Combat Wounded
Duane Hoffman – Phony Beirut Navy Cross Recipient
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on Duane Allen Hoffman who is 58 or 60 years old. He has two different dates of birth listed, but it is more likely he was born in 1962 and is 58 years old at the time of this writing – December 2020. Hoffman lives in […]
‘Don’t Give Up’
Zach Briseno Meet Iraq War veteran Zach Briseno, who lost both his legs in a roadside bombing in Iraq and became a police officer Friday. This amazing article is brought to us by rgr1480. Double Amputee Iraq War Vet Becomes Fort Worth Police Officer Zach Briseno is second police officer in U.S. with prosthetic legs, […]
“Blue” Maurer – Retired Navy SEAL, LT, Corpsman, Silver Star, Purple Heart, Air Assault Badge
The folks at Military Phony send us their work on Steven Louis Maurer, who prefers to go by “Steve” or his nickname “Blue.” Maurer comes to us from Grants Pass, Oregon and he is 59 years old at the time of this writing – December 2020. As you can see in the above photo, Maurer […]
“Mr. Bob” – Vietnam Vet, Navy Cross, Silver Star & Purple Heart
The Chadds Ford JunXion, a local community magazine, featured Robert Walker on its front cover for the November 2020 edition. Robert lives in Oxford, Pennsylvania – just west of Philadelphia – and is 70 years old at the time of this posting. Robert recently retired from the Pocopson / Unionville Chadds Ford School District (UCFSD) […]
Well, if it’s for the veterans, I have to buy one. It’s my civic duty!
Pin Ups for Vets has released their 2021 calendar. The calendar filled with lovely ladies in retro 40’s garb is to raise money to benefit hospitalized veterans. All of the models in the calendars are themselves veterans. Thus far they’ve donated $70,000. Normally the gals would be on a 50-state VA hospital tour this time […]
SecDef approves proposal to upgrade Alwyn Cashe’s Silver Star to the Medal of Honor
I erred yesterday when I scheduled this article. It was supposed to go out this AM, but I set it for yesterday AM. It posted retroactively (who knew WordPress would do that?). Despite the error, many of you saw it, but I want to make sure everyone gets a chance. If it looks familiar, it’s because […]
New Tool for Devil Docs
U.S. Navy Corpsmen with I Marine Expeditionary Force inspect the intravenous blood transfusion equipment and attend to a simulated patient during Valkyrie Emergency Whole Blood Transfusion Training program at Camp Pendleton, Calif., on May 14, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo A “Walking Blood Bank.” Talk about Just-In-Time Inventory! ‘Valkyrie’ Blood Transfusion System Hopes to Give […]
Air Force Combat Controller to receive Silver Star and Bronze Star w/ “V”
MSgt John Grimesey, an Air Force Combat Controller, will receive the Silver Star and a Bronze Star Medal for valor for past deployments with US Army Green Beret units to Afghanistan. Combat Controllers serve with special operations units, usually behind enemy lines, and coordinate close air support (CAS). Grimesey was a Senior Airman in 2013 when he […]
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