@Ed_Settle@CallawayGolf@TarantoAnthony OK. Here you go Ed. Now you just need a private jet, a fancy Italian sports car and an invitation to The Masters.
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.
Doing our best to get close to @ChrisGotterup here at @MemorialGolf so we can remind him that his success is all due to @PGAPappas 's interview a few years ago: https://t.co/XcSSnygvHb
Pray about everything. That’s wisdom.
We don’t want to simply believe He sees everything and knows everything.
We want to ask Him to be a part of every aspect of our lives in order to guide, teach, and shape us.
Our lives will light up this world if we humbly let Him lead.🙏🏻🙌🏼
Imagine one day having to explain to your grandchildren why you backed out of playing a concert for America's 250th birthday because you didn't want to upset people who now think men can get pregnant.
New day, new mercies, new opportunity to begin again.
To practice gratitude, patience, diligence, restraint, kindness, and trust.
The world may overlook these things because they do not glitter. But heaven does not overlook them.
God sees every hidden act of faithfulness. 🙏🏻🙌🏼
Thank you again for yesterday OHCC fam. 💯
And a few pics of my first headcover purchase since you opened the doors to your new Clubhouse and Golf Shop.
This will be a centerpiece in my headcover collection. 😁👍