The FReeper Foxhole Profiles Lieutenant General John A. Lejeune - Mar. 15th, 2003

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Lieutenant General John A. Lejeune
(1867 - 1942)

Thirteenth Commandant
of the Marine Corps
1 July 1920 - 4 March 1929

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Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune, 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, was born at Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, on January 10, 1867. He was educated at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, from which he graduated with a B.A. degree. Subsequently, he secured an appointment as a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy, from which he was graduated in 1888. At the expiration of a two-year cruise as a cadet midshipman he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps on July 1, 1890.

Second Lieutenant Lejeune reported for duty on August 31, 1890 at the Marine Barracks, New York, serving at that post until he was detached, joining Marine Barracks, Norfolk, Virginia, on November 3, 1890. From October 1, 1891 to July 28, 1893, Lt Lejeune served on board the USS Bennington and was promoted to first lieutenant on February 26, 1892. On August 28, 1893, he reported for duty at the Norfolk Barracks, where he served until July 31, 1897.

On August 2, 1897, 1stLt Lejeune assumed command of the Marine Guard of the USS Cincinnati, on which vessel he served throughout the Spanish-American War. He was detached from the USS Cincinnati February 17, 1899, and on February 18, 1899, joined the USS Massachusetts, to command the Marine Guard. He was promoted to captain on March 3, 1899 and left his position on the Massachusetts on May 10, 1900.


General Butler and Col. John A. Lejeune

From July 3, 1900 to November 12, 1900, Capt Lejeune performed recruiting duty at Boston, Massachusetts, and on November 22, 1900 reported at the Marine Barracks, Pensacola, Florida, to command the Marines. From January 12, 1903 to January 21, 1903, Capt Lejeune was on duty at the Norfolk Barracks, going to recruiting duty at New York City on January 26, 1903. He was promoted to major on March 3, 1903 and was on duty at Headquarters, Washington, D.C. from May 15, 1903 to August 8, 1903.

On August 8, 1903, Maj Lejeune was ordered to the USS Panther to command the Marine Battalion on board that vessel, joining August 16, 1903. On October 23, 1903, the battalion, with Maj Lejeune in command, was transferred to the USS Dixie. From December 16, 1903 to December 21, 1904, Maj Lejeune was on duty ashore on the Isthmus of Panama in command of this battalion, leaving there on the latter date on board the USS Yankee.


The portrait, by Joseph Cummings, depicts Lejeune during World War I. Lejeune served as VMI's fifth Superintendent, from 1929-1937.

From January 27, 1905 to May 20, 1906, Maj Lejeune served at the Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. He then returned to Panama in command of a battalion of Marines from May 29 to July 6, 1906, the battalion being transported both ways on board the USS Columbia. This was detached duty, and on March 29, 1907, Maj Lejeune was detached from command of the Washington Barracks and ordered to the Philippines.

Arriving in the Philippines on May 2, 1907, Maj Lejeune assumed command of the Marine Barracks and Naval Prison, Navy Yard, Cavite, on May 6, 1907. He assumed commanded of the First Brigade of Marines on June 15, 1908 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on May 13, 1909. He was detached on June 8, 1909 and ordered to return to the United States.


Gen. John A. Lejeune during World War I as commander of the 2nd Division, AEF, France. He is standing outside his headquarters. Lejeune served as VMI's fifth Superintendent, from 1929-1937.

Lieutenant Colonel Lejeune embarked on board the USS Ohio on May 26, 1912 with the Second Regiment, First Provisional Brigade Marines for Cuba. He disembarked at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on June 8, 1912 and was in command of the District of Santiago from June 9 to July 14, 1912. On July 15, 1912, LtCol Lejeune embarked on board the USS Prairie and sailed for Colon, Panama. July 18-29, 1912 was spent at Camp Elliott, Panama.

After returning to the United States, LtCol Lejeune was again called upon for expeditionary duty. He sailed from Philadelphia, February 20, 1913 as second in command of the First Regiment, Second Provisional Brigade Marines and disembarked February 27, 1913, at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He returned to Philadelphia on board the USS Prairie on May 2, 1913.



On November 27, 1913, he sailed from New York with the 2d Advanced Base Regiment, his ultimate destination Vera Cruz, Mexico, but returned to the United States to receive his promotion to colonel on February 25, 1914. Col Lejeune and his unit eventually landed in Mexico on April 22, 1914 and participated in the occupation of the city. He returned home in December 1914, this time to report to Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C., to become assistant to the Major General Commandant of the Marine Corps. He was promoted to brigadier general on August 29, 1916.

With the outbreak of World War I, BGen Lejeune assumed command of the newly constructed Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia. His overseas service was, however, inevitable, and in June 1918, he arrived at Brest, France. He was promoted to major general July 1, 1918.


"This photo was taken just before the Second Division started its parade up Fifth Avenue from Washington Arch to the Northern boundary of Central Park in August 1919. John A. Lejeune, Major General USMC, then commanding Second Division, A.E.F.; Superintendent VMI."

Upon reporting to the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces, he was assigned to command a brigade of the 32nd Division and assumed command of the 4th Brigade of Marines of the 2d Division immediately following the attack of the division in the Soissons offensive.

On July 28, 1918, MajGen Lejeune assumed command of the 2d Division and remained in that capacity until August 1919, when the unit was demobilized. He was the first Marine officer to hold an Army divisional command, and following the Armistice he led his division in the march into Germany.



During that war he was recognized by the French Government as a strategist and leader, as evidenced by the Legion of Honor, and the Croix de Guerre bestowed upon him by that people. From General John J. Pershing he received the Distinguished Service Medal. The Navy Distinguished Service Medal was conferred upon him when he returned to the United States following the occupation of Germany.

In October 1919, he again was appointed Commanding General, Marine Barracks, Quantico, Virginia. He was appointed as Major General Commandant of the Marine Corps on July 1, 1920. Subsequent to that time, he left his headquarters at Washington several times for tours of inspection in Haiti, Santo Domingo, Cuba, Puerto Rico, to the West Coast and elsewhere.


Superintendent John A. Lejeune on the sidelines at a VMI athletic event, circa 1930.

Upon the expiration of his second term as Commandant, MajGen Lejeune indicated his desire not to retire from the Marine Corps, but was relieved as Commandant in March 1929. On November 10, 1929, he retired in order to accept the position of superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute, serving there until poor health necessitated his resignation in October 1937. In February 1942, he was advanced to the rank of lieutenant general on the Marine Corps retired list.

Lieutenant General Lejeune died November 20, 1942 at the Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, and was interred in the Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. Today, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, bears his name and he is often referred to as "the greatest of all Leathernecks," having served more than 40 years with the Marine Corps.



Lieutenant General Lejeune's awards include: Distinguished Service Medal (Navy); Distinguished Service Medal (Army); Sampson Medal (USS Cincinnati); Spanish Campaign Medal; Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal with three Bronze stars for Panama, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic; Mexican Service Medal; Victory Medal with St. Mihiel Champagne, Meuse-Argonne, and Defensive Sector Clasp for World War I; Second Nicaraguan Campaign Medal; French Legion of Honor (Commander); and French Croix de Guerre with Palm.

[SAMWolf]

Marine Corps Birthday:

All U.S. Marines are gung-ho. But, few can match the vision and total commitment of the famous 13th Commandant, Gen. John A. Lejeune. In 1921 he issued Marine Corps Order No. 47, Series 1921.

Gen. Lejeune's order summarized the history, mission, and tradition of the Corps. It further directed that the order be read to all Marines on 10 November of each year to honor the founding of the Marine Corps. Thereafter, 10 November became a unique day for U.S. Marines throughout the world.

Soon, some Marine commands began to not only honor the birthday, but celebrate it. In 1923 the Marine Barracks at Ft. Mifflin, Pennsylvania, staged a formal dance. The Marines at the Washington Navy Yard arranged a mock battle on the parade ground. At Quantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Marine baseball team played a Cuban team and won, 9 to 8.

Color Portrait of General John Archer Lejeune, VMI Superintendent from 1929-1937. The original portrait is owned by VMI and located in the Turman Room, Preston Library.

The first "formal" Birthday Ball took place on Philadelphia in 1925. First class Marine Corps style, all the way! Guests included the Commandant, the Secretary of War (in 1925 the term "politically correct" didn't exist; it was Secretary of War, not Secretary of Defense), and a host of statesmen and elected officials. Prior to the Ball, Gen. Lejeune unveiled a memorial plaque at Tun Tavern. Then the entourage headed for the Benjamin Franklin Hotel and an evening of festivities and frolicking.

Over the years the annual Birthday Ball grew and grew, taking on a life of its own. In 1952 the Commandant, Gen. Lemuel C. Shepherd Jr., formalized the cake-cutting ceremony and other traditional observances. For example, Marine Corps policy now mandates that the first piece of cake must be presented to the oldest U.S. Marine present. The second piece goes to the youngest Marine. Among the many such mandates is a solemn reading of the Commandant's birthday message to the Corps.

Chief Warrant Officer Daryl Parker reads the 1921 birthday message from Gen. John A. Lejeune, 13th commandant of the Marine Corps, at Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion's Marine Corps Birthday Ball. The event was held Saturday in Linthicum, Md. In the background are, from left, Sgt. Laurence Pates and Cpl. Danielle Wilson.

Like the U.S. Marine Corps itself, the annual Birthday Ball has evolved from simple origins to the polished and professional functions of today. Nonetheless, one thing remains constant, the tenth day of November! This unique holiday for warriors is a day of camaraderie, a day to honor Corps and Country. Throughout the world on 10 November, U.S. Marines celebrate the birth of their Corps -- the most loyal, most feared, most revered, and most professional fighting force the world has ever known.

(excerpt from Warrior Culture of the U.S. Marines, copyright 2001 Marion F. Sturkey)

[SAMWolf]

General John A. Lejeune's Birthday Message (1921)


Flag of the Commandant of the Marine Corps

759. The following will be read to the command on the 10th of November, 1921, and hereafter on the 10th of November of every year. Should the order not be received by the 10th of November, 1921, it will be read upon receipt.

On November 10, 1775, a Corps of Marines was created by a resolution of the Continental Congress. Since that date, many thousand men have borne the name Marine. In memory of them, it is fitting that we who are Marines should commemorate the Birthday of our Corps by calling to mind the glories of its long and illustrious history.

The record of our Corps is one which will bear comparison with that of the most famous military organizations in the world's history. During 90 of the 146 years of its existence, the Marine Corps has been in action against the Nation's foes. From the Battle of Trenton to the Argonne, Marines have won foremost honors in war and in the long era of tranquility at home. Generation after generation of Marines have grown gray in war in both hemispheres and in every corner of the seven seas [so] that our country and its citizens might enjoy peace and security.


The statue was unveiled on the of the Marine Corps 225th Birthday, honoring Lt. Gen. John A. Lejeune, the 13th Commandant of the Corps.

In every battle and skirmish since the birth of our Corps, Marines have acquitted themselves with the greatest distinction, winning new honors on each occasion until the term "Marine" has come to signify all that is highest in military efficiency and soldierly virtue.

This high name of distinction and soldierly repute we who are Marines today have received from those who preceded us in the Corps. With it we also received from them the eternal spirit which has animated our Corps from generation to generation and has been the distinguishing mark of the Marines in every age. So long as that spirit continues to flourish, Marines will be found equal to every emergency in the future as they have been in the past, and the men of our Nation will regard us as worthy successors to the long line of illustrious men who have served as "Soldiers of the Sea" since the founding of the Corps.

Additional Sources:

www.mca-marines.org
www.arlingtoncemetery.net
www.medalofhonor.com
www.lejeune.usmc.mil
www.usmcpress.com
www.hazegray.org
www.beachonline.com

[SAMWolf]

'I deem it my highest duty to be the welding of units into a harmonious whole, and the kindling of spirit, or esprit, which would animate the hearts of all.'

-- Major General John A. Lejeune

'The future success of the Marine Corps depends on two factors: first, an efficient performance of all the duties to which its officers and men may be assigned; second, promptly bringing this efficiency to the attention of the proper officials of the Government, and the American people.'

-- Major General John A. Lejeune

'Leadership is the sum of those qualities of intellect, human understanding, and moral character that enables a person to inspire and control a group of people successfully.'

-- Major General John A. Lejeune

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[radu]

Good morning to all at the Foxhole!

This thread brings back memories. I lived at Camp LeJeune with my first hubby and it's cool to learn something about the man it was named after.

To all our military men and women, past and present,
THANK YOU for serving the USA!

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Mornin Snippy

we have a winter storm watch for tonight and tommorrow.
Possible 8" of snow coming our way, how bout you?

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Possible 8" of snow coming our way, how bout you?

Yes, we have the same thing calling for 5 or 6 inches depending on which report you listen too. GRRRR! I have places to travel to tomorrow and I'm not happy about this!

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neither am I, I was just able to see the grass last week.
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Thanks Sam for this profile of Lejeune. He looks quite sharp in his uniform getting ready for the parade. I see to he commanded troops in Vera Cruz. Until we profiled the Vera Cruz battle I had no idea about it. Now it seems every Navy or Marine piece we read mentions it! ;-)

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On This Day In History


Birthdates which occurred on March 15:
0076 Hadrian Roman Emperor (builder of Hadrian's Wall)
1713 Nicolas Louis de Lacaille astronomer who mapped the So Hemisphere
1767 Andrew Jackson Waxhaw SC, General/(D) 7th President (1829-37)
1779 William Lamb (Whig) Viscount Melbourne, British Prime Minister (1834, 1835-41)
1809 Joseph Jenkins Roberts 1st President of Liberia
1811 Robert Allen Brevet Major General (Union Army), died in 1886
1831 Edward Aylesworth Perry Brigadier General (Confederate Army)
1852 Lady Augusta Gregory Ireland, playwright/poet/Yates mistress
1858 Liberty Hyde Bailey US botanist (Plantbreeding)
1874 Harold L Ickes social activist, New Deal politician
1901 J Pat O'Malley Burnley England, actor (Touch of Grace, Gunn, Star!)
1905 Berthold Schenck von Stauffenberg attempted to assassinate Hitler
1905 Joe E Ross comedian (Gunther Toody-Car 54, Ritzik-Phil Silvers Show)
1912 Sam [Lightnin'] Hopkins Centerville TX, blues stylist (Ball of Twine)
1913 MacDonald Carey Sioux City IA, actor (One Life to Live, Dream Girl)
1916 Harry James Albany GA, trumpeter (married to Betty Grable)
1926 Norm Van Brocklin NFL QB/coach (Los Angeles Rams), hall of famer
1932 Alan Lavern Bean Wheeler TX, Captain USN/astronaut (Apollo 12, Skylab 3)
1935 Jimmy Lee Swaggart evangelist
1935 Judd Hirsch Bronx NY, actor (Alex-Taxi, Dear John, Ordinary People)
1940 Phil Lesh [Chapman] Berkeley CA, rock bassist (Grass Roots, Grateful Dead)
1941 Mike Love Los Angeles CA, rock saxophonist/vocalist (Beach Boys-In My Room, Surfin' USA)
1944 Sly Stone Dallas TX, rocker (Sly & the Family Stone-Everyday People)
1946 Bobby Bond baseball player (Giants, Yankees, etc)
1947 Larisa Grigoriyevna Pozharskaya Russian cosmonaut
1947 Ry[land] Cooder Los Angeles CA, blues guitarist (Crossroads)
1961 Fabio [Lanzoni] Italy, romance novels model (Fabio After Dark)
1972 Casey Cristin Mizell Miss South Carolina-USA (1997)

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Deaths which occurred on March 15:
0044 -BC- Julius Cæsar assassinated in Roman Senate in the Portico of the Theater of Pompey
0493 Odiaker German army leader/King of Italy (476-93), dies
0752 Zachary Greek/Italian Pope (741-52), dies
0963 Romanus II Byzantine emperor (959-63), dies at 25
1034 Mieszko II King of Poland (1025-34), dies
1881 Emory Upton US Union General-Major (Selma), commits suicide at 42
1929 Pine-Top Smith jazz pianist (Boogie Woogie Piano), dies at 24
1944 Otto von Below German commandant (WWI), dies at 86
1966 Abe Saperstein founder (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 63
1971 Jean-Pierre Monseré Flemish cyclist, dies at 22
1973 Carl Benton Reid actor (Burke's Law), dies at 82
1975 Antonino Rocca professional wrestler/sportscaster, dies at 49
1975 Aristotle S Onassis Greek shipping magnate, dies at 69
1977 Kamal Joemblat Lebanese politician, murdered
1988 Dmitri F Polyakov Russian Secretary-General/top spy for US, executed
1993 Anthony Bowles music writer (Jesus Christ Superstar), dies at 61

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Reported: MISSING in ACTION

1965 CLYDESDALE CHARLES F.---PITTSBURGH PA.
[DITCH AT SEA NO RECOVERY]
1966 HOLMES DAVID H.---BELMONT MA.
[SAR UNABLE TO LOCATE PILOT]
1966 MC ELROY GLENN DAVID---SIDNEY IL.
1966 NASH JOHN M.---TIPTON IN.
1966 SCOTT MARTIN R.---TULSA OK.
1966 STEWART PETER J.---WINTER HAVEN FL.
1967 FREDERICK PETER J.---LONG ISLAND CITY NY.
1967 SMITH DEAN JR.---SAVANNAH GA.
1967 THOMPSON VICTOR HUGO III---HOUSTON TX.
[08/73 REMAINS RECOVERED]
1971 SEXTON DAVID M.---HURON OH.

POW / MIA Data & Bios supplied by
the P.O.W. NETWORK. Skidmore, MO. USA.

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On this day...
0493 Theodorik the Great beats Odoaker of Italy
0752 St Zachary ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0933 Battle at Riade: German King Henry I beats Magyaren
1360 France invasion army lands on English south coast, conquers Winchel
1391 Jew hating Monk in Seville Spain stirs up people to attack Jews
1493 Christopher Columbus returns to Spain after 1st new world voyage
1580 Spanish king Philip II puts 25,000 gold coins on head of prince Willem of Orange
1729 Sister St Stanislas Hachard, 1st US nun, takes her vows, N Orleans
1744 French King Louis XV declares war on England
1781 Battle of Guilford Court House, South Carolina (British suffer heavy losses)
1812 1st Russian settlement in California, Russian River
1820 Maine admitted as 23rd state
1855 Louisiana establishes 1st health board to regulate quarantine
1862 General John Hunt Morgan begins 4 days of raids near Gallatin TN
1864 Red River Campaign-Union forces reach Alexandria LA
1867 Michigan becomes 1st state to tax property to support a university
1875 1st US cardinal (John McCloskey) invested
1887 Michigan appoints 1st salaried game & fish warden in US(William Alden Smith)
1892 1st escalator patented by inventor Jesse W Reno (New York NY)
1892 New York State unveils automatic ballot booth (voting machine)
1897 1st indoor fly casting tournament opens, at Madison Square Garden
1901 Horse racing is banned in San Francisco, last race March 16th
1906 Brits Rolls, Royce & Johnson form Rolls Royce Ltd
1912 Pitcher Cy Young retires from baseball with 511 wins
1913 1st Presidential press conference (Woodrow Wilson)
1913 Cleveland establishes 1st small claims court
1916 General Pershing, 15,000 troops chasing Villa into Mexico, stays 10-months
1917 Nicholas II, last Russian tsar, says he will abdicate
1919 American Legion forms (Paris France)
1922 1st southern radio station begins radio transmissions (WSB-AM, Atlanta GA)
1923 Lenin is hit with his 3rd stroke
1928 Mussolini modifies Italy electoral system (abolishes right to choose)
1930 1st streamlined submarine of US navy, USS Nautilus, launched
1933 NAACP begins coordinated attack on segregation & discrimination
1937 1st blood bank is established (Chicago IL)
1937 1st state contraceptive clinic opens (Raleigh NC)
1939 Hitler occupies Bohemia & Moravia (Czechoslovakia); Slovakia independence
1940 Göring says 100-200 church bells enough for Germany, smelt the rest
1941 Blizzard in North Dakota kills 151
1943 Red Army evacuates Kharkov
1944 Italian town of Cassino destroyed by Allied bombing
1945 17th Academy Awards: "Going my Way", Bing Cosby & Ingrid Bergman win
1946 British premier Attlee agrees with India's right to independence
1947 John Lee appointed 1st black commissioned officer in US Navy
1951 Persia nationalizes Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
1954 "CBS Morning Show" premieres with Walter Cronkite & Jack Paar
1958 KULR TV channel 8 in Billings MT (NBC/ABC/CBS) begins broadcasting
1960 Key Largo Coral Reef Preserve established (1st underwater park)
1960 National Observatory at Kitt Peak, Arizona dedicated
1961 South Africa withdrews from British Commonwealth
1962 5 research groups announce simultaneously discovery of anti-matter
1964 LBJ asks for a War on Poverty
1964 Liz Taylor's 5th marriage (Richard Burton)
1966 Racial riots erupt in the Watts section of Los Angeles
1968 Diocese of Rome announces that it "deplored the concept", but wouldn't prohibit rock & roll masses at Church of San Lessio Falconieri
1968 LIFE magazine calls Jimi Hendrix "most spectacular guitarist in the world"
1969 US Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas resigns
1971 CBS TV announces it is dropping "Ed Sullivan Show"
1971 Chatrooms make their debut on the Internet
1972 Assassination attempt on Governor George Wallace of Alabama
1975 Bundy victim Julie Cunningham disappears from Vail CO
1978 Operation Litani: Israeli offensive in South Lebanon to rid area of Palestine guerrillas
1982 Nicaragua suspends their citizens rights for 30 days
1988 Eugene Marino of Atlanta, appointed 1st African American archbishop
1991 4 Los Angeles police are charged with beating Rodney King
1999 Pluto again becomes outermost planet
2000 Their presidential nominations secured, Al Gore and George W. Bush dig in for the eight-month battle to Election Day, with Bush saying he was braced for Gore's "politics of personal destruction and distortions," and Gore arguing that Bush's "risky tax scheme" would hurt the economy. (And here we are again)

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Holidays
Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"

World : Boss's Day Off
Honduras : Thanksgiving Day
Hungary : National Day
India, Mauritius, Nepál : Holi
Iran : Armed Forces Day/Labor Day
Liberia : JJ Robert's Birthday (1809)
Maine : Admission Day (1820)
Tennessee : Andrew Jackson's Birthday (1767)
US : Taxes in one month!
US : Daffodil Days (Day 2)
Foot Health Month.

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Religious Observances
Christian : Feast of St Longinus, soldier with spear
Roman Catholic : Commemoration of St Louise de Marillac, widow
Roman Catholic : Commemoration of St Clement Hofbauer, priest/missionary

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Religious History
1729 A Ceremony of Profession was held for Sister St. Stanislaus Hachard at the Ursuline convent in New Orleans, thereby making her the first Catholic woman to become a nun in America.
1839 Scottish clergyman Robert Murray McCheyne wrote in a letter: 'All my ideas of peace and joy are linked in with my Bible; and I would not give the hours of secret converse with it for all the other hours I spend in this world.'
1875 In New York City, at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Archbishop John McCloskey, 65, became the first American to be named a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
1950 American missionary and martyr Jim Elliot wrote in his journal: 'The believer is a displaced person. He loses the controlling features of both environment and heredity.'
1953 The first Southern Baptist church in North Dakota was formed in Williston, with 12 charter members. (The North Dakota Southern Baptist Association was formed the following year with five member churches.)

Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987.

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Thought for the day :
"The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who in time of great moral crises maintain their neutrality."

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Word of the day...
umbilinkus (m-bl'ng'ks)
(n.) The tiny appendage at the end of a link sausage.

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New State Slogans...
Idaho: More Than Just Potatoes ... Well Okay, We're Not, But The Potatoes Sure Are Real Good

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Astounding Fact #31,504...
A typical American eats 28 pigs in his/her lifetime.

[SAMWolf]

Morning Radu! Good to see you back.

[SAMWolf]

Morning Snippy.

[SAMWolf]

Morning Aeronaut

[SAMWolf]

Morning Mayor. Bet that hot water felt good this morning. :-)

[Professional Engineer]

Hiya Sam. Great thread, thanks.

[SAMWolf]

Morning E.G.C. We never got they rain they predicted. Figures, I put down the moss killer expecting rain. :-(

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Sam. (I almost used that pic)

[Professional Engineer]

Howdy ma'am

[SAMWolf]

Snow? is that the white stuff that comes down from the sky sometimes?

[The Mayor]

Yes sir ! Working wonderfully!

See ya later, gotta go do some work!

[SAMWolf]

Yeah, It seems we've had "problems" with Mexico before.

[SAMWolf]

Morning Feather.

[The Mayor]

all the time here in buffalo,

the only thing here that doesn't fall is the democrats,
they keep standing, sooner or later we'll have to plow them over..

[SAMWolf]

1964 LBJ asks for a War on Poverty

All American taxpayers become casualties, and the war goes on with no changes in the Front Lines.

[SAMWolf]

Morning PE.

It looks so strange to se a MArine wearing a 2nd Infantry patch.

[Soaring Feather]

Hiya Sam!!

[SAMWolf]

LOL! If you did I would have ended up using the one you did.

[Professional Engineer]

1962 5 research groups announce simultaneously discovery of anti-matter

Ii was a good thing too...

[SAMWolf]

the only thing here that doesn't fall is the democrats

We have the same problem in Oregon.

[Professional Engineer]

It looks so strange to se a MArine wearing a 2nd Infantry patch.

I bet. I noticed his awards included the ARMY Distinguished Service Medal.

[Valin]

It appears that so far that poverty is winning.

A good definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expect a different result.

[Valin]

They do have a tendency to cancel each other out...rather violently

[SAMWolf]

I keep seeing Clint Eastwood in Heartbreak Ridge. :-)

[U S Army EOD]

Kind of makes you wonder, what horrible, unmentionable sin did the 2ndID do that they would put a marine in charge of them. Maybe the 2ndID's honor guard mooned the first lady or something during a parade.

[SAMWolf]

Sounds like a good definition of Democrats too.

[stand watie]

GM, snippy!

free dixie,sw

[Iris7]

Pershing probably wanted to bring a little tone to the organization. Shows he had good taste for an Army guy. After all, the Corps is NAVY infantry!

Actually I am not all that good at this level of discourse, of repartee, since some of the best men ever have been Army. Some of them have even been intelligent!

[SAMWolf]

Morning stand watie.