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NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMMENDATION MEDAL AWARDED TO OUR VERY OWN WARRIOR NURSE
14 March 04 | Dixie Sass

Posted on 03/14/2004 7:25:04 PM PST by dixie sass

Department of the Navy This to certify that The Secretary of the Navy Has Awarded the

NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMMENDATION MEDAL to Jeffrey Clark US NAVY

for

Meritorious service as ship's nurse while to USS John F Kennedy (CV 67) from March 2002 to March 2004. Lieutenant Clark consistently performed his demanding duties in an exemplary and highly professional manner. He was instrumental in providing outstanding emergency care in an austure and remote environment aboard John F Kennedy during Operation Enduring Freedom. His outstanding treatment of Man-Down situations including the life-saving treatment of a coaltion sailor who required multiple blood transfusions prompted praise from the Battle Group Commander and resulted in his co-authoring of an article in a peer reviewed journal. As Medical Training Team Leader, He trained over 2000 of the ship's crew in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation, wound treatment and stretcher- bearing techniques in an overall score of 93% and two consecutive Blue M awards for medical readiness. Lieutenant Clark's Exceptional Professionalism, Distinctive accomplishments, and dedication to duty reflected credit upon himself and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.

RH Henderson Captain US Navy Commanding Officer for the Secretary of the Navy


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To: dixie sass; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; FreeTheHostages; RaceBannon
Thanks Dixie and all of the FReepers and Lurkers out there for your undying support. Many time I have dedicated my successes to my late father. This is no exception he was a hero long before I got to this earth. A half century ago in a place called Chat-Kol what I did on the ship during OEF was just a man following in his father's footsteps. Not only was he a war hero he was my hero as well. So with tears in my eyes I dedicate my service to SFC James T Clark and here is what he did over 50 years ago.

Here is an example of what a real war hero does: The Silver Star Medal is awarded to: Sergent James Clark, Infantry Company F, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division, United States Army. During the early morning hours of 15 June 1953, in the vicinity of Chat-Kol Korea, Company F of which Sgt. Clark was a squad leader had the mission of counterattacking and regaining control of positions overrun by the enemy in earlier action. The enemy, detecting the position of his squad, kayoed in heavy artillery and mortar fire,inflicting friendly casualties and forcing the squad to temporarily seek cover. Sgt. Clark with complete disregard for his personal safety search the area for wounded. Upon finding one man seriously wounded, he quickly administered first aid and carried him to safety. He then returned to the impact area and formed a defensive perimeter from which he directed intense and accurate fire forcing the enemy to retreat with numerous casualties. Sgt Clark's outstanding gallantry and devotion to duty reflect great credit upon himself and the military service.

61 posted on 03/15/2004 5:12:16 AM PST by Warrior Nurse (Black liberals practice intellectual apartheid when in comes to black conservatives!)
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To: NicknamedBob
Thanks I had an example to follow see post 61.
62 posted on 03/15/2004 5:13:39 AM PST by Warrior Nurse (Black liberals practice intellectual apartheid when in comes to black conservatives!)
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To: dixie sass; Warrior Nurse
Whooo HOooooo!

You're wonderful WN!
63 posted on 03/15/2004 5:19:43 AM PST by RikaStrom (When picking allies, 2 things to consider: 1) Can they shoot, 2) Will they aim at your enemies?)
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To: Warrior Nurse
Just outstanding!

Bless you for your commitment to excellence and service to your country.

Bump!!

64 posted on 03/15/2004 5:30:04 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: dixie sass

65 posted on 03/15/2004 5:33:21 AM PST by Fiddlstix (This Space Available for Rent or Lease by the Day, Week, or Month. Reasonable Rates. Inquire within.)
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To: The Mayor
PING
66 posted on 03/15/2004 5:41:09 AM PST by Warrior Nurse (Black liberals practice intellectual apartheid when in comes to black conservatives!)
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To: Warrior Nurse; dixie sass
Words cannot describe how proud we all are-congratulations!
67 posted on 03/15/2004 5:41:18 AM PST by Texan5 (You've got to saddle up your boys, you've got to draw a hard line...)
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To: Warrior Nurse
BUMP!!
68 posted on 03/15/2004 5:52:34 AM PST by The Mayor (There is no such thing as insignificant service for Christ.)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Positive news ping!
69 posted on 03/15/2004 5:54:39 AM PST by Maigrey (D°°° those Jews for being a part of God's plan to save my eternal soul! - Ann Colture)
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To: Warrior Nurse
Congratulations! Thank you and well done.
70 posted on 03/15/2004 5:58:47 AM PST by evilC
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To: Warrior Nurse
Congratulations and thank you!! We are all quite proud of your service!
71 posted on 03/15/2004 6:00:44 AM PST by Miss Marple
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To: dixie sass; Warrior Nurse
Way to go, WN.
72 posted on 03/15/2004 6:02:30 AM PST by stainlessbanner
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To: Warrior Nurse; dixie sass
Warrior Nurse,
A couple years ago, someone sent this to me and I thought I would pass it along.
I know that at times a simple THANK YOU means more that anything else so,

Thank You from one Vet to another.

WHAT IS A VET

Some veterans bear visible signs of their service: a missing limb, a jagged scar, a certain look in the eye. Others may carry the evidence inside them: a pin holding a bone together, a piece of shrapnel in the leg - or perhaps another sort of inner steel: the soul's ally forged in the refinery of adversity. Except in parades, however, the men and women who have kept America safe wear no badge or emblem. You can't tell a vet just by looking.

What is a vet?

He is the cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi Arabia sweating two gallons a day making sure the armored personnel carriers didn't run out of fuel.

He is the barroom loudmouth, dumber than five wooden planks, whose overgrown frat-boy behavior is outweighed a hundred times in the cosmic scales by four hours of exquisite bravery near the 38th parallel.

She or he-is the nurse who fought against futility and went to sleep sobbing every night for two solid years in Da Nang.

He is the POW who went away one person and came back another-or didn't come back AT ALL.

He is the Quantico drill instructor who has never seen combat-but has saved countless lives by turning slouchy, no-account rednecks and gang members into Marines, and teaching them to watch each other's backs.

He is the parade-riding Legionnaire who pins on his ribbons and medals with a prosthetic hand.

He is the career quartermaster who watches the ribbons and medals pass him by.

He is the three anonymous heroes in The Tomb Of The Unknowns, whose presence at the Arlington National Cemetery must forever preserve the memory of all the anonymous heroes whose valor dies unrecognized with them on the battlefield or in the ocean's sunless deep.

He is the old guy bagging groceries at the supermarket-palsied now and aggravatingly slow-who helped liberate a Nazi death camp and who wishes all day long that his wife were still alive to hold him when the nightmares come.

He is an ordinary and yet an extraordinary human being-a person who offered some of his life's most vital years in the service of his country, and who sacrificed his ambitions so others would not have to sacrifice theirs.

He is a soldier and a savior and a sword against the darkness, and he is nothing more than the finest, greatest testimony on behalf of the finest, greatest nation ever known.

So remember, each time you see someone who has served our country, just lean over and say Thank You. That's all most people need, and in most cases it will mean more than any medals they could have been awarded or were awarded.

Two little words that mean a lot, "THANK YOU."

by
Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, USMC

Again, Thank You
Cuz

73 posted on 03/15/2004 6:22:14 AM PST by cuz_it_aint_their_money (The only way liberals win national elections is by pretending they're not liberals. - Rush Limbaugh)
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To: Little Bill
Thanks for the ping. Outstanding work by one of this nation's finest.

I'd also like to add a few words:

Our Armed Forces have turned the tide of World Wars.
Young men and women from our great country’s four corners have humbled History’s worst times.
We carve our thanks in stone. We stamp it into medals.
We carefully tend to vast fields where the men and women who gave their lives for our freedom now lay.
More than ever in our history, we cannot fail to pass these stories of courage to the next generation.
We must capture their imaginations while paying tribute to all those willing to die for the preservation of our way of life.

74 posted on 03/15/2004 7:00:36 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (If you can read this...you're too close.)
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To: Warrior Nurse; nutmeg; zelig
Congratulations!!
75 posted on 03/15/2004 7:16:25 AM PST by FreeTheHostages
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To: Warrior Nurse; dixie sass; MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; TEXOKIE; Alamo-Girl; windchime; ...

Department of the Navy This to certify that The Secretary of the Navy Has Awarded the

NAVY AND MARINE CORPS COMMENDATION MEDAL to Jeffrey Clark US NAVY

for

Meritorious service as ship's nurse while to USS John F Kennedy (CV 67) from March 2002 to March 2004. Lieutenant Clark consistently performed his demanding duties in an exemplary and highly professional manner. He was instrumental in providing outstanding emergency care in an austure and remote environment aboard John F Kennedy during Operation Enduring Freedom

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From Jeffrey Clark US NAVY - Warrior Nurse,  #61:

Thanks Dixie and all of the FReepers and Lurkers out there for your undying support. Many time I have dedicated my successes to my late father. This is no exception he was a hero long before I got to this earth. A half century ago in a place called Chat-Kol what I did on the ship during OEF was just a man following in his father's footsteps. Not only was he a war hero he was my hero as well. So with tears in my eyes I dedicate my service to SFC James T Clark and here is what he did over 50 years ago.

Official seal of the U.S. Navy

~* Jeffrey Clark, US NAVY, Warrior Nurse *~

Thank you!
~  ~

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"Eternal Father " ~The U.S. Navy Hymn
 
(Alternate verses)

Creator, Father, who first breathed
In us the life that we received,
By power of thy breath restore
The ill, and men with wounds of war.
Bless those who give their healing care,
That life and laughter all may share.
  

               ~  Galen H. Meyer (1969) 


76 posted on 03/15/2004 7:17:07 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl ("(We)..come to rout out tyranny from its nest. Confusion to the enemy." - B. Taylor, US Marine)
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To: Maigrey
((Hugs))
77 posted on 03/15/2004 7:17:53 AM PST by Ragtime Cowgirl ("(We)..come to rout out tyranny from its nest. Confusion to the enemy." - B. Taylor, US Marine)
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To: dixie sass
Congrats and a big thanks for service to our country!!
78 posted on 03/15/2004 7:18:38 AM PST by armymarinemom (Show your support for our troops-March 13th DC by Blue Star Mothers-All patriots welcomed)
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To: Warrior Nurse
Congratulations, and thank you!
79 posted on 03/15/2004 7:27:47 AM PST by Eala (Sacrificing tagline fame for... TRAD ANGLICAN RESOURCE PAGE: http://eala.freeservers.com/anglican)
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Hero ~ Bump!

We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, terrorists, democrats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!

~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~

80 posted on 03/15/2004 7:40:59 AM PST by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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