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Posted on 08/09/2009 5:00:00 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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Hello Kathy in Alaska.
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BTTT
Hi Ma!
Good evening, ms b....you be quick!! LOL!
*HUG*
Sometimes I am!
;0)
Hey all. In lieu of music tonight, I would like to request lotsa kitty pictures.
Good evening, JJ...((HUGS))...2 more walls??
Nope. Too much else going on. Changed the oil in the cars. Then took some stuff to the dump. Too hot to paint.
((HUGZ BACK))
Did you have a good today? ((HUGS)) I’ve been helping my folks with new computer issues...searching and seeking answers to mulitple questions. I think most are solved.
Thank you Kathy ‘n Star, good work as always!
Our prayers go out for those in harm’s way that we hear so little about these days but through family and friends, we know them well as well as their dedication, patriotism, perseverence, commitment to the mission and love of country, let no one doubt this.
From Xerox ~ Let's Say Thanks to our Troops
Simple. Easy. Involve your kids.
We can each send thanks every single day.
I have done absolutely nothing all day, and enjoyed every minute of it!
Hope your folks get the computer issues solved!
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grandmother was Choctaw, but Barfoot himself was never an official member of the Choctaw Nation; although he was eligible, his parents had never enrolled him.
he entered the German trench and advanced on a second machine gun, killing two soldiers and capturing three others. When he reached a third gun, the entire crew surrendered. After clearing the area, Barfoot had captured a total of seventeen German soldiers.
upon the enemy left flank. He crawled to the proximity of 1 machinegun nest and made a direct hit on it with a hand grenade, killing 2 and wounding 3 Germans. He continued along the German defense line to another machinegun emplacement, and with his tommygun killed 2 and captured 3 soldiers. Members of another enemy machinegun crew then abandoned their position and gave themselves up to Sgt. Barfoot. Leaving the prisoners for his support squad to pick up, he proceeded to mop up positions in the immediate area, capturing more prisoners and bringing his total count to 17. Later that day, after he had reorganized his men and consolidated the newly captured ground, the enemy launched a fierce armored counterattack directly at his platoon positions. Securing a bazooka, Sgt. Barfoot took up an exposed position directly in front of 3 advancing Mark VI tanks. From a distance of 75 yards his first shot destroyed the track of the leading tank, effectively disabling it, while the other 2 changed direction toward the flank. As the crew of the disabled tank dismounted, Sgt. Barfoot killed 3 of them with his tommygun. He continued onward into enemy terrain and destroyed a recently abandoned German fieldpiece with a demolition charge placed in the breech. While returning to his platoon position, Sgt. Barfoot, though greatly fatigued by his Herculean efforts, assisted 2 of his seriously wounded men 1,700 yards to a position of safety. Sgt. Barfoot's extraordinary heroism, demonstration of magnificent valor, and aggressive determination in the face of pointblank fire are a perpetual inspiration to his fellow soldiers
