HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALLISON!!!!!

Know Your Medal of Honor Recipients:

Chief Machinist Hans Johnsen (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on May 11, 1898, on board the torpedo boat Winslow. His citation reads:

On board the torpedo boat Winslow during the action at Cardenas, Cuba, 11 May 1898. Showing great presence of mind, Johnsen turned off the steam from the engine which had been wrecked by a shell bursting in the cylinder.

Private Andrew Johnson (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."

Specialist Fifth Class Dwight H. Johnson (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on January 15, 1968, near Dak To, Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam. His citation reads:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sp5c. Johnson, a tank driver with Company B, was a member of a reaction force moving to aid other elements of his platoon, which was in heavy contact with a battalion size North Vietnamese force. Sp5c. Johnson's tank, upon reaching the point of contact, threw a track and became immobilized. Realizing that he could do no more as a driver, he climbed out of the vehicle, armed only with a .45 caliber pistol. Despite intense hostile fire, Sp5c. Johnson killed several enemy soldiers before he had expended his ammunition. Returning to his tank through a heavy volume of antitank rocket, small arms and automatic weapons fire, he obtained a sub-machine gun with which to continue his fight against the advancing enemy. Armed with this weapon, Sp5c. Johnson again braved deadly enemy fire to return to the center of the ambush site where he courageously eliminated more of the determined foe. Engaged in extremely close combat when the last of his ammunition was expended, he killed an enemy soldier with the stock end of his submachine gun. Now weaponless, Sp5c. Johnson ignored the enemy fire around him, climbed into his platoon sergeant's tank, extricated a wounded crewmember and carried him to an armored personnel carrier. He then returned to the same tank and assisted in firing the main gun until it jammed. In a magnificent display of courage, Sp5c. Johnson exited the tank and again armed only with a .45 caliber pistol, engaged several North Vietnamese troops in close proximity to the vehicle. Fighting his way through devastating fire and remounting his own immobilized tank, he remained fully exposed to the enemy as he bravely and skillfully engaged them with the tank's externally-mounted .50 caliber machine gun; where he remained until the situation was brought under control. Sp5c. Johnson's profound concern for his fellow soldiers, at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the U.S. Army.


Today we would like to wish my oldest niece Allison (daughter of Sonny) a VERY Happy Birthday!!! We hope she has a great one… though with that cheap daddy of hers, I’d guess the odds of that happening are 50/50 at best. Sorry, I'm just "keeping it real" as the kids like to say (at least, I'm pretty sure they still like to say that).

Happy Birthday Allison!  I love you (even if I can't still hold you like this)!!

 

 

Picture Tuesday

 

Look who lost another tooth!

Goofy

Mary Ruth trying to do her homework but I keep trying to take her picture

Not sure how well you can see this... It's a picture of Daniel and Susie in my car after The Wife told them they had to go home with me while she went somewhere else.  Daniel is crying while Susie is making a funny face trying to get him to laugh.  Maybe she is mine after all...

I'm not sure if you can tell, but he's happy here.  Probably because I'm letting him play with something that isn't his.

He ate everything I fixed for him

And now he wants more.  Too bad... Haha

Susie and Daniel playing... which means he's doing what she tells him to do.

Still goofy

 

Aunt Yvonne working on an afghan with my four favorite colors: Blue, Orange, Garnet and Gold... She loves me (even if it does kill her to put those four colors together).