FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Tibor Rubin ~ 18 February 08

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[The Mayor]

Neither did I... It’s amazing the facts that come out in the Daily Breads.

You’re always welcome!

[The Mayor]

My Pleasure!

[Kathy in Alaska]

WOW! You found lots of creme soda for TS. Dad’s is the only brand I recognize.

[AZamericonnie]

Good evening Tazilla...you feeling any betters?

*Hugs*

[Old Sarge]

Nope, missed it - I was still in PA at the time.

But I know all the history. All the stories.

[TASMANIANRED]

Flu mostly is deadly on the extremes of age...very young and old.

He’d probably do better with tylenol, advil or aleve for pain... They also have the advantage of being fever reducers as well.

[gpapa]

This Day in U.S. Military History February 18

1827 - Confederate General Lewis Armistead is born in New Bern, North Carolina.

Armistead is best known for leading Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg, where he was mortally wounded. Armistead's father, Walker Keith Armistead, and his five uncles served in the military during the War of 1812. One of them, George Armistead, commanded Fort McHenry at Baltimore during the British bombardment that produced the Star Spangled Banner.

Lewis Armistead entered West Point in 1834 but did not graduate due to poor grades, although some sources indicate that the reason was a fight with another cadet, Jubal Early, who was later a comrade in the Army of Northern Virginia. Despite this, Armistead joined the military as a second lieutenant and fought in the Seminole War in Florida and was cited for heroism three times in the Mexican War. During the 1850s, he served on the frontier and developed a very close friendship with another officer, Pennsylvanian Winfield Scott Hancock.

When the Civil War broke out, he resigned his commission to join his home state, Virginia. At the beginning of the war, Armistead commanded the 57th Virginia Infantry, but by April 1862 he was in a brigadier general. He fought during the Seven Days' battles in June and July 1862, but played only minor roles at Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. On July 2, 1863, he led a brigade in Pickett's division during the climactic charge at Gettysburg. In a tragic coincidence, Armistead's men attacked Hancock's corps at the center of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge. Armistead crossed the wall that protected the Federal cannon, representing the high water mark of the Confederacy. He fell wounded there, and the attack stalled.

Armistead was found by Captain Henry Bingham, an aide to Hancock, and Armistead told him to, "Say to General Hancock for me that I have done him and done you all an injury which I shall regret the longest day that I live." Armistead lingered for two days, and he requested that his personal effects be given to Hancock, who was also seriously wounded that day. Armistead was buried in a family plot at St. Paul's Church in Baltimore, Maryland.

General Lewis Addison Armistead 1817 - 1863

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, Cpl Tibor Rubin, Medal of Honor Recipient,
for your service to America.

[HiJinx]

That’s what his Mom told him...he’s had Vicodin before, when he broke his ankle. He didn’t like it much then - said it made him feel loopy.

Thanks for the advice!

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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NEVER FORGET

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Corporal-grade TIBOR RUBIN, Congressional Medal of Honor:

1st Cavalry Division, Korean War
Grand Marshall, Garden Grove Strawberry Parade
Grand Marshall, Torrance Memorial Day Parade

Corporal-grade “ALOHA RONNIE” GUYER, Purple Heart Medal

1st Cavalry Division, Vietnam War
Guest of TIBOR RUBIN - Garden Grove Strawberry Parade, Torrance Memorial Day Parade

For the one thing The LOVE Itself needs more of in this world, for GOD is LOVE, is more LOVE.

And that only comes when...
...people are FREE.

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MEL’s -PASSION- sparked by -WE WERE SOLDIERS-

http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1085111/posts

http://www.Freerepublic.com/~aloharonnie

http://www.Freerepublic.com/~anita1/

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NEVER FORGET

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, WMM....he IS among the best.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, Sgt Curt, for your service to America.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.

[laurenmarlowe]

Thank you MA! *HUGS*

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, Nate, for your service to our country.
Prayers for your safety and success of mission.

[PROCON]

Evening Lady!!

How goes the battle?!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening to you. *HUGS*

[laurenmarlowe]

SASEBO, Japan (Feb. 13, 2008) Sailors from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EOD) 11, 3rd. Platoon, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), conduct basic underwater skills training with members of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. The training was designed to give Sailors from the United States and Japan the opportunity to strengthen ties and build relationships. Nimitz is operating as part of the U.S. 7th Fleet operating in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. The 7th Fleet is the largest of the forward-deployed fleets with approximately 50 ships, 120 aircraft and 20,000 Sailors and Marines. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexander Ameen (Released)

SEA OF JAPAN (Feb. 15, 2007) A Marine from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) practices fast roping aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is the lead ship of the only forward-deployed U.S. Expeditionary Strike Group and serves as the flagship for Combined Task Force (CTF) 76, the Navy's only forward-deployed amphibious force commander. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R. Alvarez (Released)

PERSIAN GULF (Feb. 14, 2008) Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher Joy, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), jumps up for a slam dunk during a basketball game in the hangar bay. Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 are deployed supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Grieco (Released)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Guest of TIBOR RUBIN - Garden Grove Strawberry Parade, Torrance Memorial Day Parade

My gosh, Ronnie...you've met him!!

We will never forget!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thank you, Cpl Jerry Crump, Medal of Honor Recipient,
for your service to America.

RIP

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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Please see my ALOHA RONNIE Post No. 110...

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