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Medal of Honor Monday
It’s getting hard to keep up with the flurry of valor decorations being awarded/upgraded lately. I’m not complaining, as the people being honored have, in almost all cases, been very long, long overdue. I hope to report on many more of these award upgrades. As Lmn0351 noted in my Valor Friday piece last week, the […]
Three MoHs awarded today
President Trump awarded three Medals of Honor this morning. This is in addition to the two at last week’s State of the Union. Today’s recipients include (all from the Army); Master Sergeant Roddie Edmunds – A posthumous award. This is the rare MoH that isn’t an upgrade from a previous award. Edmunds’ refusal to turn […]
Valor Friday
It was a week of valor, with two Medals of Honor being awarded at the President’s State of the Union address and Coast Guardsman Scott Ruskan receiving the Legion of Merit for his rescuing dozens during the Texas flood last year. So for Valor Friday this week, I’ve got the story of Jack Jacobs. He’s […]
Valor Friday
Harold “Hal” Fritz of Wisconsin was a 25-year old Army armor officer when he earned the Medal of Honor for actions in Vietnam in 1969. He was days away from finishing his tour when he refused to stop leading his men. Not in the face of overwhelming enemy odds, not after he was seriously wounded, […]
Valor Friday
One of the first things I do when looking at an American military award recipient as I consider whether to write about them is to read the actual award citation. Sometimes this is easy to find, and other times it can be a bit tricky. It’s generally easier with the higher awards. For example, all […]
The folks we give thanks for – LTC Stirm
First off – a Happy Thanksgiving to all you turkeys (you just knew some one of we smartasses just had to say it, didn’t you?) Now, if you’re more than, say, 50 or so, try to hear the word “turkey” used like that without hearing it in Jerry Reed’s voice. If you can – if […]
Olive Branch to Viet Nam
Hegseth in Vietnam to strengthen defense ties and reassure a cautious partner By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was in Vietnam on Sunday, reaffirming a partnership built on healing the scars of the Vietnam War in a trip that will test whether Washington can reassure a vital but wary […]
DPAA Brings Another Home
Spring of ’68 – phase 2 of the infamous Tet Offensive was still raging when in the A Shau Valley one of our choppers was shot down, crashed, and broke into two sections. The door gunner, Donald P. Gervais, was from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was declared missing […]
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