3 Quote Wednesday

Know Your Medal of Honor Recipients:

Captain of the Forecastle John Harris (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on August 5, 1864, on board the USS Metacomet. His citation reads:

As captain of the forecastle on board the U.S.S. Metacomet, Harris was a member of the boat's crew which went to the rescue of the officers and crew of the U.S. Monitor Tecumseh, when that vessel was struck by a torpedo in passing the enemy forts in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864 Harris braved the enemy fire which was said by the admiral to be "one of the most galling" he had ever seen, and aided in rescuing from death 10 of the crew of the Tecumseh, thereby eliciting the admiration of both friend and foe.

First Lieutenant Moses Harris (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on August 28, 1864, at Smithfield, Virginia. His citation reads:

In an attack upon a largely superior force, his personal gallantry was so conspicuous as to inspire the men to extraordinary efforts, resulting in complete rout of the enemy.

Private Sampson Harris (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on May 22, 1863, at Vicksburg, Mississippi. His citation reads:

Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."


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Random memory of the day: I remember back when I was in 8th or 9th grade (I think 9th… but it could have been 8th) I was talked into joining the Youth Ensemble at my church (Ashley River Baptist Church). I’m not one for getting up in front of people and singing, so I can only assume I did it because there were some good looking girls in the group. Anyway, we were scheduled to sing in church one Sunday night. It was my first performance and I was pretty nervous, so I did what I feel is somewhat normal… I kept checking my zipper to make sure it was up. I mean really, you don’t want to get up in front of the church with your zipper down. Well, I guess I checked too much because about 5 minutes before we were to go up front, my zipper broke. I think it is a testament to my upbringing and my self control that I did not start screaming obscenities at the top of my lungs right then and there. Really, there was nothing I could do… so I just went up there with the group and did the best I could not to make any big movements with my legs and prayed that my fly would stay shut. As far as I know, everything worked out ok. I didn’t stay in the group long, though. After I had my first ear surgery (January of 9th grade), I decided to leave the group and go solo (kind of like Michael leaving the Jackson 5 or Bobby Brown leaving New Edition or Ice Cube leaving NWA… except my solo career didn’t take off as well as theirs).

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The I’m just sayin… Quote of the Week

We have 3 quotes (2 football related) for you today… enjoy.

“He's exactly right. They ain't Alabama. They ain't LSU. And they're certainly not Clemson. That's why Carolina is in Chapel Hill and USC is in California. The university in this state, always has been, always will be -- Clemson. It's right here in Clemson. You can print that. Tweet that.” - Dabo Swinney

“Smart people don’t believe everything they read, and they don’t believe hearsay… I guess Dabo believed it.” - Steve Spurrier

“Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.” - George S. Patton