Gary B
The Fox Valley Railroad
You can almost beat that during the evening rush
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You can almost beat that during the evening rush
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You can almost beat that during the evening rush
Bruette
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November 27, 1944, - 24-year-old Staff Sergeant Marcario García of the United States Army was in the fight of his life near the village of Grosshau, Germany.
Garcia, serving as an acting squad leader with Company B, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, attacking a wooded hill studded with fortified German positions that blocked his company’s advance.
Pinned down by heavy machine-gun fire from a well-concealed enemy nest, García’s platoon could not move forward.
During the initial exchange, García was hit in the right shoulder and foot, his wounds serious enough that he could have been evacuated.
He refused to stop.
Instead, he crawled forward alone through sparse cover toward the German machine-gun position that was cutting his men apart.
Under direct fire, he worked himself to within grenade range, pulled the pins, and hurled grenades into the emplacement.
As stunned German soldiers tried to escape the shattered nest, García stood up and shot three of them with his rifle, eliminating the gun and silencing the position.
When he made his way back toward his company, a second German machine-gun opened up from another angle, once again halting the American advance.
Still bleeding from his shoulder and foot, García went forward alone a second time.
He crawled and rushed through the fire toward the new gun, closed the distance, and attacked it the same way, with grenades and rifle fire.
He destroyed the second machine-gun, killed three more German soldiers, and captured four others trying to surrender from the wrecked position.
Only after both emplacements were wiped out and his company had resumed its advance and seized the objective did García allow himself to be evacuated for medical treatment.
For “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty” near Grosshau, Staff Sergeant Marcario García was awarded the Medal of Honor.
On August 23, 1945, in a ceremony at the White House, President Harry S. Truman presented the Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant García, making him the first Mexican-born immigrant to receive America’s highest award for valor.
After the war, García returned to Texas, worked and raised a family, and remained a public symbol of Mexican American military service until his death.
He died on December 24, 1972, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Houston, Texas, at the age of 52, and was buried with full military honors at Houston National Cemetery.
Garcia, serving as an acting squad leader with Company B, 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, attacking a wooded hill studded with fortified German positions that blocked his company’s advance.
Pinned down by heavy machine-gun fire from a well-concealed enemy nest, García’s platoon could not move forward.
During the initial exchange, García was hit in the right shoulder and foot, his wounds serious enough that he could have been evacuated.
He refused to stop.
Instead, he crawled forward alone through sparse cover toward the German machine-gun position that was cutting his men apart.
Under direct fire, he worked himself to within grenade range, pulled the pins, and hurled grenades into the emplacement.
As stunned German soldiers tried to escape the shattered nest, García stood up and shot three of them with his rifle, eliminating the gun and silencing the position.
When he made his way back toward his company, a second German machine-gun opened up from another angle, once again halting the American advance.
Still bleeding from his shoulder and foot, García went forward alone a second time.
He crawled and rushed through the fire toward the new gun, closed the distance, and attacked it the same way, with grenades and rifle fire.
He destroyed the second machine-gun, killed three more German soldiers, and captured four others trying to surrender from the wrecked position.
Only after both emplacements were wiped out and his company had resumed its advance and seized the objective did García allow himself to be evacuated for medical treatment.
For “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty” near Grosshau, Staff Sergeant Marcario García was awarded the Medal of Honor.
On August 23, 1945, in a ceremony at the White House, President Harry S. Truman presented the Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant García, making him the first Mexican-born immigrant to receive America’s highest award for valor.
After the war, García returned to Texas, worked and raised a family, and remained a public symbol of Mexican American military service until his death.
He died on December 24, 1972, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Houston, Texas, at the age of 52, and was buried with full military honors at Houston National Cemetery.
TLOC
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Today is Saturday, November 29, 2025
The History of Today
1890 - Navy defeated Army by a score of 24-0 in the first Army-Navy football game. The game was played at West Point, NY.
1929 - The first airplane flight over the South Pole was made by U.S. Navy Lt. Comdr. Richard E. Byrd.
1961 - The Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft was launched by the U.S. with Enos the chimp on board. The craft orbited the earth twice before landing off Puerto Rico.
1975 - Bill Gates adopted the name Microsoft for the company he and Paul Allen had formed to write the BASIC computer language for the Altair.
1979 - The original four members of KISS performed their last show together until 1996 when they reunited for a makeup tour.
The History of Today
1890 - Navy defeated Army by a score of 24-0 in the first Army-Navy football game. The game was played at West Point, NY.
1929 - The first airplane flight over the South Pole was made by U.S. Navy Lt. Comdr. Richard E. Byrd.
1961 - The Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft was launched by the U.S. with Enos the chimp on board. The craft orbited the earth twice before landing off Puerto Rico.
1975 - Bill Gates adopted the name Microsoft for the company he and Paul Allen had formed to write the BASIC computer language for the Altair.
1979 - The original four members of KISS performed their last show together until 1996 when they reunited for a makeup tour.
Gary B
The Fox Valley Railroad
Or was it a tour in makeup?
TLOC
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I read that and started laughing.Or was it a tour in makeup?
migalyto
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TLOC
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Baseball always has been a “what have you done lately” business
Bruette
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Sad, but so true.
migalyto
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Nov 30, 1487
The first German Beer Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot) is promulgated in Munich by Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, stating that beer should be brewed from only three ingredients: water, malt, and hops.
The first German Beer Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot) is promulgated in Munich by Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, stating that beer should be brewed from only three ingredients: water, malt, and hops.
migalyto
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Dec 2, 1982
William C. DeVries implanted the first permanent artificial heart in Barney Clark; the aluminum and plastic device was called the Jarvik-7.
William C. DeVries implanted the first permanent artificial heart in Barney Clark; the aluminum and plastic device was called the Jarvik-7.
TLOC
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Today is Tuesday, December 2, 2025
The History of Today
1901 - Gillette patented the first disposable razor.
1954 - The U.S. Senate voted to condemn Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy for what it called "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute." The censure was related to McCarthy's controversial investigation of suspected communists in the U.S. government, military and civilian society.
1969 - The Boeing 747 jumbo jet got its first public preview as 191 people flew from Seattle, WA, to New York City, NY. Most of the passengers were reporters and photographers.
1983 - MTV aired Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video for the first time.
1998 - Shania Twain's video "That Don't Impress Me Much" debuted on CMT - Country Music Television.
1998 - Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates donated $100 million to help immunize children in developing countries.
The History of Today
1901 - Gillette patented the first disposable razor.
1954 - The U.S. Senate voted to condemn Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy for what it called "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute." The censure was related to McCarthy's controversial investigation of suspected communists in the U.S. government, military and civilian society.
1969 - The Boeing 747 jumbo jet got its first public preview as 191 people flew from Seattle, WA, to New York City, NY. Most of the passengers were reporters and photographers.
1983 - MTV aired Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video for the first time.
1998 - Shania Twain's video "That Don't Impress Me Much" debuted on CMT - Country Music Television.
1998 - Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates donated $100 million to help immunize children in developing countries.
migalyto
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Dec 3, 1911
Willis Carrier presents his influential "Rational Psychrometric Formulae", on air conditioning to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers - makes air conditioning possible.
Willis Carrier presents his influential "Rational Psychrometric Formulae", on air conditioning to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers - makes air conditioning possible.
migalyto
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Louis-I was scrolling thru FB and someone posted this and I thought you would enjoy it.
PMW
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He was ok. Would have been better if he ever worked with any good guitarists
Bruette
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The girl with the red hair. That’s how the Nazis described her, because they didn’t know her name. But the Dutch did. Her name was Hannie Schaft, and she was unforgettable.
Born Jannetje Johanna Schaft in Haarlem in 1920, Hannie grew up in a household that valued justice and compassion. Her parents were educators, and she was studying law in Amsterdam when the Nazis invaded the Netherlands. She could’ve stayed quiet. Many did. But Hannie couldn’t ignore what was happening around her, especially the persecution of Jews, including her own university friends who were suddenly banned from attending.
So she joined the resistance. Not just leaflets and whispers, real resistance. Hannie became a spy, a saboteur, and an assassin. She worked with a small, deadly cell that included teenage sisters Freddie and Truus Oversteegen. Together, they carried out missions that most adults wouldn’t dare attempt: stealing weapons, gathering intelligence, and executing Nazi officers and Dutch collaborators. Hannie was meticulous. She dyed her red hair black to avoid detection. She refused to kill children, no matter the mission.
Her moral compass never wavered. But the Nazis noticed. She became one of their most wanted. Hitler himself reportedly ordered her capture.
In March 1945, just weeks before the war ended, Hannie was arrested. She was tortured, interrogated, and finally sentenced to death. At her execution, the first bullet only grazed her. She looked her killers in the eye and said, “I shoot better.” Then they finished the job. She was 24.
After the war, Hannie’s body was reburied with honors. The Dutch government awarded her multiple medals, and her legacy lives on in schools, streets, and memorials bearing her name. But more than that, she remains a symbol of moral courage of choosing action over silence, even when the cost is everything.
So next time someone tells you resistance is futile, remember Hannie. The girl with the red hair. The law student who became a legend.
Born Jannetje Johanna Schaft in Haarlem in 1920, Hannie grew up in a household that valued justice and compassion. Her parents were educators, and she was studying law in Amsterdam when the Nazis invaded the Netherlands. She could’ve stayed quiet. Many did. But Hannie couldn’t ignore what was happening around her, especially the persecution of Jews, including her own university friends who were suddenly banned from attending.
So she joined the resistance. Not just leaflets and whispers, real resistance. Hannie became a spy, a saboteur, and an assassin. She worked with a small, deadly cell that included teenage sisters Freddie and Truus Oversteegen. Together, they carried out missions that most adults wouldn’t dare attempt: stealing weapons, gathering intelligence, and executing Nazi officers and Dutch collaborators. Hannie was meticulous. She dyed her red hair black to avoid detection. She refused to kill children, no matter the mission.
Her moral compass never wavered. But the Nazis noticed. She became one of their most wanted. Hitler himself reportedly ordered her capture.
In March 1945, just weeks before the war ended, Hannie was arrested. She was tortured, interrogated, and finally sentenced to death. At her execution, the first bullet only grazed her. She looked her killers in the eye and said, “I shoot better.” Then they finished the job. She was 24.
After the war, Hannie’s body was reburied with honors. The Dutch government awarded her multiple medals, and her legacy lives on in schools, streets, and memorials bearing her name. But more than that, she remains a symbol of moral courage of choosing action over silence, even when the cost is everything.
So next time someone tells you resistance is futile, remember Hannie. The girl with the red hair. The law student who became a legend.
Bruette
Well-Known Member
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 is widely considered one of the most famous, beautiful, and successful electric locomotives ever built. It is the definitive symbol of the PRR's dominance in the mid-20th century and a masterpiece of Art Deco industrial design.
After the prototype was introduced in 1934, the PRR hired famous industrial designer Raymond Loewy to refine the look. Loewy suggested welding the body, creating a smooth, seamless shell & the five gold pinstripes that tapered at the nose—giving the locomotive the illusion of speed even when standing still.
Today, 16 examples survive at various locations around the country. 4935 made her last revenue run on October 10, 1980 & was subsequently donated to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Thanks to the 1977 restoration, she is considered to be in the best condition of the remaining GG1 locomotives. 11/26/25
The Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 is widely considered one of the most famous, beautiful, and successful electric locomotives ever built. It is the definitive symbol of the PRR's dominance in the mid-20th century and a masterpiece of Art Deco industrial design.
After the prototype was introduced in 1934, the PRR hired famous industrial designer Raymond Loewy to refine the look. Loewy suggested welding the body, creating a smooth, seamless shell & the five gold pinstripes that tapered at the nose—giving the locomotive the illusion of speed even when standing still.
Today, 16 examples survive at various locations around the country. 4935 made her last revenue run on October 10, 1980 & was subsequently donated to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Thanks to the 1977 restoration, she is considered to be in the best condition of the remaining GG1 locomotives. 11/26/25
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