United States Army

On Wednesday, March 3, 2004, RONALD De COMO, Sgt. Major, Retired, of Poinciana, Florida, passed away. He was 60. He was retired Sgt. Major, Military Intelligence, United States Army, having served 2 and a-half tours of duty in Vietnam. Survived by his wife, Ann G. of Kissimmee; sons Ronald and John of FL; daughters, Kristine Wiechert of NJ and Desiree Da Silva of FL; step-son, Scott Bramble and step-daughter, Laura De Vol of MD; brothers, Charles of Franklinville, NJ and Richard of FL; sister, Linda Clark of KY; and 14 grandchildren.

On Tuesday, November 15, 2005, beloved husband of Patricia Davis and loving brother to Betty House of San Antonio, Texas and devoted father to Ronnie Davis, Jr., John M. Davis, Pat Davis, and Michele Roling, and loving grandfather to seven, passed on to his great reward. Mr. Davis, a native of Texas, and graduate of the St. Mary's University of San Antonio with a Master's Degree in political science, and decorated Vietnam veteran and past Major in the United States Army, was a 38 year resident of the Washington Metropolitan area residing in Temple Hills, Maryland.

Commander of the 1st United States Army, Lt. Gen. James Houston Johnson Jr., stationed at Fort Meade, announced yesterday his plans to retire in September."

Caitlin Anne De Laney, Arlington, Virginia, and Major Wilson Roller Rutherford IV, Leavenworth, Kansas, were married April 30, 2005 in Highlands, North Carolina. The wedding was held in the garden of the Farm at Old Edwards Inn, with the Reverend Jeremy Hole of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Gainesville, Florida, officiating. The ceremony was followed by dinner and dancing at the Farm. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Andrew De Laney, of Gainesville, Florida. She received her undergraduate degree from Hollins University and her Master's in International Business from the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida.

On Tuesday, November 15, 2005, beloved husband of Patricia Davis and loving brother to Betty House of San Antonio, Texas and devoted father to Ronnie Davis, Jr., John M. Davis, Pat Davis, and Michele Roling, and loving grandfather to seven, passed on to his great reward. Mr. Davis, a native of Texas, and graduate of the St. Mary's University of San Antonio with a Master's Degree in political science, and decorated Vietnam veteran and past Major in the United States Army, was a 38 year resident of the Washington Metropolitan area residing in Temple Hills, Maryland.

Caitlin Anne De Laney, Arlington, Virginia, and Major Wilson Roller Rutherford IV, Leavenworth, Kansas, were married April 30, 2005 in Highlands, North Carolina. The wedding was held in the garden of the Farm at Old Edwards Inn, with the Reverend Jeremy Hole of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Gainesville, Florida, officiating. The ceremony was followed by dinner and dancing at the Farm. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Andrew De Laney, of Gainesville, Florida. She received her undergraduate degree from Hollins University and her Master's in International Business from the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida.

A torrent of patriotism was unleashed yesterday evening at Fort Meade as precision drill teams performed intricate routines and other troops marched and sang in a showcase of Army talent.At least 2,000 spectators flocked to McGlachlin Field to watch the hour of entertainment, called a Twilight Tattoo, provided by the 3rd United States Infantry and the United States Army Band.The program featured patriotic songs such as "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "America the Beautiful," marching soldiers twirling rifles and a tribute to soldiers who fought in every war from the Revolution to the Persian Gulf.

...TC A Mass of Christian burial for retired Army Col. Francis A. Richter, who was a financial manager for an investment advisory firm, will be offered at 11 a.m. today at St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Church in Bradshaw.Colonel Richter, who was 66 and lived in Kingsville, died Friday after an apparent heart attack in Somerville, Mass., while on a business trip.He had worked for the Falls Church, Va.-based Burney Co. since retiring from the Army in 1976.A native of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich.

150 years ago in The SunAugust 24: NEW DRESS AGAIN -- Having received our new fonts of type from the manufacturer, we have commenced introducing it into use upon The Sun. It will be observed that it is a clear, plain and handsome-faced letter, and the paper will be newly dressed in it throughout in the course of a day or two. So many impressions of The Sun are taken each day, that the best quality of type, cast of the finest compound of metal, wears but...

THE UNITED STATES ARMY does not operate on a Chinese menu basis. Persons in uniform do not have the right to pick and choose where they will serve and under what conditions and only in pursuit of a mission that suits their political sensibilities.If they enlist in what is now the all-volunteer military, they swear to obey orders -- orders coming in a direct line of command from the president as commander-in-chief. Their only alternative is to avoid service or object to an assignment as a matter of conscience and accept the consequences.

On Wednesday, March 3, 2004, RONALD De COMO, Sgt. Major, Retired, of Poinciana, Florida, passed away. He was 60. He was retired Sgt. Major, Military Intelligence, United States Army, having served 2 and a-half tours of duty in Vietnam. Survived by his wife, Ann G. of Kissimmee; sons Ronald and John of FL; daughters, Kristine Wiechert of NJ and Desiree Da Silva of FL; step-son, Scott Bramble and step-daughter, Laura De Vol of MD; brothers, Charles of Franklinville, NJ and Richard of FL; sister, Linda Clark of KY; and 14 grandchildren.

Here is The Sun's summary of war news as the Battle of Gettysburg unfolded. This summary is from Wednesday, July 8, 1863: THE WAR NEWS. - After sustaining a siege of forty-five days, the Confederate garrison at Vicksburg, Miss., has surrendered. The capitulation took place on Saturday last, the 4th inst. It is stated that General Pemberton, on that day, sent a flag of truce the General Grant proposing to surrender, providing that his troops be allowed to march out of the town. This proposition was refused, and after a consultation with his commanding officers, the Confederate General agreed to surrender unconditionally.

150 years ago in The SunAugust 24: NEW DRESS AGAIN -- Having received our new fonts of type from the manufacturer, we have commenced introducing it into use upon The Sun. It will be observed that it is a clear, plain and handsome-faced letter, and the paper will be newly dressed in it throughout in the course of a day or two. So many impressions of The Sun are taken each day, that the best quality of type, cast of the finest compound of metal, wears but...

On some days, with the sunlight streaming through his artist's studio, Ed Hamilton says he would stop his work on the nation's memorial to the Civil War's black soldiers, step back and wonder: "What if these guys could talk? What would they say?"There were no black soldiers in the U.S. Army when the Civil War began. By the war's end, nearly 200,000 black men, the majority of them escaped slaves, had fought in the U.S. Colored Troops (U.S.C.T.)They and their 7,000 white officers campaigned in Florida and South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

THE UNITED STATES ARMY does not operate on a Chinese menu basis. Persons in uniform do not have the right to pick and choose where they will serve and under what conditions and only in pursuit of a mission that suits their political sensibilities.If they enlist in what is now the all-volunteer military, they swear to obey orders -- orders coming in a direct line of command from the president as commander-in-chief. Their only alternative is to avoid service or object to an assignment as a matter of conscience and accept the consequences.

For more than four decades, veterans of the U.S. Army's last all-black unit were shamed by their country's official history, which characterized them as cowardly and inept soldiers during the Korean War.Yesterday, only days before the unveiling of the Korean War Memorial in Washington, the Army finally sought to soften that blow, rewriting its official history to attribute the 24th Regiment's failings in combat to the mistrust, hostility and confusion caused...

Here is The Sun's summary of war news as the Battle of Gettysburg unfolded. This summary is from Wednesday, July 8, 1863: THE WAR NEWS. - After sustaining a siege of forty-five days, the Confederate garrison at Vicksburg, Miss., has surrendered. The capitulation took place on Saturday last, the 4th inst. It is stated that General Pemberton, on that day, sent a flag of truce the General Grant proposing to surrender, providing that his troops be allowed to march out of the town. This proposition was refused, and after a consultation with his commanding officers, the Confederate General agreed to surrender unconditionally.

For more than four decades, veterans of the U.S. Army's last all-black unit were shamed by their country's official history, which characterized them as cowardly and inept soldiers during the Korean War.Yesterday, only days before the unveiling of the Korean War Memorial in Washington, the Army finally sought to soften that blow, rewriting its official history to attribute the 24th Regiment's failings in combat to the mistrust, hostility and confusion caused...

A torrent of patriotism was unleashed yesterday evening at Fort Meade as precision drill teams performed intricate routines and other troops marched and sang in a showcase of Army talent.At least 2,000 spectators flocked to McGlachlin Field to watch the hour of entertainment, called a Twilight Tattoo, provided by the 3rd United States Infantry and the United States Army Band.The program featured patriotic songs such as "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "America the Beautiful," marching soldiers twirling rifles and a tribute to soldiers who fought in every war from the Revolution to the Persian Gulf.

Commander of the 1st United States Army, Lt. Gen. James Houston Johnson Jr., stationed at Fort Meade, announced yesterday his plans to retire in September."