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Know Your Medal of Honor Recipients:

Captain Francis S. Dodge (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on September 29, 1879 near White River Agency, Colorado. His citation reads:

With a force of 40 men rode all night to the relief of a command that had been defeated and was besieged by an overwhelming force of Indians, reached the field at daylight, joined in the action and fought for 3 days.

Corporal Thomas M. Doherty (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on July 1, 1898 at Santiago, Cuba. His citation reads:

Gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and while under heavy fire from the enemy.

Sergeant David Charles Dolby (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on May 21, 1966 in the Republic of Vietnam. His citation reads:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty, when his platoon, while advancing tactically, suddenly came under intense fire from the enemy located on a ridge immediately to the front. Six members of the platoon were killed instantly and a number were wounded, including the platoon leader. Sgt. Dolby's every move brought fire from the enemy. However, aware that the platoon leader was critically wounded, and that the platoon was in a precarious situation, Sgt. Dolby moved the wounded men to safety and deployed the remainder of the platoon to engage the enemy. Subsequently, his dying platoon leader ordered Sgt. Dolby to withdraw the forward elements to rejoin the platoon. Despite the continuing intense enemy fire and with utter disregard for his own safety, Sgt. Dolby positioned able-bodied men to cover the withdrawal of the forward elements, assisted the wounded to the new position, and he, alone, attacked enemy positions until his ammunition was expended. Replenishing his ammunition, he returned to the area of most intense action, single-handedly killed 3 enemy machine gunners and neutralized the enemy fire, thus enabling friendly elements on the flank to advance on the enemy redoubt. He defied the enemy fire to personally carry a seriously wounded soldier to safety where he could be treated and, returning to the forward area, he crawled through withering fire to within 50 meters of the enemy bunkers and threw smoke grenades to mark them for air strikes. Although repeatedly under fire at close range from enemy snipers and automatic weapons, Sgt. Dolby directed artillery fire on the enemy and succeeded in silencing several enemy weapons. He remained in his exposed location until his comrades had displaced to more secure positions. His actions of unsurpassed valor during 4 hours of intense combat were a source of inspiration to his entire company, contributed significantly to the success of the overall assault on the enemy position, and were directly responsible for saving the lives of a number of his fellow soldiers. Sgt. Dolby's heroism was in the highest tradition of the U.S. Army.


Picture Tuesday

Susie sleeping with her headphones down over her eyes on the way to Folly Beach.

Susie, The Wife, Daniel and Mary Ruth watching the waves.

A look out into the ocean from the edge of America.

Daniel, Susie and Mary Ruth playing in the sand.

Me with my Princess Mary Ruth.

The Wife and the girls walking into the water.

Me and my little Susie.

Me with my happy little boy Daniel.

The Wife played in the sand...

Daniel played in the sand too.... here he is trying to figure out how he's the only one who ended up with sand on his face.

On the way home, we found out that Daniel LOVES Melvin's BBQ... much like his Daddy.