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The Blogger's Prayer

Lord help me to learn to spell without spellcheck, manage to visit all that visit me, and post regularly - all in 5 minutes a day, so that I can clean house and take care of my family. Help me to not look at every occurrence in my life as a blog post, and to quit taking pictures of weird things to share as well. Please Lord, help me to stop talking about my blog friends as though they are next door neighbors or someone I have known all of my life. And help me dear Lord, to think of something witty and wise to post tomorrow.


Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Wednesday's Hero

This Weeks Post Was Suggested By Michael Golch

RMC Thomas James Reeves
RMC Thomas James Reeves
46 years old from Thomaston, Connecticut
December 9, 1895 - December 7, 1941
U.S. Navy

On December 7, 1941, Radioman, Chief Thomas Reeves was aboard the U.S.S. California.  During the attack he helped load the anti-aircraft ammo, by hand, until he was overcome by smoke and fire.  For his actions that day RMC Reeves was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

His citation reads:  "For distinguished conduct in the line of his profession, extraordinary courage and disregard of his own safety during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941. After the mechanized ammunition hoists were put out of action in the U.S.S. California, Reeves, on his own initiative, in a burning passageway, assisted in the maintenance of an ammunition supply by hand to the antiaircraft guns until he was overcome by smoke and fire, which resulted in his death."  In 1943 the destroyer escort USS Reeves was named in his honor.


These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives just so others may get to enjoy freedom.  For that I am proud to call them Hero.
Those Who Say That We're In A Time When There Are No Heroes, They Just Don't Know Where To Look

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Christopher Lee (Kawaistiyowa)

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4 comments:

  1. Another fine hero Mike. Thank you for doing this every week.

    Have a terrific day. :)

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  2. This was a great suggestion Mike. He was a true hero and deserves to be remembered!

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  3. Mari,every one who is willing to lay theior life down in service to our country is a hero in my book,even if they only recieve a Purple Heart.

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