HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT YVONNE!!!!!!!!!

Know Your Medal of Honor Recipients:

Private Ulric L. Crocker (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on October 19, 1864 at Cedar Creek, Virginia. His citation reads:

Capture of flag of 18th Georgia (C.S.A.).

Private James E. Croft (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on October 5, 1864 at Allatoona, Georgia. His citation reads:

Took the place of a gunner who had been shot down and inspired his comrades by his bravery and effective gunnery, which contributed largely to the defeat of the enemy.

Captain John Philip Cromwell (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on November 19, 1943 on board the USS Sculpin. His citation reads:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as Commander of a Submarine Coordinated Attack Group with Flag in the U.S.S. Sculpin, during the 9th War Patrol of that vessel in enemy-controlled waters off Truk Island, 19 November 1943. Undertaking this patrol prior to the launching of our first large-scale offensive in the Pacific, Capt. Cromwell, alone of the entire Task Group, possessed secret intelligence information of our submarine strategy and tactics, scheduled Fleet movements and specific attack plans. Constantly vigilant and precise in carrying out his secret orders, he moved his underseas flotilla inexorably forward despite savage opposition and established a line of submarines to southeastward of the main Japanese stronghold at Truk. Cool and undaunted as the submarine, rocked and battered by Japanese depth charges, sustained terrific battle damage and sank to an excessive depth, he authorized the Sculpin to surface and engage the enemy in a gunfight, thereby providing an opportunity for the crew to abandon ship. Determined to sacrifice himself rather than risk capture and subsequent danger of revealing plans under Japanese torture or use of drugs, he stoically remained aboard the mortally wounded vessel as she plunged to her death. Preserving the security of his mission, at the cost of his own life, he had served his country as he had served the Navy, with deep integrity and an uncompromising devotion to duty. His great moral courage in the face of certain death adds new luster to the traditions of the U.S. Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.


We at I’m just sayin… would like to wish my Aunt Yvonne a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! As you might remember from my post yesterday, my gift to Aunt Yvonne was letting her and my Uncle George take me and the family out to eat Friday night. This worked out great for us because Friday night is usually the night that The Wife tells me we have nothing to eat and no money to go out to eat (because she spent so much at the grocery store earlier in the week… yet we still have nothing to eat… I’ve stopped trying to figure that out). Anyway, Happy Birthday Aunt Yvonne.



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The I’m just sayin… Bible Verse of the Week
I Corinthians 3:18-19

18 Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become “fools” so that you may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”