WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a prelude to war! =============================================================== ARTICLE 10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ More reflections on our Greatest Generation ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed: On the positive side -- on April 10th the House declared the American GI the "person of the century," saying American soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines had led the struggle for freedom and democracy from World War I to the NATO efforts in Kosovo. The following piece talks about a soldier from that Greatest Generation, still remembered today in a foreign country. He embodied the American spirit, idealism and readiness to sacrifice. Let's rekindle these values as the foundation of national greatness. Never forget our fallen servicemen! ************************************************************************ By Bill C, Here is the write-up on Private James D. McRacken of Red Springs, NC who had a statue dedicated to him in a small town south of Ft. Bragg. In France, he is still remembered today. This was the write-up during the 50th Anniversary of his Memorialization Ceremony on August 5th 1994: "James Dougald McRacken was born June 1, 1916 at Montrose to an Antioch farming family, the son of James O'Berry McRacken and Mary Ina Currie McRacken. The farm boy was schooled in Hoke County, then worked as a farmer and furniture store salesman in Red Springs. He married Maggie Mae Norris and the couple had one daughter. Myrtis Ann. In October, 1943, McRacken entered military service and as a private, was assigned to the 90th Infantry Division, Company A, 315 Engineer Combat Battalion. After taking part in the Normandy Campaign, the soldiers unit was called to Mayenne, France, a town of about 18,000 located 130 miles southwest of Paris. On August 5, 1944, in the face of artillery fire. Pvt. McRacken sprinted a 500-yard fatal dash to prevent the retreating Germans from destroying the last bridge over the Mayenne River. Though the private's body was shattered by gunfire he completed his mission. Pvt. McRacken snipped the wires, then fell and died on the ancient stone bridge. He was 28. According to Mayenne history, the French people watched his death from a hillside, then came to the bridge, shrouded his body and covered it with dahlias. He was officially declared the "Savior of Mayenne", and has been lauded by presidents - both Franklin D. Roosevelt and France's Charles De Gaulle. The private was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and a Presidential Citation. A monument in his honor was erected at the bridge and the Mayenne people, to this day, continue to place fresh flowers at the site. Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke about this and said: "He stands in the unbroken line of patriots who have dared to die that freedom might live, and grow, and increase its blessings. Freedom lives, and through it, he lives - in a way that humbles the undertakings of most men." My grandmother was a French teacher in Red Springs and she did the translation of the letters that were written from French citizens to McRacken's mother. My parents went through Mayenne last year and saw the bridge and fresh flowers were at the base of his statue. With all the social engineering that is going on in our military these days, the write-ups of all the Medal of Honor recipients show what combat is all about. "Soldiers win battles not toys!" Hopefully our political and military leaders will wake up and train our troops right. =============================================================== ARTICLE 11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GI HUMOR - A conclusive study on leadership! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed.: This study reveals it! All information confirmed by "Tig" Dupre and Sterling Saunders. *********************************************************************** After a two year-long study (at taxpayers expense), the Department of Defense announced the following results on the recreational preferences of military personnel: 1. The sport of choice for E-1, E-2 & E-3: Basketball. 2. The sport of choice for E- 4 & E-5: Bowling. 3. The sport of choice for E-6, E-7 & E-8: Football 4. The sport of choice for O-1, O-2 & O-3: Baseball or Softball 5. The sport of choice for O-4, O-5 & O-6: Tennis 6. The sport of choice for 0-7 and above: is Golf. Conclusion: the higher you are in the Chain of Command, the smaller your balls become. =============================================================== ARTICLE 12 - MEDAL OF HONOR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ed.: As we see our current Army aviation branch go through a crisis in leadership and readiness, this act of courage and sacrifice clearly demonstrates the tradition and spirit of this young branch of service. Let us reawaken both! If you have a specific MOH citation or would like more info on MOH recipients, please email James H at [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************************************************* *ADAMS, WILLIAM E. Rank and organization: Major, U.S. Army, A/227th Assault Helicopter Company, 52d Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Brigade. Place and Date: Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam, 25 May 1971. Entered Service at: Kansas City, Mo. Born: 16 June 1939, Casper, Wyo. Citation: Maj. 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