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1st Provisional Marine Brigade

Ed!, can you actually date the establishment of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade? Would be good to add that date and other MEB establishment dates to their pages (and, possibly, the 1st Prov Marine Brigade). Buckshot06 (talk) 19:27, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

First reference to the 1st MEB seems to be in 1990 for the Gulf War. I've added it to the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade article. —Ed!^(talk) 20:12, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I thought you might have a specific year. The thing is that Marine Amphibious Brigades were redesignated Marine Expeditionary Brigades after Vietnam, well before 1990. Thus I've unfortunately had to revert your last edit. Sorry. Buckshot06 (talk) 02:55, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I see. Well, I can't find any mention of the MEB until 1990 in any sources. I suppose I'll look into that if someone asks for it in the review. —Ed!^(talk) 03:31, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Actually the MAB's were formed in the Vietnam Era because the French had previously used the tem "Expeditionary Force" in Indochina and all the Expeditionary Brigades were renamed Amphibious Brigades. Expeditionary did not replace Amphibious again until 1988 as the Corps was positioning itself as a Rapid Deployment Force that was not strictly Amphibious in nature. MEU started to replace MAU in 1987, but I was present when MEB replaced MAB at the 7th MEB was renamed in 29 Palms, California in February 1988.--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 20:01, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm. That explains why I've had such a hard time finding a concrete activation date for the 1st Brigade. Do you know any source that could help us pin it down? —Ed!^(talk) 21:05, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'll crack open a few books tonight and see what I find. If memory serves, 1st MEB may have come along later as they are defined by coming under the command of a General Officer. I think 1st MEB came along much later than say 9th MEB or even 7th. It has to do with the structure of the MEB incorporating non-infantry elements whereas 1st Marines tended to stay at Regiment.--Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 21:22, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:USS Boxer (CV-21)/GA1

I've reviewed the article and left notes on the talk page. I've put the nomination on hold for seven days to allow the issues to be addressed. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, here, or on the article talk page with any concerns, and let me know one of those places when the issues have been addressed. If I may suggest that you strike out, check mark, or otherwise mark the items I've detailed, that will make it possible for me to see what's been addressed, and you can keep track of what's been done and what still needs to be worked on. Note that this review will be part of the WikiCup competition. Ealdgyth - Talk 19:55, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Responded to all of the comments. Let me know if you have anything else. —Ed!^(talk) 03:31, 3 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

AfD

Do you remain invariably opposed to inclusion of this article in light of the known Farsi sources? — C M B J 13:24, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's still concerning to me that the sources generally mention it as the location of another action, with only a few mentions and little coverage of the road itself. It doesn't gain notability from the news events simply by being in proximity to them. So, unfortunately, I don't see those sources as properly addressing the road itself. —Ed!^(talk) 15:38, 5 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Photos

Hi, I saw your comment at WT:MILHIST regarding photos about the army units and Point du Hoc, so I did a bit of digging. A number of photos came up, but I'm not sure if you'll like it [1], [2], [3], [4], and [5]. Alternaively, you can see the wide selection of black-and-white Normandy-landing photos at [6]. And apparently this was where the 29th Ranger Battalion left for Normandy. I hope you find them useful. --Sp33dyphil ©^hat_ontributions 10:59, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ahh. Good resources. Thank you for your help. —Ed!^(talk) 11:41, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No problemo. --Sp33dyphil ©^hat_ontributions 12:48, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

December contest

Hi mate, would you mind putting in the beginning and closing assessment grades of your articles, and the resultant points by your calculations? Just so finalising them by another editor (e.g. me) is a matter of verifying what's there rather than writing it all in from scratch... Tks/cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 07:56, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Blast! I seem to have made third place again. —Ed!^(talk) 15:59, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Tks Ed. Yes, looks like 3rd place -- but you'll at least get an honourable mention in the Bugle...! Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 02:05, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your input is needed on the SOPA initiative

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I think I've clarified my position not. Thanks for letting me know. —Ed!^(talk) 18:08, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Milhist FA, A-Class and Peer Reviews Oct-Dec 2011

		The Content Review Medal of Merit
		By order of the Military history WikiProject coordinators, for your devoted contributions to the WikiProject's Peer, A-Class and Featured article reviews for the period October–December 2011, I am delighted to award you the Content Review Medal. Buggie111 (talk) 17:29, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Much thanks! I'm glad I could assist the project. —Ed!^(talk) 18:10, 14 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Military Historian of the Year

Nominations for the "Military Historian of the Year" for 2011 are now open. If you would like to nominate an editor for this award, please do so here. Voting will open on 22 January and run for seven days. Thanks! On behalf of the coordinators, Nick-D (talk) and Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 23:02, 15 January 2012 (UTC) You were sent this message because you are a listed as a member of the Military history WikiProject.[reply]

Thanks for letting me know. I think all my suggestions have been nominated. I look forward to voting when it comes time to do so. —Ed!^(talk) 00:22, 16 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

January 2012 Newsletter for WikiProject United States and supported projects

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The Bugle: Issue LXX, January 2012

Your Military History Newsletter

Project news: From the editors; award recipients; contest results
Articles: The month's Featured and A-class content
Book reviews: Nick-D Nick-D looks into two recent Milhist books
Review essay: Kirill Lokshin, the first coordinator
Op-ed: Hchc's English Castles

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DYK for Eighth Army Ranger Company

On 23 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eighth Army Ranger Company, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Eighth Army Ranger Company lost 80 percent of its strength and only had 10 men still standing after the Battle of Ch'ongch'on River in the Korean War? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Eighth Army Ranger Company.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

The DYK project (nominate) 00:02, 23 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! Glad it worked out after all. —Ed!^(talk) 03:14, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations

		The WikiChevrons
		Congratulations for being nominated as one of the military historians of the year for 2011 in recognition of your gargantuan efforts on Korean War articles. I am pleased to award you the WikiChevrons in recognition of this achievement. For the Coordinators, Nick-D (talk) 03:35, 29 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! I'm glad I could help out MILHIST again. —Ed!^(talk) 17:42, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Eighth Army Ranger Company/GA1

Usual excellent work. I've reviewed the article and left notes on the talk page. I've put the nomination on hold for seven days to allow the issues to be addressed. Feel free to contact me on my talk page, here, or on the article talk page with any concerns, and let me know one of those places when the issues have been addressed. If I may suggest that you strike out, check mark, or otherwise mark the items I've detailed, that will make it possible for me to see what's been addressed, and you can keep track of what's been done and what still needs to be worked on. Ealdgyth - Talk 16:12, 31 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

AfD revisited

Please see Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Greg Bennett Guitars (2nd nomination). Drmies (talk) 05:27, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Voted. Thanks for letting me know. —Ed!^(talk) 17:39, 1 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar!

		The Good Article Reviewer's Medal of Merit
		With great appreciation, I award you this barnstar for completing Good Article reviews for the December 2011 Good Article Nomination backlog elimination drive Cheers, AstroCog (talk) 23:59, 5 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Much thanks! I'm glad I could contribute. —Ed!^(talk) 01:31, 6 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GA Award

	Congratulations!
	Thank you for commissioning USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) into ~~U.S. Navy~~ GA service. I am sure it will serve Wikipedia well :) --Sp33dyphil ©^hat_ontributions 01:49, 12 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! I'm glad you like the article. —Ed!^(talk) 17:32, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations

		The Military history A-Class medal with swords
		In recognition of your continued outstanding article work, you are hereby awarded the A-Class Medal with Swords for the articles Battle of Masan, Battle of Pusan Perimeter, and Thomas J. Hudner, Jr., which were promoted to A class between November 2011 and February 2012. On behalf of the Military History Wikiproject coordinators, EyeSerene^talk 10:26, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much! —Ed!^(talk) 17:36, 14 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well earned :) EyeSerene^talk 12:29, 15 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue LXXI, February 2012

Your Military History Newsletter

Project news: From the editors; award recipients; contest results
Articles: The month's Featured and A-class content
Book reviews: Nick-D looks into two recent Milhist books
Op-ed: Ian Rose discusses article assessments

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If you are a project member who does not want delivery, please remove your name from this page. Your editors, Ian Rose (talk) and Ed ^{[talk] [majestic titan]} 09:46, 21 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Medal of Honor articles

I noticed you work on Medal of Honor recipient articles and wondered if there is a good place to go to learn about which ones I can edit and what needs to be done to them. Does Wikipedia have articles for all the recipients? Maybe I could add some that are missing? I looked at several other users that look like they edit them but they appear to be retired or haven't edited in a while. Thanks. ShmuckatellieJoe (talk) 16:27, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I found this page on one of the Retired users but I'm not sure I am allowed to use it since it falls under another user. Should I copy it somewhere to use or is it ok to just link to that one? Sorry for all the questions. ShmuckatellieJoe (talk) 16:33, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. Yes, Wikipedia is supposed to have an article on every person who has ever received the Medal of Honor. Most of the 3,400+ recipients have at least short articles but some from the Civil War do not yet. A great place to start is List of Medal of Honor recipients, where every recipient is listed by war. If you want to use the list on that other userpage, I'd suggest just copying it to your own page. I work mainly with Korean War Medal of Honor recipients. Most of the Medal of Honor recipient pages aren't great; only a few are in good shape I would say, so you could get started working on just about any one of them! —Ed!^(talk) 16:37, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. ShmuckatellieJoe (talk) 16:42, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Also, not sure if its a big deal but I found this userpage that seems like it might violate the Wikipedia policy (I was thinking about different names and tried PappaSmurf when I found this one) I don't know what, if anything, needs to be done with it but I don't know where it should go. ShmuckatellieJoe (talk) 16:53, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I would ask an administrator about that, I don't deal very much with that area of Wikipedia. —Ed!^(talk) 17:25, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ok thanks, its no big deal I just wondered about it. I read something that said EMAIL addresses were frowned upon. Besides I wouldn't know what and administrator looks like or what to say to them if I found one. ShmuckatellieJoe (talk) 17:34, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not really sure who to talk to about it either, to be honest. WP:ADMIN is a good place to start. Though, I don't think email addresses are against policy per se, just advised against. —Ed!^(talk) 18:36, 29 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I just wanted to let you know that I talked to a user/administrator named ACdixon and they said that account wasn't a big deal since they haven't edited in a few years. I just wanted to share knowledge and let you know. ShmuckatellieJoe (talk) 01:04, 1 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Jesse L. Brown

Just to let you know, there are a couple issues remaining. And of course, help with reviews is always welcome Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:09, 12 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

OK. I think I got them all now. Let me know if I am missing anything. —Ed!^(talk) 10:21, 14 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

That looks good, I've set my vote as support. 15:54, 14 March 2012 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/David B. Bleak

I've suggested an alt at the nomination. Another nice read. Crisco 1492 (talk) 12:04, 19 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

New image

I've recreated File:Battle of Guam map.jpg in SVG form, in standard colours, as File:Map of the Battle of Guam, 1944.svg (pictured). The original is used on 1st Provisional Marine Brigade, and so I was wondering if you could take a look and confirm that it is the improvement I think it is, and, if so, replace the old with the new in the article. Thanks, Grandiose (me, talk, contribs) 21:49, 21 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It is definitely an improvement. I'll replace the image in the article with this one. Thanks for your help! —Ed!^(talk) 13:11, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for David B. Bleak

On 23 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article David B. Bleak, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that combat medic David B. Bleak (pictured) was awarded the Medal of Honor in the Korean War after killing five Chinese soldiers, four using only his hands? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/David B. Bleak.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Rs chen 7754 00:02, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! —Ed!^(talk) 13:12, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

John Ackerman

Hi Ed, not sure if you have the time but I was wondering if you could consider doing an expansion of John Ackerman (former NSA Vice Director) - there seems to be some at least 2 bios on him, the official AF one and this one, along with a tonne of articles on Google News on an incident when he was relived of his position of the commander of the Thirteenth Air Force for over decorating his living quarters with government money. The articles also mention he flew a a veterinarian to a barbecue on official business to inspect the pig he wanted to roast and sent someone on official business to pick up slip covers for his wife. I've had this in mind for a possible DYK for while, but I'm extremely busy and I'm likely to forget about this. Any help would be appreciated! – Connormah (talk) 02:23, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I'd be happy to do so. Give me a few days and I'll expand this one enough to push it through DYK. —Ed!^(talk) 13:12, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

DYK for Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr.

On 23 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr., which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in spite of being shot eight times, Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. ordered his men to tie him to a tree so he could keep fighting, action for which action he received the Medal of Honor? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr..You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Orlady (talk) 08:04, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! —Ed!^(talk) 13:12, 23 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue LXXII, March 2012

Your Military History Newsletter

Project news: From the editors; award recipients; contest results
Articles: The month's Featured and A-class content
Book reviews: Nick-D looks into two recent Milhist books
Op-ed: Hawkeye on Wikipedia collaborating with the AWM

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Talk:David B. Bleak/GA1

I've reviewed the David B. Bleak and concluded that it nearly matches the GAC and found several issues, so I've put the GA nomination on hold for a period of one week. Crisco 1492 (talk) 15:04, 4 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ed, this is just a reminder that the article will be failed soon if no action is taken. As you have not been active for the past week, I'll give a three-day grace period. I will also send this notice to your email. Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:07, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry about my slow responses, I've been swamped in RL. I'll get to this ASAP. —Ed!^(talk) 15:38, 11 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've replied again. Almost Crisco 1492 (talk) 14:14, 13 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Medal of Honor FAR

Hi Ed! A user has left some comments regarding a source check at the Medal of Honor FAR. If you have time, could you check them out? I really appreciate your work on this article - it's great to see articles improved back to FA status rather than having to be delisted! Dana boomer (talk) 14:02, 12 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A cup of coffee for you!

Congratulations on bringing David B. Bleak to good article status! To celebrate, you may be interested in reviewing another article. Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:16, 14 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Glad my work has been appreciated. —Ed!^(talk) 17:19, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your Content Review Medal

		The Content Review Medal of Merit
		By order of the Military History WikiProject coordinators, for your devoted work on the WikiProject's Peer, A-Class and Featured Article Candidate reviews for the first quarter of 2012, I am delighted to award you this Content Review Medal. - Dank (push to talk) 03:32, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much! —Ed!^(talk) 17:16, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Article for Sabo

I was just making the article for Sabo when I noticed you beat me to it. The one I was making is here. Its times like this when not allowing IP's to create articles becomes a real agrivation.138.162.8.58 (talk) 15:08, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I didn't see that. Well, that's frustrating. If anything can be added to the mainspace article, feel free to do so. Just working on it now. —Ed!^(talk) 15:15, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No problem, its just frustrating that Wikipedia has become the Encylcopedia that anyone with an account can edit. I don't want to step all over your edits so I'll wait till your done. 138.162.8.57 (talk) 15:18, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your patience. I'm done editing for now, so have at it! —Ed!^(talk) 16:39, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This is my home IP. Thanks, I added a few things but you already had the majority of it. 71.163.243.232 (talk) 22:37, 17 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

1st Brigade, 7th Infantry Division

Hi Ed!, would you please mind rechecking reference two for this article? I've read the reference repeatedly and I cannot find any evidence that HHC 1 IB, 7 ID, has any lineage from HHC, 7 ID or HQ, 7 ID. Would appreciate you clarifying this. Kind regards, Buckshot06 (talk) 05:08, 20 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, that looks to have been a mistake. I re-cited it to the correct source now. —Ed!^(talk) 13:00, 20 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Bugle: Issue LXXIII, April 2012

Your Military History Newsletter

Project news: From the editors; award recipients; contest results
Articles: The month's Featured and A-class content
Book reviews: Bomzibar on Subhas Chandra Bose; Hawkeye on corps commanders; Nick-D on American special forces
Op-ed: The Land on commemorating World War I

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Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr.

Hi there, I've reviewed the article Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr., which you nominated for GA sometime ago. I think the article is very good, but I have one or two questions that I've posed on the review page before I'm ready to pass this. I'd forgotten to leave a notification, so please consider the seven days as starting now (although its only a guideline anyway). Regards--Jackyd101 (talk) 00:22, 5 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Template:Did you know nominations/Leslie H. Sabo, Jr.

Do you want the DYK to be on May 10? Template:Did you know nominations/Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. -- Esemono (talk) 12:43, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Responded. Thanks for letting me know about that. —Ed!^(talk) 13:04, 6 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Unnecessary illustration

Hello, please can you explain me a term "unnecessary illustration"? I place a small division insignia in the opening box on the page of Major General William F. Dean and you deleted it twice. Why? I think it is look good. Why that images should't be there? --AntonyZ (talk) 16:51, 8 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Compliments

Ed - Feel free to delete this as soon as you've read this, but I just wanted to compliment you on all your great photos of small-town America. I absolutely love them to bits! 213.148.230.71 (talk) 13:43, 9 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]