Vietnam
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
Would you believe that there was a man who served in the Nazi German Waffen SS as an officer that later went on to serve in the US Army? No just serve, he was commissioned an officer. Perhaps even more incredible, he would join the elite Green Berets and fight in Vietnam. All of this […]
Vietnam Veterans Day
The Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017 was signed into law by President Trump, designating 29 March as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. The date was chosen to observe the day the last U.S. combat troops departed Vietnam, and the last of the prisoners of war were released. The holiday is also known as […]
Valor Friday
This week’s article will be brief. I can’t find much about the man other than the award citation. It’s a pretty amazing citation though that I felt needed to be shared. Kenneth Ledford was a 1st Lieutenant US Army aviator assigned to the 58th Medical Battalion of the 68th Medical Group. This formation was part […]
A Bit of Nostalgia
This is a good article about a squad in the jungles of Vietnam finding a breif respite. Reposted from Cherries Writer’s blog. Timeout Very good article from a squad leader who was there. Some photos are included. Sometimes, the wardoggies just needed a break.
Robert “Mr. Bob” Walker – Official Records
You may recall a recent post about Robert Walker, who was featured on the front of a magazine called the Chadds Ford JunXion, which is a local community magazine. On the cover and in the writeup, claims were made about a Navy Cross, a Silver Star and a Purple Heart for combat actions in Vietnam. […]
Valor Friday
Born and raised in Macon, Georgia, Rodney Davis was 19 and had just graduated high school when he enlisted with the US Marine Corps in 1961. After completing recruit training he was a rifleman in Company K, 3/2 Marines at Camp Lejeune. By 1964 he’d been promoted to lance corporal and was sent to be […]
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 […]
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