Stocks by WPatton

My least favorite stock is Walt Disney. My most favorite stock is Global High Income Dollar Fund, Inc.

Stocks from Homer

My favorite stocks are Steak and Shake, Caterpillar, and Miller Industries.

stocks

my favorite stock is google and my least favorite stock is ford.

Stocks From the Boss

By far my favorite stock has to be USAU or CAT. We have two different stocks for USAU is a penny stock and can make money if its in a good way. CAT is a solid stock and doesn't really make or lose money, but keeps you safe.
The worst stock by far is Google for you buy in what you think is a good stock for google makes all this money in seconds, but then you buy in and it immediately crashes and tanks or at least that's my experience with it.

my fave stocks and most hated stocks

my favorite stock so far is reaserch in moition limited RIMM cause it is a good money maker
my most hated stock is JCP

Favorite stocks

My Favorite stock is Amazon because it goes up and down alot and you can make a profit if you short sell it at the right time. My least favorite stock is apple. They can drop severly and never come back up. Apple is making a new product tht could bring the stock back up.

tylers link to the gaudalcanal juornal

http://www.guadalcanaljournal.com/

Borie's Last Battle

Lieutenant Charles H. Hutchins, the Commaanding officer of the U.S.S Borie, had sunk a German submarine and was looking for another. The Borie was an old destroyer. It was a windy night of October, 1943 and the waves ran between 15 and 20 feet high. The Borie had been damaged and had lost contact with it's target after water had came in through the broken ports. Lt. Hutchins had then found the German U boat and decided to swing Borie around before the U boat had time to mount their guns. Germans had started to show up on the U boat in nothing but underwear. A wave interrupted the battle. The Germans had started to flee. The Borie had successfully killed the fleeing Germans while sinking themselves. While the battle was going on, a Submarine had a shell that could stand up to deeper water. The sub tried to ram the Borie. After the first ramming attempt,the sub had missed and was tangled up with Borie. It's thick shell had damaged the Borie enough to where it sank. The men had died after abandoning ship because of the freezing cold waters. Sometimes it's the things that you least expect, that get you in the end.

Front Seats at Sea War

Front seats at sea war is about a Patrol Torpedo boat squadron that fought against Japan in WW2. This was the first Patrol squadron to have actual fighting duty in WW2. The 3 boat captains told the story. The squadron fought warships and won, not other patrol squads. The story describes the battles they encountered.

zachs blog

Umm they sunk some battle ships and got drunk and they shot torpedos at eachother. Bam!!!!!!!

what we read today by k- sever

we read about today was a first person account of a pt crews first tour on duty and how they watched a battle go on in front of them shazam!!!!!!

tyler said this is dum

ok so they was stuck on a boat and in the end they sunk some ships and then dot drunk and shot missles at eachother. and thats it yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

discussion

in the bories last battle a ship got ran through by a submarine and all the people got rescued by another ship. the boat was running from the submarine and kept getting shot by the pt boat.

Discussion from the BOSS

Hello, fellow students after reading Borie's last battle it brings to mind the old saying what goes around comes around. For the Borie mercilessly hunted the submarine and slowly killed all the men some of them being killed by machine gun fire. Finally in the end the Borie killed all of the fleeing Germans when they were on the conning tower from a deck gun. The thing was while all of this was going on it was slowly destroying the Borie for the submarines thick shell that was made for the underwater pressure scraped and punctured the Borie when they were tangled together on the first missed ramming try. All of the water that came flooding in from the holes eventually led to the turbines seizing and stopping from the salt in the steam. Not a single man had died in the entire battle, but some met their fate when they went into the frigid waters after they had to abandon ship. So I do believe there is some truth to the saying what you start will come back to bite you.
Boss Patton

Discussion

In the end the Borie killed all of the fleeing Germans when they were on the conning tower from a deck gun. The thing was while all of this was going on it was slowly destroying the Borie for the submarines that was made for the underwater pressure scraped and punctured the Borie when they were tangles together on the first missed try. So the group started to sink their own ship. That is what happened in the story.

what we read today by k-sever

what we read today was about the borie and its fight with a germanu-boat the fight ended with both the ship and the sub on the bottom of the ocean. at the end the captain saw his ship sink in the water witch sounded like it made him sad.

tyler

ok so i was asleep for most of the class but what i did hear was that the desrtoyer ramed the submarine and then the destroyer was getting flooded and then i think they sunk the sub marine and then i fell asleep ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/JFK+in+History/Campaign+of+1960.htm link to the JFK museum

JFK

Ok so i know that he was a great public speaker. Kennedy actually helped promote the Civil Rights movement

http://cybersleuth-kids.com/sleuth/History/US_History/Presidents/John_Kennedy/index1.htm

JFK by Homer

Military Facts

1. In 1941, Kennedy joined the U.S. Navy.

2. While on active duty in the Pacific in 1943, the boat he commanded--PT 109--was sunk by the Japanese.

3. Kennedy performed heroically in rescuing his crew, but he aggravated an old back injury and contracted malaria.

4.He was discharged in early 1945.

Presidency Facts

1. Kennedy's eloquent inaugural address--in which he exhorted the nation: "Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country".

2. the president acted on his anti-Communism by lending American military assistance to the Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba in 1961.

3. As if chastened by this crisis, the most frightening of the cold war, the Soviets and Americans in 1963 signed a treaty barring atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons.

In great detacation to JFK

Military

In the spring of 1941, Kennedy volunteered for the U.S. Army, but was rejected, mainly because of his troublesome back. However, the U.S. Navy accepted him in September of that year. He participated in various commands in the Pacific Theater and earned the rank of lieutenant, commanding a patrol torpedo boat or PT boat.

On August 2, 1943, Kennedy's boat, the PT-109, was taking part in a night-time military raid near New Georgia (near the Solomon Islands) when it was rammed by a Japanese destroyer. Kennedy was thrown across the deck, injuring his already troubled back. Still, Kennedy somehow towed a wounded man three miles through the ocean, arriving on an island where his crew was subsequently rescued. Kennedy said that he blacked out for periods of time during the ordeal. For these actions, Kennedy received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal under the following citation:

:"For heroism the rescue of 3 men following the ramming and sinking of his motor torpedo boat while attempting a torpedo attack on a Japanese destroyer in the Solomon Islands area on the night of Aug 1-2, 1943. Lt. KENNEDY, Capt. of the boat, directed the rescue of the crew and personally rescued 3 men, one of whom was seriously injured. During the following 6 days, he succeeded in getting his crew ashore, and after swimming many hours attempting to secure aid and food, finally effected the rescue of the men. His courage, endurance and excellent leadership contributed to the saving of several lives and was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."

Kennedy's other decorations of the Second World War include the Purple Heart, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. He was honorably discharged in early 1945, just a few months before the Japanese surrendered.


Presidency
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/johnfkennedy

JFK biography

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald, was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on 29th May, 1917. His great grandfather, Patrick Kennedy, had emigrated from Ireland in 1849 and his grandfathers, Patrick Joseph Kennedy and John Francis Fitzgerald, were important political figures in Boston. Kennedy's father was a highly successful businessman who later served as ambassador to Great Britain (1937-40).In 1940 Kennedy graduated from Harvard University with a science degree. The same year saw the publication of Why England Slept (1940), a book on foreign policy. He joined the United States Navy in 1941 and became an intelligence officer. After the United States entered the Second World War, Kennedy was transferred to the Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron where he was given command of a PT boat. Sent to the South Pacific, in August 1943, his boat was hit by a Japanese destroyer. Two of his crew were killed but the other six men managed to cling on to what remained of the boat. After a five hour struggle Kennedy, and what was left of his crew, managed to get to an island five miles from where the original incident took place. Kennedy suffered a bad back injury and in December 1943 was sent back to the United States. When he recovered he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and became a PT instructor in Florida. After a further operation on his back he returned to civilian life in March 1945. For the next twelve months he worked as a journalist covering the United Nations Conference in San Francisco and the 1945 General Election in Britain.A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy won election to the House of Representatives in 1946. Over the next couple of years he established himself as a loyal supporter of Harry S. Truman. In Congress he advocated progressive taxation, the extension of social welfare and more low-cost public housing. He was also a leading opponent of the Taft-Hartley Bill. Kennedy took a strong interest in foreign policy and in 1951 toured Europe visiting Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Yugoslavia and West Germany. On his return he told the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations that the United States should maintain its policy of helping to defend Western Europe. However, he argued that the countries concerned should contribute more to the costs of the operation. In the autumn of 1951 Kennedy visited the Middle East, India, Pakistan, Indochina, Malaya and Korea. An opponent of colonial empires, Kennedy urged that France should leave Algeria. He also argued for increased financial aid to underdeveloped countries. Kennedy was elected to the Senate in 1952. The following year he married Jacqueline Bouvier, the daughter of a New York City financier. Over the next few years four children were born but only two, Caroline and John, survived infancy. Kennedy continued to suffer from back problems and had two operations in October 1954 and February 1955. While recovering in hospital he wrote the Pulitzer Prize winning Profiles in Courage (1956).

http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/john-f-kennedy/military-service.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/johnfkennedy
http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/kennedy

jfk was born rich

wpatton's first JFK

On the eve of World War Two - In London, September 1, 1939. With the attack by Hitler's armies on Poland, war threatens. The three most promising Kennedys - Joe Junior, Kathleen and Jack - hurry to attend a special sitting of the British House of Commons. United States Ambassador to England, Joseph P. Kennedy, is greeted by a British Bobby. Right - with Joe Junior, JFK and young Robert. In his early days as ambassador, Joe Kennedy and his charming young family had taken England by storm, becoming enormously popular. However, after the outbreak of War, Ambassador Kennedy sent his family home to escape the bombing in London and publicly expressed doubts about England's ability to stand up to Hitler's onslaught, losing popularity, and eventually losing his position as ambassador as well. In 1941, at age 24, after previous rejections due to a bad back and other health problems, Jack Kennedy was sworn in as an ensign in the Navy. His influential father had helped both Jack and older brother Joe overcome any health or other obstacles to get in the Navy. As his first assignment, Ensign Kennedy was assigned to ONI (Office of Naval Intelligence) in Washington and was there during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. Ensign Kennedy was abruptly reassigned to a desk job in South Carolina in Jan., 1942, possibly due to a romantic relationship with a Danish woman, Inga Arvad, who had been friendly with high ranking Nazis. In the South Pacific, Lt. John F. Kennedy at the controls of PT 109. Jack had volunteered in 1942 for PT boat duty while attending officer training in Chicago, then underwent PT boat training in Rhode Island. But his bad back temporarily kept him from getting the combat assignment he wanted. Jack complained he had been 'shafted' and was promptly given the nickname "Shafty." July, 1943 - The crew of PT 109 with their skipper Jack Kennedy (far right). His motorized torpedo (PT) boat was an 80 foot long plywood vessel powered by 3 engines capable of 40 knots. But the PT boats and the torpedoes were prone to mechanical problems. It was tough, dangerous duty that attracted Ivy league men like Jack with sailing experience, who wanted to command their own small boats. 1943 - In the Solomon Islands the young man used to a life of luxury lived in fairly primitive conditions in a thatched-roof hut while his PT squadron was put in shipshape.
Jack's PT 109 was at first a dirty, bug infested boat in need of repairs. Jack and his crew cleaned and painted the boat while mechanics fixed the engines and hull. PT 109 then went on night training patrols. Returning from patrols, Jack and the others often raced their boats back into the dock. On one occasion, Jack couldn't stop PT 109, crashed into the dock and earned a temporary new nickname, "Crash" Kennedy. Mid-July 1943, PT 109 was ordered into combat - the mission, to disrupt night-time Japanese supply convoys of ships known as the "Tokyo Express." Monday, August 2, 1943 - On night patrol PT 109 was rammed by a Japanese destroyer, killing two of the 13 crewmen. Jack rescued a nearly drowned crewman with bad burns, dragging him out of the water onto the floating hulk. In the process, Jack swallowed a lot of sea water and gasoline and would suffer life long stomach problems. 12 hours later they abandoned the wreckage of PT 109 and swam for a nearby island using a makeshift raft built from pieces of the boat. Jack swam while towing the burned crewman for four hours. That night Jack Kennedy swam out with a lantern and a pistol hoping to flag any patrolling PT boats, but was unsuccessful. They moved to a larger island nearby, with Jack once again towing the injured crewman. Jack made two more attempts to flag PT boats without success. The men lived on coconut milk and rainwater until they eventually made contact with friendly natives. Jack carved a rescue message into a coconut husk which made its way back to the Navy and the crew of PT 109 was rescued by PT boats. A few weeks later, the story of PT 109 and Jack Kennedy made the front page of the New York Times and Boston Papers. Later, flattering accounts appeared in The New Yorker magazine and Reader's Digest. Jack spent a total of nine months in the South Pacific. After PT 109, he commanded a gunboat, the 59, but saw little combat. He returned to the states, then underwent surgery for his back problems. June 12, 1944 - The presentation of the Navy and Marine Corps medal for Gallantry in Action to Lt. John F. Kennedy during a simple ceremony at Chelsea Naval hospital in Massachusetts. Jack had also received the Purple Heart. Later in June, he underwent his first back surgery, but would suffer life long discomfort. A reunion in Hyannis Port with PT 109 crew members, September, 1944. Left to Right - Red Fay, JFK, L. J. Thom, Jim Reed, Barney Ross, Bernie Lyons, young Teddy kneeling in front with cousin Joe Gargan. Right - A candid snapshot of the Kennedy girls on the porch. Left to right - Kathleen, Pat, Eunice, Jean.

-In World War II, two South Pacific islanders saved the future President. Sixty years later, the unsung heroes were reunited—with each other and with a grateful Kennedy family.



-What Ballard found some 1,200 feet (360 meters) down—a torpedo and torpedo-launching tube caked in coral and rust—may lack the majesty of his most famous find, Titanic. But, he said during the expedition, "I'm very pleased, because it was a real needle in a haystack, probably the toughest needle I've ever had to find."
At 5 by 7 miles (8 by 11 kilometers), the search grid is small by Ballard's standards. But it bristles with false targets such as rocks and other war wrecks, and much of the seafloor here is covered with dunes he likens to an undersea Sahara.
Due to the shifting dunes, "we were lucky just to see the tubes uncovered," said Dale Ridder, a weapons and explosives authority on the U.S. Marine Forensics Panel. "At another time we might not have even gotten that."
The scant remains, given their location and telling details, were enough to convince Ridder on the day after the May 22 find. "We have torpedo tubes off of one PT-109. No doubt!" he shouted while reviewing video captured via remotely operated vehicle (ROV). "This is it!"
The final word, however, had to come from the U.S. Navy.
The Evidence
Recently, U.S. Naval Historical Center curator Mark Wertheimer and underwater archaeologist Claire Peachy convened at National Geographic's Washington, D.C., headquarters. At a closed-door screening of wreck footage, they were joined by Welford West, who as a World War II torpedo man helped rescue the PT-109 crew. Ballard, a National Geographic explorer-in-residence (see photo), sat in via telephone.

JFK's War Time and Presidency

JFK was sent to the South Pacific, in August 1943, his boat was hit by a Japanese destroyer. Two of his crew were killed but the other six men managed to cling on to what remained of the boat. After a five hour struggle Kennedy, and what was left of his crew, managed to get to an island five miles from where the original incident took place.

Kennedy suffered a bad back injury and in December 1943 was sent back to the United States. When he recovered he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and became a PT instructor in Florida. After a further operation on his back he returned to civilian life in March 1945. For the next twelve months he worked as a journalist covering the United Nations Conference in San Francisco and the 1945 General Election in Britain.

A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy won election to the House of Representatives in 1946. Over the next couple of years he established himself as a loyal supporter of Harry S. Truman. In Congress he advocated progressive taxation, the extension of social welfare and more low-cost public housing. He was also a leading opponent of the Taft-Hartley Bill.

Kennedy took a strong interest in foreign policy and in 1951 toured Europe visiting Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Yugoslavia and West Germany. On his return he told the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations that the United States should maintain its policy of helping to defend Western Europe. However, he argued that the countries concerned should contribute more to the costs of the operation.

http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/JFK+in+History/JFK+and+the+Bay+of+Pigs.htm
this is a link to a historical site that is basically a museam for jfk.

JFK From the BOSS

facts about his navy career

1.In may 2002 national geographic led an expedition into the solomon islands and found JFKs PT 109 1200 ft. down and split in two just as his accounts say

2.All of this took place in August 1943 two years after Pearl Harbor was bombed

3.McMahon the man that was severly burned and Kennedy pulled with the strap in his teeth later went on to be a big help in getting John elected into the whitehouse. He was part his campaign team.

facts about his presidency

1.He wished America to resume it's old mission as the first nation dedicated to the revolution of human rights

2.He tried to overthrow Communism in Cuba with cubans trained by the CIA, but the attempt known as the Bay of Pigs was one of his biggest failures. when the cuban army under fidel castro took out the american cuban.

3. JFK was known to give the best speeches and it made a lot of people believe in him making him a more beloved president.