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My grandfather was the commander of a colored (all black except for officers) U.S. Army engineer company during the invasion of the Philippines in 1945. His unit was involved in the battle of Luzon, which was the bloodiest battle in American history—not in terms of Americans killed, but in overall death toll. 230,000 Japanese soldiers were killed in the battle of Luzon. They died along with over 130,000 Filipinos (mostly civilians), and around 10,380 American soldiers, sailors, and Marines. Luzon was primarily an army and naval operation, with no USMC ground troops present; although 132 Marines were killed in the Philippines campaign, most of whom were members of aviation units.
I rattled all of this off to my cousin, who nodded his head—I don’t recall if the information was new to him or not, as Judson (my grandfather) never said a single word about WW2. I learned the information only after my grandmother’s death, at which time I inherited his service records.
After the war Judson spent 30 more years in the army, working “at the Pentagon.” I mentioned to my cousin that it must have been an ordeal “working all those years in accounting.”
Well, according to my cousin, that career in accounting was some kind of cover, and Judson actually spent 30 years in the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, later the Defense Atomic Support Agency.
https://x.com/amanofthesoil/status/2041347964291981561

Clown World @ClownWorld - Video: Florida school bus driver Yvonne Hampton, 67, saw the active warning lights and lowering barriers at a railroad crossing. She drove through anyway with 29 students on board, saying "Not gonna stop for no train." The train hit the rear of the bus. Panic erupted. No serious injuries, but 29 felony counts of child neglect say it all. She was fired, arrested, and released on bond. Some people should never be behind the wheel of a school bus.
https://x.com/ClownWorld/status/2041725488482414708

Collin Rugg @CollinRugg - Video: NEW: A Tennessee school board member is standing by his comments after telling a high schooler, "God, you’re hot," during a meeting.
No one was seen challenging Washington County official Keith Ervin after he made the comment and put his arm around the girl.
"God you’re hot, you know that? Where do you go to school at?" he said.
Ervin is standing by his remarks after receiving backlash from the community, says he was impressed by her "smart questions."
"I mean, I was impressed and the other board members was impressed because of the question she asked," he said to a local news outlet.
"And, you know, I’m old school. I’m an old farm boy. And I didn’t mean nothing by anything. I just was proud of her."
Ervin claims there is a lot of "context missing" from the viral videos.