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JOURNAL ARCHIVE: Posted by H.V.O.M at 2:45 AM Wednesday, May 18, 2011- http://hvom.blogspot.com/2011/05/mustang.html
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Queen Elizabeth II Visits 36 Engineers Regiment And The Queen's Gurkha Engineers
HM Queen Elizabeth II resheaths a Gurkha soldier's sword as part of his commissioning ceremony to become a Late Entry Officer on her visit to Invicta Park Barracks on February 24, 2011 in Maidstone, England. During her visit the Queen inspected the 36 Engineer Regiment and The Queen's Gurkha Engineers as well as meeting regimental families and commissioned three Gurkha Late Entry Officers.
JOURNAL ARCHIVE: From: Kerry Burgess
To: Kerry Burgess
Sent: Fri, May 19, 2006 10:21:01 PM
Subject: Re: Journal May 19, 2006
Kerry Burgess wrote:
My memory, which I am growing increasingly certain is false beyond a certain date
I wonder where the divergence point is in history? When did I become Kerry Burgess and who am I really? There was probably a real Kerry Burgess, someone that looked like me. While I have memories of being on the Wainwright, I think they are false. KB was probably on the WWT, and maybe I was there too. But I wonder if I was one of the Marines I remember being onboard back in the Persian Gulf in 1988?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Princeton_(CG-59)
USS Princeton (CG-59)
USS Princeton (CG-59) is a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser serving in the United States Navy. Armed with naval guns and anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine missiles, plus other weapons, she is equipped for surface-to-air, surface-to-surface, and anti-submarine warfare. She also is the home of two Seahawk LAMPS III helicopters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_Officer_(United_States)#Marine_Corps
Warrant Officer (United States)
In the United States military, the rank of Warrant Officer (grade W-1 to W-5) is rated as an officer above the senior-most enlisted ranks, as well as officer cadets and candidates, but below the officer grade of O-1 (NATO: OF-1). Warrant officers are highly skilled, single-track specialty officers, and while the ranks are authorized by Congress, each branch of the Uniformed Services selects, manages, and utilizes warrant officers in slightly different ways.
The Marine Corps has had warranted officers since 1916 as technical specialists who perform duties that require extensive knowledge, training and experience with particular systems or equipment. Marine warrant officers would be selected from the ranks of non-commissioned officers and given additional training in leadership and management. In 1943, all Marine warrant officer ranks were aligned with the other services. They were Warrant Officer (W1) and Commissioned Warrant Officer (W2). The duties Marine warrant officers typically fulfill are those that would normally call for the authority of a commissioned officer, however, require an additional level of technical proficiency and practical experience that a commissioned officer would not have had the opportunity to achieve.
An enlisted Marine can apply for the warrant officer program after serving at least eight years of enlisted service, and reaching the grade of E-5 (Sergeant) for the administrative warrant officer program or after serving at least sixteen years of enlisted service and reaching the grade of E-7 (Gunnery Sergeant) for the weapons warrant officer program. If the Marine NCO is selected, he or she is given additional leadership and management training during the Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC), conducted at The Basic School in Quantico, Virginia.
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File:USMC WO1.svg
Description English: US Marine Corps Warrant Officer 1 insignia
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/3/gurkha-soldier-honored-queen-elizabeth-ii-taking-o/
The Washington Times
Gurkha soldier honored for taking out 30 Taliban: ‘I thought I’d kill as many of them as I could’
By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times - Thursday, July 3, 2014
It took Cpl. Dipprasad Pun 400 rounds, 17 grenades and a detonated mine, but the Gurkha soldier eventually defeated 30 Taliban soldiers all by himself
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_(United_Kingdom)
Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) is a third level military decoration awarded to officers
History
The award was originally created in 1901 as the Conspicuous Service Cross, for award to warrant and junior officers ineligible for the DSO.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_Cross
Navy Cross
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Navy Cross is the second-highest military decoration for valor that may be awarded to a member of the United States Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, or U.S. Coast Guard (when operating under the Department of the Navy) for extraordinary heroism in combat. It is equivalent to the Army's Distinguished Service Cross, the Air Force's Air Force Cross and the Coast Guard's Coast Guard Cross.
The Navy Cross is bestowed by the Secretary of the Navy and may also be awarded to members of the other armed services, and to foreign military personnel while serving with the U.S. naval services. The Navy Cross was established by Act of Congress (Public Law 65-253) and approved on February 4, 1919.
History
The Navy Cross was instituted in part due to the entrance of the United States into World War I. Many European nations had the custom of decorating heroes from other nations, but the Medal of Honor was the sole American award for valor at the time. The Army instituted the Distinguished Service Cross and Distinguished Service Medal in 1918, while the Navy followed suit in 1919, retroactive to 6 April 1917. Originally, the Navy Cross was lower in precedence than the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, because it was awarded for both combat heroism and for "other distinguished service." Congress revised this on 7 August 1942, making the Navy Cross a combat-only award and second only to the Medal of Honor. Since its creation, it has been awarded more than 6,300 times. It was designed by James Earle Fraser.
The first actual recipient of the Navy Cross is unknown because initial awards were made from a lengthy list published after World War I.
Criteria
The Navy Cross may be awarded to any member of the U.S. Armed Forces while serving with the Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard (in time of war only) who distinguishes himself or herself in action by extraordinary heroism not justifying an award of the Medal of Honor. The action must take place under one of three circumstances:
While engaged in action against an enemy of the United States
While engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force
While serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict in which the United States is not a belligerent party.
The act(s) to be commended must be performed in the presence of great danger or at great personal risk and must be performed in such a manner as to render the individual highly conspicuous among others of equal grade, rate, experience, or position of responsibility. An accumulation of minor acts of heroism does not justify an award of the Navy Cross. As originally authorized, the Navy Cross could be awarded for distinguished non-combat acts, but legislation of 7 August 1942 limited the award to acts of combat heroism.
Wear
Originally the Navy Cross was the Navy's third-highest decoration, after the Medal of Honor and the Navy Distinguished Service Medal. On 7 August 1942, Congress revised the precedence, making the Navy Cross senior to the Distinguished Service Medal. Since that time the Navy Cross has been worn after the Medal of Honor and before all other decorations.
Description and symbolism
The award has been found similar in appearance to the British Distinguished Service Cross.
- posted by H.V.O.M - Kerry Wayne Burgess 8:09 PM Pacific Time Spokane Valley Washington USA Thursday 12 February 2015
