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	Private First Class - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Originally no insignia identified holders of this rank, but in 1920 one chevron was established for it; then a rocker was placed below the chevron in 1968 at the same time one chevron was authorized for the lower rank of private, in order to distinguish the latter from the still lower rank of recruit.
		Advancement to Private First Class is currently automatic after a minimum of 12 months time in service and 4 months as Private, but may be shortened to 6 months and 2 months, respectively, if given a waiver.
		The rank of Private First Class (PFC) in the Singapore Armed Forces lies between the ranks of Private (PTE) and Lance-Corporal (LCP).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Private_First_Class (307 words)

	Private (rank) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in).
		The term dates from the Middle Ages, where privates were known as "private soldiers" (a term used well into the 20th century) who were either hired, conscripted, or feudalized into service by a nobleman forming an army.
		A Private is considered an "apprentice" in their trade, and there are no pay raises between the various levels of private except for time in rank raise.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Private_(rank) (914 words)

	Private First Class Norberto Rivera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		On the night of 20 July 1952, a platoon of Company "A", of which Private RIVERA was a squad leader, was assigned the mission of assaulting enemy fortifications on a hill in the vicinity of Chokko-ri, Korea.
		Seeing that his squad was becoming disorganized, Private RIVERA immediately regrouped the members of his unit, personally led them to within a few yards of the nearest machine gun emplacement and succeeded in silencing the enemy weapon.
		Upon rejoining his unit at a position of safety and noticing that a member of his unit was missing, he disregarded his personal safety, returned to the fire swept terrain, located the wounded man and personally carried him to the safety of friendly positions.
	www.valerosos.com /PFCNorbertoRivera.html (233 words)

	village voice > news > Day by Day, Death by Death by Ward Harkavy
		A private first class is killed by a rocket-propelled grenade in a midnight ambush at a checkpoint.
		A specialist, a private first class, and a sergeant are killed by a grenade thrown from the window of an Iraqi civilian hospital they're guarding.
		A private first class is killed by a gunshot wound to the chest in a non-combat incident.
	www.villagevoice.com /issues/0412/harkavy.php (2715 words)

	CityTimes: Private, first class
		She eagerly anticipates the first day of classes, when she will enter the halls of Tampa Prep's brand new campus, a $22-million complex on the banks of the Hillsborough River near downtown.
		Private academies are riding a building boom, driven by the need to update antiquated facilities.
		Parents and alumni are responding to the private school growth spurts by giving generously to capital improvement campaigns.
	www.sptimes.com /2002/08/23/Citytimes/Private__first_class.shtml (1106 words)

	My Tour in Viet Nam - Ben Drake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Private First Class Lynch was a member of a five man patrol when it engaged portions of a superior enemy force which had attacked another patrol from Company H.
		Additionally, Private First Class Lynch is credited with saving the life of his patrol leader who was attacked by the enemy while placing Claymore Mines around their position, and subsequently being part of a three Marine maneuver unit which aggressively attacked and destroyed several enemy units moving toward their position.
		Private First Class Lynch's courage, aggressive fighting spirit, and steadfast devotion to duty in the face of great personal danger reflected great credit upon him and were in keeping with the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
	www.marine-family.org /hero/freddy.htm (297 words)

	Private First Class Ralph H. Johnson, U.S.M.C. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Private First Class Ralph H. Johnson was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for service as a Marine reconnaissance scout on March 5, 1968, near Quan Duc Valley, Republic of Vietnam.
		In view of the above action, PFC Johnson was awarded the Medal of Honor, Posthumously, by President Richard M. Nixon for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty against the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Gong forces in the Republic of Vietnam.
		PFC Johnson's courage, inspiring valor, and selfless devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
	www.coax.net /people/lwf/JOHNSON.HTM (562 words)

	The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . .
		PFC Roger Myers suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after he and several other officers struggled with a suspect wanted on a probation violation.
		The officers were able to subdue the man, and the other two officers began to transport him to the county jail as PFC Myers followed behind with the suspect's girlfriend.
		PFC Myers had served with the Charleston Police Department for 26 years.
	www.odmp.org /officer.php?oid=17279 (128 words)

	Millender-McDonald (CA37) - Statement - Remembering Private First Class George D. Torres (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Speaker, this morning I rise to honor and pay tribute to all of the brave men and women across the nation who have given their lives in defense of the freedoms we enjoy every single day, and all leave behind families who miss their sons and daughters.
		Private Torres was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton.
		I would like to extend my condolences to the family and friends of Private First Class Torres, and my thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time.
	www.house.gov /millender-mcdonald/speech/stmt06232004.html (360 words)

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	www.nextag.com /private-first-class/search-html (344 words)

	Medal of Honor-Williams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Private First Class Williams was a member of a combat patrol sent out from the platoon with the mission of establishing positions in the company's area of operation from which it could intercept and destroy enemy sniper teams operating in the area.
		On the night of 18 September 1968, as the patrol was preparing to move from its daylight position to a preselected night position, it was attacked from ambush by a squad of enemy using small arms and hand grenades.
		While he was moving under the continuing intense fire, he heard one of the members of the patrol sound the alert that an enemy grenade had landed in their position.
	www.marine-family.org /hero/williams.htm (347 words)

	Courts: Private first class (7/2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The winners include an eclectic mix of projects: a cushioned hard court surrounded by luxury; a cushioned acrylic hard court on top of a private residential recreation center; a sand-filled synthetic turf court; a clay court with underground watering built for a world-class player; and even a cushioned court in a private indoor structure.
		One of the biggest obstacles encountered by Horizon Sports Group of Coopersburg, Pa., was resistance to the project by neighbors and town officials, but one of their successful solutions was to educate local officials about fabric structures.
		Requiring somewhat similar approvals was the private court in Lake Geneva, Wis., built by Munson Inc. of Glendale, Wis., which went through a number of design modifications and a long sign-off process with local residents.
	www.racquettech.com /rsi/200407/200407private_first_class.html (492 words)

	Medal of Honor - PVT RALPH E. DIAS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		As a member of a reaction force which was pinned down by enemy fire while assisting a platoon in the same circumstance, Private First Class Dias, observing that both units were sustaining casualties, initiated an aggressive assault against an enemy machine gun bunker which was the principal source of hostile fire.
		Still determined to destroy the emplacement, Private First Class Dias again moved into the open and was wounded a third time by sniper fire.
		Private First Class Dias' indomitable courage, dynamic initiative, and selfless devotion to duty upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
	www.usmc.mil /moh.nsf/000003c919889c0385255f980058f5b6/000003c919889c0385255fa30046e626?OpenDocument (288 words)

	purevolume™ \| Private First Class
		Since Josh and Joe are busy with Amesbury, Micah and I have been talking about reworking some of the old Private First Class material into a new format, either a duo, or trio, and playing out a little bit.
		Private First Class hasn't posted a blog yet.
		Private First Class hasn't posted any shows yet.
	www.purevolume.com /privatefirstclass/photos (102 words)

	NJ Office of the Governor - Press Releases - Codey Orders Flags to Fly Half-Staff to Honor Private First Class Stephen ...
		WHEREAS, U.S. Army Private First Class Stephen C. Benish, was born in Rahway and raised in Linden and Clark Township and was graduated from Arthur L. Johnson High School and the Union County Vocational-Technical High School in 2002; and
		WHEREAS, PFC Benish served proudly as a member of the U.S. Army’s First Battalion 503rd Infantry Regiment, Second Brigade Combat Team, Second Infantry Division and was deployed to Iraq in the service of his country in August 2004; and
		WHEREAS, PFC Benish’s patriotism and dedicated service to his country make him a hero and a true role model for all Americans and, therefore, it is appropriate and fitting for the State of New Jersey to mark his passing and to honor his memory;
	www.state.nj.us /cgi-bin/governor/njnewsline/view_article.pl?id=2254 (470 words)

	Fallen Son & Daughters Profiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The rank he held was of a Private, First Class.
		On December 15, 1944, Army Private First Class Charles E. Christensen, along with his fellow comrades, attempted to cross the Seine River in an overloaded boat during a flood.
		Private Christensen was originally buried in Luxemburg, Germany and later transported to the Baptist Cemetery in Viborg, South Dakota.
	www.state.sd.us /military/VetAffairs/sdwwiimemorial/SubPages/profiles/Display.asp?P=323 (288 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Middle East / American deaths
		Army Private First Class Leslie D. Jackson, 18, of Richmond, on May 20 in Baghdad when her vehicle hit an explosive device.
		Army Private First Class Richard H. Rosas, 21, of St. Louis, Mich., and Army Private First Class James P. Lambert, 23, of New Orleans, on May 25 in Fallujah when an explosive device hit their patrol.
		Army Private First Class Nicholaus E. Zimmer, 20, of Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday in Kufa from a rocket-propelled grenade.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2004/06/03/american_deaths?mode=PF (619 words)

	Private First Class Fuller - A GURPS Archetype for Soulless Killers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Private First Class is a crew archetype for Soulless Killers, a GURPS Space/ GURPS Robots/ GURPS Aliensadventure.
		This "archetype" is not a character template but a pregenerated character that can be modified by the player to better suit her tastes.
		Other archetypes of this series are the APC Driver, the Private, the Lance Corporal and the Civilian Mission Specialist (Nonsynthetic).
	www.gurpsmaster.de /c4_pfc.htm (193 words)

	Dirk J. Vlug, Private First Class, U.S. Army
		As the crew of the second tank started to dismount and attack him, he killed 1 of the foe with his pistol, forcing the survivors to return to their vehicle, which he then destroyed with a second round.
		Three more hostile tanks moved up the road, so he flanked the first and eliminated it, and then, despite a hail of enemy fire, pressed forward again to destroy another.
		Private First Class Vlug served in the Michigan Army National Guard from 23 May 1949 to 25 January 1951 and was honorably discharged as a Master Sergeant.
	www.michigan.gov /dmva/0,1607,7-126-2360_3003_3012-8023--,00.html (256 words)

	Private First Class Alford L. McLaughlin - ADAH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Volunteering for his second continuous tour of duty on a strategic combat outpost far in advance of the main line of resistance, Private First Class McLaughlin maintained a constant flow of devastating fire upon the enemy, alternately employing two machine guns, a carbine and hand grenades.
		Although painfully wounded, he bravely fired the machine guns from the hip until his hands become blistered by the extreme heat from the weapon and, placing the guns on the ground to allow them to cool, continued to defend the position with his carbine and grenades.
		By his indomitable courage, superb leadership and valiant fighting spirit in the face of overwhelming odds, Private First Class McLaughlin served to inspire his fellow Marines in their gallant stand against the enemy and was directly instrumental in preventing the vital outpost from falling into the hands of a determined and numerically superior hostile force.
	www.archives.state.al.us /tours/korea/mclaughlin.html (396 words)

	Private First Class (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		A once-married couple meet on adjacent hotel balconies on the French Riviera - with a coincidence breathtaking enough to convert a non-believer into acceptance of destiny - on the first night of their respective honeymoons to other people.
		All too often, this tale, with its modestly predictable outcome, is presented in the clipped tones and bored superiority of a Coward caricature, who bears a teacup in one hand and a veddy, veddy dry martini in the other.
		Now Davies, Rickman and Duncan have peeled back the facade of upper middle class behavior to lay bare a wild madness, hints of almost heroic evil and a cool, selfish sexuality.
	www.btinternet.com /~sc.i/plny_290402_NYP.htm (417 words)

	Saving Private Ryan: Private First Class Mellish
		Known by the nickname "fish" by Private Adrian Caparzo, Private Mellish was one of the Company C Rangers who survived the attack on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944.
		The squad's first casualty in the search for Ryan was Mellish's friend Caparzo, who was killed by a sniper in the village of Neuville.
		The first is the identity of his killer, who is not the same German soldier ("Steamboat Willie") set free by Captain Miller earlier on.
	www.sproe.com /m/mellish.html (625 words)

	Private First Class Obregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		While serving as an ammunition carrier of a machine-gun squad in a Marine Rifle Company which was temporarily pinned down by hostile fire, Private First Class Obregon observed a fellow Marine fall wounded in the line of fire.
		Quickly seizing the wounded Marine’s carbine, he placed his own body as a shield in front of him and lay there firing accurately and effectively into the hostile group until he himself was fatally wounded by enemy machine-gun fire.
		By his courageous fighting spirit, fortitude and loyal devotion to duty, Private First Class Obregon enabled his fellow Marines to rescue the wounded man and aided essentially in repelling the attack, thereby sustaining and enhancing the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
	www.msc.navy.mil /mpsone/obregon.htm (338 words)

	Louis E. Niedermeier, Private First Class, United States Army
		Private First Class Louis E. Niedermeier, 20, of Largo, Florida, died June 1, 2005, in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when his unit was conducting combat operations and he came under enemy small arms fire.
		On June 1, Private First Class Louis Edward Niedermeier was in combat in Ramadi, west of Baghdad, when his unit came under fire.
		His uncle, Army Sergeant First Class Charles Welsh, stood in uniform behind the coffin and shared his favorite memories from over the years, from childhood birthday parties to motorcycle rides side by side.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /leniedermeier.htm (1456 words)

	Jason M. Meyer, Private First Class, United States Army
		The Department of Defense also announced today that Private First Class Jason M. Meyer, 23, of Swartz Creek, Michigan, was killed in action on April 8, 2003, in Iraq.
		The young widow was the first of several family members to approach the casket after the service.
		Army Private First Class Jason M. Meyer died April seventh in Baghdad when the armored personnel carrier he was standing near was hit by mortar fire.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /jason-meyer.htm (2767 words)

	Keystone Marines - PRIVATE FIRST CLASS WILLIAM B. BAUGH, USMC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		PFC Baugh was the 15th Marine to receive the Medal of Honor for Korean fighting.
		Born 7 July 1930, at McKinney, Kentucky, PFC Baugh was employed by Harrison Shoe Corporation before his enlistment in the Marine Corps 23 January 1948, at the age of 17.
		Following recruit training at Parris Island, South Carolina, PFC Baugh was stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, and after being transferred to the First Marine Division in Korea, took part in the Inchon landing, the capture of Seoul, and the Wonsan, Hungnam, and Chosin Reservoir campaigns.
	www.keystonemarines.com /article.php?story=20040702101931222 (323 words)

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