To All Our Vets...

[rhino 2]

Two submarines were to be commissioned in April and so far both are on hold, until the Corona Virus goes away. They'll let everyone know the new date. The Delaware and the Vermont were original planned for April 4 and 18.

I was at the launching ceremony of the USS Pegfish which was the first Stealth submarine launched from the top secret submarine base in Arizona a few years ago.......

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Funny I couldn't see a thing.:Shrug:.....

 

[MDO]

In this crazy time we are all in, please do not forget what this Memorial Day holiday is all about.

Thank you to all Veterans, past & present, for your service & sacrifice. It does not go unnoticed!

Our local National cemetery, Jefferson Barracks is having a ceremony, but sadly this year, it is not open to the public.

 

[Zammy]

Yeah, we won't be making the journey this year either but Memorial Day still in our hearts.

 

[Sully]

Salute...........

 

[Sully]

 

[Sully]

 

[Sully]

 

[Gorilla]

What is amazing to me is that for the most part it is us veterans that understand the true meaning of Memorial Day. Others treat it like Veterans Day. And a large group treat it as another day off work. (3 day weekend)

R. I P. my brothers and sisters and THANK YOU

I remember in the late 50s when I was growing up and was a cub and then boy scout that Memorial Day was a big deal, even in our little farm town in Michigan. There would be a parade that everyone turned out for. The parade would end at the cemetery for the prayer and TAPS. And everyone was there. But that was a time not very long after 2 wars ended. People understood it then because it had affected them.

 

[LadyonaMission]

 

[Jack Klarich]

Thank all vets, and our fearless POTUS:clapping:

 

[LadyonaMission]

 

[ol' school]

 

[Dockem]

Memorial Day

For those that gave the ultimate sacrifice.

 

[cScjhb]

Many prayers and thanks for those who made our continued freedoms possible. Please keep the families and friends of those we lost in our prayers..... Jim

 

[Zammy]

 

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[Sully]

On this day in 1971, the most decorated combat hero of World War II is tragically killed. Audie Leon Murphy wasn’t supposed to be a hero! In fact, when he firsttried to join the military, the Marines rejected him because of his small size. The paratroopers rejected him, too. Disappointed, he joined the infantry.

The young Texan wasn’t one to be kept down! He soon proved himself to be a skilled marksman and a brave soldier.

Perhaps his most famous demonstration of bravery occurred on January 26, 1945. He was in the small town of Holtzwihr, France, with his unit of only 40 men. They’d been ordered to hold a particular road until reinforcements arrived. Unfortunately, the Nazis chose that moment to attack. Murphy’s men were badly outnumbered—there were up against 250 Nazis and 6 tanks!

Murphy ordered his men to fall back into the woods, even as he picked up his field phone and called for an Allied artillery attack. As Allied fire fell, he was able to take control of a burning tank. Perhaps more importantly, he took control of its machine gun! Germans were all around him, but he fired on the Nazi infantry for an hour until his ammunition ran out. He was talking on his field phone the whole time, helping to direct Allied artillery fire! When his ammunition was finally exhausted, he left the tank. Refusing medical treatment for his injuries, he organized his men into a counterattack. In the end, Murphy and his 40 men rebuffed the 250 Germans.

“I expected to see the whole damn tank destroyer blow up under him any minute,” Private Anthony Abramski later testified. “For an hour, he held off the enemy force single-handed, fighting against impossible odds. . . . The fight that Lieutenant MURPHY put up was the greatest display of guts and courage I have ever seen. There is only one in a million who would be willing to stand up on a burning vehicle, loaded up with explosives, and hold off around 250 raging KRAUTS for an hour and do all that when he was wounded.”

After the war, Murphy came home to a hero’s welcome! He’d earned 28 awards, including the Medal of Honor and some French and Belgian honors. He earned every American medal for valor. He’d done all of this, and he was only 20 years old! He was soon featured on the cover of Life magazine, which brought him to the attention of Hollywood. The soldier-turned-actor would go on to act in dozens of movies, and his memoirs would be made into a film, To Hell and Back. He also became a songwriter.

Despite these successes, everything was not rosy for Murphy in these years. He was candid about the fact that he suffered from “battle fatigue” (today known as post-traumatic stress disorder), and he struggled with insomnia. Nevertheless, he apparently didn’t know how to stay away from military service. He joined the Texas National Guard in 1950, hoping that he would be called to serve in the Korean War. It didn’t happen. He later transferred to the Army Reserve.

Murphy was killed in a private plane crash on May 28, 1971. After his death, he was buried with full military honors in Arlington Cemetery. Finally, just two years ago, his home state of Texas posthumously awarded him its greatest military honor: the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.

The poor son of sharecroppers was not supposed to be a hero—and yet he was! Determination, perseverance, exceeding expectations . . . . How AMERICAN.

 

[Philip R]

On this day in 1971, the most decorated combat hero of World War II is tragically killed. Audie Leon Murphy wasn’t supposed to be a hero! In fact, when he firsttried to join the military, the Marines rejected him because of his small size. The paratroopers rejected him, too. Disappointed, he joined the infantry.

The young Texan wasn’t one to be kept down! He soon proved himself to be a skilled marksman and a brave soldier.

Perhaps his most famous demonstration of bravery occurred on January 26, 1945. He was in the small town of Holtzwihr, France, with his unit of only 40 men. They’d been ordered to hold a particular road until reinforcements arrived. Unfortunately, the Nazis chose that moment to attack. Murphy’s men were badly outnumbered—there were up against 250 Nazis and 6 tanks!

Murphy ordered his men to fall back into the woods, even as he picked up his field phone and called for an Allied artillery attack. As Allied fire fell, he was able to take control of a burning tank. Perhaps more importantly, he took control of its machine gun! Germans were all around him, but he fired on the Nazi infantry for an hour until his ammunition ran out. He was talking on his field phone the whole time, helping to direct Allied artillery fire! When his ammunition was finally exhausted, he left the tank. Refusing medical treatment for his injuries, he organized his men into a counterattack. In the end, Murphy and his 40 men rebuffed the 250 Germans.

“I expected to see the whole damn tank destroyer blow up under him any minute,” Private Anthony Abramski later testified. “For an hour, he held off the enemy force single-handed, fighting against impossible odds. . . . The fight that Lieutenant MURPHY put up was the greatest display of guts and courage I have ever seen. There is only one in a million who would be willing to stand up on a burning vehicle, loaded up with explosives, and hold off around 250 raging KRAUTS for an hour and do all that when he was wounded.”

After the war, Murphy came home to a hero’s welcome! He’d earned 28 awards, including the Medal of Honor and some French and Belgian honors. He earned every American medal for valor. He’d done all of this, and he was only 20 years old! He was soon featured on the cover of Life magazine, which brought him to the attention of Hollywood. The soldier-turned-actor would go on to act in dozens of movies, and his memoirs would be made into a film, To Hell and Back. He also became a songwriter.

Despite these successes, everything was not rosy for Murphy in these years. He was candid about the fact that he suffered from “battle fatigue” (today known as post-traumatic stress disorder), and he struggled with insomnia. Nevertheless, he apparently didn’t know how to stay away from military service. He joined the Texas National Guard in 1950, hoping that he would be called to serve in the Korean War. It didn’t happen. He later transferred to the Army Reserve.

Murphy was killed in a private plane crash on May 28, 1971. After his death, he was buried with full military honors in Arlington Cemetery. Finally, just two years ago, his home state of Texas posthumously awarded him its greatest military honor: the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.

The poor son of sharecroppers was not supposed to be a hero—and yet he was! Determination, perseverance, exceeding expectations . . . . How AMERICAN.

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A true American hero. Thanks for a great history lesson Sully.

 

[trike lady]

Its been a long time since there has been a video of a ship commissioning and the cv19 has made the ceremony very short, a little over 4 minutes video.



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[bikerbillone]

Chinese Wuhan virus has changed planet earth, it's like survival of the fittest. Freaking masks are probably 'uniform of the day' now. How it all sucks.

 

[trike lady]

With Rona spoiling everything this ceremony slipped through and I just found it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxYlanKhNFU#action=share

 

[MDO]

This month, and every month, take a moment to reach out to a Veteran in your life. Your simple acts of kindness can help give a Veteran hope. Click the link below for some ideas to help you get started with a call, text, or email.

For a Veteran facing hard times, your support can provide hope when it’s needed most—and you already have what it takes to show you care. Take a few minutes to check in today.​

https://www.veteranscrisisline.net/support/be-there?utm_source=bethereforveterans.com

 

[Jack Klarich]

Thanks for this post and link Michael. We can never do enuff for our Vets

 

[desertclassic]

Lots of support is important. Veterans are at high risk and a lot of people are not aware of the signs.

 

[Gideon]

It is so true; we can never do enough for our Veterans.

 

[wlivin2]

our vets deserve more then they get

 

[trike lady]

I don't know how good or bad this ceremony will be but on Saturday the 26th there will be the commissioning of the USS Delbert.D. Black DDG-119. You can view it here: https://allhands.navy.mil/Media/Live-Stream/

It starts at 9:50 am on the east coast.