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If these allegations are true… (from the AP’s Robert Burns): Seven members of the secretive Navy SEAL Team 6, including one involved in the mission to get Osama bin Laden, have been punished for disclosing classified information, senior Navy officials said Thursday. Four other SEALs are under investigation for similar alleged violations, one [...] Share on Facebook Today a sergeant of the United States Marine Corps received the Medal of Honor for his actions in Afghanistan on 8 September 2009. His name is Dakota Meyer and what he did to earn this medal is heroic and deserves nothing less. Here’s the citation: For service as set forth in the following For conspicuous [...] Let’s see if they can quit talking about murdering moms and the impending financial collapse of America to talk about this guy for one hot second. From Army.Mil WASHINGTON (Army News Service, May 31, 2011) — An Army Ranger who lost his right hand and suffered shrapnel wounds after throwing an armed grenade away [...] From The White House Webpage by way of Blackfive The President in prepared remarks said at FT Drum, NY today… First time I saw 10th Mountain Division, you guys were in southern Iraq. When I went back to visit Afghanistan, you guys were the first ones there. I had the great honor of seeing some [...] We are soon to have another living recipient of the Medal of Honor From The Army News Service An Army Ranger, SSG Leroy A. Petry who lost his right hand and suffered shrapnel wounds after throwing an armed grenade away from his fellow Soldiers will be the second living Medal of Honor Recipient from the [...] Today 6 OCT 2010, the family of US Army Staff Sergeant Robert J Miller will recive the Medal of Honor from the President of the United States. The question is will anyone beside the few who read blogs like this or follow military affairs ever know about this hero? Share on [...] Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. “Dick” Etchberger, an Air Force senior NCO who was killed after saving the lives of some of his crew during a fierce battle at a radar site in Laos 42 years ago, will receive the Medal of Honor Sept. 21 in a White House ceremony. From the New York [...] Afghan war hero to receive Medal of Honor By Craig Whitlock and Greg Jaffe Washington Post Staff Writers Saturday, September 11, 2010 Under a bright Afghan moon, eight U.S. paratroopers trudged along a ridge in the Korengal Valley, unaware they were walking right into a trap. Less than 20 feet away, a band [...] Anybody see my Medal of Honor? I seem to have misplaced it. Last week, it was against the law for me to make such a claim. Now? Not so much. Thanks to the 9th Circuit, you’ll soon be able to order your replica MOH from the Franklin Mint and display it proudly above your [...] Another Trooper awaits us at [...] You may remember my lament about the state of awards for valor that was posted HERE. BlackFive and the Washington Post are reporting that we are about to have the first living recipiant of the Medal of Honor since Vietnam. First living Medal of Honor recipient since Vietnam Posted By Uncle Jimbo I have [...] A nice article on the sad state of awards in our military… From STARS AND STRIPES (go read the whole thing) Despite criticism, Medals of Honor still scarce for current wars By Leo Shane III Stars and Stripes Published: June 15, 2010 Stars and Stripes’ 2010 Heroes edition WASHINGTON — In October 2005, Sgt. 1st [...] David French writing for The Corner at the National Review On-Line has some interesting things to say about awards and decorations in the Global War on Terror (can we still call it that?). Are we less courageous now? Or is the military stifling valor awards in a labyrinthine bureaucracy dominated by rear echelon second-guessers? …The [...] David McNerney is a hero. David McNerney is dying. Go read the whole story HERE From the outside, 1st Sgt. David H. McNerney seems like any other aging warrior; his wars have become echoes, and he’d rather take his dog for a ride in his pickup than revisit them. Only his soldiers [...] Lt. Col. Tom Smith, whose coolness is only overshadowed by the presence of the coolest airplane in the world. Lt. Col. Tom Smith just happens to be the uncle of the smoking-hot Mrs. Trzupr. Tom Smith flew F-4 Phantoms in Viet Nam, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross (one step below the Congressional [...] David Bellavia visits a theme I have discussed here once or twice. The real heroes this nation produces and how we never hear of them or celebrate their stories. This is the story of Melvin Brown …PFC Brown was nineteen-years old in 1950. Rosy cheeks and bright eyes. From my assessment of his pictures [...] |
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