American Civil War Game Club (ACWGC)

From an undisclosed field HQ location, General Laub presented General Drexel Ringbloom the Distinguished Service Order Medal



The award was presented at the behest of General Ringbloom's CO, General Rusty Hodgkiss. The AotS commander wrote:

"General Laub,

I would like to recommend for the Distinguished Sevice Order, General Drexel Ringbloom. General Ringbloom serves as a division commander in VIII Corps, and has been serving in that capacity for at least 2 years. He also is the AotS Chief of Staff, as well as the officer who takes care of the website. During our transition from ACWGC.org, General Ringbloom singlehandedly moved the AotS site to it's new location, and he does all of this without ever a murmur, or expectation of any recognition. He is an invaluable officer to me personally, and to the Union cause in general. I cannot recommend him strongly enough for this honor. He is truly what the administration of this club needs, and is about.

Lt. General Hodgkiss
AotS, Commanding"

General Laub was heard to tell his aide in passing that he "just wanted to give the award to a guy named Drexel."

Hearty congrats to you, General Ringbloom, and our sincerest thanks for all that you do to help our Army and this Club!



General Jeff Laub
Eastern Theater, Commanding

General Ringbloom <salute>

Sir, congratulations on your recognition! Thank you for your efforts on behalf of your command and the ACWG.



Col Neal Hebert
2nd Division, I Corps, AotM

HERE! HERE! No, that's right, Bartender because General Thompson said that he was buying the first 3 rounds so HERE is the place to be. Just pour mine all at once, if you wouldn't mind. I'd like to toast this Drexel correctly. To the Active One! Whether it be battlefield or papercut wounds, the DSOM has been heartily earned.


Lt Gen Ned Simms
1/VIII/AotS/USA
Blood 'n Guts hisself, a land lovin' pirate. Show me some arty tubes and we'll charge 'em.
VMI Class of '00

Congrats General Ringbloom. It's an honor sir! Now...I say put 'em all on General Thompson's tab! He's loaded...and so shall we all be! Yank and Reb alike...now where was General McO's sister?...I feel like dancin'.

I tell you, I'm ready to go out tomorrow and go to smashing things.
- General Phil Sheridan

Lt. General Rusty Hodgkiss
Army of the Shenandoah

It is with humility and a hangover (from all the tavern raiding I've been doing) that I receive this award from my commanding officers. I will continue to try to be a good member and Union officer in whatever capacity I serve in the AotS. The Army of the Shenandoah has no equal and its officers can fight and drink with the best in the club. Thank you Gentlemen and Rebs for your kind words.
"BURP"

Maj.Gen. Drex Ringbloom,
AotS Chief-of -Staff,
2nd Division Cmdr, "Corcoran's Legion", VIII Corps
Army of the Shenandoah

Congrats to Maj. Gen. Ringbloom! A fine officer and a honorable opponent.

Respectfully,
Col. Blake Strickler
Commandant of VMI



Army of the Mississippi
Chief of Staff

<font face="Book Antiqua"><font size="4"><font color="beige">Truly a well deserved award to an exemplary member of this fine gaming Club! Congratulations Drex!

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<font color="limegreen"><font size="4">Gen Nick Kunz

Commanding
Army of Georgia
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Congratulations and with much respect I salute you.

Lt. Gen. D. Groce
Commander
V Corps AotP
"beyond our ideas of right and wrong there is a field, I will meet you there"

Drex,

This is an honor well received. You've done so much for this army that I cannot thank you enough. Congrats!!!

Now... HODGKISS!!!! Where's my wallet?????

OK, drinks are on Gen. Hodgkiss now, since he has my earnings...

Lt. General Thompson
VIII Corps,
Army of the Shenandoah

"That's damn ungenerous! I shall take those guns for that!"

-General Phil Sheridan

Congratulations![8D]


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[url="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/a.r.barlow/acwgc/aoc.htm"]4/1/XX, Army of the Cumberland[/url]

[:D] Congratulations on your well deserved award General Ringbloom. [:D]

<font color="yellow"> Colonel John Sheffield,</font id="yellow">
Second Infantry Division
<font color="black">("The Lost Tribe")</font id="black">
XVI Corps
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<font color="gold">War doesn’t determine who’s right. War determines who’s left.
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Well done sir.[:D]

Lt. Gen. Ed Blackburn
I/I/VI/AoS

"Forward Bucktails"

Drex well done and all that, but get back to the AoG Tavern your beer is getting warm and I can't pause the big screen much longer as the locals are getting feisty [:D][8D]

Major General Cam McOmish
Commander Western Theater
Confederate States of America

Well, I can not believe it - a Yank getting a MEDAL. What is this world coming too. Just kidding....

This truly a well deserved award to an exemplary member of this fine gaming Club! Congratulations Drex!

Sincerely,



Willie Tisdale

"The Gray Fox"
General
Chief of Armies - CSA

ACWGC Cabinet Member



"Any people, anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up and shake off the existing government, and form a new one that suits them better. This is a most valuable and most sacred right - a right which we hope and believe is to liberate the world. Nor is this right confined to cases in which the whole people of an existing government may choose to exercise it. Any portion of such people, that can may revolutionize and make their own of so many of the territory as they inhabit."



Abraham Lincoln
January 12, 1848.

Congratulations, Drex! I think the real reason they gave you this thing is for sucking up all that Reb beer in the Eastern Theater while General Weir was gone!

General Jos. C. Meyer
Commander, Army of the Tennessee
Union Army Chief of Staff