Medal of Honor

Sergeant Allen James Lynch

Citation:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sgt. Lynch (then Sp4c.) distinguished himself while serving as a radio telephone operator with Company D. While serving in the forward element on an operation near the village of My An, his unit became heavily engaged with a numerically superior enemy force. Quickly and accurately assessing the situation, Sgt. Lynch provided his commander with information which subsequently proved essential to the unit's successful actions. Observing 3 wounded comrades Lying exposed to enemy fire, Sgt. Lynch dashed across 50 meters of open ground through a withering hail of enemy fire to administer aid. Reconnoitering a nearby trench for a covered position to protect the wounded from intense hostile fire, he killed 2 enemy soldiers at point blank range. With the trench cleared, he unhesitatingly returned to the fire-swept area 3 times to carry the wounded men to safety. When his company was forced to withdraw by the superior firepower of the enemy, Sgt. Lynch remained to aid his comrades at the risk of his life rather than abandon them. Alone, he defended his isolated position for 2 hours against the advancing enemy. Using only his rifle and a grenade, he stopped them just short of his trench, killing 5. Again, disregarding his safety in the face of withering hostile fire, he crossed 70 meters of exposed terrain 5 times to carry his wounded comrades to a more secure area. Once he had assured their comfort and safety, Sgt. Lynch located the counterattacking friendly company to assist in directing the attack and evacuating the 3 casualties. His gallantry at the risk of his life is in the highest traditions of the military service, Sgt. Lynch has reflected great credit on himself, the 12th Cavalry, and the U.S. Army.

Sgt. Lynch: We humbly salute you and thank you for your service.



Hat tip Home of Heroes

There are fewer than a hundred living MoH recipients today. Their names and their stories should not be forgotten. My mission is to honor one of those heroes here each week, and salute them for their courage and sacrifice. In the words of John Fitzgerald Kennedy:

“A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces, but also by the men it honors; the men it remembers.”

Shepard Fairey, Propagandist, Strikes Again

Shepard Fairey, the artist who created the infamous Obama "Hope" poster from an infringed AP photograph, is trying his hand at outright propaganda. If you want to see his feeble effort at propaganda(and check to see whose work he might have borrowed for it), you can do so here.

My parody of it is below:

San Francisco Wins 2016 Super Bowl Bid

Super Bowl L (50 to the Roman Numeral Impaired) will be held in San Francisco in 2016.

And the people rejoiced!



Super Bowl L will be only the third Super Bowl to be designated with a single Roman numeral. The first was obviously Super Bowl I. Can you (without peeking) name the other? Cinchy, right?

And, assuming one Super Bowl per year for the foreseeable future, in what year will the next Super Bowl to be designated with a single digit appear?

Quote du jour

One theme ties all the bizarre aspects of the Benghazi scandal — the doctored talking points, the inexplicable failure to beef up diplomatic security before the attacks and to send in help during the fighting, the jailing of a petty con artist on the false charge that his amateur video had led to attacks on our consulate, and the shabby treatment of nonpartisan State Department whistleblowers — together.

There was an overarching preelection desire last year to downplay any notion that al-Qaeda remained a serious danger after the much ballyhooed killing of Osama bin Laden.

-Victor Davis Hanson

Sex in Advertising

For all you connoisseurs of advertising...


I may not be sure exactly what she's selling, but, I'm pretty sure I'm in the market!

Quote du jour

"You were talking earlier about kind of dismissing the Benghazi issue as one that’s just political and the president recently said it’s a sideshow. But if you read through all these e-mails, you see that everyone in the government is saying, ‘Oh, let’s not tell the public that terrorists were involved, people connected to al Qaeda. Let’s not tell the public that there were warnings.’ I hate to show, this is one of the documents with the editing that one of the people in the state department said, ‘Oh, let’s not let these things out.’ And I have to go back 40 years to Watergate when Nixon put out his edited transcripts to the conversations, and he personally went through them and said, ‘Oh, let’s not tell this, let’s not show this.’ I would not dismiss Benghazi. It’s a very serious issue."

-Bob Woodward

Dolphins Find Rare Torpedo

Dolphins working with the US Navy have uncovered a rare, brass torpedo, one of only two known to still exist.

Navy specialists found a rare torpedo off the San Diego coast, an 11-foot brass gem called the Howell that dates back 130 years or so and was one of the first torpedoes to propel itself.

Only 50 were made, and only one other one still exists. But what makes the story even better is that the Navy specialists who found it were trained dolphins...

In a related story, Obama claimed it was his gutsy cal that lead the Navy dolphin to the torpedo...*



*Closed Captioning for the Humor Impaired: No, he really didn't.

Quote du jour

‘A few more days like this — Obama’s going to claim he was born in Kenya"

-Dennis Miller

The 2013 Coolest SOB in the Conservative Blogosphere Nominee

My friend Randy informs me that he has nominated me for the 2013 "coolest SOB in the conservative blogosphere contest".

Now considering the company I'm in, I've got about as much chance as a three legged dog at an Obama family bar-be-que, but, if you feel so inclined, click over there and vote for somebody you like. Conservative bloggers down in the trenches don't always get the attention or recognition they deserve, so here's your chance to remedy that.

The deadline for nominees is June 1st. Voting will begin June 2nd and last for one week. Have a little fun and show some love to your favorite bloggers! I'll put a little reminder in the sidebar when it comes time to vote. Good luck to all the nominees!

Oh, and I understand you can vote for more than one person, so you don't have to stiff Odie and Randy just because you like me, you really like me! Heh.

On "Collateral Damage"

One of the two Boston Marathon bombing perpetrators scrawled an unusual statement on the side of the boat where he was cowering in fear, hiding from the police, calling the victims "collateral damage".

Now, perhaps he can be forgiven for misusing the term, as English is not his first language, but victims of terrorism are not "collateral damage". The term may be properly used, for example, in the case of a cowardly jihadist firing missiles, while hiding in a hospital, or a schoolyard, or a mosque, or in a residential area where he can use the residents as human shields.

The goal of our military is to capture or kill these individuals and them alone, without causing damage to the surrounding neighborhood, if possible, and without injuries or casualties to themselves or any innocents nearby. When an innocent bystander is injured or killed in the process of taking out a jihadist or military combatant, that is considered "collateral damage".

However, when a terrorist sets of a bomb or bombs to indiscriminately kill civilians, there is no military target. The civilians are the primary target, not "collateral damage", even if they are not targeted as individuals. Whether calling them collateral damage is through his ignorance of the language, or some futile attempt to spin some sympathy in his favor, it will not work. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev targeted men, women and children who posed no real or imminent threat to him or his religion. The runners did not just come from defiling a mosque. The bystanders did not hold up banners mocking the Prophet. They were living their lives under the freedom that God gave them. Two cowardly ingrates, living off the state they say they despise, indiscriminately killed and maimed men women and children because of their own religious bigotry.

Let us not allow the language to become the collateral damage of murderers and cowards.

Quote du jour

New Pressure cooker? $40.00

Welfare payments? $100,000.00

Supporting the people who are trying to kill us? Priceless!

-Proof

A Tale of Three Gates

Connections-2- James Burke: Sentimental Journey

Best of the Web* Linkaround

*…that I’ve seen all week!
Political/SocioEconomic

Benghazi whistle-blower a Democrat, voted for Hillary and Obama twice

Since The Media Is Now Paying Attention-Will They Investigate These 20 OTHER OBAMA SCANDALS?

White House Release Benghazi Talking Points Emails - Prove Administration Lied About Benghazi (Emails Embedded)


DAMNING: The Complete Benghazi Timeline Spreadsheet - Updated With the Latest Testimony and Leaks

The IRS’s Tea-Party Targeting



MAJOR BRITISH NEWSPAPER LISTS OBAMA’S TOP TEN INSULTS AGAINST THE U.K.

Videos

Facts on Benghazi Laid Out By Prosecutor Jeanine Pirro

CBS Anchor: 'We Are Getting Big Stories Wrong, Over and Over Again'

Bill Whittle: What's Coke got to do with it?...


George Will Hammers White House on #Benghazi


TRIFECTA -- The Benghazi Scandal and Cover-Up: Is the Mainstream Media Finally Taking Notice?

Season Finale Acting School By @yesnicksearcy

Culture

This is women's health care

Captain Wales' walk

IRS Faces Lawsuit After Stealing 60 Million Medical Records -No worries! With Obamacare, they'll have free access!

Children and Guns: The Fear and the Reality -John Lott

Afghanistan soldier's return home is a home run as he dresses as catcher and surprises daughter at baseball game




Photoshops/Cartoons/Graphics
Cartoon of the Day – NRO Home page


The Perfect White House briefing picture


PHOTO: The Incestuous Love-Child of the Democrat-Media Complex


The Obama Presidency, in One Tweet

Draft Chelsea Clinton...


Rule Five Roundup:
(While all Rule Five posts may be NSFW, I generally only flag the ones that are certainly NSFW)

90 Miles From Tyranny - Rule Five Late night ladies, girls with guns

American Power- Paulina Porizkova, Christy Turlington Fabulous at 44 , Rosie Jones Frolicking With Lacey Banghard

A View From the Beach -Morena Baccarin

A trainwreck Rule Five -Gun girls

By Other Means -Seeing Red

Camp of the Saints - Rule Five Saturday, Hump Day Rule Five, Rule Five News, Cheesecake Monday, Tuesday , Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

The Daley Gator – Daley Babes - Denise Milfort, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Madchen Amick, Nanami Takahashi, Mai Nishida, Kandyse McClure

Daily Mail – Doutzen Kroes

Good Monday Morning

Dustbury – Raquel Pomplun

EBL –Sophie Dahl

Eye of Polyphemus – Dawn Wells, Kaley Cuoco

Friday Night Babe – Alice Eve


Good stuff

Guns and Bikinis -Silhouettes

The Right Way


Hookers and Booze

Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World – Friday Pinup

Empathy

Pirates Cove - Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup, If All You See…, If All You See…, If All You See…

pitsnipesgripes – Eye relief

PostalDog - Victoria V. James

Randy’s Roundtable – Thursday Nite Tart

Reaganite Republican – Miss Nicaragua


Concealed carry

Sex in Advertising – Scarlett Johannson


The Classic Liberal – Rule 5 – Leslie Bibb

The Feral Irishman – Bringing up the rear


Theo Spark –Bedtime Toddy ,Bedtime Toddy

The Other McCain- Rule 5 Sunday

Vintage Babe of the Week –Beverly D'Angelo


Rule 5 Woodsterman Style



Use the comments as an open thread on any of these topics. Please send links of news, commentary, choice humor or Rule Fivage to:
Proof.Positive@Hotmail.com

Quote du jour

"The administration’s behavior before and during the attack in Benghazi, in which four Americans died, was unworthy of the greatest power on earth."

-Maureen Dowd, NYT columnist

"Nanny Stater"

Friday Night Babe

Tonight's FNB* is Alice Eve!

(*a.k.a. Rule Five Friday)

Obama is Shocked, SHOCKED to Learn IRS Targeted Conservatives

Quote du jour

“Prior to capitalism, the way people amassed great wealth was by looting, plundering and enslaving their fellow man. Capitalism made it possible to become wealthy by serving your fellow man.”

― Walter E. Williams

Vintage Babe of the Week

Tonight's Vintage Babe* is Beverly D'Angelo!
(*a.k.a. Rule Five Thursday)














Like fine wines, the ladies improve with age!