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Fourth Alabama...great video and story from YellowHammer
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08/26/14 04:42 AM
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straycat
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Link to Yellow Hammer News story and to watch the video: Fourth Alabama Yellowhammer News CEO Cliff Sims hit the shooting range recently with state senator Phil Williams, who also happens to be an Airborne Ranger and currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army National Guard. Williams has served for 25 years in various reserve component Special Operations and Airborne units. Since 9/11 he has served two combat tours in the Global War on Terror, one each in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as one tour in the Pentagon on the Army Staff’s Special Operations Division. He is currently the Battalion Commander for the First of the 167th Infantry, known as the legendary “Fourth Alabama,” consisting of over 750 Infantrymen and support soldiers. “It probably has more battle streamers on their guidon than the majority of the units in the actual entire Army,” Williams said of the battalion he commands. “The Fourth Alabama dates back to pre-Civil War. I think they were formed up first in 1836.” Williams laid out in detail the history of the battalion from that point through the early 1900s, then turned his attention to World War I, where the Fourth Alabama’s fierce reputation reached new heights. “They went to World War I and a number of major battles took place where the Fourth Alabama figured very prominently,” he explained. “They were attached to the 42nd Division — the Rainbow Division. And the Rainbow Division became legendary among American forces, and within that, the First of the 167th Infantry (the official name of the Fourth Alabama). There’s actually a statue built on the battlefield at Croix Rouge Farm (France) just for the battalion that I command.” So famous were the Fourth Alabama’s battlefield exploits, in fact, that General Edward H. Plummer, who commanded the men during the early days of their service, exclaimed, “In time of war, send me all the Alabamians you can get!” General Douglas MacArthur (then a Major) added that the Fourth Alabama’s service to their country had not “been surpassed in military history.” Check out Yellowhammer’s interview with Sen. Williams above to learn more about Alabama’s legendary fighting force, how he balances his role as a state senator with his role as a battalion commander, and more.
"The grass withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands forever." Isaiah 40:8
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Re: Fourth Alabama...great video and story from YellowHammer
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08/26/14 05:07 AM
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Wiley Coyote
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Cool little history lesson there. My Grandaddy served in WWI but I don't have any service records or even any stories passed down except the trip back in a comandeered German (I believe) ship that he thought would sink at any minute.
I firmly believe that a double gallows should be constructed on the East Lawn of The White House. Politicians who willfully and shamelessly violate their oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America should be swiftly tried and, upon conviction, publicly hanged at sunup the day after conviction. If multiple convicts are to be hanged they can choose with whom to share the gallows or names shall be drawn from the hangman's hat to be hanged 2 at a time.
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Re: Fourth Alabama...great video and story from YellowHammer
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08/26/14 06:08 AM
08/26/14 06:08 AM
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I like this post. The 4th was in the thick of it at 1st Manassas kicking some Yankee arses.
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Re: Fourth Alabama...great video and story from YellowHammer
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08/27/14 01:44 AM
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I like this post. The 4th was in the thick of it at 1st Manassas kicking some Yankee arses. The 4th was also on the right at Gettysburg with several of my kin folks and Pike County (Brundidge and Springhill) home boys in the 15th Alabama. They came up a bit short but they gave a good account of themselves and represented our state as well as anyone could have. It just wasn't meant to be... Thanks for sharing the link.
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