@Seraphinaf5 If you enter a room that has 200 people in it, you make it a total of 201. 75 leave and now there are 126 people. Add 50 more and it’s 176
Today on June 18, President Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to Colonel John W. Ripley posthumously, for his heroism in destroying the Dong Ha Bridge to halt advancing North Vietnamese forces.
During the Easter Offensive, Ripley’s unit was ordered to “hold and die” against overwhelming enemy forces. Acting alone, he climbed beneath the Dong Ha Bridge and spent three hours placing explosives while under intense enemy fire.
Knowing the danger, he remained focused on completing the mission. The resulting blast destroyed the bridge, stopping the enemy advance and enabling US airpower to strike effectively. His actions delayed the offensive and became one of the most iconic acts of bravery in Marine Corps history.
Ripley passed away on October 28, 2008, at age 69. On March 3, 2026, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 7211, authorizing the posthumous upgrade of his Navy Cross to the Medal of Honor.
This is why Johnny Carson is THE iconic late-night talk show host:
“Why do they think that just because you have a Tonight Show that you must deal in serious issues? It’s a danger. It’s a real danger. Once you start that, you start to get that self-important feeling that what you say has great import. And you know? Strangely enough, you could use that show as a forum. You could sway people. And I don’t think you should as an entertainer.”
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