Medal of Honor soldiers honored in Kentucky.

[RICHARD]

A very cool celebration that's been happening for the last few days here in town.

http://www.whas11.com/community/Louisville-is-proud-host-of-2011-Medal-of-Honor-Society-Convention-130665953.html

[wombat2u2004]

Good one.
Here's some pics from St.Louis that my mate Donny sent me this morning. The get together was only a few days ago at Kokomo.
Don runs the vets chapter there, I was with his outfit for a while over in Stinkynam.

The gang
http://img1.imagehousing.com/52/b9f535f499ee0eb6a3a04507973c318f.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865452)

Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Sammy Lee Davis
http://img1.imagehousing.com/50/720925017046ff22550f1b777444fe1c.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865451)
Davis joined the Army from Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1965. By November 18, 1967, he was serving as a private first class with Battery C,2nd Battalion, 4th Artillery Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, Vietnam.

On that day, his unit was west of Cai Lay when they fell under heavy mortar attack by the Viet Cong as around 15,000 VC swarmed the area. Upon detecting an enemy position, Davis manned a machine gun to give his comrades covering fire so they could fire artillery in response. Davis was wounded, but ignored warnings to take cover, taking over the unit's burning howitzer and firing several shells himself. He also disregarded his inability to swim (due to injuries; Davis knew how to swim), crossing a river on an air mattress to help rescue three wounded American soldiers. He ultimately found his way to another howitzer site to continue fighting the VC attack until they fled. He was subsequently promoted to sergeant and received the Medal of Honor the following year.

Davis was forced to retire in 1984 due to his injuries. Footage of his Medal of Honor award ceremony was used in the 1994 film Forrest Gump, with actor Tom Hanks' head superimposed over that of Davis. He goes to the Kokomo reunion every year.

Sammy with a couple of the boys
http://img1.imagehousing.com/82/6dca773d8830c86ba877b744774afbda.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865458)

An aerial shot of the show
http://img1.imagehousing.com/83/bb8f93c39471e255199c09e8de831198.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865459)

A few of the Indiana Boys....
http://img1.imagehousing.com/35/20e89049f2a48e0cf316b4c6eab3a5e1.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865460)

As you can see, they all love Jane
http://img1.imagehousing.com/64/ee60526b08a40589e756bda6e3c96ca3.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865470)

No show is complete without a "Huey" or two
http://img1.imagehousing.com/18/71307d381899a58466175f1a60a90b11.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865462)

A 1st Cav guy
http://img1.imagehousing.com/28/fc997e56f63f5ba7ec7c637142de0349.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865465)

This guy runs the bird sanctuary in St. Louis
http://img1.imagehousing.com/44/dc09e8396a460268b99949a213245589.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865466)

And a few beers were downed...hee hee
http://img1.imagehousing.com/30/bf5e0dadf14272d9979b0fa6224211d4.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865467)

[wombat2u2004]

And some more beers, into the nighthttp://img1.imagehousing.com/89/5fb342fc4a21ad404152e1d8f3c081a6.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865474)

And more....getting a bit wonky now
http://img1.imagehousing.com/18/cb9bec8b3168f054d5f4e2101128bb3b.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865477)

Until we can't fit any more beer in
http://img1.imagehousing.com/4/958284d41edba1003fc3bc20c8df5696.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865481)

A Marine showing off one of his captured trophies
http://img1.imagehousing.com/82/7f6da43ae2184ee8288789dfeb85824a.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865484)

Another Marine
http://img1.imagehousing.com/12/27a14af5250c229910d67dba8c2561df.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865491)

A few of the girls were there
http://img1.imagehousing.com/12/70302c619acbda8786b89b77f51b5cb7.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865497)

Geez....this lady don't like Jane either
http://img1.imagehousing.com/41/14b524233b7cf17d1b05b58deb0eab41.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865499)

This is my mate Don being molested by some woman
http://img1.imagehousing.com/99/e69f810ef1ed71617d1fbfd832b772ce.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865510)

I think Donny is enjoying this
http://img1.imagehousing.com/43/b1966f067931da2b898dbbd02d19a4cc.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865514)

Hey Richard, is that you ?
http://img1.imagehousing.com/75/c0733806276ee117ebc11309dda13d69.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865508)

[wombat2u2004]

And, it's flag time
http://img1.imagehousing.com/40/f55f04d14914bc2293872fddbd8d2008.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865519)

More flag time
http://img1.imagehousing.com/73/4c53433c39656efebc9aa92d1679b3df.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865521)

Another shot of Richard
http://img1.imagehousing.com/60/9f7b3a0cc8135550671152c5d616fdcb.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865525)

There were old geezers and young geezers
http://img1.imagehousing.com/79/4f8731250195346181560223f25ab918.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865528)

Even F Troop showed up
http://img1.imagehousing.com/12/9a4029926359b8d677365a537074fa3c.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865530)

And they finished off with a "BANG"
http://img1.imagehousing.com/9/8c92029eeebefddb0425d0007dcdc589.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865533)

And another "BANG"http://img1.imagehousing.com/6/a15df545e040fda66b8aa45724e1b095.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865534)

And a good time was had by all. In a couple of years, Wom's going to attend :D

[Bonny]

What a reunion that must of been. :D Thanks for sharing. :)

[RICHARD]

Another shot of Richard
http://img1.imagehousing.com/60/9f7b3a0cc8135550671152c5d616fdcb.jpg (http://www.imagehousing.com/image/865525)



Jealous that the vertical stripes make me look thinner?

If you show up here in 'mer-i-cah you better show up with a bedroll.;)

[wombat2u2004]

Jealous that the vertical stripes make me look thinner?

If you show up here in 'mer-i-cah you better show up with a bedroll.;)

You know what they say mate..."Wherever I lay my hat, that's my home" ;)