Proud of this dude!! He’s put in the work and works his tail off! Coach Britton has a great plan in place to continue to develop him and can’t wait to see the results!!
Ray’s Rock - Omaha Beach
On the morning of June 6, 1944, 23 year old Staff Sergeant Arnold “Ray” Lambert came ashore with the first wave of the 1st Infantry Division on the eastern side of Omaha Beach. At this small patch of concrete he saved nearly 20 lives:
The division came under intense fire from several German bunkers surrounding the entrance to the Colville Draw (one of two exits off Omaha Beach). Ray, a medic, immediately went to work.
He was shot in the arm. Moments later he was hit by shrapnel in the leg, but Ray kept pulling men to safety. He pulled nearly 20 wounded soldiers to cover behind this 8ft wide obstacle, treating each soldier before going out in search of others.
After several hours under fire, while pulling a wounded soldier from the ocean, he was struck by a landing craft. It dropped its ramp on top of him, breaking his back. He fell face down in the water, drowning. The craft backed up and nearby soldiers pulled an unconscious Ray to safety, eventually evacuating him off the beach.
Remarkably, Ray had already earned two Silver Stars and three Purple Hearts in Sicily and North Africa, prior to landing in France. But here in Normandy his war would end.
He awoke in a hospital back in England a day later. In the next bed over was his brother, who had also been wounded at Omaha.
When asked about his work on D-Day, Ray simply said, “I did what I was called to do.”
Ray Lambert passed in 2021 at 100 years old. He exemplified the best of American grit and why remembering this day is so important.
Out of 16.4 million Americans who served in WWII, only about 40,000 are still alive.
They’re dying at a rate of ~100 per day.
These are the heroes who saved the world from tyranny.
Find one. Thank one. Listen to their stories.
While you still can.
Mat Best - Folded Flag (Official Music Video)
This song was written for the men and women who stepped into the fire for this country and never made it home, and for the families, friends, and brothers left carrying their memory forward.
Memorial Day isn’t just a long weekend. Behind every folded flag is a name, a story, and a sacrifice that built the freedom we live in every day.
This song proudly supports the Major Brent Taylor Foundation and the Gold Star families it supports.
Southridge 3, Silver Creek 0, mid 2
T2: Raiders scored 3 runs on bases-loaded walk and Sherman RBI single. Also, Southridge's Buse scored from 3B on double play.
Southridge Baseball with a walk off win in extra innings over Northview! Raiders win the Hardball Classic after a fun day of baseball at League Stadium!
Ask and you shall receive…
Raiders turn just your everyday 9-3-6-2 Triple Play with bases loaded in the top of the 8th setting up their walk off win in the bottom of the 8th vs Northview to win the Hardball Classic!
Let’s go home. Southridge 4, Northview 3 in the bottom of the eighth is your final. An error opens the door for Jackson Buse to score from second. The Raiders win the Raider Hardball Classic, and cap the week 4-0. They’re due back Tuesday at Tell City.
I don't care how many schools we've added to Division I over the past however many years -- literally none of them are national championship contenders. It's nonsense to use them as even one reason to expand the NCAA Tournament most clearly don't want expanded.
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