Real Soldiers
Valor Friday
Vito Rocco “Rocky” Bertoldo was born in 1919 in Decatur, Illinois. He worked as a coal miner and then a truck driver for a company that made auto parts before World War II when they changed to making munitions. Due to poor eyesight, he was ineligible for the draft. Despite his draft exemption, Bertoldo decided […]
9.11.01 – We remember Rick Rescorla
I’d like to take a moment to re-tell the story of this amazing hero of 9/11. I could write about Colonel Rick Rescorla (ret), but our own Hondo wrote him up better than I ever could more than six years ago. Without further ado, take a moment to remember men like Rick and the hundreds […]
Soldier receives Silver Star for heroism in Afghanistan 12 years ago
I’m glad that this case is finally being rectified, but when you hear was Sergeant Holroyd did to earn the Silver Star you’ll wonder just why on earth did this take 12 years! Jeff LPH 3 sends in this Army Times report; t was Aug. 10, 2009, when Sgt. Adam Holroyd and his fellow 10th […]
Valor Friday
Today’s subject is once again brought to us by a sort of request from KoB. He forwarded to us the bad, unfortunate news that journalist Joe Galloway died Wednesday morning after having been in hospital near his home in Concord, North Carolina. Joe Galloway is a name many of you will remember. If not for […]
101st ABN D-Day vet to once again jump on his 100th B-day
At age 100 this guy’s got more guts and physical prowess than I do at less than half his age. Coronado Times reports on the magnificent life and coming adventures of Mr. Rice. On his 100th birthday, WWII paratrooper Tom Rice will jump in his hometown of Coronado on the beach front of the historic […]
Valor Friday
We lost another of The Greatest Generation this week. Kob sent in the sad news that on Monday, August 2nd retired US Marine Corps Colonel Dave Severance passed away after a solid 102 years, 30 of those years were spent fighting in two wars in service to his nation. Colonel Severance’s biggest claim to fame […]
Valor Friday
Last week I featured First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez, USMC. In addition to his final few moments getting captured in an iconic photograph of Marines in Korea, he had sent a letter home just the day before his final, fatal act of heroism. That letter spoke to his unwavering motivation to serve his country and the […]
An inspiring tale of 5 ANZAC soldiers who escaped the Nazis
The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) was a World War I formation that fought with distinction, most famously during the ill-fated Gallipoli Campaign. To Australians and Kiwis, ANZAC Day, which commemorates Gallipoli is a major national holiday. Soldiers of both countries still greatly identify with the spirit of the ANZAC troops. I came […]
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