In case you missed it, Maryland Blogger Alliance member The Baltimore Reporter has an excellent post on November 12th, 2006, calling to our attention “When WWIII Started****1979.”
It is a speech titled, “
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In case you missed it, Maryland Blogger Alliance member The Baltimore Reporter has an excellent post on November 12th, 2006, calling to our attention “When WWIII Started****1979.”
It is a speech titled, “
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Women Who Died in the
For this Veterans Day it is also important to remember the woman who made the ultimate sacrifice in
UPDATE:
Operation Babylift – April 1975
Feb 22, 2007 4:17 PM
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Lana has left a new comment on your post "20061111 1959 1975 Women Who Died in the Viet Nam ...":
Please visit my website at:
for information and details re: "Operation Babylift".
Excerpted from www.Vietnambabylift.org:
On April 3, 1975, United States President Gerald R. Ford announced that "Operation Babylift" would fly from
Thank you “Lana.”
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American and Australian Civilian and Military Women Who Died in the
http://grunt.space.swri.edu/womenkil.htm
Military
2nd Lt. Carol Ann Elizabeth Drazba
2nd Lt. Elizabeth Ann Jones
Lt. Drazba and Lt. Jones were assigned to the 3rd Field Hospital in
Capt. Eleanor Grace Alexander
1st Lt. Hedwig Diane Orlowski
Capt. Alexander of
2nd Lt. Pamela Dorothy Donovan
Lt. Donovan, from
1st
Lt. Col. Annie Ruth Graham, Chief Nurse at 91st Evac. Hospital, Tuy Hoa
Lt. Col. Graham, Chief Nurse, 91st
Capt. Mary Therese Klinker
Capt. Klinker, a flight nurse with the 10th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, temporarily assigned to Clark Air Base in the
Australian Nurse Corps
Barbara Black
Barbara died at
Civilian
American Red Cross
Hannah E. Crews
Died in a jeep accident, Bien Hoa, October 2, 1969.
Virginia E. Kirsch
Murdered by
Lucinda J. Richter
Died of Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Cam Ranh Bay, February 9, 1971.
Army Special Services
Rosalyn Muskat
Died in a jeep accident, Long Binh, October 26, 1968.
Dorothy Phillips
Died in a plane crash, Qui Nhon, 1967.
Died of a heart attack in
Catholic Relief Services
Gloria Redlin
Shot to death in Pleiku, 1969.
Central Intelligence Agency
Barbara Robbins
Died when a car bomb exploded outside the American Embassy,
Betty Gebhardt
Died in
United States Agency for International Development
Marilyn L. Allan
Murdered by a
Dr. Breen Ratterman (American Medical Association)
Died from injuries suffered in a fall from her apartment balcony in
Journalists
Georgette "Dickey" Chapelle
Killed by a mine on patrol with Marines outside Chu Lai, 1965.
Philippa Schuyler
Killed in a helicopter crash into the ocean near
Missionaries
Carolyn Griswald
Killed in raid on leprosarium in Ban Me Thuot during Tet 1968.
Janie A. Makil
Shot to death in an ambush, Dalat, March 4, 1963. Janie was five months old.
Ruth Thompson
Killed in raid on leprosarium in Ban Me Thuot during Tet, February 1, 1968.
Ruth Wilting
Killed in raid on leprosarium in Ban Me Thuot during Tet, February 1, 1968.
POW/MIA
Evelyn Anderson
Captured and burned to death in Kengkok,
Beatrice Kosin
Captured and burned to death in Kengkok,
Betty Ann Olsen
Captured during raid on leprosarium in Ban Me Thuot during Tet 1968. Died in 1968 and was buried somewhere along Ho Chi Minh Trail by fellow POW, Michael Benge. Remains not recovered.
Eleanor Ardel Vietti
Captured at leprosarium in Ban Me Thuot, May 30, 1962. Still listed as POW.
Operation Babylift
The following women were killed in the crash, outside
All of the women were working for various
Barbara Adams; Clara Bayot; Nova Bell; Arleta Bertwell; Helen Blackburn; Ann Bottorff; Celeste Brown; Vivienne Clark; Juanita Creel; Mary Ann Crouch; Dorothy Curtiss; Twila Donelson; Helen Drye; Theresa Drye; Mary Lyn Eichen; Elizabeth Fugino; Ruthanne Gasper; Beverly Herbert; Penelope Hindman; Vera Hollibaugh; Dorothy Howard; Barbara Kauvulia; Barbara Maier; Rebecca Martin; Sara Martini; Martha Middlebrook; Katherine Moore; Marta Moschkin; Marion Polgrean; June Poulton; Joan Pray; Sayonna Randall; Anne Reynolds; Marjorie Snow; Laurie Stark; Barbara Stout; Doris Jean Watkins; Sharon Wesley
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For Veterans Day, Lest we forget our British brothers and sisters in arms.
November 11th, 2006
Remembering the British armed forces in the other sandbox in the Middle East,
LEST WE FORGET - British Armed Forces In Afghan Remembered
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Veterans Day – November 11th, 2006
Today is Veterans Day. With respect to current discussions on the War in
“With the great traditions of the past and with an eye for the future, one thing we can all hopefully agree upon is that today is a time to pause to remember and celebrate all of our nation's men and woman in uniform. We all appreciate their past and present sacrifices for our great nation.
One thing to be sure is that the only thing consistent in our world is constant change. Over the last 100 years, we have witnessed tumultuous elections, pestilence and plague, and many social, political, government and economic upheavals and changes.
One thing that has not changed is that it is a man or woman in uniform that has steadfastly stood guard so that our nation and our community may have the security and comfort to address the changes and challenges of our times.
The above is taken from my Tentacle column for Veterans Day 2006. The rest of the column can be found here: “Veteran's Day” Saturday, November 11, 2006 by Kevin E. Dayhoff…
Last year’s 2005 Tentacle column can be found here: November 11, 2005
“Veterans Day” by Kevin E. Dayhoff. It begins:
“My family is going to go to
Last Wednesday’s Westminster Eagle column was titled, “Era that created 'Veterans Day' also produced societal change ,” It begins:
This Saturday is Veterans Day, a day originally set aside to pay our respects to the veterans who fought in World War I.
Veterans Day commemorates "the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month" of 1918, when the guns of World War I went silent, ending the horrors of the first modern war-making ... [Read full story]
President George W. Bush’s Veterans Day proclamation is pasted below…
A Proclamation by the President of the
Through the generations,
To protect the Nation they love, our veterans stepped forward when
All of
As we recall the service of our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen, we are reminded that the defense of freedom comes with great loss and sacrifice. This Veterans Day, we give thanks to those who have served freedom's cause; we salute the members of our Armed Forces who are confronting our adversaries abroad; and we honor the men and women who left America's shores but did not live to be thanked as veterans. They will always be remembered by our country.
With respect for and in recognition of the contributions our service men and women have made to the cause of peace and freedom around the world, the Congress has provided (5 U.S.C. 6103(a)) that November 11 of each year shall be set aside as a legal public holiday to honor veterans.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day of October, in the year of our Lord two thousand six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-first.
GEORGE W. BUSH
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Happy Birthday USMC
November 10th, 2006 by
November 10th is the birthday for the United States Marine Corp.
Yes the Marine Corps was born in a bar. It was on November 10, 1775, that the Continental Congress commissioned Samuel Nicholas to raise several Battalions of Marines. Nicholas established a recruiting station at “Tun Tavern” in
In a 1996 published account, Mr. Graybeal wrote that Sgt. Smith was born near Smallwood,
Dr. Milton D. Norris, who maintained a medical practice in Eldersburg for so many years, also served as “Acting Assistant Surgeon, U.S. Volunteers, during the Spanish-American War. Another “Acting Assistant Surgeon,” John Blair Gibbs was killed on June 11, the same night that Sgt. Smith was killed. Marine Privates William Dumphy and James McColgan, along with Sgt. Smith were the some of the first
Another Carroll Countian, Harry Huber, “dubbed “Westminster’s Sailor Boy,” by the Democratic Advocate, according to Jay Graybeal, participated in the Spanish-American War. On May 14, 1898, the paper published two letters detailing his participation in naval engagements at the beginning of the war.
The Marines refer to a portion of the military actions to capture
On the base at McCalla Hill, there is a monument dedicated to the Marines that died, including Carroll Countian Sgt. Smith. The accompanying picture was taken from the June 16, 2006 Guantánamo Bay Gazette which covered this year’s observances. Mr. Graybeal has reported that the “monument consists of a captured bronze cannon and a bronze plaque bearing the names of the five Marines and the Navy surgeon killed in action.”
It was in April 1898 that the tension between the
Originally President McKinley (R) was against the war. He was supported by the Speaker of the House, Thomas Reed (R.) But in March of 1898, Democrats, religious and business groups joined forces with a changing mood in Congress and demanded action on humanitarian grounds, which at the time, was a unique departure for countries to go to war.
In an April 19, 1998 article in the Carroll County Times, Jay Graybeal wrote that in
The very first ground military action occurred on June 10, 1898 as Marines were sent in to establish a base at
The Spanish-American War is often referred to as the first “media war.” Newspapers owned by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst had agitated for war for quite sometime in an effort referred to by history as “yellow journalism.”
Additionally, it was in 1898 that the very first use of film as propaganda was used. A ninety second film was produced in 1898. Entitled, “Tearing Down the Spanish Flag;” it was a rudimentary propagandist film developed for the purpose of inspiring patriotism and hatred for the Spanish.
The Spanish-American War is also significant as it marked the arrival of the
For the Americans, most of the combatants were sons of northern and Confederate soldiers of the American Civil War. The 1898 war helped with a difficult reconciliation process that had only begun to take place in the early 1890s.
Not often reported is the fact that 33 African-American seaman died in the destruction of the USS Maine on February 15, 1898. In the subsequent military actions, African-Americans gained a great deal of respect among military elite, for their conduct and valor during the war.
Since 1775, Marines have been involved in every armed conflict in American history. There are many Marines in Carroll County and of course we understand that, as was the case in the Spanish-American War, the Marine Corps was established to always faithfully be available to show the way and pull the Army and Navy’s behind out of the fire.
Happy Birthday Marines. For Corps and Country, Semper Fidelis.
Today of the birthday of the United States Marine Corps
I appreciated Crablaw’s post observing the USMC’s 231st birthday. You can find his post here on his construction site.
Here at Soundtrack Division, we have been able to obtain the a copy of the e-mail from the Continental Congress authorizing the establishment of the United States Marine Corps. I have pasted it below.
I also appreciated the tip about the National Museum of the Marine Corps.
The last time I was on the Marine Base at
For Corps and Country,
Kevin
From: continentalcongress@equusdeliverysystems.com (mailto: info. continentalcongress@equusdeliverysystems.com)
Sent: (
To: afewgoodmen@semperfidelis.org
Subject: Congressional Act Resolution Establishing the Continental Marines
Congressional Act Resolution Establishing the Continental Marines
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Resolved, That two Battalions of marines be raised, consisting of one Colonel, two Lieutenant Colonels, two Majors, and other officers as usual in other regiments; and that they consist of an equal number of privates with other battalions; that particular care be taken, that no persons be appointed to office, or enlisted into said Battalions, but such as are good seamen, or so acquainted with maritime affairs as to be able to serve to advantage by sea when required; that they be enlisted and commissioned to serve for and during the present war between Great Britain and the colonies, unless dismissed by order of Congress: that they be distinguished by the names of the first and second battalions of American Marines, and that they be considered as part of the number which the continental Army before Boston is ordered to consist of.
Ordered, That a copy of the above be transmitted to the General.
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Is it time for Charter government in
And for that matter,
November 10th, 2006
In Thursday’s November 9th, 2006 edition of the Gazette, there is an article by Sherry Greenfield, “Brinkley pushes for alternate form of county government;” which reports that Maryland State Senator David R. Brinkley (R-Dist. 4) of New Market is taking a hard look at the form of government in
This is significant for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that members of elected delegations to
One could argue that position; however, these days there are plenty of pressing statewide issues for which state elected officials to focus their time.
Senator Brinkley however is not known for short-sighted approaches to what is in the best interests of the citizens he serves. For Senator Brinkley it seldom is about himself and it is consistently all about what is in the best interests of
I served on the Committee for Charter Government in its beginning exploratory stage, in
I remember well the discussions in 1967 that led to Code Home Rule being put on the ballot in 1968. That effort was defeated and yes - Code Home Rule is not Charter Government, but amazingly, many of the issues that were brought forth in 1967 are still issues today. (Anyway, after a great deal of study, I have determined that Code Home Rule is not the answer. Charter Government is the answer...)
Certainly the time for Charter Government has come for
On the bigger picture, this last election has seen folks get elected to the Maryland General Assembly that will, if you can believe it, take that august body much further to the left.
In the last several sessions there has been a serious erosion for “local courtesy” and the time may be just on the horizon when that august liberal body will be increasingly intolerant of the needs and wants of the counties in the state that need to take local lawmaking to Annapolis.
Numerous examples are available. One awkward moment came in the last session when the Maryland General Assembly played games with a bill brought forward by the Carroll County Delegation to
Although this delighted Carroll County Democrats and various moderate Republicans - - and gave them wonderful sound bites for the election as to the degree of capability and effectiveness of the delegation; it is a slippery slope that may come back to haunt all of us.
It was very bad precedent for all commissioner forms of government counties throughout the state. It was particularly interesting to see folks who complained in the past of local citizens going to
The Gazette has been consistent as to matter of Charter Government in
Another interesting read is Frederick and Washington County Delegate Richard B. Weldon Jr.’s Tentacle column from October 16, 2006: “The Case for Charter:”
“The debate about the form of governance employed by
In light of today’s computer technology, almost fifty years after a commissioner form of government was established in
Just before World War 1, one of the biggest citizen complaints was the road system. Alright, perhaps some things have not changed… The tax rate in 1903 was 87 cents; however the 1909 to 1911 Board of Commissioners raised the rate to $1.18.
Since World War 1, the form of government in
From 1748 to 1851, the form of government was a
Considering the increase in population since 1974, not to mention, the increase in the complexity of the challenges facing local government these days, perhaps it is time to change the form of government again to join the other eight counties in Maryland who have Charter government.
Ms. Greenfield begins her Gazette article:
State Sen. David R. Brinkley wants the new
Brinkley (R-Dist. 4) of New Market, is interested in changing from the current commissioner form of government to a charter, which calls for local voters to create and approve a document that describes how the government will be run.
‘‘I’m encouraging them to get the ball rolling, so if there is a change that has to take place [the
The idea that the county should change its form of government has been batted around for some time. The current boom in population has spurred it along further.
In the late 1950s and again in 1991, county residents voted down a charter. In 1991, 67 percent opposed a charter government.
‘‘There has always been discussion of changing our form of government,” Brinkley said. ‘‘...There are those that claim they don’t want to go through the delegation and they want a single person at the top running things.”
Read the rest of her article here.
And stay tuned for the rest of the “Charter Government” story as it continues to unfold, as I have it on good authority that this story is not going to go away anytime soon for either Frederick County or Carroll County.
How to make a dead skunk stop smelling
November 10th, 2006
By
New administration personnel changes or how to make a dead skunk stop smelling
Do not miss an article in today’s Gazette article by Staff Writers Kevin J. Shay, Steve Monroe, Douglas Tallman, Chris Yakaitis and David J. Silverman of the Capital News Service: “Bracing for a post-election shakeup.”
It is a definitive piece on the upcoming personnel shake-up that occurs when a new governor and administration takes office in
In days gone by, this transition was relatively unreported upon; however, the
Nowadays, even the most uninitiated citizen knows about staffing changes that accompanying administration changes.
I had a particularly candid conversation with a friendly liberal elected official in July 2005, just after “an inquiry into the personnel polices of the Ehrlich administration,” was announced.
According to Tom Stuckey of the Associated Press, on July 8, 20006:
“House Speaker Michael Busch today appointed a committee of four Democrats and two Republicans to join six state senators in an inquiry into the personnel polices of the Ehrlich administration. Democratic legislative leaders agreed last month to create a special committee to probe allegations that the rights of career civil servants were violated when they were summarily fired after Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. was elected in 2002... While aides to Ehrlich and Republican lawmakers said they fear the investigation will turn into a witch hunt...”
The inquiry turned into a witch-hunt. See my Tentacle columns of July 25th, 2005: “A Skunk by Any Other Name Still Stinks.”
I began the column by saying:
If there was ever proof that evolution can go in reverse, it is the news that House Speaker Michael E. Busch and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., have actually (for real, I’m not making this up) appointed a committee of inquiry to look “into the personnel polices of the Ehrlich administration.”
I read in an Associated Press article the other day, that Speaker Busch has named a Un-Maryland Activities Committee “of four Democrats and two Republicans to join six state senators…” Ya Da Ya Da Ya Da.
Good grief.
Memo to Speaker Busch: “The more you run over a dead skunk, the flatter it gets and the more it stinks.”
The elected official, with whom I spoke, prophetically observed that Maryland Democrats should think past their noses about making so much fuss about staffing changes. That it was that elected official’s desire to have a Democrat elected to the Maryland State House - - in the election that how now transpired.
That once that occurs, the new Democratic governor will want to replace many folks and the residual hyper-scrutiny will be unwanted.
That said, it will interesting, to say the least, to see how much scrutiny the
Many folks are doubting that there will be that much scrutiny. Thoughts are that the Baltimore Sun will give Gov.-elect O’Malley a pass.
As much as I agree with that analysis, the Gazette already seems to be on the story. And one can only imagine that the Gazette, or the Washington Post, the Frederick News-Post, the Hagerstown Herald Mail, the Annapolis Capital Gazette, the Washington Times will not give the Gov.-elect a pass. And certainly the
The blatantly partisan personnel inquiry certainly poisoned the waters between the Dems and republicans in
In the Gazette article, Gov.-elect “O’Malley said there will be no wholesale firing of political appointees from the Ehrlich administration. Ehrlich drew criticism for allegedly (my emphasis) seeking to identify and fire Democrats.
‘‘I am going to go after professionalism, and we’re going to recruit the most professional people we can find,” O’Malley said.
The operative word in the proceeding was “allegedly.”
Memo to the Gov.-elect; the election is over. You won.
Enough with the implied slights on
They are, for the most part, quite professional, talented and committed to doing a good job, whether it be for you or the previous administration. They are actually flesh and bones people and not political rhetoric concepts. They have feelings and families and the rule of thumb is that the classier practitioner of politics does not politicize subordinates, kick folks when they are down and certainly does not malign them when they cannot defend themselves.
My ear to the ground indicates that many state employees are not taking too kindly to the unprofessional remarks. Even the ones who are looking forward to working, once again, with a Democrat are starting to feel some unease and dyspepsia.
The State workforce includes 80,000 employees. Approximately 7,000 of the employees are at-will. That is, they serve at the pleasure of the governor.
It will be interesting to see just how many employees get the pink-slip from Governor O’Malley.
As an elected former chief executive officer, there can be nothing more important than having folks on your team that are willing to roll up their sleeves and move heaven and earth for your agenda - - the agenda for which you were elected. In
Governor O’Malley has the right to put in place as many of his folks as he sees fit to move his agenda forward and having worked with many of them in my capacity as the former mayor of Westminster, I have first-hand knowledge that if he takes some of his team from the City of Baltimore, they are quite talented, knowledgeable and capable.
According to a Washington Times article on May 25th, 2005, by S. A. Miller; “Lawrence J. Hogan Jr., the governor's secretary of appointments, said the Ehrlich administration in three years has fired 280 of its 7,000 at-will workers.
Mr. Ehrlich's Democratic predecessor, Gov. Parris N. Glendening, fired 309 at-will workers in a single year from the Department of Transportation alone…”
Paul E. Schurick, the governor's communications director, said it better than I could in a June 3rd, 2005 Gazette article by Thomas Dennison: "The double standard is as gross and as egregious as I have ever seen. The fact of the matter is, dozens of legislators have made a career of trying to influence the hiring and firing of state employees."
I will withhold judgment, but I can only imagine that there will be little attention paid to how many leave – as the double-standard will arrive at no greater heights in the coming months.
I certainly look forward to the thoughtful and well-measured Mayor O’Malley coming back now that the election is over. In consideration of the challenges that the State of
Meanwhile that dead skunk still stinks. It would wise for the Gov.-elect to put some distance between himself and that dead skunk and working for the best interests of all Marylanders and taking care of the 80,000 state employees – including the 7,000 at-will employees that you will need to make it happen for you.
Just trying to help. Meanwhile, I guess we’ll be watching…
Mr. Travis Norwood,
November 9th, 2006
Mr. Travis Norwood, who passed away recently, was a family friend, one of my Mom’s
I just came across a wonderful letter to the editor in the Gazette paper, which has words better than I could write and we owe Carol and Pete Bowlus a debt of appreciation for putting them together for us.
The Town of Mount Airy grieves
http://www.gazette.net/stories/110906/carrope200037_31939.shtml
Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006
By Carol and Pete Bowlus, Mount Airy
He was known as Mr. Mount Airy, the town’s historian, the consummate volunteer, but this plain, soft-spoken, unassuming man showed us all how to live by his love for his family, his church, his country and his community. And the town of
He lived his entire life in this town that he loved and he gave of himself every day through his many acts of volunteerism. And his legacy will live on.
He felt it was so very important to preserve the history of our community for our children and grandchildren, so he founded the
He understood the desire of the past graduates of
For these two things alone he will be greatly missed. And the town of
The community is grateful for the 50-plus years of dedicated service he gave to the
And now it is time to bid farewell to our dear friend, Travis Norwood. This community will not be the same without him. And the Town of
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Happy Birthday USMC
See also:
November 10th, 2006 by
November 10th is the birthday for the United States Marine Corp.
Yes the Marine Corps was born in a bar. It was on November 10, 1775, that the Continental Congress commissioned Samuel Nicholas to raise several Battalions of Marines. Nicholas established a recruiting station at “Tun Tavern” in
In a 1996 published account, Mr. Graybeal wrote that Sgt. Smith was born near Smallwood,
Dr. Milton D. Norris, who maintained a medical practice in Eldersburg for so many years, also served as “Acting Assistant Surgeon, U.S. Volunteers, during the Spanish-American War. Another “Acting Assistant Surgeon,” John Blair Gibbs was killed on June 11, the same night that Sgt. Smith was killed. Marine Privates William Dumphy and James McColgan, along with Sgt. Smith were the some of the first
Another Carroll Countian, Harry Huber, “dubbed “Westminster’s Sailor Boy,” by the Democratic Advocate, according to Jay Graybeal, participated in the Spanish-American War. On May 14, 1898, the paper published two letters detailing his participation in naval engagements at the beginning of the war.
The Marines refer to a portion of the military actions to capture
On the base at McCalla Hill, there is a monument dedicated to the Marines that died, including Carroll Countian Sgt. Smith. The accompanying picture was taken from the June 16, 2006 Guantánamo Bay Gazette which covered this year’s observances. Mr. Graybeal has reported that the “monument consists of a captured bronze cannon and a bronze plaque bearing the names of the five Marines and the Navy surgeon killed in action.”
It was in April 1898 that the tension between the
Originally President McKinley (R) was against the war. He was supported by the Speaker of the House, Thomas Reed (R.) But in March of 1898, Democrats, religious and business groups joined forces with a changing mood in Congress and demanded action on humanitarian grounds, which at the time, was a unique departure for countries to go to war.
In an April 19, 1998 article in the Carroll County Times, Jay Graybeal wrote that in
The very first ground military action occurred on June 10, 1898 as Marines were sent in to establish a base at
The Spanish-American War is often referred to as the first “media war.” Newspapers owned by Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst had agitated for war for quite sometime in an effort referred to by history as “yellow journalism.”
Additionally, it was in 1898 that the very first use of film as propaganda was used. A ninety second film was produced in 1898. Entitled, “Tearing Down the Spanish Flag;” it was a rudimentary propagandist film developed for the purpose of inspiring patriotism and hatred for the Spanish.
The Spanish-American War is also significant as it marked the arrival of the
For the Americans, most of the combatants were sons of northern and Confederate soldiers of the American Civil War. The 1898 war helped with a difficult reconciliation process that had only begun to take place in the early 1890s.
Not often reported is the fact that 33 African-American seaman died in the destruction of the USS Maine on February 15, 1898. In the subsequent military actions, African-Americans gained a great deal of respect among military elite, for their conduct and valor during the war.
Since 1775, Marines have been involved in every armed conflict in American history. There are many Marines in Carroll County and of course we understand that, as was the case in the Spanish-American War, the Marine Corps was established to always faithfully be available to show the way and pull the Army and Navy’s behind out of the fire.
Happy Birthday Marines. For Corps and Country, Semper Fidelis.
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History African-American, History Carroll Co., Military, Military Marines
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