Colonel Charles H. T. Collis (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on December 13, 1862 at Fredericksburg, Virginia. His citation reads:
Gallantly led his regiment in battle at a critical moment.
First Lieutenant Oliver Colwell (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on December 16, 1864 at Nashville, Tennessee. His citation reads:
Capture of flag.
Sergeant Wilbur E. Colyer (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on October 9, 1918 near Verdun, France. His citation reads:
Volunteering with 2 other soldiers to locate machinegun nests, Sgt. Colyer advanced on the hostile positions to a point where he was half surrounded by the nests, which were in ambush. He killed the gunner of one gun with a captured German grenade and then turned this gun on the other nests silencing all of them before he returned to his platoon. He was later killed in action.
We at I’m just sayin… would like to wish one of our younger readers (Ellis Cate) a very happy first birthday! We hope the youngest member of Team Ashley has a great birthday.
I have often been asked, “Greg, how do you take care of three kids when The Wife isn’t home?” Friends, it actually pretty easy. I have found after much research that if I watch TV with Mary Ruth then the other two will eventually just fall asleep. The Wife always complains that she has trouble getting Susie and Daniel to take a nap. I do not have such trouble…
Picture Tuesday
I know this doesn't exactly go with the theme, but I included it so you could see why I'll (from now until the end of time) call my friend Michael "J. Michael" on this blog. |
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