"The Horns of the Buffalo....Jolly deadly Old Boy"!
Posted on 05/06/2003 5:35:18 AM PDT by SAMWolf
"The Horns of the Buffalo....Jolly deadly Old Boy"!
Both battles were ;
God defend the right...
The Martini Henry rifle..
And..."Volley Fire Present"!
Volley Fire present had a better outcome at Rorke's Drift : )
This action was at Rorke's Drift, Wednesday 22- Thursday 23 January, 1879, when some 150 soldiers defended a supply station against some 4000 Zulus, aided by the Martini-Henry rifle 'with some guts behind it'
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The USS LINCOLN Comes Home
 Sailor Daniel Wells kisses his daughter, seven-week-old Hannah Wells, for the first time after he and his fellow shipmates of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrived at their homeport at Naval Station Everett on May 6, 2003 after a ten month long deployment. The USS Lincoln is the main vessel of aircraft carrier strike group CVN72's 24 vessels. More than 3,500 sailors aboard the Nimitz-class carrier USS Lincoln have been away from its homeport in Everett for nearly a year supporting military operations against Iraq (news - web sites) and Afghanistan. REUTERS/Anthony P. Bolante  Friends and family of sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln wait patiently as it arrives at its homeport at Naval Station Everett on May 6, 2003 after a ten month long deployment.  Sailors carrying flowers and their gear disembark the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln after it arrived at its homeport at Naval Station Everett on May 6, 2003 after a ten month long deployment.  Commander Bill Griffin (C) is greeted by his daughters Ashley Griffin (partially obscured) and Jessica Griffin (R) at the arrival of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln at its homeport at Naval Station Everett on May 6, 2003 after a ten month long deployment.  Cheryl Brown sits atop the shoulders of her friend Matt Carlson as she tries to wave to her husband sailor Chris Brown who is aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln as it arrives at its homeport at Naval Station Everett on May 6, 2003 after a ten month long deployment.  Sailor Juan Angel gets a first look at his infant daughter, Angelina, as his wife, Candice Angel starts to cry following the homecoming of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at the ship's home port in Everett, Wash. Angelina was the first baby born while the fathers were away aboard the ship. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)  Family members cheers the arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at the ship's home port in Everett, Wash. The ship's planes fought in Operation Iraqi Freedom.(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)  Sailor Ben Tolleson (L) kisses his wife Nicole after returning from the war in Iraq aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (background) after it docked in its home port of Everett, Washington May 6, 2003.  Sailor Leon Nelson kneels on the pier as he proposes marriage and slips an engagement ring on Shannon Hagins of Arlington, Washington after returning from the war in Iraq aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (background) after it docked in its home port of Everett, Washington, May 6, 2003.  Sailor Nicholas Rich gets a kiss from his wife Shamika as he holds baby daughter Nikayla, 5 months old, after departing from the USS Abraham Lincoln Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at the ship's home port in Everett, Wash. Nikayla was born when Rich was at sea aboard ship and it was his first chance to meet his baby. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)  Angel Diaz (lower) holds up his niece Genesis, 4, as she waves flags at the USS Abraham Lincoln returning to its home port of Everett, Washington May 6, 2003. Genesis' father Rosendo Gubino was aboard the nuclear powered aircraft carrier that spent nearly 10 months in the Persian Gulf - one of the longest deployments of a Navy ship in 30 years. REUTERS/Rick Wilking  Mary Bonace stands on the dock and throws her arms wide on seeing her daughter, Petty Officer 3rd class Tracy Stuba, aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln Tuesday, May 6, 2003,  Alexiz Rosa, waves flags at the USS Abraham Lincoln returning to its home port of Everett, Washington May 6, 2003.  Six-year-old Alia Timmons waits her turn to greet her stepfather, Petty Officer 3rd class Ben Volkman, while her mother Angela Volkman gets the first hug.
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 Terri Wright holds up a sign for her husband Earl, a sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln just before it docked in its home port of Everett, Washington May 6, 2003 after returning from the war in Iraq. Wright said the couple would be celebrating Christmas today.  Lieut. Cmdr. Curtis (R) kisses his wife Jennifer surrounded by media on the pier after returning from the war in Iraq aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln after it docked in its home port of Everett, Washington May 6, 2003  Jennifer Curtis (L) kisses her husband Lieut. Cmdr. Curtis with her eyes wide open after Curtis returned from the war in Iraq board the USS Abraham Lincoln returning to its home port of Everett, Washington May 6, 2003.  Sailor Juan Angel gets a kiss from his wife, Candice Angel, moments after arriving with the USS Abraham Lincoln Tuesday, May 6, 2003  Family members cheer from the dock as the USS Abraham Lincoln comes in to it's homeport Tuesday, May 6, 2003, in Everett, Wash.  Petty Officer 2nd class Ronnie Akhaphont hugs his four-month-old daughter , Kelley, who was born while he was at sea.  Tadarriel Daniel cheers as his father's ship, the USS Abraham Lincoln, docks Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at it's home port in Everett, Wash. Daniel's father is sailor Vorocker Daniel.
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Children of Iraq Iraq's Hope for the Future
 Two young Iraqis hang out of their van to watch U.S. Marines patrolling a main street in a western town of An Nasiriyah. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Brent Harvey  An Iraqi family comes outside to wave to U.S. Marines patrolling in a western town of An Nasiriyah, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Brent Harvey  An Iraqi family stands outside the back of their house to show support for the U.S. Marine presense in a western town of An Nasariyah, Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brent Harvey  Iraqi children step outside their door and wave as U.S. Marines pass by on a tour through a western town of An Nasiriyah, Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brent Harvey  An Iraqi woman guides her daughter while taking a walk in a western town of An Nasiriyah, Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brent Harvey  Iraqi children lean out onto a street from a corner to show their emotions towards the presence of the Marines in a western town of An Nasiriyah. Iraq. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Brent Harvey  Two Iraqi girls run down a street to greet U. S. Marines in a western town of An Nasiriyah, Iraq, on April 17 who are there in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Brent Harvey  Iraqi children stop and talk to U.S. Marines returning from a mission in An Nasiriyah, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Brent Harvey
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One fella was with a Lancashire Regiment which was with "Lord Wolseley's Army"..sent into the Sudan after the slaughter at Khartoum in 1885..[The End of Chinese Gordon]by the Mahdi".
The other was with unit assigned to Chelmsford during the Zulu battles at Ulundi.
Seeing that todays theme is great routes in History...a sad note for a Family member...Stanley Isherwood of HMS Barham..which was torpedoed in the Med in 41 ..her magazine let go.
Need to get a scanner ...Have a photo sent to me by a Sub Drivers son.
Its a Periscope photo from the late 60's ..shot from a U.S. Submarine doing wargames with the 7th Fleet in the Pacific.
In the crosshairs is USS Isherwood.
Lucky for DD-520..no live torpedoes were loosed like USS William D Porter did on USS Iowa with President Roosevelt aboard in 1943 : )
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