European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 stars and stripes sunday March 252m sunday Marks first medal of Honor Day by Leo Shane m stars and stripes vet eran Gary Littrell Doest have any events or speeches planned for sunday the first National medal of Honor Day he Hopes this is the last time its a relaxing Day for him i Hope that every 25th of March from this Day Forward in in a school or at a boy scout or girl scout event or a Junior Roth event said Littrell a 1973 recipient of the award and presi Dent of the congressional medal of Honor society i Hope i can help educate our youth Foster patriotism and inspire our youth to become worthy citizens Littrell spoke wednesday at a Capitol Hill reception to Cele brate Congress designation of the new National Day of recognition the medal is the highest Mili tary Honor the event Drew 31 medal of Honor recipients together including the oldest living honoree re tired Sailor John finn who manned an antiaircraft gun in an exposed parking lot during the japanese attack on Pearl Harbor i never dreamed i would be awarded the medal the 97yearold Veteran said i was a Little curl haired boy when i enlisted in the Navy in 1926 i could never conceive All of the at Tention and adulation that All of us medal recipients receive finn said when the attack began he rushed to Man the machine gun because he knew every Man needed to react quickly he said he Hopes today troops take that lesson to heart Only 112 of the 3444 medal recipients Are living today two coming up for air Chris and stripes Petty officer 1st class James Wiessman serving As a dive tender and safety observer assists diver chief Petty officer Ted Woline out of the water and onto the Stern of the nuclear powered submarine uss Hampton on thursday submarines typically carry three or More Volunteer divers to serve As Security swimmers and to conduct external inspections of the boats Hull the los Angel Sclass submarine based in Connecticut pulled into Yokosuka naval base on wednesday for a port visit prior to continuing its Western Pacific deployment Joe and stripes Gary Littrell background National president of the congressional medal of Honor society introduces Bernard Fisher right and John finn who at age 97 is the oldest living recipient of the nations highest military Honor have been awarded for actions in class Paul Ray Smith was killed Iraq both posthumously Marine while protecting his troops As Cpl Jason Dunham died after div they evacuated wounded soldiers ing on a grenade to save his Fel from the Battlefield Low troops while army sgt 1st All of us medal recipients were just out there trying to do the Best we could for our fellow troops on the ground said Ronald Ray who As a Soldier in Vietnam sur Vived a grenade blast to Lead his troops out of an ambush the message is As Long As you protect each other and work to Complete your Mission things will turn out right other medal holders echoed that sentiment noting that their one Day of heroism was a reflection of years of military training and preparation the first medals of Honor were awarded 144 years ago sunday to six Union soldiers who travelled nearly 200 Miles into Confederate territory to steal a train in a rail Way sabotage attempt email Leo Shane at Navy to pay More for sailors who establish linguistic proficiency by Jeff Schogol stars and stripes Arlington a the Navy has broadened the eligibility Pool for a Bonus pay program for sail ors who speak foreign languages Navy officials said thursday the amount sailors can earn varies depending on their scores on the defense language proficiency test How Many speakers per language the Navy already has and which languages the Navy needs most officials said under the program sailors can earn Between and per month per language up to a Maxi mum of per month said senior chief Petty officer David Baker Navy foreign language pro Gram office manager officials said the Navy has now expanded which sailors Are Eligi ble for the pay to include All sailors who graduate from the defense language Institute in Monterey Calif sailors assigned to special warfare naval expeditionary combat command Fleet Marine Force and the health service aug mentation program such As corpsmen sailors who have to use their language skills while deployed on emergency unplanned or Adoc operations Baker said he could not Esti mate How Many More sailors Are now eligible for the extra pay under the new eligibility require ments he also said the Navy does not have a target for the number of sailors it Hopes will Avail them selves of the extra pay sailors who receive the pay Are required to maintain their Lan Guage skills on their own see Navy administrative message at  for More information email Jeff Schogol at English speaking f tooled 5 minutes i from Yokosuka no next to mite mall  i attention customers Are you searching for a new Home but cant sign a military contract come see us 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