Real Soldiers
Tommy MacPherson; the “Kilted Killer”
Claymore sends us a link in War History Online which tells the tale of superbadass Major Tommy MacPherson who passed away last November. Here’s a summary of his World War II exploits; Served as an officer in the No.11 Scottish Commandoes in WW2 In 1941, during a daring four man raid to capture Erwin Rommel […]
Abandoned in Hell reunion
Medic09 sends us a link to an article in the Albuquerque Journal about our friend, Bill Albracht, who will, during his book signing tour reunite with one of the men he led off of Firebase Kate; “Capt. Albracht told us he was going to get as many of us off that hill as he could, […]
Nathan Currie & Brent McIntyre; Saving the world
Chief Tango sends us a link to the stories of Specialist Nathan Currie, who earned a Soldiers Medal and Corpsman Brent McIntyre who earned the Navy and Marine Corps Medal in separate incidents. From DVIDS is the story of Currie’s heroism; Currie was awarded the medal for his heroic actions at the scene of the […]
Medal of Honor for Chris Kyle?
Chief Tango sends us a link to the Washington Post which discusses the efforts of Texas Congressman Roger Williams who is spearheading the effort to clear the way for President Obama to award the Medal of Honor to late “American Sniper” Chris Kyle. I know this post is going to get some of you pissed […]
Victoria Cross for Lance Corporal Joshua Leakey
According to BBC, Lance Corporal Joshua Leakey of the 1st Paras was awarded the Victoria Cross for rescuing an American officer under heavy fire in Helmand Province of Afghanistan; L/Cpl Leakey is the only living British soldier to receive a VC during the Afghan campaign. Two others have been awarded posthumously. There have been 15 […]
Abandoned in Hell; an interview with Bill Albracht
If you haven’t bought the book yet, shame on you. But the author of Abandoned in Hell; The Fight for Vietnam’s Firebase Kate, Bill Albracht did a really excellent interview that’s more like an eight-minute documentary than an interview, with Chicago-area’s KWQC about the action that led to the book and Bill’s third Silver Star;
Devil’s Brigade Honored
The 1st Special Service Force was formed and trained at Fort William Henry Harrison near Helena, Montana in 1942. Their nickname was The Devil’s Brigade and consisted of volunteers from the US and Canada and modern special forces of both countries trace their lineages to the unit despite the fact that it was disbanded in […]
Master Gunnery Sergeant Alain Reyes and Master Sergeant Greg Bartel saving the world
Nearly two years ago, Charles Richard Jennings, Jr shot his father-in-law, James Evans, in church at their Father’s Day Mass. When the shooting ended, Jennings lit out, but he didn’t know that there were two military careerists in hot pursuit. Marine Master Gunnery Sergeant Alain Reyes and Air Force Master Sergeant Greg Bartel were both […]
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