Today in Military History – February 10, 1258
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Indian Ocean Becomes Portuguese Lake
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The turning point of the First Anglo-Sikh War.

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There is only one Medal awarded for actions on this day. a posthumous award from World War II.

This is the second “Fighting Mess Daddy” we’ve seen recently.  Not exactly the MOS one expects to find earning the Medal, and just goes to show you can’t always tell who’s got the right stuff to stand and deliver when the chips are down – and why it’s important to make sure *everybody* knows how to fight. (more…)

Medal of Honor holder Audie Murphy. There is only one Medal awarded for actions on this day in our military history.  And it’s a pretty famous Holder of the Medal. (more…)

As related by Brett Zongker, of the Associated Press:

ARLINGTON, Va. – Ray Vivier had been an adventurer, a Marine veteran who explored the country from South Carolina to Alaska, the father of five children.

The 61-year-old also was a man starting to get his life back together after living for years in a shanty beneath a Cleveland bridge. He had struggled with alcoholism, but by November he had a welding job, friends and a place to stay at a boarding house.

He rescued five people from that house when arsonists set it ablaze — but Vivier couldn’t save himself. He and three others died, and two people have been charged in their deaths. Vivier’s body, unclaimed and unidentified for weeks, seemed destined for an anonymous, modest burial.

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Britain’s Alamo (With a Happier Ending)
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