MILSPEAK MEMO V2.04-12-09 EASTER SUNDAY PASSOVER dedicated to father vincent capodanno vietnam 1966-1967 medal of honor recipient “THE GRUNT PADRE”  CHAPLAIN CAPODANNO MEMORIAL PAGE Combatwife.net “Any personal sacrifice I may have to make will be compensated for by the fact that I am serving God.” Chaplain Capodanno, quoted in The Grunt Padre, an inspiring account of Fr. Capodanno’s life of service and duty, written by Fr. Daniel L. Mode. Three months with US military chaplains in Iraq and Afghanistan Reporter on the job: Rockets in the shower, gravel in the rollers, and a mouse in the guard tower. By Lee Lawrence | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor VIDEO INTERVIEWS OF CHAPLAINS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN Adopt-A-Chaplain Serving more than 100 Chaplains in Iraq and Afghanistan, this group provides a way you, your church, or your organization can support troops through their chaplains. “Today I had three KIAs and one WIA. I'm very tired of losing soldiers. We are the point of the spear, but this is crazy. I thank God it's not like WWII where they may take hundreds of losses a day. But this is a different kind of war, but the pain is the same.  No, I retract that.  It is more personal. I know their names. They are not part of a mass. But God created a unique individual that had buddies and they hurt. So for some it may be the same pain. But for most I think this war is very close and personal. Please pray for God's wisdom and strength as I minister to the comrades of the fallen heroes.” ~ Chaplain Dave Easter Messages From Jerusalem April 12, 1861: The Civil War Begins from history.com “At 4:30 a.m. on April 12, the Confederate guns [at Fort Sumter] opened fire. For thirty-three hours, the shore batteries lobbed 4,000 shells in the direction of the fort. Finally, the garrison inside the battered fort raised the white flag. No one on either side had been killed, although two Union soldiers died when the departing soldiers fired a gun salute, and some cartridges exploded prematurely. It was a nearly bloodless beginning to America's bloodiest war.” (History.com) April 12, 1917: WWI Canadians Capture Vimy Ridge “After three days of fierce combat and over 10,000 casualties suffered, the Canadian Corps seizes the previously German-held Vimy Ridge in northern France on April 12, 1917.3,598 Canadian soldiers were killed and another 7,000 were wounded. Vimy Ridge became a shining example of Canada’s effort in the Great War, and one that served as a symbol of the sacrifice the young British dominion had made for the Allied cause. As Brigadier-General A.E. Ross famously declared after the war, “in those few minutes I witnessed the birth of a nation.” In 1922, the French government ceded Vimy Ridge and the land surrounding it to Canada; the gleaming white marble Vimy Memorial was unveiled in 1936 as a testament to the more than 60,000 Canadians who died in service during World War I.” (History.com) April 12, 1945 President Roosevelt Dies “The only man to be elected to four terms as president of the United States, Roosevelt is remembered--by friends and enemies alike--for his New Deal social policies and his leadership during wartime.” (History.com) April 12, 1961 Rostow Recommends Escalation of Effort in Vietnam “Walt W. Rostow, senior White House specialist on Southeast Asia and a principal architect of U.S. counterinsurgency doctrine, delivers a memorandum to President John F. Kennedy asserting that the time has come for ‘gearing up the whole Vietnam operation.’ Rostow's proposals, almost all of which eventually became policy, included: a visit to Vietnam by the vice president; increasing the number of American Special Forces; increasing funds for South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem; and ‘persuading Diem to move more rapidly to broaden the base of his government, as well as to decrease its centralization and improve its efficiency.’” (History.com) The Easter Offensive of 1972: A Failure to Use Intelligence  By W. R. Baker - “The offensive began with an extensive artillery bombardment just before noon on Good Friday, 30 March 1972. Only the 1st ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) (Hue) and 3d ARVN (Quang Tri) Divisions, the 147th and 258th Vietnamese Marine Corps (VNMC) Brigades, and the understrength 20th ARVN Tank Battalion stood in the way of the NVA onslaught into the northern provinces.” The Easter Offensive and the Bridge at Dong Ha By Richard Botkin
© 2009 WorldNetDaily.com April 12, 2009 MND-N Soldier Dies of Wounds (Tikrit) War News for Sunday, April 12, 2009 Afghanistan, Sunday, April 12, 2009 40 Militants Killed in Clashes with Afghan, ISAF troops Angels Deliver Fate to Our Doorstep memoir by harry parmer TAPS TATTOOS CHANTS & RAPS Including “Born Again American” & “Til the Last Shot’s Fired” MISCELLANY Including “Combat Ready 1959” by Darold Guttormson, MASS-3 Blog, and More..... “Now & Then” Fights On! Aviation Art by Brian “Dirty” Dingess Brian Dingess grew up at the flight lines of Marine Corps Air Station El Toro during the 60s and 70s. His father, Gunnery Sergeant Calvin Dingess was flight line chief for A-4 Squadrons VMA-311 and 211. Given paper and pencil and told to sit on the flight line and draw (with ear plugs – Mickey Mouse ears), his dad went about his flight line business, and Brian learned details of attack, fighter and reconnaissance jets and how to draw them - later being designated a Air Combat Illustrator. After many years of observation and 23 years of service to the Marine Corps, LtCol Brian Dingess began producing personal sketches for friends who were aircrew. LtCol Dingess’ career as an Air Defense Control Officer placed him in direct contact with Marine Corps and Joint fighter aviation where he controlled Air Combat Maneuvering fighters for over 2500 intercepts during tours in Hawaii - Kaneohe, Okinawa, West and East Coasts – Fighter stations at Miramar, El Toro and Beaufort. Brian supported fighter aviation as a fighter controller for TOPGUN, RED FLAG, COPE THUNDER and Marine Corps Air Combat Training Courses. Sketch projects include: VMFA-333 MiG-21 shoot down by Maj “Bear’ Lasseter and Capt “L’ll John” Cummings published by Michael O’Conner in the Book “MiG Killers of Yankee Station” and accepted by the Marine Aviation Art Museum Achives; VMFA-323 Squadron history 1944-1994; Heritage – Death Rattler VMA-323 Korea (Corsair AU-1 with Colonel Jerry Coleman (Yankees and Padres Professional Baseball Player/Announcer)) and Present VMFA-323 (F/A-18C Death Rattler); Published “Year 2000 Fighter Fever” Calendar; and donated drawings to the Naval Fighter Weapons School – TOPGUN, the RAND Corporation and MAG-31 Beaufort SC for display. After retiring from the Marine Corps in 2000, Brian began to research the history of the F-4 Phantom II and now has completed a set of USMC F-4 Phantom sketches – one - from each of the 25 Active and Reserve squadrons spanning the 1960s through 1980s depicting the Marine F-4s in Combat and Training conditions. Upcoming projects include: Carrier Aviation, Heritage flight depictions of different era aircraft in formation, Marine Corps Command and Control radar sites. These projects can be found on website: www.fightsonaviationart.com. Brian can be reached at Fightsonart@sbcglobal.net. PLUS “remember me” music video by 15-year-old Lizzie Palmer  END OF POST SUBMISSIONS: Send to postmaster@milspeak.org MCWS Blog: Join the Conversation! 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