FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Vernon McGarity ~ October 14, 2013

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

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~ Hall of Heroes ~

Vernon McGarity
Info from here.

           

Vernon McGarity (December 1, 1921 – May 21, 2013) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. Born in Right, Tennessee (unincorporated Hardin County) on December 1, 1921, McGarity joined the army in November 1942.  By December 16, 1944, the first day of the Battle of the Bulge, he was serving near Krinkelt, Belgium as a technical sergeant in Company L of the 393rd Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division. Wounded early in the battle, McGarity returned to his unit and, as squad leader, directed and encouraged his soldiers throughout the intense fight which ensued. He repeatedly braved heavy fire to rescue wounded men, attack the advancing Germans, and retrieve supplies. Only after completely running out of ammunition were he and his squad captured. For his actions during the battle he was awarded the Medal of Honor a year later, on January 11, 1946. He died at the age of 91 in 2013.

His official citation reads:

He was painfully wounded in an artillery barrage that preceded the powerful counteroffensive launched by the Germans near Krinkelt, Belgium, on the morning of 16 December 1944. He made his way to an aid station, received treatment, and then refused to be evacuated, choosing to return to his hard-pressed men instead. The fury of the enemy's great Western Front offensive swirled about the position held by T/Sgt. McGarity's small force, but so tenaciously did these men fight on orders to stand firm at all costs that they could not be dislodged despite murderous enemy fire and the breakdown of their communications. During the day the heroic squad leader rescued 1 of his friends who had been wounded in a forward position, and throughout the night he exhorted his comrades to repulse the enemy's attempts at infiltration. When morning came and the Germans attacked with tanks and infantry, he braved heavy fire to run to an advantageous position where he immobilized the enemy's lead tank with a round from a rocket launcher. Fire from his squad drove the attacking infantrymen back, and 3 supporting tanks withdrew. He rescued, under heavy fire, another wounded American, and then directed devastating fire on a light cannon which had been brought up by the hostile troops to clear resistance from the area. When ammunition began to run low, T/Sgt. McGarity, remembering an old ammunition hole about 100 yards distant in the general direction of the enemy, braved a concentration of hostile fire to replenish his unit's supply. By circuitous route the enemy managed to emplace a machinegun to the rear and flank of the squad's position, cutting off the only escape route. Unhesitatingly, the gallant soldier took it upon himself to destroy this menace single-handedly. He left cover, and while under steady fire from the enemy, killed or wounded all the hostile gunners with deadly accurate rifle fire and prevented all attempts to re-man the gun. Only when the squad's last round had been fired was the enemy able to advance and capture the intrepid leader and his men. The extraordinary bravery and extreme devotion to duty of T/Sgt. McGarity supported a remarkable delaying action which provided the time necessary for assembling reserves and forming a line against which the German striking power was shattered

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[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a cupcake?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?

[E.G.C.]

A very pleasant good morning to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

((HUGS))Good morning, Ladies. Thanks for this morning's thread, Star. How's it going?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...you and Bo have a great Monday.

How did your teams do this weekend? The Cowboys won!

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[left that other site]

A POWER Trio!
(Thank God...It’s finally coming together!)

God is Good.

[E.G.C.]

Lindsay beat Comanche. Texas beat OU.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone. Good morning to our

AWESOME

Military, our Allies, and their families.

THANK YOU for all you do.

Thank you, Star, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.
KUDOS and thank you to Vernon McGarity
and his family for their sacrifice.

DC Metroland weather report

~ Today...Partly cloudy. High 71F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph.

~ Tonight... Mostly clear. Low near 50F. Winds light and variable

I am sooooo ready for some sunshine!

At home today.
But have to take my vehicle in for oil change early this morning.
Which means I'll be around for a short time today.
Of course, given my schedule
lately, that's nothing new.

Now remember, the Canteen is

Come on in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, tea,
pancakes, conversation, silliness,
and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM

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Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

[beachn4fun]

Oops! Outta time. Got to run.

Will be seeing you tomorrow morn.

Have a great day.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. 70º with the high maybe near 80. Lots of rain in our area this weekend. Most of the heavy rain fell below the lakes, so not much help to get the levels up.

[PROCON]

Hiya Beachie!!

At home today, huh, Woo-Hoo!

We're getting some late, great weather too, maybe about 68!

All my weekend teams won, how about yours?

Coffee isn't working...

Have a oilchangeilicious day!

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How’s it going?

[luvie]

Hey! Fotki has hidden all my buddies!
It's too early on a Monday for this! LOL!
We had 1 1/2 inches of rain, Arrow!
My yard is very happy!
All you early birds have a WONderful week!
...and don't work too hard!
((((hugs))))

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning LUV and (((HUGS))). Some places in west Austin had over 12”. We had between 3.5 and 4” Sunday night. Hope the runoff helps our lakes.

[luvie]

Wow! You guys are “overachievers”!! LOL! Hope it does help your lakes. I think San Angelo got quite a bit,and that’s where our water comes from. We have zero lakes around here. LOL!

Well, we have a couple of buffalo wallers that we have turned into fancy ponds full of ducks and geese. :)

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, LUV W. How’s it going?

[Arrowhead1952]

Lake Travis has come up about two feet the past 36 hours. LCRA is predicting at least another foot, based on rainfall already on the ground. I tried to look at the radar, but can’t get it this morning. I got wet walking the dog.