MILSPEAK MEMO V1.2-14-09 VALENTINE’S DAY IN VIETNAM VALENTINE’S DAY AT THE WALL SEMPER FIDELIS: VALENTINE’S DAY IN VIETNAM 1968 BY DAVID TANGUAY DAVID TANGUAY RETURNS TO VALENTINE RIDGE IN 2003 PURPLE HEARTS ON VALENTINE RIDGE BY STEVE LUHM PHOTOS TAKEN ON VALENTINE’S DAY DURING VIETNAM WAR featuring sgt rock PHOTOS BY ROBERT HODIERNE  A SOLDIER’S STORY PHOTOS AND STORY BY ROBERT HODIERNE VALENTINE’S DAY IN A FOXHOLE RIVERHEAD SOLDIER HONORED FOR VIETNAM SACRIFICE BY MICHELLE TRAURING MISSING BRENDAN BY CHERI SMOLICH THE MARCH TO WAR: VALENTINE'S DAY ALERT: IT'LL BE VIETNAM II Sunday Mirror ,  Dec 22, 2002   by STEPHEN HAYWARD OAKLAND SOLDIER RETURNS FROM VIETNAM BY SAM SPADE VISITING A VIETNAMESE LOVE MARKET BY KAREN DOUGHERTY A VIETNAMESE ADOPTION STORY BY JAN CURTIS VALENTINE’S DAY SPEAKS OF A LOVE THAT RISES TO GREAT HEIGHTS MEDAL OF HONOR STORY VALENTINE’S DAY WISHES FROM CHILDREN TO OUR TROOPS “Hi, I'm Kailey from Mrs. Poe's 3rd 4th and 5th period class. I just wanted to thank you for everything you have done for the country. Last week someone from brownsboro had passed away. Just Saturday my Mom showed me a picture of my Papa Randy when he was in the war. I think it was the Vietnam war, but I'm not for sure. I have ahd a lot of family in wars. My Nanny Edna Mae Sheilds' husband passed away in the war. Thank You. Kailey” Kailey, Brownsboro THE FATHER HE NEVER KNEW BY T. RYLE DWYER FOR THE MORNING CALL PHOTOS FROM A 101ST AIRBORNE SOLDIER’S TOUR IN VIETNAM IF YOU RECOGNIZE ANYONE IN THESE PHOTOS PLEASE CONTACT THE PHOTOGRAPHER - HIS EMAIL ADDRESS IS LISTED ON THE PAGE POETRY VIETNAM AND IRAQ COMBAT POETRY VIETNAM POETRY BY MICHAEL COLLIER AT POETRY.ORG HISTORY THIS DAY IN HISTORY HISTORY.COM February 14, 1962 Kennedy authorizes U.S. advisors to fire in self-defense President John F. Kennedy authorizes U.S. military advisors in Vietnam to return fire if fired upon. At a news conference, he said, "The training missions we have [in South Vietnam] have been instructed that if they are fired upon, they are of course to fire back, but we have not sent combat troops in [the] generally understood sense of the word." In effect, Kennedy was acknowledging that U.S. forces were involved in the fighting, but he wished to downplay any appearance of increased American involvement in the war. The next day former Vice President Nixon expressed hopes that President Kennedy would "step up the build-up and under no circumstances curtail it because of possible criticism." (History.com) February 14, 1970 Gallup Poll released Despite an increasingly active antiwar movement, a Gallup Poll shows that a majority of those polled (55 percent) oppose an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam. Those that favored American withdrawal had risen from 21 percent, in a November poll, to 35 percent. President Nixon had taken office in January 1969 promising to bring the war to an end, but a year later the fighting continued and support for the president's handling of the war had begun to slip significantly. (History.com) February 14, 1943 Battle of the Kasserine Pass On this day, German General Erwin Rommel and his Afrika Korps launch an offensive against an Allied defensive line in Tunisia, North Africa. The Kasserine Pass was the site of the United States' first major battle defeat of the war. General Erwin Rommel was dispatched to North Africa in February 1942, along with the new Afrika Korps, to prevent his Italian Axis partner from losing its territorial gains in the region to the British. Despite his skill, until this point Rommel had been unable to do much more than manage his own forces' retreats, but the Battle of Kasserine Pass would finally display the "Desert Fox's" strategic genius. In the Battle of El Alamein in August 1942, British General Bernard Montgomery pushed Rommel out of Egypt and into Tunisia, behind the Mareth Line, a defensive fortification built by Vichy French forces. After taking several months to regroup, Rommel decided on a bold move. Rommel set his sites of Tunis, Tunisia's capital and a key strategic goal for both Allied and Axis forces. Rommel determined that the weakest point in the Allied defensive line was at the Kasserine Pass, a 2-mile-wide gap in Tunisia's Dorsal Mountains, which was defended by American troops. His first strike was repulsed, but with tank reinforcements, Rommel broke through on February 20, inflicting devastating casualties on the U.S. forces. The Americans withdrew from their position, leaving behind most of their equipment. More than 1,000 American soldiers were killed by Rommel's offensive, and hundreds were taken prisoner. The United States had finally tasted defeat in battle. (History.com) VIETNAM WAR HISTORY HISTORY OF THE WALL VIDEO "Viet Nam Homecoming"  MAHALO: VISITING THE WALL  FIRST NAME DRAWN FOR VIETNAM WAR DRAFT LOTTERY CBS NEWS WITH ROGER MUDD MISCELLANY VALENTINE’S DAY AT THE CARAVELLE HOTEL HOW VALENTINE’S DAY IS CELEBRATED IN VIETNAM BY NGOC TA QUANG SEND VALENTINE’S DAY FLOWERS TO VIETNAM A VIETNAM VALENTINE NEWS FROM A VIETNAMESE GIRL GROWING UP IN BELGIUM EXPLAINING THE VIETNAM WAR TO CHILDREN BY BARBARA J. FELDMAN VIRTUAL VISIT TO THE WALL THAILAND K9 DOG HANDLERS THE SIMPSONS: I LOVE LISA VIDEO GAME: VIETNAM MED-EVAC THE GRUNT PADRE BY FR. DANIEL MODE This is the story of a Catholic Priest and a Naval Chaplain who served his Marines but it is also their stories that make it so real. Do you know of a Vietnam veteran struggling with his Faith after witnessing the horrors of war? Do you have a son or nephew serving in the military and facing an uncertain future in a troubled world? Here is a book to help them see how a Christian man lives and dies in service to God and country. Rev. Daniel Mode Father Daniel Lawrence Mode grew up in a Navy family. His father, a Navy Captain, brought his family to places as diverse as Korea, Virginia, Alaska, and Hawaii. Fr. Mode's brother rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. Fr. Mode himself is a commissioned Navy chaplain. The author's education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, with advanced degrees in theology and church history. While studying history at Mount Saint Mary's Seminary he stumbled upon the research threads that led him to uncovering the remarkable Fr. Capodanno story. Besides Fr. Mode's reserve duty as a Navy chaplain, he currently serves as a pastor of a large Catholic church in Alexandria, VA. PLUS “The Monkey King”  By Sean J. 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