DOUGLAS ALBERT MUNRO, SIGNALMAN FIRST CLASS, U.S. COAST GUARD, MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT

For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action above and beyond the call of duty as Officer-in-Charge of a group of Higgins boats, engaged in the evacuation of a Battalion of Marines trapped by enemy Japanese forces at Point Cruz, Guadalcanal, on September 27, 1942. After making preliminary plans for the evacuation of nearly 500 beleaguered Marines, Munro, under constant risk of his life, daringly led five of his small craft toward the shore. As he closed the beach, he signalled the others to land, and then in order to draw the enemy's fire and protect the heavily loaded boats, he valiantly placed his craft with its two small guns as a shield between the beachhead and the Japanese. When the perilous task of evacuation was nearly completed, Munro was killed by enemy fire, but his crew, two of whom were wounded, carried on until the last boat had loaded and cleared the beach. By his outstanding leadership, expert planning, and dauntless devotion to duty, he and his courageous comrades undoubtedly saved the lives of many who otherwise would have perished. He gallantly gave up his life in defense of his country.

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I've Got Windows in My Palm

Well it's really the death knell for Palm when they start building PDA's with the wholly retarded and almost completely unusable Window Mobile instead of their own far more effective/efficient/usable Palm OS.  Shame.

The Upside Down In-Box

Is there anything quite so retarded as the upside down posting format popularized by MS Outlook and now prevalent on the web? I mean, who wants to start at the end of the story?

University of Florida: Tased and Confused

University of Florida PD suspended two officers for doing their job. I bet morale is just peaking at the agency. Sure wish I worked there!