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Just picked up this pair of dice from a galaxy far, far away.

Replicas of Han’s dice that were hanging in the falcon in the original trilogy.

They have since changed them to the dice displaying the Aurebesh text in the new films but I wanted to stay true to the origin, so I was thankful to find these original style dice.

I was planning on hanging them in the truck, like they were in the Falcon, but they feel very happy in the nice little Star Wars bag so I might have to keep them on display in my den.

Remembering a hero

William Ralph Shockley (December 4, 1918 – March 31, 1945) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military’s highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.

Private First Class Shockley’s official Medal of Honor citation reads:

He was in position with his unit on a hill when the enemy, after a concentration of artillery fire, launched a counterattack. He maintained his position under intense enemy fire and urged his comrades to withdraw, saying that he would “remain to the end” to provide cover. Although he had to clear two stoppages which impeded the reloading of his weapon, he halted one enemy charge. Hostile troops then began moving in on his left flank, and he quickly shifted his gun to fire on them. Knowing that the only route of escape was being cut off by the enemy, he ordered the remainder of his squad to withdraw to safety and deliberately remained at his post. He continued to fire until he was killed during the ensuing enemy charge. Later, 4 Japanese were found dead in front of his position. Pfc. Shockley, facing certain death, sacrificed himself to save his fellow soldiers, but the heroism and gallantry displayed by him enabled his squad to reorganize and continue its attack

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