Real Soldiers
A Good LT
Forty-six years ago, a soldier was wounded in Vietnam. SPC Robert French was a Radiotelephone Operator with the 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division. He fought in Vietnam. He was wounded in action on 19 June 1967, during a 3-day battle near Ap Bac in the Mekong Delta. French received a Purple Heart for his […]
Staff Sgt. Tyronne Mitchell; saving the world one person at a time
In the Fayetteville Observer, they tell the story of SSG Tyronne Mitchell who was driving out and about Spring Lake, NC when he came across an accident scene. Without thinking, SSG Mitchell leapt from his own car and pulled a woman from her overturned vehicle. Mitchell administered first aid until emergency crew arrived on the […]
Neil Sawh; 9-year-old Cavalryman for a day
The good folks at the 1st Cavalry Division’s Public Affairs Office sent this heart-warming story I hope will kind of calm us down a bit after all of the news we’ve taking in the past couple of weeks. The story is about 9-year-old Neil Sawh from Houston whose dream is to be a soldier; Deciding […]
Army cadet, Nicole Donato; saving the world one person at a time
Iowa State Daily reports that Iowa State ROTC cadet, Nicole Donato, despite being in an automobile accident and concussed, was able to draw on her cadet training to save another person involved in the accident when she found that he wasn’t breathing, so because of a smashed door, so had to crawl through the vehicle […]
Warrior Voices Veterans: learn to write the words they could not speak.(Update)
This was going to be just about the this story that was re-posted by the American Legions Facebook, but since Casey Porter’s Movie “Present Day” is being debuted today I wanted to include this as well. The first one is about finding a better way to treat PTSD and other issues that happen after returning […]
Four years later
We wrote our first viral story four years ago, when the president didn’t bother to attend the American Legion’s “Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball” – the ball which honors our Medal of Honor awardees. According to the American Legion, at least 25 of those heroes will be attending this year. The ball has been traditionally […]
Staff Sgt. Eric B. Shaw’s widow receives his DSC
Staff Sgt. Eric B. Shaw’s widow, Audrey R. Shaw, received his Distinguished Service Cross in a ceremony at Fort Campbell, KY last week according to Army.Mil. SSG Shaw was a member of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) on June 27, 2010, in the Marawara […]
The One Classified Medal of Honor
One of the most common lies a false claimant to military honors or decorations will tell people is, “My medal is classified; that’s why there aren’t any records of it.” Yes, that’s complete bullshit. Medals and decorations are not classified, nor are their citations. And there are always records of legitimate awards and decorations. But […]
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