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Not to question the gentleman who won the Medal of Honor for he was surely brave, but you “prefer” that to the actions of a Saint? Really? How sad.I prefer the actions of this man who won the Medal of Honor.
Not to question the gentleman who won the Medal of Honor for he was surely brave, but you “prefer” that to the actions of a Saint? Really? How sad.I prefer the actions of this man who won the Medal of Honor.
I though you were arguing the country was built by Anglo-Saxons. Lieutenant Fox was not Anglo-Saxon.I prefer the actions of this man who won the Medal of Honor.
*FOX, JOHN R. Citation: For extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy in the vicinity of Sommocolonia, Italy on 26 December 1944, while serving as a member of Cannon Company, 366th Infantry Regiment, 92d Infantry Division. During the preceding few weeks, Lieutenant Fox served with the 598th Field Artillery Battalion as a forward observer. On Christmas night, enemy soldiers gradually infiltrated the town of Sommocolonia in civilian clothes, and by early morning the town was largely in hostile hands. Commencing with a heavy barrage of enemy artillery at 0400 hours on 26 December 1944, an organized attack by uniformed German units began. Being greatly outnumbered, most of the United States Infantry forces were forced to withdraw from the town, but Lieutenant Fox and some other members of his observer party voluntarily remained on the second floor of a house to direct defensive artillery fire. At 0800 hours, Lieutenant Fox reported that the Germans were in the streets and attacking in strength. He then called for defensive artillery fire to slow the enemy advance. As the Germans continued to press the attack towards the area that Lieutenant Fox occupied, he adjusted the artillery fire closer to his position. Finally he was warned that the next adjustment would bring the deadly artillery right on top of his position. After acknowledging the danger, Lieutenant Fox insisted that the last adjustment be fired as this was the only way to defeat the attacking soldiers. Later, when a counterattack retook the position from the Germans, Lieutenant Fox’s body was found with the bodies of approximately 100 German soldiers. Lieutenant Fox’s gallant and courageous actions, at the supreme sacrifice of his own life, contributed greatly to delaying the enemy advance until other infantry and artillery units could reorganize to repel the attack. His extraordinary valorous actions were in keeping with the most cherished traditions of military service, and reflect the utmost credit on him, his unit, and the United States Army.
It is important to know that he was an African-American and in 1944, what did he have to go home to. That is why this Medal of Honor is most important.
It is not what you do, it is why you do it. If I sacrifice my life for my country, it will be because of men like him and not the people of today.
You have every right to prefer what you want, but seriously? Over Maximillian Kolby? Seriuosly?I prefer the actions of this man who won the Medal of Honor.
*FOX, JOHN R. Citation: For extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy in the vicinity of Sommocolonia, Italy on 26 December 1944, while serving as a member of Cannon Company, 366th Infantry Regiment, 92d Infantry Division. During the preceding few weeks, Lieutenant Fox served with the 598th Field Artillery Battalion as a forward observer. On Christmas night, enemy soldiers gradually infiltrated the town of Sommocolonia in civilian clothes, and by early morning the town was largely in hostile hands. Commencing with a heavy barrage of enemy artillery at 0400 hours on 26 December 1944, an organized attack by uniformed German units began. Being greatly outnumbered, most of the United States Infantry forces were forced to withdraw from the town, but Lieutenant Fox and some other members of his observer party voluntarily remained on the second floor of a house to direct defensive artillery fire. At 0800 hours, Lieutenant Fox reported that the Germans were in the streets and attacking in strength. He then called for defensive artillery fire to slow the enemy advance. As the Germans continued to press the attack towards the area that Lieutenant Fox occupied, he adjusted the artillery fire closer to his position. Finally he was warned that the next adjustment would bring the deadly artillery right on top of his position. After acknowledging the danger, Lieutenant Fox insisted that the last adjustment be fired as this was the only way to defeat the attacking soldiers. Later, when a counterattack retook the position from the Germans, Lieutenant Fox’s body was found with the bodies of approximately 100 German soldiers. Lieutenant Fox’s gallant and courageous actions, at the supreme sacrifice of his own life, contributed greatly to delaying the enemy advance until other infantry and artillery units could reorganize to repel the attack. His extraordinary valorous actions were in keeping with the most cherished traditions of military service, and reflect the utmost credit on him, his unit, and the United States Army.
It is important to know that he was an African-American and in 1944, what did he have to go home to. That is why this Medal of Honor is most important.
It is not what you do, it is why you do it. If I sacrifice my life for my country, it will be because of men like him and not the people of today.
That really is sad.Immediately after he made his condescending challenge, dozens of workers waited outside his office, but he never responded to them.
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I have not heard of one person who he hired at $50/hr, obviously this was just rhetoric.
Nice post!Hi Everyone,
**I am a Combat-related disabled veteran. I was an Army Ranger serving in Vietnam. I had 54 confirmed kills and numerous medals for valor. On 14 May 1966, at the age of 21, I was shot three times.I spend 14 months hospitaized. I have been in pain every minute since that time. God is Good!
I tell you all that to tell you this:**
God Bless America, Land of the Free.
and to ask you this:
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** Hate??? **
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Shame on Bigots, racists and people who can not see Jesus in everyone that they met! May God have mercy on your eternal souls. You will be placed in my prayers, I hope they help. **
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God Bless**
But he is a saint. Just not one that would be recognized by the Church. He sacrificied himself just like Jesus. What more do you want?Not to question the gentleman who won the Medal of Honor for he was surely brave, but you “prefer” that to the actions of a Saint? Really? How sad.![]()
There will be a time in your life when you will be called to make that sacrifice. It may be great or small.You have every right to prefer what you want, but seriously? Over Maximillian Kolby? Seriuosly?
That is not true. Nobody will be barred because they do not speak English. Provided an applicant for immigration meets all the pre-conditions required then after entry they will be required to become proficient in English.There is nothing racist about it. **I understand the UK is going to prevent the immigration of people based on their lack of knowlege of the English language. **
I am actually against that as I have known people who spent their entire lives in the US and never spoke a word of English. As long as they will always be able to rely on a family member to interpret for them, I see no reason for them to be forced to learn English.
I ran into a interesting situation at a hospital on day. A woman from Iran was talking about her mother’s upcoming operation at the hospital. This women spoke English and was able to communicate to her mother in her tribal language, but her mother did not understand English or the common language of Iran which is Farsi. The hospital said it must be able to communicate with the mother through someone other than a family member for some legal reason. The only thing I could suggest to the woman was to contact the Iranian consulate and ask them for help in the matter. I was sure that the problem must have occured before.
The culture of this country should not be decided by the overpopulated neighbors to the south. I don’t understand why their problems should be forced on the American people.
During WW2, a woman was asked by the Dutch resistance to work as a secretary for the Nazis who had invaded Holland in order to gather information that the patriots could use. She was told that she could not tell anyone what she had been asked to do as there were many collaborators in the town.Hi Everyone,
**I am a Combat-related disabled veteran. I was an Army Ranger serving in Vietnam. I had 54 confirmed kills and numerous medals for valor. On 14 May 1966, at the age of 21, I was shot three times.I spend 14 months hospitaized. I have been in pain every minute since that time. God is Good! **
I tell you all that to tell you this:
God Bless America, Land of the Free.
and to ask you this:
freesmileys.org/smileys/signs045.gif
**Hate??? **
**Shame on Bigots, racists and people who can not see Jesus in everyone that they met! May God have mercy on your eternal souls. You will be placed in my prayers, I hope they help. **
God Bless
Bullfighter - I posted this question to you on the 3rd page of this thread and you never answered.Bullfighter - Interesting that you would pick that name being that bullfighting is a Spanish sport. You should go to Pamplona for the festival of San Fermin.
Now what I don’t understand is how proud you are to be Catholic yet somehow you manage to reconcile the greatest commandment.
Do you know what it is? And how do you reconcile it to your view.
Also, please explain to me, I can’t understand how you can, how you reconcile Matt 25: 41-46 with your supremist view.
44 Then they also shall answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister to thee? 45 Then he shall answer them, saying: Amen: I say to you, as long as you did it not to one of these least, neither did you do it to me.
See I don’t see an Anglos-Saxon hill and a Latin American valley in Jesus’ message.
I know, I know, the law states… and they are disobeying or truncating the law… So what should we do about abortion? Wait the law is silent on same sex marriage (or at least that is what that activist group wants you to believe; there is the Implied definition of marriage) so are we disobeying the almighty law or are we following it?
One final question for you; let’s say you all of a sudden had a private revelation. That is Jesus himself appeared before you and said to you what of these Latin Americans what should I do with them?
What would you answer?
What do you think Jesus would say about your answer?
Now my suggestion to you; Go pray in front of the Blessed Sacrament and listen to what Christ tells you.
Peace to you my brother,
M. R. Fernandez
AMENHi Everyone,
**I am a Combat-related disabled veteran. I was an Army Ranger serving in Vietnam. I had 54 confirmed kills and numerous medals for valor. On 14 May 1966, at the age of 21, I was shot three times.I spend 14 months hospitaized. I have been in pain every minute since that time. God is Good!
I tell you all that to tell you this:**
God Bless America, Land of the Free.
and to ask you this:
freesmileys.org/smileys/signs045.gif
** Hate??? **
**
Shame on Bigots, racists and people who can not see Jesus in everyone that they met! May God have mercy on your eternal souls. You will be placed in my prayers, I hope they help. **
**
God Bless**
Hey Bullfighter we are still waiting.**Now that you have thanked God
What is God going to thank YOU FOR?**
Maybe I missed it as there are so many people wishing to defend the foreigners because they are in my neighborhood and not theirs. We can always be most charitiable when it involves someone elses money.Bullfighter - I posted this question to you on the 3rd page of this thread and you never answered.
The story that I heard was that even if a husband was a English citizen, it wouldn’t make the wife an automatic English citizen. That wife would have to stay in her home or outside country until she learned the English language at her own expense. The story was about how expensive it was to have every document translated into various languages just because people refused to learn the official language of the UK. It was on the BBC about a year ago.That is not true. Nobody will be barred because they do not speak English. Provided an applicant for immigration meets all the pre-conditions required then after entry they will be required to become proficient in English.
By the way so I don’t misunderstand you, are you complaining about the high number of illegal immigrants from south of your border (I think somebody mentioned more than 10 million) or do you not even want them in America even if they were to come in legally?
Sorry for the wait but I was in Church. Weren’t you???Hey Bullfighter we are still waiting.
In my 80% hispanic neighborhood, the Church is the place you get a free meal and sympathy. But I would say only 20% of those loyal immigrants actually go to Church. Does the Pope give Mexicans a free ride?And how are immigrants from south of our border, many of whom are Catholic, destroying the Church?
That’s interesting. What do you think would happen if 15 million unemployed poor Americans went to Mexico to feed off of them?God’s love knows no bounds, including national boundary lines.
Thou shall not covet they neighbor’s goods!And when Jesus said feed the hungry, He didn’t say, “But make sure they’re legal first!”
He may be a saint. I have no way of knowing…nor do you. But, it’s still odd to say you “prefer” his selfless act to that of Saint Kolbe’s. Why prefer? Was Kolbe’s a lesser act in your mind?But he is a saint. Just not one that would be recognized by the Church. He sacrificied himself just like Jesus. What more do you want?
There is no link between the suffering of people in World War II and the illegal immigration issues in the US. This whole line of reasoning is ridiculous. Military invasion and occupation with the killing and oppression they entail is worlds apart from a large number of people immigrating to another country.During WW2, a woman was asked by the Dutch resistance to work as a secretary for the Nazis who had invaded Holland in order to gather information that the patriots could use. She was told that she could not tell anyone what she had been asked to do as there were many collaborators in the town.
She would sometimes be walking home after work and be beaten by people she once knew as friends but she keep the secret. That secret she keep until after the war was over.
Was she not a hero even though she appeared to be a traitor?
God does not wish for His Church to be used against Americans by invading “immigrants”. That I will bet my life on.