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Valor Friday
It’s been a busy week around my AO, so I’m gonna have to keep this VF post short. Our subject came up in another post and I thought it was worth highlighting more prominently. The US Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF) Command Historian has this to say about the life and times of James “Nick” […]
Mike Rick – Phony POW, Four Purple Hearts?
The folks at MilitaryPhony send us their work on Michael Riordan Rick. In turn, this case was brought to their attention by a special ninja that is part of the TAH community, so what goes around comes around. Mike Rick, or the guy with two first names, comes to us from Fort Wayne Indiana. He […]
Valor Friday
Poe sent me in the tip on Master Sergeant Rodrick “Roddie” Edmonds of the US Army. He’d come across the man’s incredible story and thought you all would appreciate it. I certainly did. Born, raised, lived, died, and buried in Knoxville, Tennessee, Edmonds was 21 years old when he enlisted into the Army in 1941 […]
Valor Friday
Louis Curdes was a 23 year old from Indiana who had just graduated Purdue when he enlisted in the Army in March 1942 to fight in World War II. He was sent to Luke Field, Arizona where he completed flight training, earning his wings by December of that year. He was sent to the Mediterranean […]
Valor Friday
Most in our community know that the Medal of Honor is restricted to US military recipients. This wasn’t always the case. During and shortly after the Civil War, a handful of civilians received the honor, though they were all attached to US military units. This includes Buffalo Bill (for service as a civilian scout during […]
Tuesday tear jerker
Jeff LPH 3 forwarded this Military Times article about the above-pictured Staff Sergeant Mario Tonelli. Grab a box of tissues. Tonelli was a Notre Dame running back who scored the season ending touchdown on a 77-yard drive in 1937. Three years later he, like many of his generation joined the service. He was stationed at […]
Valor Friday
In the world of US Marine Corps lore there are a handful of legendary figures. The Marines revere few men and those they do have a record of battlefield accomplishment that it’s hard to imagine that they would succeed at anything except war. Names like Lewis “Chesty” Puller, Dan Daly, Smedley Butler, and John Basilone […]
Tucker Charged with Stealing from Wounded Warrior Project
And the hits just keep on coming! We previously posted about William Travis Tucker a couple of times last month. He was charged with stolen valor for claiming to have been awarded a Purple Heart, Silver Star as well as claimed to have been a P.O.W. – we posted about that here on Dec 2, […]
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