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In Honor of the 24th Inf. Div. and it's 55 years of Service
In Honor of the 24th
Inf. Div. and its
55 years of service *
For members and friends of the 24thIDA and any veteran who
would like to share his or her thoughts, articles, stories and poems
with others. And in some small way to help other Vets in their search
for needed information through links and email.
To honor the members of the 24th Inf. Div. past and present
who have been a part of one of the greatest Divisions in Military History.
*
*See History Page ;
http://home.earthlink.net/~scottie16/7-Victory.html
To link to other pages use click able, from this site and all others.
So pay attention !!
This site is not a official site/web page for the 24thIDA
OR the 24th Inf. Div. see link page for their web sites.
This site was established 4th July 1998 by webmaster.
Audie L.Murphy Memorial Site
Veterans for a Change
American Legion HQ
American Legion Dept. North Carolian. 
Center/Military History
Sgt. Maj.
.
of the Army Links
Korea The Forgotten War
http://members.aol.com/grampscwj/charlie.htm
Web site of a member of 24thIDA/ 34th Inf. Regt.
1st Cav. Div. Home Page. 
http://www.hood.army.mil/1stcavdiv/
Vietnam Wall Page 
View poems by Scottie/Webmaster
Veterans of Foreign Wars HQ 
http://www.vfw.org/
Desert Storm Veterans: The youngsters of the
24th Inf. Div.
NOTE IF LINKS DON'T OPEN ON YOUR
SERVER GO TO FILE AND OPEN THEN TYPE URL ADDRESS IT SHOULD OPEN OK
THEN. IF NOT EMAIL "SCOTTIE"
Note: Several of the links/sites have poems
on them from the webmaster,"Scottie" look for others on Dry Tears page.
This page was first established
4th July 1998 in an effort to present a forum for vets to exchange
thoughts and share stories and poems of and about military life.
It is also put here to
list links to assist veterans find whatever they maybe looking for, help,
information or just "chat" via email with others.
It will post from time
to time articles that may get you "PO'd" or just thinking, it will also
post short stories and poems from the site webmaster "Scottie" and will
be open for others to do the same. The Webmaster reserves the right to
edit for space and content.
Shortly this site will
be four years old in that time about 121,100 emails have been received.
T
his site is owned and operated by: "Scottie"
If you have comments or suggestions,
email me at 
scottie16@earthlink.net
This page created with Netscape Gold
This page is best viewed via Netscape
Village of
Taegon before 1950/ Korea
( read poem
about Taegon/ Dry Tears page)
Don't miss out order Dry Tears now.
Go to Line Kansas Page / see link below.
A bit about myself: I am a
retired Army Sgt. Maj. with 30 + years of service
some 12 + years in the Fareast Theaters, Japan, Korea, French
Indochina and Vietnam and some others I'd rather forget. I am a born
New Yorker but have lived in the Northeast for a good part of my early
years. I am also a retired educator ! . I am published author for educational
research on
the Adult Learner and
in recent years have published several poems on military life,
also short stories
and have written articles for many of the Army Associations,
I hold membership in,
for their news letters. I have written a book:
"Line Kansas-Memories
of Korea 1950-1958" it is published as of this date.
It is not a " blood
and guts" type of book but more of the every day to day things
that took place during
some hard times and what I saw, as many others did too.
Some sad, some stupid
and some humorous, all true as I recall them.
The book (s) are for
sale through this site. Order now, the book is out and in print.
The cost is @ $ 20.00
each plus shipping and handling, book rate at $5.00 per
book. If you would
like to reserve a copy send me an email.( some States require Tax )
Thanks, Scottie..
Any one recall this type of Tank
??
( It was used in Desert Storm )
( email the answer if your right I'll send you my book for
free ! )
As you can tell this site is still
under the supervision of the Combat Engineers !
In the mean time email me
with feedback and input !!!
Remember your dealing with
an "old Sgt. Maj." 
and we never get mad just
EVEN ;-(
Click for
more information
MEDAL OF HONOR
In a recent WEB research
of sites I came across some rather new information,
or at least I thought
it was new. I had always been under the impression that
there were only seven
( 7 ) men who were awarded the Medal of Honor twice.
Twice that is for two(
2 ) different acts of Valor while in combat.
It came to my attention
as of late there are 19 such men, or so it was told me.
I therefore struck out
to find out for myself. I wanted to up date my article,
"The Magnificent Seven"
April 20th 1995. It took me several days using only the
resources available on
the WEB sites related to the Medal of Honor.
I found that my article
is in fact correct there are only seven ( 7) men who
have the very special
honor of being awarded the MOH twice for two separate
acts of Valor. There are,
or at least what I found, sixteen (16 ) who have been
presented the MOH twice.
However one was given it under two different names
for the same act. Seven
others where given it twice for the same act, some by the
Army and Navy( they were
Marines) Therefore unless someone else can find more
up to date information
and site their research, I'll stand on the following:
2nd Lt. Thomas W. Custer,
10th May 1863 and again 26th May 1865
Maj.Gen. Frank D. Baldwin,
12th July 1864 and again 8th Nov. 1864
Coxswain, John Cooper,
5th Aug. 1864 and again 26th April 1865
Boatswain's Mate, Patrick
Mullen, 17th March 1865 and again 1st May 1865
Sgt. Maj. Daniel J. Daly,14th
Aug. 1900 and again 19th July 1901
Lt. Comm., John McCloy,
20th-22nd June 1900 and again 22nd April 1915
Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler,
19th July 1901 and again 22nd April 1915 *
Note: Maj.Gen. S.D.Butler,
USMC also was awarded the Marine Corps Brevet Medal,
at the time of it being
awarded the rules in the Marine Corps would not allow
for a Major and above
to be awarded the MOH. If not for those rules back then Maj.Gen. Butler
may well have become the only man ever to be presented the
Medal of Honor three times
for three different acts of Valor.
Note2: All ranks
above are highest held, not necessary at the time of the
actions.
( One exception of Capt. T.W.Custer )
There is still an open question
about:
Louis Williams, who some
records have as being presented the MOH twice and for two different
acts. Both acts however were in and around the Indian Wars of 1883-84.
He was one of the men who died at the "Little Big Horn" and his last act
was at that engagement. There in lies the question, who was alive to see
his second act for him to be awarded the MOH ? In my research I list him
as NOT having, a second MOH but in fact was recommended for the same
act at two different times.
The Navy MOH was
awarded for many years for Valor of saving life and not all
the time under combat
conditions. There are also several "special" MOH that were
issued to persons that
either were in the military in their past history or in some way part
of the military as employees of one type or another. In my view these
were NOT Medals of Honor for Valor. Some were very outstanding
feats but should not be listed as or given the same title as the MHO that
is given for Valor under combat conditions. It is impart because of these
"Congressional" issued medals, which were "cast" in different modes then
the Military MOH, that the term "Congressional Medal of Honor" came from
and is wrongly supported to this day my the media and even some in the
military. Which is the next article for this web page. Hope you'll come
back and give me feedback......Scottie
Click for 
more information
"Scottie" All copyrights are
reserved any articles or poems
cannot be reprinted without
permission of the webmaster.@ 1998
Following
is additional background on "Scottie" for your interest.
I am
a member of several of the Division's Associations below
if
you would like more information about them email me !!!!!
(also
each Div. Patch is click able/most are set up).
I started
off my Army career with the:
30th Inf. Regt. 3rd Inf. Division.
Infantry School at Ft. Benning GA. Inf/Armor
Tactics Assistant Instructor.
Weapons Expert.
After a tour with The Infantry School as a Assistant
Instructor. The 24th was in need of personnel.
Off I went to Japan and Korea and did several tours.
Tank 16, 1st Recon Squdn. 1st Cav. Div. Brought over from 34th Tk Co
24th Inf. Div. after reflagging late 1950's
(Photo taken by author)
"Bertha"
When I wasn't
in the 24th ID I was in the 1st Cav..
Did tours in Korea and Vietnam. RECON and several
are still classified. All in and about 12 years in Far east.
Then went back
to the world and finished with 10 + more yrs.
,
in 42nd Inf. Div. 142nd Tk Ban (which is no longer part
of NYNG)
I never make mistakes !!! But in the event you find "ONE"
Please let me know !!!
For other poems go to >>>>Dry Tears page>>>
I never make mistakes !!! But in the event you find "ONE"
Please let me know !!!
LINE KANSAS
Long ago and forgotten
in a Godless pace,
man made on paper with
a sweep of the hand,
no walls or river nor
mountains to see this line,
if you cross even with
care life will be taken, devil's hand.
Frozen in earthen shapes
and images and minds for eternity,
stretched from sea to
sea hundred miles and more, this way an that,
no human path made, devil's
hand made from below, must be so,
line of life an death,
a thousand times that an more, to infinity.
Honored task to cross
it, for gold, silver, riches in dreams,
what then,,, promotion
to position up on high, can be,,
to win a golden prize,
a medal of distinction too,,
gladly they go to reap
this honored goal it seems.
Even so fiercely they
run, walk and crawl to reach this goal,
over fallen comrades,
and bits of the foe, up they go,
higher to the top of the
hills across the unseen line,
none falter in their task,
honor at stake after all, the goal.
Once again an again they
take the challenge and cross the line,
1,800 their number was
to start now less than half again the total,
bugles blare through early
morning chilling the air, hills still there,
at last the knoll can
be seen, the task done, rewards to be fine.
Dawn, reveals less than
four score and ten men made the hills,
there was no gold, silver
or worldly riches given, nor medals, worth,
mounds of dirt to fill
their pockets, not gold powder or diamond chips,
worth the cost, the goal's
question then and now still.
Cross the line on paper
for what and who or just a job to do,
the hill tops only dirt
after all, no earthly worth, its true,
not so you know your worth
all there is on this earth to cross the line,
all you did, will say
for as long as time, human worth is so.
So very long ago to recall
it all, valleys and frozen, cold,
an still it is as it was,
only we have lost parts of our soul,
remember in mid-night
dreams for the frozen few,
mission, task, done we
crossed Line Kansas, our goal.
David Baillie @ 1995
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