Archive for the 'MILITARY' Category

POPULAR ACTOR IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION

Tom Sizemore: Saving Private Ryan Actor in Critical Condition and ...

LINKS! Tom Sizemore child abuse allegations, Phoebe Price's turkey cleavage, Bourbon Renaissance ...

(FOXNEWS) – Tom Sizemore, the actor known for portraying
Mike Horvath in "
Saving Private Ryan," has been hospitalized
and is in critical condition. 

A representative for the actor confirmed that the actor had
suffered a brain aneurysm at his home and is in the intensive
care unit.

"He is in the hospital," Charles Lago told Fox News Digital.
"His family is aware of the situation and are hoping for the
best. It is too early to know about [a] recovery situation as
he is in critical condition and under observation."

posted by Bob Karm in Actors,CURRENT EVENTS,HISTORY,Hospital,MILITARY,MOVIES and have No Comments

FIRST MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION IN 1861

Above and Beyond the Call of Duty - True West Magazine
Bernard John Dowling Irwin
(June 24, 1830 – December 15, 1917)

The earliest military action to be awarded a Medal of Honor
was performed by Colonel Bernard J.D. Irwin, an assistant
army surgeon serving in the first major U.S.-Apache conflict.

Near Apache Pass, in southeastern Arizona, Irwin, an Irish-
born doctor, volunteered to go to the rescue of Second
Lieutenant George N. Bascom, who was trapped with 60
men of the U.S. Seventh Infantry by the Chiricahua Apaches.

Irwin and 14 men, initially without horses, began the 100-mile
trek to Bascom’s forces riding on mules. After fighting and
capturing Apaches along the way and recovering stolen
horses and cattle, they reached Bascom’s forces on February
14 and proved instrumental in breaking the siege.

A collection of Irwin’s papers is held at the National Library of
Medicine.

America's First Medal of Honor & Never Ending War with the Apache: The Tragic Story of the ...

Deserts and Beyond: Fort Apache, Arizona
Fort Apache, Arizona

Apache Pass, AZ by BronAshaman on DeviantArt
Apache Pass, Arizona

posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,Awards,HISTORY,Indians,Medal of Honor,MILITARY and have No Comments

ALL-FEMALE FLYOVER FOR THE SUPER BOWL

All-female air force: History-making flyover set for Super Bowl Sunday photo 1

GLENDALE, Ariz. (TND) — This year’s Super Bowl will be history-
making between the national anthem and kickoff. For the first
time ever, the pregame flyover will be piloted by
an all-female
crew.

The team will be commemorating 50 years of women flying in the
U.S. Navy.

It was back in 1973 — in Pensacola, Fla. — that the first eight
women began flight school. A year later, six of them, nicknamed
“The First Six,” earned their Wings of Gold.

Sunday’s flyover in Arizona will be comprised of two F/A-18F
Super Hornets from the “Flying Eagles” of Strike Fighter
Squadron (VFA) 122, an F-35C Lightning II from the “Argonauts”
of VFA-147, and an EA-18G Growler from the “Vikings” of
Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129.

The 2023 Superbowl Flyover Is Commemorating 50 Years of Women in the ...

posted by Bob Karm in AIRCRAFT,CURRENT EVENTS,Female,Flyover,HISTORY,MILITARY,Pilots,Super Bowl and have No Comments

WW II BATTLE ENDED ON THIS DAY IN 1943

665697

The Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of
Guadalcanal, was fought between August 7, 1942, and
February 9, 1943 in the Pacific theater of World War II
on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the southern
Solomon Islands, and was the first major offensive
launched by Allied forces against the Empire of Japan.

WWII or today? For Marines it's a different enemy, but much remains the same

posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,Battle,HISTORY,MILITARY,WAR and have No Comments

CONCENTRATION CAMP LIBERATED IN 1945

Liberation of Auschwitz

On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops entered Auschwitz, Poland,
freeing the survivors of the network of concentration camps—
and finally revealing to the world the
depth of the horrors
perpetrated there.

Auschwitz was really a group of camps, designated I, II, and III.

There were also 40 smaller “satellite” camps. It was at Auschwitz
II, at Birkenau, established in October 1941, that the SS created a complex, monstrously orchestrated killing ground: 300 prison
barracks; four “bathhouses” in which prisoners were gassed;
corpse cellars; and cremating ovens. Thousands of prisoners
were also used for medical experiments overseen and performed
by the camp doctor,
Josef Mengele (below) the “Angel of Death.”

Josef Mengele - YouTube
Josef Rudolf Mengele
(16 March 1911 – 7 February 1979)

75 Years After Auschwitz Liberation, Worry That ‘Never Again’ Is Not Assured - The New York Times

In pictures: The liberation of Auschwitz

posted by Bob Karm in ANNIVERSARY,Concentration camp,HISTORY,Liberation,MILITARY,Nazi Germany and have No Comments