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Know Your Medal of Honor Recipients:

Coxswain Thomas Fitzpatrick (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on August 5, 1864, on board the USS Hartford. His citation reads:

As captain of the No. 1 gun on board the flagship U.S.S. Hartford, during action against rebel gunboats, the ram Tennessee and Fort Morgan in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Although struck several times in the face by splinters, and with his gun disabled when a shell burst between the 2 forward 9-inch guns, killing and wounding 15 men, Fitzpatrick, within a few minutes, had the gun in working order again with new track, breeching and side tackle, had sent the wounded below, cleared the area of other casualties, and was fighting his gun as before. He served as an inspiration to the members of his crew and contributed to the success of the action in which the Tennessee was captured.

Ensign Francis C. Flaherty (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on December 7, 1941, on board the USS Oklahoma. His citation reads:

For conspicuous devotion to duty and extraordinary courage and complete disregard of his own life, above and beyond the call of duty, during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941. When it was seen that the U.S.S. Oklahoma was going to capsize and the order was given to abandon ship, Ens. Flaherty remained in a turret, holding a flashlight so the remainder of the turret crew could see to escape, thereby sacrificing his own life.

Sergeant Augustin Flanagan (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on September 29, 1864, at Chapins Farm, Virginia. His citation reads:

Gallantry in the charge on the enemy's works: rushing forward with the colors and calling upon the men to follow him; was severely wounded.

Something big is going down next Tuesday. Make sure you read the blog that day. Really, you should read it everyday... but you don't want to miss next Tuesday. Tell your friends about it too. It's going to be epic. It's something you won't want to miss (of course, even if you do miss it you'll be able to read the next day or the day after that or forever).

So we took The Wife out to eat at Gilligan’s Saturday night for her Mother’s Day meal (we went on Saturday since we had plans with her family on Sunday). Anyway, it was The Wife (of course), me, Mary Ruth, Susie, Daniel, Danny (yes, that Danny) and our favorite nurse Jen (Danny and Jen sat at a different table with his parents, aunt and grandmother… I think he said they were his aunt and grandmother, though I find that hard to believe since they looked young enough to be his sisters). To say it was a great time for The Wife would be a lie even I can’t tell. Honestly, I think she has to shoulder a big part of the blame as I would have been fine leaving the kids at home. To give you a quick recap of the dinner: Mary Ruth seemed to be unable to sit in her chair or eat the food (cheeseburger) that she ordered. Susie also didn’t eat her food (fish… though to be fair I don’t know if she asked for that or if The Wife just got it for her)… and she made The Wife take her to the bathroom about 5 or 6 times (she actually used the bathroom only twice). Daniel did eat… but he also felt like he had to let everyone know he was still there by screaming real loud in short bursts every so often (kind of like a smoke alarm when the battery is about to die). When Daniel got tired of eating, he decided to yell “Dog!” and drop his food to the floor. The Wife’s crab legs were also not as great as she would have liked… so the night could have been better. But for the record, I sat in my seat the whole time, ate all of my food and didn’t scream at all (even when I saw Danny).

The I’m just sayin… Top 2,613 Movies of All-Time Countdown

925 ...And Justice for All
Norman Jewison
Al Pacino, John Forsythe, Christine Lahti, Jack Warden
1979

924 White Christmas
Michael Curtiz
Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby, Vera-Ellen, Danny Kaye
1954

923 Tin Pan Alley
Walter Lang
Alice Faye, Betty Grable, Jack Oakie
1940

922 Sands of Iwo Jima
Allan Dwan
John Wayne, John Agar, Forrest Tucker
1949

921 Abbott and Costello in Hollywood
S. Sylvan Simon
Abbott and Costello, Lucille Ball, Rags Ragland
1945

920 Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
Rob Cohen
Jason Scott Lee, Lauren Holly
1993

919 Chinatown
Roman Polanski
Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston
1974

918 An Eye for an Eye
Steve Carver
Chuck Norris, Christopher Reeve, Richard Roundtree
1981

917 The Seven Year Itch
Billy Wilder
Tom Ewell, Marilyn Monroe
1955

916 Dog Day Afternoon
Sidney Lumet
Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Chris Sarandon
1975
Sonny: [Addresses other officers moving toward him] "What's he doing? Go back there man! He wants to kill me so bad he can taste it! Huh? ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA! ATTICA!"

915 Dr. Dolittle 2
Steve Carr
Eddie Murphy, Raven-Symone, Kevin Pollak
2001

914 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Michael Apted
Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, Ben Barnes, Liam Neeson, Will Poulter, Simon Pegg
2010

913 Who Done It?
Erle C. Kenton
Abbott and Costello
1942

912 Brother Orchid
Lloyd Bacon
Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sothern
1940

911 Varsity Blues
Brian Robbins
James Van Der Beek, Jon Voight, Paul Walker, Amy Smart, Scott Caan, Ron Lester, Ali Larter, Eliel Swinton
1999
Mox: "I don't want your life".

Billy Bob: "I sure do love that dog".
Mox: "I think it's a pig".
Billy Bob: "Yeah".

910 Eyes Wide Shut
Stanley Kubrick
Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack
1999

909 Wrong Is Right
Richard Brooks
Sean Connery, Katharine Ross
1982

908 Banning
Ron Winston
Robert Wagner, Anjanette Comer, Jill St. John
1967

907 We Are the Marines
Louis De Rochemont
1942

906 Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
J. Lee Thompson
Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz
1987

905 Code of Silence
Andrew Davis
Chuck Norris, Molly Hagan, Henry Silva, Mike Genovese
1985

904 One Night in the Tropics
A. Edward Sutherland
Abbott and Costello
1940

903 Paris Blues
Martin Ritt
Sidney Poitier, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward
1961

902 The Young Lions
Edward Dmytryk
Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin, Hope Lange
1958

901 The Delta Force
Menahem Golan
Chuck Norris
1986

900 The Fifth Element
Luc Besson
Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Milla Jovovich, Chris Tucker, Ian Holm, Luke Perry
1997

899 10
Blake Edwards
Dudley Moore, Julie Andrews, Bo Derek
1979

898 Lucky Lady
Stanley Donen
Liza Minnelli, Burt Reynolds, Gene Hackman
1975

897 My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Joel Zwick
Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine, Lainie Kazan, Joey Fatone
2002

896 You Only Live Twice
Lewis Gilbert
Sean Connery
1967
James Bond: "Bond, James Bond"

895 Big Jim McLain
Edward Ludwig
John Wayne, James Arness
1952

894 Sweet Home Alabama
Andy Tennant
Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey, Candice Bergen
2002

893 Mr. Ricco
Paul Bogart
Dean Martin
1975

892 Pressure Point
Hubert Cornfield
Sidney Poitier, Bobby Darin, Peter Falk
1962

891 Milk
Gus Van Sant
Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, James Franco
2008

890 Foreign Correspondent
Alfred Hitchcock
Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall
1940

889 Requiem for a Dream
Darren Aronofsky
Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans
2000

888 A Kiss Before Dying
Gerd Oswald
Robert Wagner, Joanne Woodward
1956

887 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Tay Garnett
Bing Crosby, Rhonda Fleming, Cedric Hardwicke, William Bendix
1949

886 Anchors Aweigh
George Sidney
Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly
1945

885 Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey
Michael Apted
Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown
1988

884 The Caddy
Norman Taurog
Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Donna Reed
1953

883 Message in a Bottle
Luis Mandoki
Kevin Costner, Robin Wright Penn, Paul Newman
1999

882 East of Eden
Elia Kazan
James Dean, Julie Harris
1955

881 Extreme Measures
Michael Apted
Hugh Grant, Gene Hackman, Sarah Jessica Parker
1996

880 The Andromeda Strain
Robert Wise
Arthur Hill, James Olson, Kate Reid, David Wayne
1971

879 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Peter Jackson
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm
2001

878 Mexican Hayride
Charles Barton
Abbott and Costello
1948

877 Licence to Kill
John Glen
Timothy Dalton
1989
James Bond: "Bond, James Bond"

876 One Fine Day
Michael Hoffman
George Clooney, Michelle Pfeiffer
1996

875 Star Trek Nemesis
Stuart Baird
Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner
2002

874 Hold That Ghost
Abbott and Costello
1941

873 Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd
Charles Lamont
Abbott and Costello, Charles Laughton
1952

872 Color Purple, The
Steven Spielberg
Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Laurence Fishburne, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong
1985

871 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
William Shatner
William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, James Doohan, Laurence Luckinbill
1989

870 Night Shift
Ron Howard
Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton, Shelley Long
1982

869 Moonstruck
Norman Jewison
Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello, Vincent Gardenia, John Mahoney, Julie Bovasso, Anita Gillette
1987

868 Broadway Melody of 1940
Norman Taurog
Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell, George Murphy
1940

867 Here Comes the Groom
Frank Capra
Bing Crosby, Jane Wyman
1951

866 Tom Sawyer
Don Taylor
Jodie Foster, Warren Oates
1973

865 You're in the Navy Now
Henry Hathaway
Gary Cooper
1951

864 Biloxi Blues
Mike Nichols
Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Penelope Ann Miller
1988

863 Viva Las Vegas
George Sidney
Elvis Presley, Ann-Margret
1964

862 Best Foot Forward
Edward Buzzell
Lucille Ball, June Allyson, Gloria DeHaven, Nancy Walker
1943

861 THX 1138
George Lucas
Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley
1971

860 Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Peter Bonerz
Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, Leslie Easterbrook
1989

859 Devil in a Blue Dress
Carl Franklin
Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Don Cheadle, Jennifer Beals, Terry Kinney, Albert Hall
1995

858 Four Sons
Archie Mayo
Don Ameche, Eugenie Leontovich, Mary Beth Hughes
1940

857 Die Another Day
Lee Tamahori
Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens
2002
James Bond: "Bond, James Bond"

856 Broken Lance
Edward Dmytryk
Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Richard Widmark, Katy Jurado
1954

855 There's Something About Mary
The Farrelly Brothers
Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Matt Dillon, Keith David, Markie Post
1998

854 Twelve Monkeys
Terry Gilliam
Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt
1995

853 Hop
Tim Hill
James Marsden, Russell Brand (voice), Kaley Cuoco, Hank Azaria (voice), Gary Cole, Elizabeth Perkins, David Hasselhoff, Chelsea Handler and Hugh Laurie (voice)
2011

852 The African Queen
John Huston
Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn
1951

851 Peggy Sue Got Married
Francis Ford Coppola
Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Catherine Hicks, Joan Allen
1986

Picture Tuesday

Our pictures this week are from our time at the park, at our dinner and some other random times... And I don't think the pictures loaded in order, so don't get confused.