Real Soldiers
Revisionist History? Newsweek Accused of Editing Past Article
Several news outlets are reporting that Newsweek has edited its 2015 story about Senator Tom Cotton to align and support recent allegations about his military service claims. RT writes: Rewriting history? Newsweek edits 2015 story to align with disputed claim that GOP Sen. Tom Cotton lied about his military record Newsweek has been accused of […]
More MoH upgrades possible
The current defense budget, which is facing a veto threat from President Trump, includes a provision to waive the time limit for award of the Medal of Honor for four men. One of those is Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe, who we talked about yesterday. Trump already signed a separate bill authorizing Cashe to receive […]
Monday Recipe
Cheese and Shrimp Grits I posted this up some time ago to some good reviews, and it’s back for some of the same reasons- it’s delicious, easy to make and clean up, plus another, more important reason. I’ve kicked the dust of the PDRofMD from my boots never to look back, and can reminisce about […]
Alwyn Cashe MoH update
Jeff LPH 3 sends along word that the Senate has approved to allow the President to upgrade Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe‘s Silver Star to the Medal of Honor. We’ve talked about Cashe many times over the years and he was a personal hero of our founder Jonn Lilyea. President Trump hasn’t made any public […]
Valor Friday
Today’s subject comes from a request. Boomer and Poetrooper wanted to hear about Chief Master Sergeant Duane Hackney, the most decorated enlisted man in US Air Force history. Along with Colonel Bud Day, Major Richard Bong, and Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, Chief Hackney can also stake a claim as one of the most decorated American airmen […]
Valor Friday
Charles Watters was a 35 year old Roman Catholic priest in the Newark, New Jersey area, where he’d been born and raised, when he enlisted as a chaplain with the New Jersey Air National Guard in 1962. An experienced light aircraft pilot, he’d flown single-engine planes as far away as Argentina. In 1964 though he […]
Airman receives medal for heroic action savings lives during 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting
An Air Force Airman is being recognized for his courage under fire at the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting incident. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jordan Benson said his training kicked in three years ago when he aided dozens of people during America’s deadliest mass shooting. Benson, his wife and 17 other family members and friends […]
Another of the Greatest Generation passes at age 100
Jeff LPH 3 forwarded this extensive obituary posted about a pretty amazing warrior. John Waddy was an officer in the British Army beginning in WWII. Trained as a parachutist he spent 3 days in a coma after a training accident and then joined the war in North Africa. After fighting his way across the desert, […]
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