congressional medal of honor winner rufus g. herring - USS Landing ...

“The Commanding Officer, Lt. (JG) R. G. HER-RING, USNR, had suffered multiple wounds andwas in critical condition, rapidly losing strengthfrom severe bleeding, but continued to fight hisship . . .“The pilot house not answering orders from theconn, the Captain went to the pilot house,assigned a replacement for his helmsman,conned the ship and directed the care of thewounded from there. All officers except theEngineer were either missing, killed or wounded”.It was for this selfless leadership and determinationto continue fighting his ship that Herringwas awarded the Congressional Medal of Honoron September 5, 1945, as pictured above.Rufus Herring, the only LCIer to with the Nation'shighest decoration during World War II, remainedin the Navy until he retired in 1947 with the rankof Lieutenant Commander. He subsequentlyreturned to Roseboro, where he pursued a businesscareer. He died on 31 January 1996 and isburied in Roseboro, North Carolina.His Citation for the Congressional Medal ofHonor closes with these stirring words:“His unwavering fortitude, aggressive perseveranceand indomitable spirit against terrificodds refects the highest credit upon Lt. Herringand uphold the highest traditions of the U. S.Naval Service.We are proud indeed to count Rufus G.Herring as one of our own.Meet Nehemiah Communications, Our New Support Staff!Ken Breivik—CEO of Nehemiah CommunicationsSue Vader—The Lady Who Makes it all work!We thought you might like to see the folks who are taking care of the finances, publications and all sortsof other business for us now. Ken Breivik heads Nehemiah Communications, an agency offering all kindsof support to small businesses and non-profit organizations. Ken oversees the whole operation and, forus, gives input and direction to the designers and publishers of Elsie Item. Sue handles the books and isthe person you are most likely to talk with if you call in.Ken is a graduate of the University of Colorado and has his master's degree from the University of SouthCarolina. He's worked with other military organizations in the past, such as the Doolittle Raiders and alocal air show and military extravaganza called Celebrate Freedom!.Sue is the wife of a retired Air Force Veteran so, on top of her office skills, she's used to working with “oldgeezers” like us.22