Frederick Hitch War, aged 22, he fought at the Battle of Rorke's Drift (22–23 January 1879), and was awarded the VC for his actions. The citation was published in the "London Gazette": The soldiers were assisted in passing out ammunition by Padre George Smith. Hitch was severely wounded during the action, and was still in the Royal Victoria Military Hospital, Netley, Southampton when he received his medal from Queen Victoria. He was one of the eleven recipients of the VC awarded for their part in the battle. Hitch's wounds were so severe that they led to his discharge from service. He then
Kinetic military action Kinetic military action Kinetic military action is a euphemism for military action involving active warfare, usually including lethal force. "Kinetic" was used as a retronymic euphemism for military action in "Bush at War," a 2002 book by Bob Woodward. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld used the words "kinetic" and "non-kinetic" often. The phrase is now also commonly used as a contrast to cyber warfare. "Kinetic military action" was used by White House aide Ben Rhodes on March 23, 2011 to describe U.S. military action in Libya: This use was noted by news media: "'Kinetic military action' is still hell" and "Kinetic