-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a prelude to war! ======================================================= MEDAL OF HONOR -- ARTICLE 10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vietnam 1967. A courageous soldier covers the withdrawal of his comrades. One more name on the wall we should never forget! Researched by James H. ************************************************************************ *WILLETT, LOUIS E. Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division. Place and date: Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam, 15 February 1967. Entered service at: Brooklyn, N.Y. Born: 19 June 1945, Brooklyn, N.Y. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Pfc. Willett distinguished himself while serving as a rifleman in Company C, during combat operations. His squad was conducting a security sweep when it made contact with a large enemy force. The squad was immediately engaged with a heavy volume of automatic weapons fire and pinned to the ground. Despite the deadly fusillade, Pfc. Willett rose to his feet firing rapid bursts from his weapon and moved to a position from which he placed highly effective fire on the enemy. His action allowed the remainder of his squad to begin to withdraw from the superior enemy force toward the company perimeter. Pfc. Willett covered the squad's withdrawal, but his position drew heavy enemy machinegun fire, and he received multiple wounds enabling the enemy again to pin down the remainder of the squad. Pfc. Willett struggled to an upright position, and, disregarding his painful wounds, he again engaged the enemy with his rifle to allow his squad to continue its movement and to evacuate several of his comrades who were by now wounded. Moving from position to position, he engaged the enemy at close range until he was mortally wounded. By his unselfish acts of bravery, Pfc. Willett insured the withdrawal of his comrades to the company position, saving their lives at the cost of his life. Pfc. Willett's valorous actions were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Army and reflect great credit upon himself and the Armed Forces of his country. ========================================================== ARTICLE 11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GI HUMOR - A Crappy Situation… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The airman made his point. His situation couldn't get much crappier. *********************************************************************** Thule Air Force Base in Greenland is considered one of the places where assignment is a virtual punishment -- one of the "less desirable" assignments (for those of you who have not been in the military and are not familiar with the wicked winters at Thule AFB). A C-141 cargo aircraft was preparing for departure from Thule, and they were waiting for the truck to arrive to pump out the plane's sewage holding tank. The aircraft commander was in a hurry, but the truck was late in arriving and the airman was extremely slow in getting the tank pumped out. The aircraft commander apparently berated the airman for his lack of speed and promised to impose proper punishment. The airman responded: "Sir, I have no stripes, it is 20 below zero, I'm stationed in Thule, and I am pumping crap out of airplanes. Just how in the hell do you plan to punish me?" ========================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EDITOR'S NOTE: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For Article Submissions: as a rule of thumb, please try to keep article for possible publication to 750 words or less. We do make exceptions and will not turn away an 800 to 900 word piece (or even longer if you're related to Hack!). Please make every editing effort not to exceed these guidelines. 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