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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, […]
More charges for William Travis Tucker of Alabama
We talked about this guy just a few days ago when he was arrested on stolen valor (among other) charges in Colbert County, Alabama. His tall tales include a Silver Star, a Purple Heart, and having spent time as a prisoner of war. ninja sends an update. When his time came to enter a plea, […]
The Son Tay Prison raid
We missed the 50th anniversary of the Son Tay Raid. The date passed a few days ago now, which Jeff LPH 3 was kind enough to remind us of. He sent us this Military Times article that speaks with some of the men involved in the raid. The Son Tay Raid was a daring special […]
Vietnam POW Lt. Col Donald ‘Digger’ Odell (USAF Ret) dies at 86
The KoB sent in the sad news that we’ve lost another Vietnam POW. Lieutenant Colonel Donald “Digger” Odell has passed away at the age of 86. He’d enlisted in the Air Force in 1952 and became an aviation cadet, earning his commission three years later and becoming a pilot. After flight training he served as […]
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