Real Soldiers
Marine/Guardsman sacrificed himself for middle school kids
There was a shooting at a Middle school in Nevada today, if you hadn’t heard. Two people died in the gunfire – a teacher and the shooter, according to Business Insider. the teacher was Michael Landsberry a former Marine (in the mid-80s) and a current member of the Nevada National Guard; A witness told the […]
Purple Heart
From Fox news come the story of an injured Army Ranger thought to be unconscious rendering a salute during his Purple Heart ceremony. “I cannot impart on you the level of emotion that poured through the intensive care unit that day,” the commander wrote to the Ranger’s wife. “Grown men began to weep, and we […]
ABC’s interview with CPT Will Swenson
The folks at ABC News send us a video of their interview with Captain Will Swenson who was awarded the Medal of Honor yesterday at the White House; You may have been inundated with Will Swenson news the last few days, but I think you need to watch this video. I hope the Army lets […]
In the valley of Ganjgal Gar
Our buddy, ROS has a long piece at Victory Girls Blog on Captain Will Swenson who was awarded the Medal of Honor today in the White House. You should go read it. Captain Swenson has asked to return to active duty, according to a Breitbart link sent to us by SGT K. Meanwhile, Mary sends […]
William Swenson MoH Ceremony Today, 2:10PM EDT
Video feed will supposedly be available at this link. Kudos, CPT Swenson. Awe-inspiring.
Meyer for Congress
Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer started a minor furor on Twitter today when he tweeted “Congress 2016. POTUS 2024!” to his followers on that website, according to the Military.com folks; The simple tweet immediately drew hundreds of positive responses, many of which Meyer retweeted to his more than 23,000 followers. Earlier in the evening […]
Retired AF doctor’s story declassified
Hondo sends us a link about Col. (Dr.) James Ruffer’s mission prior to Operation Just Cause. According to the article in The Army Times, Col. Ruffer spent time as a Marine pilot in Vietnam, a Navy flight surgeon and an Air Force doctor during his thirty years of service. But he earned a Bronze Star […]
John Perozzi’s story
We’ve crossed paths with John Perozzi in the past, twice last year here and here. ROS sends us a link to a local Fox affiliate’s interview with him; Perozzi didn’t have to go into the Army during World War II. In 1943, at age 23, he worked his way through night school to become the […]
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