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The Louisiana Veterans Hall of Honor
The Louisiana Veterans Hall of Honor As of 2014, sixty-nine (69) military service members have been inducted into the Louisiana Veterans Hall of Honor. With only a few exceptions made, all of them were born in Louisiana. Each of their stories represents an outstanding or unique military career out of the millions of soldiers, airmen, sailors, or marines that they served alongside. These displays are a testament to honor, courage, dedication, and personal sacrifice. By examining the Hall of Honor exhibit cases and wall displays on the 1st and 2nd floors of the museum, see if you can answer the following questions. 1. How many women have been inducted into the Hall of Honor? Name them and tell what town in Louisiana they are from. _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. The Medal of Honor is the highest military award that can be bestowed in the U.S. armed forces. How many Medal of Honor recipients can you find? Name them, tell what town they are from, and what war they served in? (NOTE: Rear Admiral Isaac Kidd is not a member of the Hall of Honor.) _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. The term “POW” stands for “Prisoner of War.” There are seven (07) servicemen in the Hall of -
The Palingenesis of Maritime Piracy and the Evolution of Contemporary Counter-Piracy Initiatives
THE PALINGENESIS OF MARITIME PIRACY AND THE EVOLUTION OF CONTEMPORARY COUNTER-PIRACY INITIATIVES BY ROBERT COLM MCCABE, M.A. THESIS FOR THE DEGREE OF Ph.D. DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, MAYNOOTH HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Dr Jacinta Prunty SUPERVISOR OF RESEARCH Dr Ian Speller December 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents............................................................................................................. i Dedication.......................................................................................................... iv Acknowledgments............................................................................................. v Abbreviations.................................................................................................... vii List of figures..................................................................................................... x INTRODUCTION............................................................................................ 1 CHAPTER I - MARITIME PIRACY: A TWENTIETH-CENTURY PALINGENESIS? 1.1 Introduction and general context...................................................... 20 1.2 Early legal interpretations and historical evolution......................... 22 1.3 Twentieth century legal evolution.................................................... 25 1.4 Resurgence of maritime piracy in the nineteenth century................ 31 1.5 Suppression of maritime piracy in the nineteenth century............... 37 1.6 Pre-war period (1900-14)................................................................ -
Thunder and Lightning Desert Storm and the Airpower Debates
Thunder and Lightning Desert Storm and the Airpower Debates Edward C. Mann III, Colonel, USAF Volume two of a two-volume series Air University Press Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama April 1995 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mann, Edward C., 1947− Thunder and lightning: Desert Storm and the airpower debates / Edward C. Mann III. p. cm. Includes index. 1. Persian Gulf War, 1991—Aerial operations, American. 2. Airpower United States. DS79.724.U6M36 1995 95-3971 956.7044′248—dc20 CIP First Printing January 1995 Second Printing May 1995 Third Printing August 1996 Disclaimer This publication was produced in the Department of Defense school environment in the interest of academic freedom and the advancement of national defense-related concepts. The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or pos ition of the Department of Defense or the United States government. This publication has been reviewed by security and policy review authorities and is cleared for public release. For the Troops Those who have, those who would, and, especially, those who may yet have to. My confidence in you is total. Our cause is just! Now you must be the thunder and lightning of Desert Storm. May God be with you, your loved ones at home, and our country. Gen H. Norman Schwarzkopf January 1991 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK To preach the message, to insist upon proclaiming it (whether the time is right or not, to convince, reproach, and encourage, as you teach with all patience. The time will come when people will not listen to sound doctrine, but will follow their own desires and will collect for themselves more and more teachers who will tell them what they are itching to hear. -
THE JERSEYMAN 9 Years - Nr
Looking back... 1st Quarter 2011 "Rest well, yet sleep lightly and hear the call, if again sounded, to provide firepower for freedom…” THE JERSEYMAN 9 Years - Nr. 69 File Number: 225949 HOLD FOR RELEASE UNTIL (9 AM-ZWT) JULY 21, 1946 THE USS NEW JERSEY MOST JAPS PREFER TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY For a year-and-a-half, the USS NEW JERSEY has been having pretty much her own way in the Pacific. One op- eration after another, beginning with the Marshalls and running straight through the first air strikes on Tokyo, the big battleship has gone about the business of leveling Jap shore instal- lations and protecting carrier forces in the proverbial "one hand tied be- hind the back" fashion. Attacking Jap planes take one look at the dread- nought's gun-studded decks. That's usually enough. The one-time fast carrier task force flagship is potential enemy destruction, and no one is more aware of it than the Japs. Admiral Raymond Spruance, Fifth Fleet Commander, talks with Captain Photo courtesy of C.F. Holden, USN, of 11 Parkview Ave- John A. Altfeltis, SMC, USN/Ret. nue, Bangor, Maine, aboard the USS USS New Jersey, OS Division 1968-1969 NEW JERSEY. Edgewater, Colorado 2 The Jerseyman Looking Back… August 1, 1945 (Ship’s Archives) During the 1968/1969 Vietnam tour of USS New Jersey, crewman Bob Foster found this unsigned poem stuffed inside a crack between a shelf and the wall of his locker in “M” Division. Dated August 1, 1945, he found the poem during a review of his navy souvenirs and donated it to the ship’s archives. -
SPRING 2016 BANNER RECIPIENTS (Listed in Alphabetical Order by Last Name)
SPRING 2016 BANNER RECIPIENTS (Listed in Alphabetical Order by Last Name) Click on name to view biography. Render Crayton Page 2 John Downey Page 3 John Galvin Page 4 Jonathan S. Gibson Page 5 Irving T. Gumb Page 6 Thomas B. Hayward Page 7 R. G. Head Page 8 Landon Jones Page 9 Charles Keating, IV Page 10 Fred J. Lukomski Page 11 John McCants Page 12 Paul F. McCarthy Page 13 Andy Mills Page 14 J. Moorhouse Page 15 Harold “Nate” Murphy Page 16 Pete Oswald Page 17 John “Jimmy” Thach Page 18 Render Crayton_ ______________ Render Crayton Written by Kevin Vienna In early 1966, while flying a combat mission over North Vietnam, Captain Render Crayton’s A4E Skyhawk was struck by anti-aircraft fire. The plane suffered crippling damage, with a resulting fire and explosion. Unable to maintain flight, Captain Crayton ejected over enemy territory. What happened next, though, demonstrates his character and heroism. While enemy troops quickly closed on his position, a search and rescue helicopter with armed escort arrived to attempt a pick up. Despite repeated efforts to clear the area of hostile fire, they were unsuccessful, and fuel ran low. Aware of this, and despite the grave personal danger, Captain Crayton selflessly directed them to depart, leading to his inevitable capture by the enemy. So began seven years of captivity as a prisoner of war. During this period, Captain Crayton provided superb leadership and guidance to fellow prisoners at several POW locations. Under the most adverse conditions, he resisted his captor’s efforts to break him, and he helped others maintain their resistance. -
2Nd Quarter 2011 "Rest Well, Yet Sleep Lightly and Hear the Call, If Again Sounded, to Provide Firepower for Freedom…”
Total received donations for the Vietnam Era Display are at $3,100, with $1,900 needed to reach a ship’s goal of $5,000. Can you help? (See page 22) LOOKING BACK... 2nd Quarter 2011 "Rest well, yet sleep lightly and hear the call, if again sounded, to provide firepower for freedom…” THE JERSEYMAN 9 Years - Nr. 70 World War II Memorial Washington, D.C. 2 THE JERSEYMAN LOOKING BACK… May 23, 1943 World War II commissioning of the USS New Jersey, May 23, 1943. My mother is the taller of the two uniformed WAVE personnel, dead center on the fantail, and facing the camera. Mom is now 93 years old, and she will be 94 in August. She is very cognizant of the events and details of her assignment, and which happened before she married. She is very proud of her service to her country as a WAVE. Although she would have liked to stay in the navy, she had to leave the service in August 1945, as World War II ended, because even though she had later married she was pregnant with my oldest brother. At that time, WAVES would not permit expectant mothers to remain on active duty, married or not. I think a lot has probably changed in the navy since then. David Jennings Midlothian, Virginia Catherine DeSales Corbett Jennings, was one of two waves that were assigned to USS New Jersey for 1 month before the ship was commissioned. Once the ship was commissioned on 23 May 1943, the WAVES were reassigned back to their original duty station at BUPERS (Bureau of Naval Personnel) in Washington, D.C. -
Robert C. Ringer Retired COL USAR 591 FABN/SVC
Robert C. Ringer Retired COL USAR 591 FABN/SVC MY ADVENTURES IN EUROPE IN WORLD WAR II This is my story of experiences in the Ardennes Forest in Belgium the Lorient area of Brittany in France, and post war experiences in the occupation army. Like Rip Van Winkle, I returned thirty years later and found a whole new prosperous world. I was commissioned in 1942 by then Governor John Bricker in a field near the University Hospitals at The Ohio State University, saw service in the United States at Fort Bragg N.C. and The Ohio State University before join the 106th Infantry Division on Tennessee Maneuvers. Included is a letter from 5th Panzer Army Commander in 1970 answering some questions I submitted to him, and a news article on Axis Sally my enemy then my neighbor. Photos and maps are included. This material is dedicated to my family who stood by me in the dark and exciting days of World War II when I was young. I am now 86’ years old and have enjoyed a long and adventurous life. Robert C. Ringer Retired COL USAR Address 3500 Trillium Xing Apt. 102 Columbus, OH 43235-7992 I hereby release all rights to this material and make it available to anyone who wants to use it. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. A MONTH TO REMEMBER. Includes events leading up to and during the attack phase of the Battle, A 1970 letter from 5th Panzer Army Commander Hasso Von Manteuffel in response to a letter from me., samples of ammunition allocations prior to the attack, ammunition expenditures by the 591st Field Artillery in December 1944, a bio-sketch, photos and maps. -