Staff Sergeant Robert T. Kuroda (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on October 20, 1944, near Bruyeres, France. His citation reads:
Staff Sergeant Robert T. Kuroda distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action, on 20 October 1944, near Bruyeres, France. Leading his men in an advance to destroy snipers and machine gun nests, Staff Sergeant Kuroda encountered heavy fire from enemy soldiers occupying a heavily wooded slope. Unable to pinpoint the hostile machine gun, he boldly made his way through heavy fire to the crest of the ridge. Once he located the machine gun, Staff Sergeant Kuroda advanced to a point within ten yards of the nest and killed three enemy gunners with grenades. He then fired clip after clip of rifle ammunition, killing or wounding at least three of the enemy. As he expended the last of his ammunition, he observed that an American officer had been struck by a burst of fire from a hostile machine gun located on an adjacent hill. Rushing to the officer's assistance, he found that the officer had been killed. Picking up the officer's submachine gun, Staff Sergeant Kuroda advanced through continuous fire toward a second machine gun emplacement and destroyed the position. As he turned to fire upon additional enemy soldiers, he was killed by a sniper. Staff Sergeant Kuroda's courageous actions and indomitable fighting spirit ensured the destruction of enemy resistance in the sector. Staff Sergeant Kuroda's extraordinary heroism and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the United States Army.
Second Lieutenant Darwin K. Kyle (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on February 16, 1951, near Kamil-ni, Korea. His citation reads:
2d Lt. Kyle, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. When his platoon had been pinned down by intense fire, he completely exposed himself to move among and encourage his men to continue the advance against enemy forces strongly entrenched on Hill 185. Inspired by his courageous leadership, the platoon resumed the advance but was again pinned down when an enemy machine gun opened fire, wounding 6 of the men. 2d Lt. Kyle immediately charged the hostile emplacement alone, engaged the crew in hand-to-hand combat, killing all 3. Continuing on toward the objective, his platoon suddenly received an intense automatic-weapons fire from a well-concealed hostile position on its right flank. Again leading his men in a daring bayonet charge against this position, firing his carbine and throwing grenades, 2d Lt. Kyle personally destroyed 4 of the enemy before he was killed by a burst from an enemy submachinegun. The extraordinary heroism and outstanding leadership of 2d Lt. Kyle, and his gallant self-sacrifice, reflect the highest credit upon himself and are in keeping with the esteemed traditions of the military service.
Corporal John Kyle (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on July 8, 1869, near Republican River, Kansas. His citation reads:
This soldier and 2 others were attacked by 8 Indians, but beat them off and badly wounded 2 of them.
I know the anticipation is about to kill you, but fear not dear friends, the wait is almost over. In what The Sporting News would surely call the greatest meeting of baseball minds on the internet in very, very, very recent memory (at least, if The Sporting News hadn’t gone out of business), Sonny and I will be doing what many out there are scared to do. That’s all I can say right now as Sonny hasn’t had a chance to have his lawyers look over any of the claims I’m willing to make about this project. I don’t worry about such things as I am above the law. At least I’m pretty sure serving 2 years on a Grand Jury gives me Diplomatic Immunity. Honestly I’m just too lazy to look it up. To tell the truth, I’m not even 100% sure The Sporting News is out of business… I think they are, but again, I just don’t want to look it up. What I do know, however, is that Sonny and I are going to shock the world with our posts starting next Tuesday and running through the month of March.
I’ll get into the details on Tuesday, but I will give you a hint…
Flashback Friday
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| Sonny during an American Legion baseball game (he's the runner on first base, not the fielder) |
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| Sonny asking Gettys if he understands the Infield Fly Rule |
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| Me and Sonny on the same team for the first and only time during an American Legion Old-Timers Game |
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| My first baseball team |
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| Sonny at some all-star game |
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| A team I played on the summer I was cut from the Legion team - This was a great group of guys and I'm glad I got the chance to play with them |
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| Me (on the right) and Brett Spivey during an American Legion baseball game (at The Joe - first year it opened) |
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| Sonny as a senior on the JI baseball team |
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