Picture Tuesday...

Know Your Medal of Honor Recipients:

Private First Class Mack A. Jordan (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on November 15, 1951, near Kumsong, Korea. His citation reads:

Pfc. Jordan, a member of Company K, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and indomitable courage above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. As a squad leader of the 3d Platoon, he was participating in a night attack on key terrain against a fanatical hostile force when the advance was halted by intense small-arms and automatic-weapons fire and a vicious barrage of handgrenades. Upon orders for the platoon to withdraw and reorganize, Pfc. Jordan voluntarily remained behind to provide covering fire. Crawling toward an enemy machine gun emplacement, he threw 3 grenades and neutralized the gun. He then rushed the position delivering a devastating hail of fire, killing several of the enemy and forcing the remainder to fall back to new positions. He courageously attempted to move forward to silence another machine gun but, before he could leave his position, the ruthless foe hurled explosives down the hill and in the ensuing blast both legs were severed. Despite mortal wounds, he continued to deliver deadly fire and held off the assailants until the platoon returned. Pfc. Jordan's unflinching courage and gallant self-sacrifice reflect lasting glory upon himself and uphold the noble traditions of the infantry and the military service.

Coxswain Robert Jordan (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on April 14, 1863, on board the USS Mount Washington. His citation reads:

Attached to the U.S.S. Minnesota and temporarily serving on the U.S.S. Mount Washington, during action against the enemy in the Nansemond River, 14 April 1863. When the Mount Washington drifted against the bank following several successive hits which struck her boilers and stopped her engines, Jordan boarded the stricken vessel and, for 6 hours as fierce artillery and musketry continued to rake her decks, calmly assisted in manning a 12-pound howitzer which had been mounted on the open hurricane deck.

Quartermaster Thomas Jordan (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on August 5, 1864, on board the USS Calena. His citation reads:

On board the U.S.S. Calena during the attack on enemy forts at Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Securely lashed to the side of the Oneida which had suffered the loss of her steering apparatus and an explosion of her boiler from enemy fire, the Calena aided the stricken vessel past the enemy forts to safety. Despite heavy damage to his ship from raking enemy fire, Jordan performed his duties with skill and courage throughout the action.


We at I'm just sayin... would like to wish Marcus Lattimore good luck in his career in the NFL. Word on the street is the Revolutionary War Hero running back is passing up his senior year to enter the NFL draft. The shelf-life for a running back in the NFL isn't very long, so we hope he is smart with his money. If he can get that knee healthy (and we think he can), we think he'll be a very good player for some team. With his injury (and his previous injury), I don't know how high he will be drafted... but I'm sure the team that drafts him will be getting a great player. I wouldn't mind seeing my Steelers drafting him in one of the later rounds. Good luck Marcus!


Picture Tuesday

It started with me practicing some of my old NWA/WCW wrestling moves on Daniel, but before I knew it...

The kids turned on me.  Daniel would stand straight up and fall on to me.  The girls would climb on me and try to tickle me.

Daniel standing at school, ready to go.

A good ol' fire at the lake house.

Monkey see...

...Monkey do

Daniel watching the girls do yard work.

My little workers

Daniel before his haircut...

Daniel after his haircut....

Like you, I don't see where any hair was actually cut.