Marine Corps
Medal of Honor awardee Simanek passes on. Only 2 from Korea remain
Robert E. Simanek, 92, passed August 4 in West Bloomfield, MI. He was awarded the Medal of Honor after jumping on a Chinese hand grenade (after kicking away a second grenade thrown at the same time.) The Chinese attacked. During the ensuing firefight, two grenades landed in the shallow trench where Simanek and other Marines […]
Last WWII MOH Awardee Passes
Corporal Hershel “Woody” Williams The in-box is filled with the sad news that the last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient has died. Marine Corporal “Woody” Williams was awarded the CMH during the Battle of Iwo Jima for displaying “valiant devotion to duty.” It was presented to him by President Harry Truman. Born […]
Marine Grooming Standards Unsat
Permanent? Want to serve but the military grooming standards aren’t to your liking? Lawyer up! Poetrooper and AW1 Rod send. Sikhs sue Marine Corps to allow turbans, beards at all times RYAN MORGAN A group of observant Sikh plaintiffs is suing the U.S. Marine Corps this week for the right to wear their turbans and […]
Josh Mandel Photoshop Controversy
Josh Mandel is a candidate for the U.S. Senate. He served in the Marine Corps and served two tours of duty in Anbar Province, Iraq. After being called a racist for objecting to teaching Critical Race Theory in school, he claimed he fought beside Marines of every color, using photos to support his point. There […]
How Stolen Valor Was Discovered
There has been quite a bit of news coverage about Sarah Cavanaugh being charged with Stolen Valer for her alleged scheme to defraud people out of money posing as a wounded Marine. We wrote about her here: https://valorguardians.com/blog/?p=123957 This article, however, takes a different slant and focuses on how observant people questioned her story and […]
Charges Dismissed against one defendant in MARSOC 3 case
A military judge dismissed charges against one of the MARSOC 3. These charges were dismissed “with prejudice”. The reason for this dismissal involves “threatening comments” that indicated Unlawful Command Influence (UPI). From Yahoo: During the meeting, Thomas asked Shaw about protecting attorneys from outside influences, to which Shaw responded with words to the effect of […]
Interview with Jim Mattis
General Jim “Chaos” Mattis, USMC (Ret) “The first time you blow someone away is not an insignificant event. That said, there are some assholes in the world that just need to be shot.” “I come in peace. I didn’t bring artillery. But I’m pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with […]
Family of Fallen Marine Sues Alec Baldwin
This story is becoming interesting. I’ll give you the really quick version and you can watch or read more for details. * Marine LCpl Rylee McCollum is killed in Afghanistan, one of 13 killed in Aug * Alec Baldwin sees the story and reaches out to the family * Baldwin donated $5,000 to Rylee’s sister […]
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