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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Valora Frazier
They were U.S. Army soldiers. Just a few years earlier, some had been slaves. Several thousand African Americans served as soldiers in the Indian Wars and in the Cuban campaign of the Spanish-American War in the latter part of the nineteenth century. They were known as buffalo soldiers, believed to have been named by Indians who had seen a similarity between the coarse hair and dark skin of the soldiers and the coats of the buffalo. Twenty-three of these men won the nation's highest award for personal bravery, the Medal of Honor. Black Valor brings the lives of these soldiers into sharp focus. Their remarkable stories are told in the collected biography. Derived from extensive historical research, Black Valor will enrich and inspire students with its tales of trials and courage.
Crimson Valor: Harvard University Alumni and the Medal of Honor
Philip A. Keith
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2011
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The Medal of Honor is the highest decoration for valor that can be bestowed on a member of the Armed Forces of the United States. Since the Medal's inception in 1861, among the tens of millions of men and women who have borne American arms, the Medal has only been awarded 3,458 times. Almost half of those awards were for actions that occurred during the Civil War. Over the decades, and especially after WW I, the standards by which the Medal is awarded have become more and more stringent and the frequency with which it is bestowed has declined sharply. The Medal of Honor truly is the most prized decoration and the most hallowed. Recipients have come from all walks of life, every corner of America, and every uniformed service. Many; indeed most, of the awards, since 1941, have been made posthumously. The award may only be given to an individual once (although, in an earlier era, there were nineteen double awards); one women has been awarded the Medal (Dr. Mary Walker); and, eighty-five awardees are still living. Originally a "private soldiers" award, and still dominated by acts of courage from the ranks, the Medal has been given to a number of commissioned officers as well. As might be expected, among college and university graduates who have been tapped, the service academies top the list: There are 83 alumni from West Point, 73 from Annapolis and one from the Air Force Academy. Among all other American institutions of higher learning the university with the highest number of Medal of Honor recipients is Harvard; seventeen alumni in all. The Harvard men who have been honored served in virtually every conflict, from the Civil War to Vietnam. Who are these remarkable men? What stories do they have to share? Crimson Valor, a book by Phil Keith, H-68, a Navy and Vietnam Vet, is available now to tell their tales.
The remarkable story of the seven African American soldiers ultimately awarded the World War II Medal of Honor, and the 50-year campaign to deny them their recognition. In 1945, when Congress began reviewing the record of the most conspicuous acts of courage by American soldiers during World War II, they recommended awarding the Medal of Honor to 432 recipients. Despite the fact that more than one million African-Americans served, not a single black soldier received the Medal of Honor. The omission remained on the record for over four decades.But recent historical investigations have brought to light some of the extraordinary acts of valor performed by black soldiers during the war. Men like Vernon Baker, who single-handedly eliminated three enemy machineguns, an observation post, and a German dugout. Or Sergeant Reuben Rivers, who spearhead his tank unit’s advance against fierce German resistance for three days despite being grievously wounded. Meanwhile Lieutenant Charles Thomas led his platoon to capture a strategically vital village on the Siegfried Line in 1944 despite losing half his men and suffering a number of wounds himself.Ultimately, in 1993 a US Army commission determined that seven men, including Baker, Rivers and Thomas, had been denied the Army’s highest award simply due to racial discrimination. In 1997, more than 50 years after the war, President Clinton finally awarded the Medal of Honor to these seven heroes, sadly all but one of them posthumously. These are their stories.
The remarkable story of the seven African American soldiers ultimately awarded the World War II Medal of Honor, and the 50-year campaign to deny them their recognition. In 1945, when Congress began reviewing the record of the most conspicuous acts of courage by American soldiers during World War II, they recommended awarding the Medal of Honor to 432 recipients. Despite the fact that more than one million African-Americans served, not a single black soldier received the Medal of Honor. The omission remained on the record for over four decades. But recent historical investigations have brought to light some of the extraordinary acts of valor performed by black soldiers during the war. Men like Vernon Baker, who single-handedly eliminated three enemy machineguns, an observation post, and a German dugout. Or Sergeant Reuben Rivers, who spearhead his tank unit’s advance against fierce German resistance for three days despite being grievously wounded. Meanwhile Lieutenant Charles Thomas led his platoon to capture a strategically vital village on the Siegfried Line in 1944 despite losing half his men and suffering a number of wounds himself. Ultimately, in 1993 a US Army commission determined that seven men, including Baker, Rivers and Thomas, had been denied the Army’s highest award simply due to racial discrimination. In 1997, more than 50 years after the war, President Clinton finally awarded the Medal of Honor to these seven heroes, sadly all but one of them posthumously. These are their stories.
Muffy & Valor
Brandon Rodriguez; Karl Beckstrand
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2017
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"A touching, easy-to-read children's story...based on an actual event pertaining to the author's own dog." - Stevie Turner, author. A sweet nonfiction picture book with Hispanic family that teaches compassion, friendship, trust, and courage (kids ages 3 - 7, preschool - second grade, especially for children with a fear of dogs).Muffy is a little dog who loves people; but after a painful injury she is wary of other dogs. Valor is a lost German shepherd who gets hit by a car. When Muffy's family brings Valor home to recover, no one is sure what Muff will do. Kids love the dog counting activity and online EXTRAS.#1, True Pet Stories (series. Next in series: Horse & Dog Adventures). Animal lovers' book with 700 read-aloud words in dyslexic-friendly font by award-winning author and media professor Karl Beckstrand (Agnes's Rescue-see 60+ multicultural books-click Karl Beckstrand above), illustrated by Brandon Rodriguez. 8.5"x8.5", 28-page, full-color picture book with big dogs; available in hard cover, soft cover, or ebook (worldwide rights (c) Sept. 2017, Premio Publishing). More inside images/video book trailers: PremioBooks, Baker & Taylor, B&N, Brodart, Follett, Herzberg/Perma-bound, Ingram, Biblio/EBSCO/ibooks/Kobo/Mackin/Smash/SCRIBD, libraries, Target and Walmart online. JNF003060, JNF053060, JNF053050, JNF003170, JNF018030, JNF053220, JNF024070, LCCN: 2017939481, eISBN: 978-1370601592, Hard ISBN: 978-0985398842, Soft ISBN: 978-1479315574
El valor de la justicia para Don Quijote de la Mancha
Javier Nistal Buron
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2013
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La genialidad y la universalidad de la obra literaria "El Ingenioso Hidalgo D. Quijote de La Mancha" -la obra m s difundida en el mundo despu s de la Biblia y el Cor n- hace que la misma se configure como una obra tan ampliamente plural, que permite interpretaciones desde los m s variados puntos de vista, como alguien ha dicho y, con toda raz n, "Don Quijote" es un libro tan grande que cada uno puede encontrar en l lo que le d la gana." Esta posibilidad ha supuesto que hayan sido muchos los que, en todo tiempo y lugar, se hayan acercado al estudio y al comentario de tan importante obra literaria. Pr cticamente, pudiera decirse que se han agotado las posibilidades de su examen, ex gesis o an lisis, y resulta casi un atrevimiento y acaso una osad a intentar, por mi parte, comentar alguno de sus pasajes. Apuntado esto en mi descargo, yo, que he sido siempre un ferviente lector de esta excepcional obra, no he podido sustraerme a la idea de hacer mi modesta aportaci n sobre un tema que por mi formaci n y actividad profesional me es tan cercano, cual es el tema del delito y el delincuente, del que tambi n el autor de esta obra -Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra- era un buen conocedor. Conocimientos que plasm con ingenio cr tico -adelant ndose una vez m s a su poca- no s lo en esta obra del "Quijote" sino tambi n en otras, como "Rinconete y Cortadillo," la que sin duda se podr a calificar de un verdadero Tratado de Criminolog a. En esta segunda edici n sobre el "valor de la justicia para Don Quijote de la Mancha" pretendo hacer una semblanza del idealismo con el que piensa y act a nuestro Caballero andante, desde la doble perspectiva del "hombre cuerdo" que es Alonso Quijano y del "hombre loco" que, como caballero andante, act a Don Quijote.
Pennsylvania Valor: Logan's Story
Alice Addy
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2013
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