RE: Two Israeli Embassy Workers Assassinated Outside D.C. Jewish Museum
May 25, 2025 at 12:46 pm
(This post was last modified: May 25, 2025 at 1:01 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
July, 1944, Italy.
The 92nd infantry division, Buffalo Soldiers; with the designation of "colored", was attached to 1st Armor, fighting alongside the 442nd. They served under segregation as the only african americans in combat roles in the european theater. They crossed the Arno. Occupied Lucca. Penetrated the Gothic Line. By April 18th an element of the 92nd took control of the Sechio vector from the 442nd and pursued the remaining german forces through an unending retreat until the overall collapse of all german forces and subsequent surrender. They suffered 2997 casualties which produced two medal of honor recipients..but those would not be awarded until 1997. Their motto? Deeds Not Words.
Vernon Baker, the surviving medal of honor recipient, recounted having experienced racism and segregation, and the knowledge that the men he was serving with did not like or care for him. He was told to his face that black people were incapable of fighting. Also, though, of feeling he had nowhere else to go and that in spite of his mistreatment by americans and america it was his duty to defend it. He would serve as a paratrooper in the korean war as well.
The 92nd infantry division, Buffalo Soldiers; with the designation of "colored", was attached to 1st Armor, fighting alongside the 442nd. They served under segregation as the only african americans in combat roles in the european theater. They crossed the Arno. Occupied Lucca. Penetrated the Gothic Line. By April 18th an element of the 92nd took control of the Sechio vector from the 442nd and pursued the remaining german forces through an unending retreat until the overall collapse of all german forces and subsequent surrender. They suffered 2997 casualties which produced two medal of honor recipients..but those would not be awarded until 1997. Their motto? Deeds Not Words.
Vernon Baker, the surviving medal of honor recipient, recounted having experienced racism and segregation, and the knowledge that the men he was serving with did not like or care for him. He was told to his face that black people were incapable of fighting. Also, though, of feeling he had nowhere else to go and that in spite of his mistreatment by americans and america it was his duty to defend it. He would serve as a paratrooper in the korean war as well.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
