usmcmsg

Bill Miller is doing an outstanding job with his Long Island site: Nice piece on our program at Hunter College. http://lighthousewrestling.com/lhw/

gg121and2

It's interesting that you post this on Veterans Day. In addition to Coach Simon's Marine Corps experience, Congressional Medal of Honor winner (posthumously) Thomas Noonan wrestled at Hunter.

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2011 NAIA Wrestling Championships, March 3, 4 & 5, Cedar Rapids, IA. I'll see you there.

LND1955

hunter college from what i understand is in the middle of NYC, but still very cheap to go to. Thats a great combination.

usmcmsg

Thanks Im going to read this tomorrow to our guys:
LANCE CORPORAL THOMAS P. NOONAN, JR.
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
for service as set forth in the following CITATION:
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a Fire Team Leader with Company G, Second Battalion, Ninth Marines, Third Marine Division, in operations against the enemy in Quang Tri Province in the Republic of Vietnam. On February 5, 1969, Company G was directed to move from a position which they had been holding southeast of the Vandergrift Combat Base in A Shau Valley to an alternate location. As the Marines commenced a slow and difficult descent down the side of the hill, made extremely slippery by the heavy rains, the leading element came under a heavy fire from a North Vietnamese Army unit occupying well-concealed positions in the rocky terrain. Four men were wounded, and repeated attempts to recover them failed because of the intense hostile fire. Lance Corporal Noonan moved from his position of relative security and, maneuvering down the treacherous slope to a location near the injured men, took cover behind some rocks. Shouting words of encouragement to the wounded men to restore their confidence, he dashed across the hazardous terrain and commenced dragging the most seriously wounded man away from the fire-swept area. Although wounded and knocked to the ground by an enemy round, Lance Corporal Noonan recovered rapidly and resumed dragging the man toward the marginal security of a rock. He was however, mortally wounded before he could reach his destination. His heroic actions inspired his fellow Marines to such aggressiveness that they initiated a spirited assault which forced the enemy soldiers to withdraw. Lance Corporal Noonan's indomitable courage inspiring initiative and selfless devotion to duty upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life for his country.

razegfx

i actually go to hunter college. messina's an awesome wrestler on top; a hammer with a good crossface series. also got to see cartusciello wrestle in high school, when he was at petrides. i think he racked up 5 straight first period pins at a big end of the year metropolitan tournament as a senior to win it. he was also 6th at the state tournament as a junior, IIRC.