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TAPS
Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night.
Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.
Then good night, Peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn
Shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear,
Friend, good night. |
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BORN:
May 02, 1881 at Brooklyn, NY
Entered Service in the US
Navy from Aboard the USS Vermont
Earned
The Medal of Honor During the China Relief Expedition For heroism on June
13 & 20 - 22, 1900 at Peking, China
DIED: July
15, 1942 at the age of 61
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Early at the
turn of the century a rebel force in China that called itself
the Society of "Righteous and Harmonious Fists",
subsequently called the "Boxers", initiated a
rebellion in China that threatened the legations of several
nations in Peking and Tientsen. The 1st Regiment (Marines) under
Major Littleton Waller arrived in China on June 19 and tried to
seize Tientsin, but was driven back. On June 23 Waller's Marines
finally entered the city, forcing the Chinese forces to retreat
to Peking where the situation was critical, the legation
surrounded and protected only by a small International force
including the Marine Guard. The countryside around Peking was
controlled by rebel Boxers and Chinese forces. On July 12
Hospital Apprentice Robert Stanley volunteered to carry an
important message to the British legation, despite the fact that
the only route was down a street down which the Chinese forces
were firing.
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