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🇺🇸Most Badass Americans You Don’t Know D-Day Edition (D+2): Frank D. Peregory
Technical Sergeant Frank D. Peregory stormed ashore with the first wave on Omaha Beach on D-Day.
Two days later (D+2) he turned into a one man bayonet and grenade wrecking crew.
Born April 10, 1916, in Esmont, Virginia, Peregory grew up in a large hardscrabble family in Albemarle County.
At just 15 he lied about his age and joined the Virginia National Guard.
He served in Company K, 116th Infantry Regiment.
He was already a proven hero.
While guarding a beach in North Carolina in 1942 he twice dove into a submerged truck in a canal to pull a drowning comrade to safety.
He earned the Soldier’s Medal for that, the highest non-combat award a solider can receive for heroism.
By 1944 he was a battle hardened Tech Sergeant in the 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry, 29th Infantry Division.
The famous Blue and Gray division that took the worst of Omaha Beach.
On the morning of June 8, 1944, his battalion was pushing inland toward the strongly held German defenses at Grandcamp.
Suddenly the advance slammed to a halt under devastating machine gun fire from an entrenched enemy force on the high ground.
Peregory did not wait for orders.
On his own initiative he charged straight up the exposed hill under withering fire.
Reaching the crest he spotted a deep trench leading 200 yards to the main German fortifications.
He leaped in and went to work.
He slammed into a squad of enemy riflemen. Attacking with grenades and bayonet in brutal close quarters combat he killed eight and forced three to surrender.
Then he kept going alone down the trench line.
Single handedly he forced the surrender of 32 more riflemen, captured the machine gun crew, and completely silenced the position.
His one man assault opened the way for the entire battalion to surge forward and seize the objective.
Six days later on June 14, 1944, Technical Sergeant Frank D. Peregory was killed in action in the Normandy hedgerows.
He was 28.
He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
One of the legendary heroes of the 29th Division and the only Virginia National Guardsman to receive the nation’s highest honor in World War II.
He rests today in the Normandy American Cemetery overlooking the beaches he helped secure.
Frank D. Peregory is an American Badass
Thank you, Frank! 🫡🇺🇸
🇺🇸 Most Badass Americans You Don’t Know D-Day Edition (D+3): Charles N. DeGlopper
On June 9, 1944, Private First Class Charles DeGlopper turned into a one man BAR wrecking crew who fought so his brothers could live.
Born November 30, 1921, in Grand Island, New York, DeGlopper grew up on a cattle farm.
He was the youngest of his siblings and a towering 6'7", 240 pound farm boy who graduated from Tonawanda High School.
Drafted in November 1942, he went through basic training at Camp Croft, South Carolina, and joined Company C, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division.
He already had hard combat experience from earlier campaigns with the division.
On the morning of June 9, 1944, his forward platoon was advancing to secure a bridgehead across the Merderet River at La Fière, France.
At dawn they had pushed through an outer line of German machine guns and riflemen but became cut off from the rest of the company.
Vastly superior enemy forces began hammering the platoon and started a flanking move that would leave them completely exposed in a shallow roadside ditch.
DeGlopper did not wait.
He volunteered to stay behind and lay down covering fire with his Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) so his buddies could withdraw through a break in the hedgerow.
He stood up in full view of the enemy, walked straight onto the road, and opened up with assault fire from his BAR.
Almost immediately he was hit by enemy bullets, but he kept firing.
Struck again, he started to fall, yet he refused to stop.
Kneeling in the roadway, weakened by his grievous wounds, he leveled his heavy weapon and poured burst after burst into the German positions until he was killed outright.
His one-man stand drew all the enemy fire onto himself, allowing his platoon to pull back safely and reorganize.
Later his comrades found the ground around his position strewn with dead Germans and many machine guns and automatic weapons he had knocked out of action.
His sacrifice let the 82nd Airborne hold the critical bridgehead and establish the first crossing over the Merderet River.
Private First Class Charles N. DeGlopper was killed in action that day at age 22.
He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
He rests today in Maple Grove Cemetery in his hometown of Grand Island, New York.
Charles N. DeGlopper is an American Badass
Thank you, Charles! 🫡🇺🇸
🇺🇸 Most Badass Americans You Don’t Know D-Day Edition (D+4): Arthur F. DeFranzo
Staff Sergeant Arthur F. DeFranzo stormed Omaha Beach on D-Day with the Big Red One.
On June 10 (D+4), he turned into a one man machine gun silencing wrecking crew.
Born March 20, 1919, in Saugus, Massachusetts, DeFranzo enlisted in the Army in November 1940.
By D-Day he was a battle-hardened Staff Sergeant in the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division.
On the morning of June 10, 1944, near Vaubadon, France, his platoon’s scouts were advancing across an open field when the enemy suddenly opened fire with several machine guns and hit one of the men.
DeFranzo did not wait. He moved out in the open under heavy fire to rescue the wounded scout.
He was himself wounded but dragged the man back to safety.
Refusing aid for his own wounds, he reentered the open field and led the advance upon the enemy.
At least two machine guns poured fire on him, but DeFranzo kept going forward, firing as he advanced.
One by one the enemy emplacements fell silent.
Wounded again, he continued on until he was within 100 yards of the enemy position.
Even as he fell, he kept firing his rifle and waving his men forward.
When his company came up behind him, despite his many severe wounds, he suddenly raised himself and once more moved forward in the lead of his men until he was hit again.
In a final act of courage, he threw several grenades at the enemy machine-gun position and completely destroyed the gun.
He fought so his brothers could live.
Staff Sergeant Arthur F. DeFranzo was killed in action that day at age 25.
He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
He rests today in Riverside Cemetery in his hometown of Saugus, Massachusetts.
Arthur F. DeFranzo is an American Badass
Thank you, Arthur! 🫡🇺🇸
Karmelo Anthony will be eligible for parole in 17.5 years.
This is a travesty.
True faithfulness to God demands nothing less than the death penalty.
For every 20,000 blacks, 306 violent crimes are committed annually against a whites.
For every 20,000 whites, 7 violent crimes are committed annually against blacks.
Black criminals are released because of their skin color.
White citizens are punished because of theirs.
Want to know how healthcare dollars are being spent by @AltaMedHealthS?
AltaMed, the nation’s largest 340B “nonprofit” health system, is quietly lobbying for an exemption from President Trump’s 340B reforms.
CEO Castulo de la Rocha earns nearly $2 million a year, and he and his wife have reportedly received more than $20 million from AltaMed.
AltaMed even hired a Chief Curator to oversee an extensive art collection (pics below).
The organization has also directed money to political figures such as Gavin Newsom and Xavier Becerra, along with groups like Latino Victory Project.
In short, AltaMed wants a carve-out so taxpayers don’t look too closely at where they’re going.
Mahender Makhijani, 44, a lawful permanent resident from India living in Corona del Mar, was arrested this morning on a federal criminal complaint charging him with defrauding a bank out of nearly $100 million.
Makhijani controlled Cantor Group V LLC, a Newport Beach-based company that had a lending agreement requiring it to pledge only first-lien real estate loans to the victim bank.
Makhijani falsified title policies from September 2024 to April 2025 to make it appear Cantor held first-lien positions when other creditors were ahead. Makhijani and a subordinate forged documents in Adobe, altered metadata, and submitted the falsified records to the victim bank, while also providing misleading explanations during calls and in spreadsheets.
If convicted, Makhijani faces a statutory maximum sentence of 30 years in federal prison. He is expected to make his initial appearance this afternoon in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California. All defendants are presumed innocent until convicted in court.
Our nation’s economy and welfare depend on a healthy banking system. When lenders are deceived, it has downstream effects on consumers and businesses.
Lmao how am I supposed to choose from all of this? This is overwhelming me😭😭😭
🚨 JUST IN: A 17-year-old girl was raped by four Afghan migrants, including 16-year-old boy, for hours in Bristol.
https://t.co/5wQZsC1Oo4
Democrat leader warns MLK Jr.'s niece Alveda King for claims against SPLC: 'you're under oath' https://t.co/GJmwo3XM5T
https://t.co/XPYBd6QReC
Agree 100 percent.
MS NOW: "You say there's nothing out there that could be concerning... And this may be a little bit rich..."
GRAHAM PLATNER: “There’s nothing out there that’s actually concerning. People make everything seem very concerning…”
Ro Khanna might want to rethink the whole "he was toxic and misogynistic and wrong but he's ashamed and very sorry so let's give him some grace" defense...
In 17 minutes, James Talarico managed to flip-flop on every position he has ever taken. Talacreepo has proven he will lie time and time again because he knows his weird radical policies are too extreme for the people of Texas.
Don’t sleep on this guy.
The Minnesota fraud scandal is worse than anyone thought. Billions of dollars looted, 110+ indictments, and warnings ignored for years.
At minimum, this is a massive failure of oversight.
@Tim_Walz will be remembered as the governor who let fraud run rampant.
DeSantis designates June as Faith and Family Month amid Pride Month celebrations
@GovDeSantis proclamation: “Families who actively practice their faith and spend meaningful time together are shown to be less likely to experience abuse, addiction, fatherlessness, or family instability, and are more likely to contribute to safer, stronger, and more productive communities.”
It’s been a very exciting week in the Miller household.
Hawthorne Hayes Miller was born on June 3rd at 9:04am growing our crew to 4 kids 5 and under.
Babies are the absolute best. Our home is filled with so much love, laughter, and joy.
It’s an incredible feeling to know that you can make an entire person from scratch. I truly recommend parenthood — it’s a 10/10 life experience.
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