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June 2016
CAMP
265
RANKIN DISPATCH
N E W S LE TT E R O F T H E RAN K I N R O U G H & R EADYS
COMMANDERS QUOTE: If its important to you, youll find a way. If not- youll find an excuse.
COMMANDERS REPORT
I hope everyone is doing well! The Trail of Honor was a blast. A heartfelt thank you to all who pitched in and made it a success.
Our Civil War Relic Show is coming soon and we need all the help we can get. We need all hands on deck on June 17th, 18th, &
19th, 2016!!! Our speaker this month is Mississippi author, Mr. Brandon Beck. His topic is on the Confederate Cavalry in the
Confederate Heartland (General Forrest failing Strait's Raid). A $500 donation will be presented to a representative from the
Wounded Warriors of Mississippi organization, as well as a $100 prize and certificate to the winner of the Turkey Shootout.
We will concentrate on the upcoming Relic Show, our speaker is going to be great, so come early, bring someone with you, and
as sure as we had BB's flying by the thousands at the Trail of Honor, I will probably see you at our next camp meeting on June
4th at Penn's in Brandon at 7:00pm!
-Tim Cupit
Last months speaker- Bridget H. Smith was kind enough
to send us a thank you note. It reads:
Tim, Thanks so much for having me as a speaker at your
SCV meeting! It was truly a great experience! Looking
forward to the Civil War show in a few weeks!
Kindest regards, Bridget Smith
Just an interesting fact: Our last meeting on May 7th was
the 153rd anniversary of the murder of General Earl Van
Dorn, the subject of Bridget Smiths book!
CHAPLAINS REPORT
by Tom Fortenberry
IN HIS STEPS
In the passage of time when seasons come and go
My journey yet finished on the path set before
Walk with me as we count the steps
A hundred a thousand a witness to express
And let there be none to fear or fret
Nor sorrow or shame in our companions steps
We hold dear the remanence of those who sleep
A new day is here for us to rise up on our feet
And fight the good fight to do what is right
Ours is a just cause to lift up our flag in sight
Even those who have gone before us now rest in peace
There remains a vision for each of us to see
Walking in their footsteps and remembering their faith
May there be blessings from God
May there be praises unto His Name
I am the Confederate soldier our cause is right
We had a great turnout for the May 7th meeting! Good food, good fellowship, and good stories from our guest speaker, Bridget Smith!
C IV I L W A R R E L I C S H O W
B R A N D O N C I TY H A L L
S A T . J U N E 1 8 TH
S U N . J U N E 1 9 TH
9 AM - 5 PM
9AM - 4 PM
F O R I N F O C A L L T I M C U P IT 7 6 9 - 2 3 4 - 2 9 6 6
ADJUTANTS REPORT
by Sid Boteler
War Hero Without a Gun
When Desmond Doss was inducted into the U.S. Army in April 1942 he entered
service as a conscientious objector for his religious beliefs and served as a medic for
the 77th Infantry Division. From the beginning, the other men in his company
harassed and threatened Doss for his beliefs and quiet reading of the pocket-sized
Bible his wife had given him, even trying to get him transferred out of their unit.
On Okinawa, in the last Spring of 1945, his battalion assaulted a jagged escarpment
400 feet high. As the troops gained the summit, a heavy concentration of artillery,
mortar, and machine gun fire crashed into them, inflicting approximately 75
casualties and driving the others back. Doss refused to seek cover and remained in
the fire-swept area with the many stricken, carrying them one by one to the edge of
the escarpment and there lowering them on a rope-supported litter down the face of
a cliff to friendly hands. Each time he got one of them to safety he prayed, "Dear
God, let me get just one more man."
In three more battles in May, he unhesitatingly braved enemy artillery and mortar
shells, small arms fire, and showers of grenades to dress his comrades wounds and
evacuate them to safety. On May 21 while giving aid to the injured, he was seriously
wounded in the legs by the explosion of a grenade. Caring for his own injuries, he
waited five hours before litter bearers reached him and started to carry him to cover.
Along the way, Doss insisted on giving his stretcher to a badly wounded GI.
Awaiting a litter bearers return he was struck by a bullet, suffering a compound
fracture of one arm. With magnificent fortitude, he bound a rifle stock to his
shattered arm as a splint, and then crawled 300 yards over rough terrain to the aid
station.
Through his outstanding bravery and unflinching determination in the face of
desperately dangerous conditions, Private First Class Doss saved the lives of many
soldiers and became the first conscientious objector to receive the Congressional
Medal of Honor for outstanding gallantry far above and beyond the call of duty.
Taken from the American Patriots Bible (NKJV)
Dr. Richard G. Lee, General Editor
Trail of Honor
The firing line was full all weekend with nothing but marksmen and sharpshooters!
Lake Fest
Members from the Rankin Rough & Readys Camp #265 were present at Lake Fest
2016, working hard collecting petition signatures for Initiative 58.
The Mississippi state flag was adopted in 1894 by the state legislature. Some people
view the Confederate battle emblem on the flag to be offensive, but many others still
view it as a historic representation of our beloved South and a great source of pride and
heritage.
If you havent, or you know someone that hasnt already signed the petition to keep
the flag, please contact one of our members for more information on how to do so
TODAY! We need to make sure this flag continues to fly!
NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
BRANDON, MS
PERMIT NO. 265