Real Soldiers
Capt. Christopher Anderson saving the world
AW1Ed sends a link to the story of US Army Captain Christopher Anderson, the company commander of the Dearborn Army Recruiting Company, who spotted an SUV that hit a parked car. The driver was unresponsive when Anderson stopped to investigate and the captain smelled smoke; Anderson grabbed the driver from behind, and a bystander grabbed […]
Col. Editha Ruiz, 1st Lt. Alexander Seawright and Spc. Won Seok Kim saving the world
According to Stars & Stripes three soldiers assigned to the U.S. military hospital at Yongsan Garrison in Seoul, South Korea witnessed a Korean woman when she was struck by a small truck and rolled underneath the vehicle. Col. Editha Ruiz, deputy commander for nursing, and 1st Lt. Alexander Seawright, a nurse, performed first aid while […]
Marine Sergeant Tyler Harman saving the world
Marine Sergeant Tyler Harman was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal when he saved the life of 2 year-old Rylan Strother who was choking on a grape, according to WSBTV; Harman, an instructor with the base’s Marine Aviation Training Support Group 23, lives next door to [Rylan’s mother, Amber] Strother and answered the […]
Garlin “Murl” Conner, Cottonbaler, to receive Medal of Honor
The White House announces that First Lieutenant Garlin “Murl” Conner will be awarded posthumously the Medal of Honor today; Then-First Lieutenant Garlin M. Conner will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions on 24 January 1945, while serving as an intelligence officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d […]
Sergeant First Class Levon Fernandez saving the world
Southcom.mil reports that Sergeant First Class Levon Fernandez, a flight paramedic with Joint Task Force-Bravo’s Charlie Company, 1st Battalion 228th Aviation Regiment, was awarded the Soldiers Medal for his actions on August 16, 2017 in Honduras when a Honduran Air Force L410 training flight crashed into powerlines and a headquarters building; After negotiating the electrical […]
Dr Infantry
Dan sends us a link from the Seattle Times which tells the story of Clinton Foriska which follows him from an infantryman in Iraq to Medical student at Pacific Northwest University. He’s set to graduate from the University of Washington Bothell June 10 with a near-perfect GPA. Earlier this month, he was awarded UW Bothell’s […]
Frank Crary gets a Distinguished Service Cross
Tucson.com reports that local man, Frank Crary, will be awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his heroism in Vietnam while he served there with the 1st Cavalry Division in 1966; Crary exposed himself to enemy fire by attacking a North Vietnamese machine gun that was among enemy positions that had pinned down his unit, an […]
Héctor E. Colón passes
One of our friends send us the sad news that Héctor E. Colón has passed; Héctor graduated from Officer Candidate School, Ft. Benning, Georgia, and went on to proudly serve his country in Viet Nam. On January 5, 1968, his platoon of 32 men came under attack from 400 enemy fighters. Héctor led his brave […]
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