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Posted: 5/28/2012 7:03:01 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/28/2012 8:16:49 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/29/2012 3:37:55 AM EDT
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if anyone ever wonders about masons and our code of honor.... refer them to that list.
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Posted: 5/29/2012 4:43:09 AM EDT
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if anyone ever wonders about masons and our code of honor.... refer them to that list. Awesome list and work TBS |
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Posted: 6/1/2012 5:56:04 PM EDT
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Wow. That's incredible. Makes me proud to be a Mason.
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Posted: 6/1/2012 6:27:53 PM EDT
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not a mason but my relative...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_G._Harrell Completing his recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, he was temporarily in the 1st Guard Company at that base, prior to his transfer to Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, Camp Elliott, San Diego, California, in September 1942. He was promoted to private first class upon his arrival at Camp Elliott, and while there was later advanced to corporal. Following completion of the Basic Rocket Course, Cpl Harrell departed for overseas duty in February 1943 with Company A, 1st Battalion, 28th Marines, 5th Marine Division, as an armorer. He first served in Hawaii, then went on to Saipan then to Iwo Jima. Sgt Harrell earned the Medal of Honor during the Iwo Jima campaign for continuing to halt a Japanese advance toward his Command Post although suffering from the loss of both hands and several saber cuts on his legs. On March 3, 1945, Sgt Harrell and another man dug in for the night in a long narrow two-man foxhole on Iwo Jima, on a little ridge 20 yards forward of the depression where the company command post was established. Beyond the foxhole the ridge fell off into a ravine which was in Japanese territory. Because of their nearness to the enemy, the two men took turns standing one-hour watches throughout the night while the other slept. An attack by the Japanese was repulsed, but the other Marine's weapon jammed and he returned to the command post to obtain another. While he was gone, the enemy managed to get a grenade in the foxhole, which exploded, blowing off Sgt Harrell's left hand. The second Marine returned just as the Japanese were swarming up the foxhole and together he and Sgt Harrell drove them off. Thinking he was dying due to the severity of his wounds and saber cuts suffered in the last repulse, Sgt Harrell ordered his companion to retire to safety. His friend left, but only to get another rifle. During his absence, two Japanese charged the foxhole, setting off another grenade. As Sgt Harrell attempted to push it out of the hole it exploded, tearing off his right hand. He was evacuated and treated at various field hospitals prior to his arrival in the United States. He was a patient at the Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland, while awaiting the presentation of the Medal of Honor. He was presented the nation's highest military decoration by President Harry S. Truman at the White House on Friday, October 5, 1945. Sgt Harrell was discharged from the Marine Corps at his present rank in February 1946 because of disability resulting from his wounds. Final days After the war, Harrell worked for the Veteran's Administration. He specialized in helping other amputees. He married and had children. Sergeant Harrell died on August 9, 1964 in San Antonio, Texas, and was laid to rest in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio. The tragic circumstances surrounding Harrell's death remain a mystery. On the evening of August 8, 1964, Harrell had been at a party with friends. Sometime after midnight on August 9, in his own residence, Harrell shot and killed his friends, Edward and Geraldine Zumwalt, and then turned the gun on himself. The bodies were discovered the following morning by Harrell's family when they returned from an out-of-town trip. The motivation for the killings was never determined.[ |
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Posted: 6/5/2012 7:53:20 AM EDT
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Aweful lot of brave Freemasons in Vermont.
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Posted: 6/6/2012 5:39:44 AM EDT
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If you want to see Brother Audie Murphey's actual Medal of Honor, we have it, along with many of his other decorations, right here in the Scottish Rite Cathedral, Valley of Dallas. I'll take some pics next time I'm there and post them.
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Posted: 6/6/2012 9:33:31 AM EDT
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If you want to see Brother Audie Murphey's actual Medal of Honor, we have it, along with many of his other decorations, right here in the Scottish Rite Cathedral, Valley of Dallas. I'll take some pics next time I'm there and post them. please do |
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Posted: 6/8/2012 5:37:00 AM EDT
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The VFW passed a resolution at the 110th national convention in 2009 that called for congress to award the Medal of Honor to our first President, and Brother, George Washington.
No report on the status of the MOH for Brother Washington. |
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Posted: 6/8/2012 5:37:37 AM EDT
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If you want to see Brother Audie Murphey's actual Medal of Honor, we have it, along with many of his other decorations, right here in the Scottish Rite Cathedral, Valley of Dallas. I'll take some pics next time I'm there and post them. please do I'll second that. |
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