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A different kind of Valor Friday
Get a load of this kid. He’s a sixth-grader and he’s out saving lives. Two in a single day! What’d you do with your Thursday? NPR Reports; An 11-year-old boy from Oklahoma is being honored for his heroism after he saved a choking classmate and rescued a woman from a house fire in one day. […]
Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe, Medal of Honor recipient
One of this site’s favorite heroes, US Army Sergeant First Class Alwyn Cashe, will be receiving his posthumous Medal of Honor in a White House ceremony tomorrow. This concludes a 16 year fight to get him the recognition he so well deserves. I wrote about Cashe for a Valor Friday piece a while back, which […]
Navy Gets One Right
The Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke Guided Missile Destroyer, DDG-121, bears the name of Frank E. Petersen Jr., former Marine Lieutenant General and at the time of his retirement, the senior ranking aviator in the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy. His distinguished career began as an enlisted Electronics Technician and concluded as the Commanding General, Marine […]
First Female Army Sniper
Several of our usual suspects have sent in the story of the first female Army sniper. The unnamed infantry soldier from the Montana Army National Guard has graduated from the grueling U.S. Army Sniper Course, taught at Ft. Benning. “The Soldier met every standard required to graduate the United States Army Sniper Course,” said Capt. […]
After 23 high school kids arrested for brawling at school, dads step in to provide security, jokes
Check these guys out. See a problem, solve a problem. Breitbart reports on “Dads on Duty” helping to end violence at their kids’ school. Fathers in Shreveport, Louisiana, have begun taking shifts to supervise students at Southwood High School after 23 students were arrested for fighting over three days last month. Since the group Dads on […]
Ft. Drum Soldiers to the Rescue
Three saved from a fiery car wreck. David sends. Fort Drum soldiers take action at Arsenal Street crash scene Thursday night Craig Fox, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. A dinner off post at Applebee’s for five Fort Drum soldiers turned into a moment of quick thinking and immediate action, credited for saving three people in a […]
“This is the most American thing ever”
@vigi.boo Here’s something to brighten your day. With all the constant negativity, this moment reminds us why the military is called “the service.” A woman was recently stuck in D.C. floodwaters when a US Marine Corps motorcoach pulled over in front of her. Out came a half dozen Marine NCOs in full dress blue uniforms. […]
Olympic Gold
1st Lt. Amber English An Olympic bright spot to what has become low comedy. David sends. U.S. Army 1st Lt. Amber English sets Olympic record to win gold medal in skeet shooting Chris Cwik Amber English’s Olympics debut was well worth the wait. English set an Olympic record en route to winning the gold medal […]
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