Vietnam
Valor Friday
I briefly mentioned today’s subject when I was talking in detail about another man. Staff Sergeant Rodney Yano earned the Medal of Honor (posthumously) for valor in action while a helicopter crewman over Vietnam. The pilot of the chopper that day was John Bahnsen. Bahnsen was suggested as a Valor Friday candidate in his own […]
Valor Friday
I’ve talked about several recipients of American military awards for valor who were members of allied nations (or even civilians). This includes the Medal of Honor received by Mary Edwards Walker, the Distinguished Service Cross to Virginia Hall, and most recently, my article on the DSC awarded to John Paul Vann. Today’s subject is the […]
Bogus flag, bogus vet
A vet named Michael Greenwalt donated an American flag to the Antioch, CA Historical Society Museum nine years back. It began with a gesture meant to commemorate the end of the Vietnam War, as Michael Greenawalt, a 60-year-old Army veteran, donated what was believed to be one of the last American flags to leave Vietnam, […]
Bob Pardo, creator of the Pardo Push, dead at 89
LTC (ret., presumably) Bob Pardo, a Silver-star winning Phantom pilot who might be described at “unconventional”, died December 5. On March 10, 1967, Pardo and weapons officer 1st Lt. Steve Wayne were on a bombing run against an enemy steel mill north of Hanoi in North Vietnam territory in an F-4C Phantom. The pair were […]
Valor Friday
Some figures in military history are truly larger than life. Even when they’re in active service, their legend precedes them. They are the types that those who serve with or under them, wear that closeness as a badge of honor for the rest of their lives. Men such as George Patton, Chesty Puller, Chester Nimitz, […]
From the Jungles of Vietnam to the Rubble of 9/11 – Man’s Story is Inconsistent
A man claiming to have been a firefighter at 9/11 and buried in the rubble, is creating quite a stir as many doubt his story. He also has claims of Vietnam that further invite scrutiny. Radio host claims to have been firefighter buried at WTC on 9/11. Was he even there? The Observer found inconsistencies […]
John Watts – SEAL Team NONE
The folks at MilitaryPhony send us their work on this John Oscar Watts fella. Watts wrote a book about his supposed time as a black Navy SEAL. It is called “Shadow S.E.A.L. – The True Story of One of the First Black Navy SEALs” which detailed his experience with racism during his time spent in […]
The last of U.S. combat troops out of Vietnam, 50 years ago today
In January 1973, representatives from the United States, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, and the Vietcong met. They signed the peace agreement that ended the Vietnam War for the U.S. military. The peace treaty established a cease-fire and the withdrawal of the U.S. military. The treaty also required the release of U.S. POWs, and the eventual […]
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