[Rodger Young]

• Rank: Private
• Conflict/Era: World War II
• Unit/Command:
  148th Infantry,
  37th Infantry Division
• Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
• Medal of Honor Action Date: July 31, 1943
• Medal of Honor Action Place: New Georgia

 

Citation

On 31 July 1943, the infantry company of which Pvt. Young was a member, was ordered to make a limited withdrawal from the battle line in order to adjust the battalion's position for the night. At this time, Pvt. Young's platoon was engaged with the enemy in a dense jungle where observation was very limited. The platoon suddenly was pinned down by intense fire from a Japanese machine gun concealed on higher ground only 75 yards away. The initial burst wounded Pvt. Young. As the platoon started to obey the order to withdraw, Pvt. Young called out that he could see the enemy emplacement, whereupon he started creeping toward it. Another burst from the machine gun wounded him the second time. Despite the wounds, he continued his heroic advance, attracting enemy fire and answering with rifle fire. When he was close enough to his objective, he began throwing hand grenades, and while doing so was hit again and killed. Pvt. Young's bold action in closing with this Japanese pillbox, and thus diverting its fire, permitted his platoon to disengage itself, without loss, and was responsible for several enemy casualties.

Medal of Honor Recipient Rodger W. Young

 

Additional Details

• Accredited to: Clyde, Sandusky County, Ohio
• Awarded Posthumously: Yes
• Presentation Date & Details: January 17, 1944
  Fort Knox, Kentucky, presented by Maj. Gen. Charles Scott to his family
• Born: April 28, 1918, Tiffin, Seneca County, OH, United States
• Died: July 31, 1943, New Georgia, Solomon Islands
• Buried: McPherson Cemetery (PM) (2), Clyde, OH, United States
• Location of Medal: Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont, OH

 

[How Do You Eat Your Oysters?]

11 minutes ago, Buckshot Bear said:

Also get a lot of mussels and abalone

 

How do you prepare those?

[Of Viands and Victuals]

 

[Last survivor of the Battleship [BB-31] USS UTAH passed away Christmas Day]

 

 

[How Do You Eat Your Oysters?]

Pry it open,  loosen it in the shell with the knife, add a splash of lemon juice and a few drops of Tabasco.  Shoot it right from the shell.  Preferably on the beach with some iced vodka and cold beer.

[Halifax, 1917]

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Cop and Kid Fighting With Sticks]

55 minutes ago, Sixgun Seamus said:

Gotta say...the cop smoked him.

 

I was quite tempted to title this  "Cop uses sticks to beat kid."

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[Cheese on a Window]

4 minutes ago, Alpo said:

I don't know. Did you follow the link to see the rat hole?

 

I don't expect an empty storefront to be a candidate for House Beautiful.  

 

But the text on the window seems to me to be satire.

[Cheese on a Window]

Satire?

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[Bowl For the Brave]

Navy managed to pull out a win.  Scored in the 2nd quarter.   Tied it at 14 in the 3rd with a 95 yard run. Went ahead 21-14 in the 4th. Oklahoma scored late in the 4th and failed to make the 2 point conversion  

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Another college bowl game.   Aka the  Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

 

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FORT WORTH, Texas (Dec. 26, 2024) – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT], a leading global defense technology company, has agreed to extend its title sponsorship of the Fort Worth-based Armed Forces Bowl for another six years. With the new agreement, the defense company, which has been the title sponsor of the event since the 2014 game, will be on board through at least 2031.

“We are ecstatic to announce that Lockheed Martin will continue to serve as our title sponsor for six more years,” said Brant Ringler, executive director of the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl. “Lockheed Martin’s commitment to our game, the city of Fort Worth and our nation's armed forces is second to none. Their leadership and dedication has allowed us to elevate the event to greater national prominence each year. We look forward to continuing to work with Lockheed Martin to honor our armed forces members through a fantastic football event.” "

 

Never heard of it before.

 

Not looking good for Navy.

 

Just now:

 

 

 

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12 hours ago, Pat Riot said:

The word “curd” has always been a turn off to me.

 

I'll admit that sometimes it kinda tweaks my mind, too.  Likely because....no....DEFINITELY because of a similar sounding word meaning a piece of dung.

 

But fortunately, thanks to Little Miss Muffet, I learned long ago to associate it with cheese and other food products. Especially cottage cheese. 

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Some people just can't be happy or content and so try to find satisfaction by making everyone else miserable. 

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2 hours ago, Pat Riot said:

The word “curd” has always been a turn off to me. I have no idea why, but if someone offers me anything with a name that includes the word “curd” my taste buds shut down as does my desire to eat whatever it is. 
After clicking the link I thought “I should look at this as lemon pudding.” And now I would like some. It looks tasty. 

 

There's also 

 

a simple Lemon Curd mixed into whipped cream as a dressing for fruit salad.  Also good on Pound Cake, Apple Pie,  French Toast. 

 

Taken from the Good Housekeeping Cook Book, 1944.

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2 hours ago, Pat Riot said:

Whatcha gonna do?

 

Make Lemon Curd.

 

https://www.loveandlemons.com/lemon-curd/#wprm-recipe-container-76471

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6 minutes ago, Chantry said:

 

 

You bucking to take Wallaby's job?

[Mustard and Catsup]

On 12/25/2024 at 11:46 AM, Texas Jack Black said:

 Mustard and Ketchup  was first developed   to cover up the taste of spoiled meat. Before refrigeration. Bologna  made up of scrap  spoiled meat.

YUM YUM

 

59 minutes ago, Texas Jack Black said:

 I did say History of meat preservation. It is explained  why we preserve and how sauces etc.  were used  and why.

 

Best Wishes

 

 See the first quote.   Nowhere in that did you mention food preservation.   I guess that technically,  since foods start to spoil as soon as they are harvested, it could be argued that everything we eat is "spoiled."  That 45 day dry aged beef is spoiled meat.  But I don't think that's what you meant in the first one. 

 

https://nchfp.uga.edu/resources/entry/historical-origins-of-food-preservation

 

 

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5 hours ago, Alpo said:

 

Several years ago we had a picnic lunch at the Lost At Sea Memorial at Bodega Head.   

 

We had various salumi,  sourdough bread,  olives, peppers,  and a couple of types of cheese.   Naturally the seagulls flocked around us. 

 

I put an olive from an herbed Sicilian blend on my hand and held it out for them. One swooped in and snatched it, barely touching my hand.  About 3 feet away it spit the olive out and glared at me.