Real Soldiers
Gary Rose, another Vietnam Medal of Honor?
The New York Times talks a bit about Sergeant Gary Rose whose upgrade of his Distinguished Service Cross is one presidential signature away from a Medal of Honor for his actions in Laos during Operation Tailwind – the real one, not the CNN fantasy. According to the article, the real operation was to disrupt the […]
Gary Wetzel, MOH recipient in motorcycle accident
Someone sent us the news that Gary Wetzel, a veterans’ advocate and Medal of Honor recipient, was on his way to the Sturgis motorcycle rally when he was in a serious motorcycle accident. [Jeffrey Dentice], Wetzel’s long-time friend, told FOX6 News Wetzel was about 30 miles outside La Crosse on Sunday, August 7th when he […]
Special Agent John Zoerhof saving the world
Chooee sends us a link to the story of Army Special Agent John Zoerhof, instructor at the U.S. Army Military Police School at Fort Leornard Wood, Missouri. He was at Walmart recently when he saw a woman struggling to keep a man upright. Zoerhof offered to help the woman; “I asked the lady, ‘Ma’am, is […]
“Hacksaw Ridge” and Desmond Doss
Mel Gibson has done it again in the telling of the story of Medal of Honor soldier, Desmond Doss, who was awarded the medal for his actions on Okinawa. Private First Class Doss was a conscientious objector who was convinced that his service as an aidman with the 77th Division would save lives. According to […]
Staff Sergeant Bret Perry saving the world
Chief Tango sends us a link to the story of Staff Sergeant Bret Perry, an Army recruiter in Urbandale, Iowa who spotted a fire in a house on his way to work last year. His instincts influenced him to drive to the scene where he found that firefighters hadn’t arrived yet. A neighbor told him […]
A Different Kind of “Feel Good Story”
Last Saturday, and elderly woman in New Jersey went for a drive. She got stuck in soft sand, and could not free her vehicle. She was without food, and was in a remote area. While she was able to collect rainwater, the weather was extreme – in the 90s some days. By Thursday, she was […]
Bringing the brothers home
The other day, our buddy, Mothax at the American Legion’s Burnpit wrote about the flight that he was on which was delivering Army Air Corps Pvt. Evans Overbey to his family after 75 years absence. Someone sends us a link to the story on ABC News about the Iowa Ambassadors of Music, a student singing […]
PFC William Peters gets his Purple Heart
Someone sent us a link to the story of Private First Class William Peters who was awarded a Purple Heart just 70 years after his wounds; While on a mission in France in November 1944, his platoon was ambushed by a German army contingent. He was seriously injured and unable to walk after being hit […]
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