HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEAH!!!!!!

Know Your Medal of Honor Recipients:

Signal Quartermaster Thomas English (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on December 24-25, 1864 and January 13-15, 1865 on board the USS New Iron Sides. His citation reads:

English served on board the U.S.S. New Iron sides during action in several attacks on Fort Fisher, 24 and 25 December 1864; and 13, 14, and 15 January 1865. The ship steamed in and took the lead in the ironclad division close inshore and immediately opened its starboard battery in a barrage of well-directed fire to cause several fires and explosions and dismount several guns during the first 2 days of fighting. Taken under fire as she steamed into position on 13 January, the New Ironsides fought all day and took on ammunition at night despite severe weather conditions. When the enemy came out of his bombproofs to defend the fort against the storming party, the ship's battery disabled nearly every gun on the fort facing the shore before the cease-fire orders were given by the flagship.

Private Charles D. Ennis (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on April 2, 1865 at Petersburg, Virginia. His citation reads:

Was one of a detachment of 20 picked artillerymen who voluntarily accompanied an infantry assaulting party and who turned upon the enemy the guns captured in the assault.

Landsman John Enright (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on January 18, 1886 on board the USS Ranger. His citation reads:

On board the U.S.S. Ranger off Ensenada, Mexico, 18 January 1886. Jumping overboard from that vessel, Enright rescued John Bell, ordinary seaman, and George Svensson, ordinary seaman, from drowning.


We at I’m just sayin… would like to wish my niece Leah (No-Name Teri’s oldest daughter) a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!! Now that I think about it, it’s kind of funny that her mom is known as No-Name Teri on here… because 13 years ago when I got the call saying she had been born, they still didn’t have a name picked out for her. I kind of made a big deal about that back then and after having 3 kids of my own I can say that I was right… it was pretty sad they didn’t have a name ready. I mean really, even if you don’t know what you’re going to have… you’ve got to figure it’s going to be a girl or a boy. So that gives you about 40 weeks to come up with a name for each. I don’t know what other names they were thinking about… for all I know they didn’t even think about having to give her a name until people started asking. I’ll give them credit, they picked a good name. At least they didn’t panic under pressure and pick some kind of hippie name like Strawberry Rainbows or something like that. Anyway, Happy 13th Birthday Leah! We love you very much!


The I’m just sayin… Bible Verse of the Week
Colossians 4:5-6

5 Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. 6 Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.