Nov 11, 2015 | People
Veteran: Pfc. Howard E. Cooper; An American Hero Like so many millions of Americans, Howard Cooper joined the Army in WWII to do his duty for God and country. He was assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 136th Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division of the US Army. The 136th was sent to the Pacific Theatre and was instrumental in the liberation of the Philippine Islands, particularly Northern Luzon.
He was awarded the Bronze Star on 20 Feb 1945 for meritorious achievement in ground combat in northern Luzon. Then, on 12 May 1945, for extraordinary heroism in action, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the 2nd highest U.S. medal for heroism. Please see his Presidential Citation below. He was badly wounded in that action and was also awarded the Purple Heart. 
Nov 11, 2015 | People
At 0700 on 8 Dec 1941, less than 18 hours after the first bombs dropped on Pearl Harbor, the 22nd Bomb Group, the Red Raiders, took off in B-26 medium bombers from Langley field, VA headed for Muroc, CA to fly shore patrol. My father, Delbert J. Conrad, was a crew chief on one of those B-26s in the 33rd squadron.
From Muroc, they boarded the airplanes and flight crews onto ships and sailed to Oahu. At Hickam Field, they reassembled the planes and island hopped to Australia. The 22nd BG was one of the first units to take offensive action against the enemy. From from bases in northern Australia, they flew bomb missions without fighter escort against Japanese bases and shipping around New Guinea and the surrounding waters. As the war continued, they island hopped toward Japan while also moving from B-26s to B-25s to B-24s bombers.
Nov 11, 2015 | 1 VR 30-110mm f/3.8-5.6, Daily Image 2015, Nikon 1 V3, White-tailed Deer, Wildlife
Spotless Fawn Whitetail deer fawns are normally born sometime between late April and early July. At birth, they have a spotted reddish coat that is fairly silky. There may be several hundred spots on the coat. The spots enable the fawn to camouflage itself, with the colors blending well with the surrounding natural environment. As the spots disappear, in 3-4 months after birth, the fawn’s coat also changes from its reddish color to a grayish winter coat. When a fawn is born it is odorless so that predators are not attracted to its location. When a fawn detects danger it will remain perfectly still. Fawns that live past the first week have a good chance of surviving to adulthood.
