Vietnam
Valor Friday
Today I’ll be discussing two men whose heroism was performed in the face of fire, quite literally. Word comes to us this week that the heroism and sacrifice of our first subject is coming to the movie screen. Military.com reports that Red Erwin’s grandsons are bringing the story to life. Henry “Red” Erwin was just […]
SEAL team reunites for first time after years of secrecy
On Sunday, a group of Vietnam veterans were together for the first time since they shared a tragic night together in 1972 in the Gulf of Tonkin. For decades, they weren’t allowed to talk about the incident – not even to each other. During the 23rd Annual Military Gala & Banquet at the Chateau on […]
Guns & Moms & Grandmas
I read this article on Cherries Writer’s blog yesterday, and really sympathized with this poor fellow. It was January 1968. The Tet Offensive was well underway. There were firefights galore and Hell wanted its pay. One of the Lieutenant’s three machine guns was down for repairs, so when he wrote his letter home to Mom, […]
Vietnam Vet vs. Vietnam-Era Vet
Bottom Line Up Front: A National Defense Service Medal vs. a Vietnam Service Medal. I don’t know all the fine details of this case, including the logo posted on this man’s campaign site, but I’ll give you the broad overview. Larry Walsh is serving as a County Commissioner in Douglas County Nevada and had claimed […]
Craig “Doc” Glynn – Military Records
The folks at Military Phony sent us their work on James Craig “Doc” Glynn who we wrote about here. Glynn lives in Titusville, Florida and is 68 years old at the time of this writing – March 2020. Here Glynn claims he was in Afghanistan just as Prince Harry was. Here he claims MSG along […]
POW’s are Liars – Jane Fonda to speak at Kent State on 50th anniversary of shootings.
KENT — Jane Fonda is among the speakers tapped to mark the 50th anniversary of the Kent State shootings. The 82-year-old actress and activist will highlight four days of events the Ohio university has planned to explore the lasting impacts of the events of May 4, 1970, which were considered pivotal in turning public sentiment […]
Auction House Confronted About Military Medals
We carried a story here last week about the Bird family complaining that an auction house was selling medals allegedly belonging to their service member that was KIA. It seems the auction house was confronted about all of this and they insist that the medals are real. Cleveland 19 News carries another story about this […]
Archie Allen – Fake Marine Buried with Full Military Honors
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on Archie Lee Allen who died last month at the age of 71 years old. Allen had been on the radar about his claims and was asked about his service about a year ago. He claimed he was a Vietnam-era Marine with the MOS of 0311. […]
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