Real Soldiers
68 Years Ago
“At 0001 hrs BDST 7 May 1945 the mission of this Allied force was accomplished. signed Eisenhower.” In case you don’t recognize it: the above bold text was the message sent by GA Dwight D. Eisenhower, Commander, AEF, to GA George C. Marshall, CSA, on the surrender of Nazi Germany. The image is the document […]
Silver Star for SSG Daniel W. Ridgeway, bomb tech
Chief Tango sends us a link to the awesome story of Marine SSG Daniel W. Ridgeway, an EOD technician who was awarded a Silver Star for clearing minefields on his hands and knees to rescue a wounded Marine; His award citation reads that he cleared a 40-meter path on his hands and knees to a […]
Navy Corpsman Receives Silver Star
HM1 Benny Flores – a Navy Corpsman – was awarded the Silver Star today at Camp Pendleton, CA. The award was for heroism HM1 Flores displayed while deployed with USMC elements in Afghanistan last year. HM1 Flores’ heroic actions occurred in Zaranj, Nimruz province. During April 2012, a vehicle in which he and other Allied forces […]
More on Mario Wilson
We discussed Mario Wilson the other day when he confronted a gunman at Denny’s in Indiana. WBIR10 talks with Don Fitzgibbon who met Wilson when Fitzgibbon lost his own son in Afghanistan; Casualty assistance officers typically finish their duty to families after a few months. But Mr. Wilson and Mr. Fitzgibbon kept up their connection […]
SFC Greg Robinson graduates Air Assault school
MCPO Ret. in TN sends us a link to the story of SFC Greg Robinson who graduated from Air Assault School at fort Campbell, KY. I know it happens every few weeks, but SFC Robinson is an amputee; “Right now, I am a platoon sergeant,” Robinson told reporters after graduating. “I have roughly 30 men […]
Cultural assimilation and diversity training
royh and Athena sent us a link to the heartwarming story of a young sailor who had spent the day shopping in Dubai. When she was done, she tried to hail a cab, but when a bus pulled up she climbed aboard. Soon she became suspicious of the route the bus driver was taking his […]
Mario Wilson, Army vet, saves restaurant from gunman
ROS sends us a link to the story about Army veteran, SFC Mario Wilson, who prevented Leonard Bond from re-entering a Denny’s in Indiana, when it’s believed that Wilson spotted Bond’s gun through the window of the restaurant. “He seen the danger that was about to come in and he wouldn’t let that young man […]
Five soldiers run towards the sound of gunfire in CO
Chief Tango sends us a link to a Military.com story about five soldiers, SPCs Ian Carman, Anthony Willis, PFCs Philip Hawkes and Daniel Hinojoza, and SPC Daniel Garcia who all heard gun shots in Roy P. Benavidez Park last week and ran towards the sound of the gunfire without thinking about what could be waiting […]
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