most perfect germinating conditions. But scientists were stunned when…
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Theodore Schurch – the last to hang for treachery.
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27 year old Theodore William John Schurch was born in London to Swiss parents and was a Nazi supporter who had joined the British Union of Fascists in 1934. In 1936 he joined the British Army, serving with the Royal Army Service Corps, as a driver. He was captured by…
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Joe Hare, New Guy – early ’67
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Every rifle company and rifle platoon had some guys who were respected for their experience and/or accomplishments. They became the squad leaders and held together the fabric of the platoon as the membership changed. Platoon leaders and platoon sergeants came and went, as did the medics. The riflemen stayed together…
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We Honor and Remember:
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Lance Cpl. Michael A. SchwarzHometown: Carlstadt, New Jersey, U.S.Age: 20 years oldDied: November 27, 2006 in Operation Iraqi Freedom.Unit: Marines, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, NC. Birth: Aug. 16, 1986, USA Lance Cpl. Michael A. Schwarz, 20, of Carlstadt, N.J.; was assigned to the 1st Battalion,…
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In honor of Major Smedley Darlington Butler
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in 1915, Major Smedley Darlington Butler, while serving as the commanding officer for the 5th, 13th, and 23rd Companies and Marine and Sailor detachment aboard the U.S.S. Connecticut, led the attack on Fort Riviere on 17 November 1915 during the Haitian Campaign. Following a concentrated drive, several different detachments of…
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A GREAT HERO IN OUR MILITARY’S HISTORY.
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Sgt. John Basilone, who Gen. MacArthur called “a one-man army,” was the only U.S. Marine to be awarded both the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross, our country’s two highest awards for military bravery. During the battle of Henderson Field in Guadalcanal, Basilone — with only his machine gun,…
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Never forgotten American HeroSPC Mary J. Jaenichen
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1 Mar 1988 – 9 May 2008 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.John 15:13 < NEVER FORGOTTEN > 14 years ago, this 20yr old Warrior from Temecula, Cal., left this world to take a new post guarding the gates of heaven.,…
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In Honor Of Sgt. Eubaldo Lovato
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He refused to leave a fallen Marine behind… Sgt. Eubaldo Lovato1st Battalion, 8th marinesNovember 11, 2004Operation Phantom Fury, Fallujah, IraqAward: Silver Star (upgraded from Bronze Star) During the second battle for Fallujah, then-Corporal Lovato and his squad was ordered to clear a house. What the Marines did not know is…
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“No, no, no — watch his hand!”
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Born on November 10, 1981, Jason L. Dunham graduated from high school, enlisted in the Marines, and by early 2004 was a corporal in Iraq, serving with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. On the morning of April 14, 2004, the 6-foot-1 squad leader from Scio, New York was…
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In Honor of Navajo Marine Staff Sergeant Jonathan D. Davis: Bringing Him Home
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A story about fallen hero Navajo Marine Jonathan Davis, killed in action in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Jonathan D. Davis, 34, of Kayenta, Arizona, died February 22 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 32nd Georgian Liaison Team, Regimental Combat Team 7, 1st Marine…