Posted on 12/03/2009 6:33:02 AM PST by mountainlion
Dude, you’re such a falg.
Barfoot was born on June 15, 1919, in Edinburg, Mississippi.[1] His 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.
After enlisting in the Army from Carthage, Mississippi, in 1940 and completing his training, Barfoot served with the 1st Infantry Division in Louisiana and Puerto Rico. In December 1941, he was promoted to sergeant and re-assigned to the Headquarters Amphibious Force Atlantic Fleet in Quantico, Virginia, which he served with until it was deactivated in 1943. He next joined the 157th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, and was sent to Europe.
As part of the Italian Campaign, Barfoot participated in a series of amphibious landings: the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the invasion of mainland Italy at Salerno in September, and finally the landings at Anzio in late January 1944.
His unit pushed inland from Anzio, and by May 1944 had reached the town of Carano. There they set up defensive positions and, for several weeks, Barfoot conducted patrols to scout the German lines.
When his company was ordered to attack on the morning of May 23, Barfoot, now a technical sergeant, asked for permission to lead a squad. Because of the patrols he had conducted, he knew the layout of the terrain and the minefield which lay in front of the German position.
He advanced alone through the minefield, following ditches and depressions, until he came within a few yards of a machine gun on the German flank. After destroying the gun with a hand grenade, 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.
When the Germans launched an armored counterattack later in the day, Barfoot disabled one tank with a bazooka, advanced into enemy-held territory, and destroyed an abandoned German artillery piece. He then returned to his own lines and helped two wounded soldiers from his squad to the rear.
Barfoot was subsequently commissioned as a second lieutenant. His unit moved into France and by September was serving in the Rhone valley. It was there that Barfoot learned he would be awarded the Medal of Honor. He chose to have the presentation ceremony in the field, rather than in the United States, so that his soldiers could attend. He was formally presented with the medal on September 28, 1944, in Épinal, France, by Lieutenant General Alexander Patch.
Barfoot reached the rank of colonel before retiring from the Army. He currently lives in Richmond, Virginia, near his daughter. On October 9, 2009, the portion of Mississippi Highway 16 which runs from Carthage through his hometown of Edinburg to the border between Leake and Neshoba counties was named the "Van T. Barfoot Medal Of Honor Highway".
Hey Colonel, wait for them to come and take down your flagpole and then show em how you got that Medal of Honor.
Thanks for posting Mr. Barfoot’s story.
I still have no use for Frank Zappa but I haven't thought about it much because he is dead so RIP.
ZAPPA would also have a problem with the American Flag flying in his community and come up with some such crap like it was the flag of oppression and racism. Zappa would defend a display of something representing a cause he believed in even if it offended everybody else in the community. That was the king of a person he was.
I guess right now the Homeowners Association is the big issue. I trust Mark Levin will do what he is best at, litigation.
Zappa wasn't a king.
The WWII vet had a ‘poner’???????????
So, would it kill them to change the guidelines???! Geeez!
Displaying the American Flag
On July 24, 2006, President Bush signed HR42, the “Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005” which prohibits restrictions on displaying the U.S. flag on a member’s unit, lot or exclusive use common area. Under the Act, community associations:
http://www.davis-stirling.com/Portals/1/docs/pdf/us_flag.pdf
Wellll, you'd have to admit, that some of the posts were pretty funny. And, I'm sure the Freeps would eventually get around to being serious about the issue. Lighten up a little.
Mark is a Constitutional Scholar, Lawyer and resident of VA, I got a feeling he might take this one to court himself for free.
Be real funny if the case came up before a judge that was another veteran.
When he reached a third gun, the entire crew surrendered. After clearing the area, Barfoot had captured a total of seventeen German soldiers. When the Germans launched an armored counterattack later in the day, Barfoot disabled one tank with a bazooka, advanced into enemy-held territory, and destroyed an abandoned German artillery piece. He then returned to his own lines and helped two wounded soldiers from his squad to the rear.
Does the HOA have the slightest clue about who they chose to mess with?
Sent me to voicemail...left a message.
LOL! And one of his descendants was a certain Jubilation T. Klintoon!
“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery”
It’s a great screen name, BTW.
Touché!
Many thanks! I traded my camel in for a truck awhile back!
I once mentioned this and was excoriated by the poster, so be careful. Logic is a dangerous thing here.
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