Ivan Campos joined Nine Line in 2021 as a developer, helping build the tools our team relies on every day. A few months ago, he stepped away from a career he loved to serve our country. Today, he graduated from boot camp.
Ivan, we miss having you here, and weโre proud of you. Congratulations to you, your wife, and your daughter on this milestone. Youโll always be part of the Nine Line family.
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#OTD - October 23, 1921 - The selection of the Unknown Soldier.
The United States lost 77,000 during WWI. To commemorate the sacrifice, one of many unidentified bodies buried in the American military cemeteries in France was chosen for reburial in Arlington National Cemetery.
Four bodies from the cemeteries of Aisne-Marne, Meuse-Argonne, Somme, and St. Mihiel were brought to Chalons on October 23, 1921. Sergeant Edward Younger was chosen to make the selection the following day. The caskets were draped with American flags prior to selection. The third casket on the left was chosen by placing white roses upon the casket.
The casket was then inscribed "An Unknown American who gave his life in the world war." On the morning of October 25, the casket was placed onboard the American cruiser Olympia for the final journey home.
For more information on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: https://t.co/5yMRf1ubBP
Tech Sgt. Ian Patterson was from Fort Stewart, Georgia, about 30 minutes from Nine Line HQ in Savannah. Ian spent 15 years serving and leading with honor in the United States Air Force while building a family with his wife, Niki, and their two boys.
Fellow Air Force TACP Jared Taylor designed this memorial t-shirt with Nikiโs guidance. A portion of the proceeds goes directly to the TACP Foundation, helping our community secure a future for the Patterson family- https://t.co/DBEg0JHjvK
Have you heard of the Marine Mail Guards before?
In October 1926, President Coolidge ordered 2,500 Marines to guard US Mail after the brutal robbery and murder of a US Mail truck driver. The 4th Marines were spread throughout 12 states. These armed Marines became a sobering sight throughout Post Offices, mail trains, and mail trucks. Only one robbery was attempted while Marines guarded US mail. The Mail Guards returned to normal duty on 10 January 1927 as the force was disbanded.
Before there were aisles full of pop culture costumes, Halloween was a homemade affair. In the early 1900s, people crafted their disguises from scraps, paper, fabric, and imagination. The idea wasnโt to mimic a movie character but to transform into something unrecognizable. Many of these early costumes were inspired by folklore, spirits, and superstition. Looking back now, they carry an eerie charm and remind us that the scariest costumes donโt come from stores, they come from creativity.
Image source- Ladydi-bds via Reddit
On this day in 1922, LCDR Virgil C. Griffin in a Vought VE-7SF makes the first takeoff from a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, USS Langley (CV-1) anchored in York River, Virginia.
(Image shown features a DT-2 biplane taking off from the deck of the Langley in 1925)
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#OTD in 1951, the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge concluded, marking the end of a grueling month-long conflict during the Korean War. Spanning from September 13th to October 15th, this battle unfolded along a winding front line running east to west, a few miles north of the 38th parallel, through the heart of the Korean peninsula.
UN and communist forces, engaged in a series of intense and bloody clashes as they jockeyed for control of the twisting terrain. After a relentless 30 days of combat, American and French forces ultimately gained the upper hand, successfully securing Heartbreak Ridge. However, this achievement came at a considerable cost.
Despite their triumph, Sherman tanks struggled to advance through the treacherous Mundung-ni Valley, with 38 armored vehicles destroyed and nine damaged in the process. Both sides suffered heavy casualties, with over 3,700 American and French soldiers lost and an estimated 25,000 North Korean and Chinese casualties.
The profound impact of these losses resonated deeply with the UN and US command, leading to a strategic shift. They recognized that battles like Heartbreak Ridge, though significant, often came at too high a human toll for the relatively modest territorial gains achieved. This realization prompted a shift toward more cautious and deliberate tactics involving air support, artillery, and infantry, culminating in the eventual capture of Heartbreak Ridge in October 1951.
In the first image, taken September 18, 1951, US troops display signs left by Chinese soldiers.
#OTD in 1912, Theodore Roosevelt was shot at close range by anarchist William Schrenk. He was saved by the papers in his breast pocket and still managed to give an 84-minute address in Milwaukee. He began, โFriends, I shall ask you to be as quiet as possible.โ His second line, however, was a bombshell. โI donโt know whether you fully understand that I have just been shot.โ He then stated, โIt takes more than that to kill a bull moose," and pulled his 50-page speech out of his pocket, which had slowed the bullet.
#OTD in 1951, the first battalion-sized combat helo-lift occurred. A Marine battalion was flown by transport helicopters to a frontline combat position for the first time, when HMR-161 lifted the 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, and its equipment, during Operation Bumblebee, northeast of Yanggu, Korea.
#OTD in 1845, through the efforts of the SECNAV, George Bancroft, the Naval School (later renamed the United States Naval Academy) was established without Congressional funding. The academy was located at a 10-acre Army post named Fort Severn in Annapolis, Maryland, & began with a class of 50 midshipmen and seven professors.