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USAF combat controller who already earned Air Force Cross receives Airman’s Medal for heroics stateside
A US Air Force battlefield airman, who was awarded the service’s second highest award for combat valor, the Air Force Cross, has now earned the service’s highest award for non-combat valor. Military.com reports; For Master Sgt. Daniel Keller, bravery isn’t confined to the battlefield. The airman earned the highest Air Force award for noncombat bravery […]
Clarksville U.S. Army recruiters help save lives after crash involving 7 vehicles
KoB sends in this story of quick action on the part of some Army recruiters. WKRN reports; A group of U.S. Army recruiters in Clarksville [Tennessee] put their combat-tested skills to good use after a crash involving seven vehicles in the 3000 block of Wilma Rudolph Blvd. The crash happened Monday right outside of their […]
Israel brilliantly uses the media to panic Hamas into their bunkers, then promptly bombs said bunkers
It’s really hard not to admire the hell out of the Israelis. Surrounded by people that hate them, they weather repeated and constant attacks just for existing. Every time that their enemies team up to invade them militarily, the caged beast that is the Israeli military unleashed. When the dogs of war are let loose, […]
A-10 pilot honored for landing Warthog without working landing gear, cockpit canopy
This is one badass, ballsy young aviator. If the story sounds familiar, the same exact thing happened to a Michigan Air National Guard pilot, Major Brett DeVries. He earned a DFC for his airmanship, and I think Captain Bye deserves similar. Air Force Times reports; A typical training flight over Georgia last spring turned nightmarish […]
An inspiration to us all….
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Pete Gray, the St. Louis Browns’ one-armed outfielder, batting at Yankee Stadium in May 1945. (Harry Harris/AP) This is a brief story about a handicapped ball player from the 1940s who became an inspiration to disabled World War II vets. His name was Pete Gray. From the article: At age six, while hitching a ride […]
IDAHO RESCUE TEAMS PULL COUPLE FROM TRUCK DANGLING ABOVE GORGE
By Matt White Highly trained mountain rescue paramedics from around southern Idaho leaped into trucks, cars, and even a helicopter to retrieve a couple — and their two dogs — from the cab of a pickup truck dangling from a highway bridge over a mountain canyon Monday. The man and woman inside, both in their […]
Nearly 70 years later, Korean War Marine veteran awarded Silver Star
On Wednesday, a Korean War veteran received a long overdue military valor award. 89-year-old Salvatore Naimo received the Silver Star for his heroic actions during the Korean War. In 1951, his platoon was under attack by Chinese forces. Naimo carried two injured marines to safety while injured himself. Then he proceeded to fight off enemy […]
Miracle On Ice
1980 US Olympic Hockey Team Underdog US Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviet powerhouse today, 41 years ago. AW1 Rod sends. U.S. hockey team beats the Soviets in the “Miracle on Ice” In one of the most dramatic upsets in Olympic history, the underdog U.S. hockey team, made up of college players, defeats the four-time […]
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