Medal of Honor
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 […]
Medal of Honor awarded at the SOTU
Last night, if you didn’t watch the President’s State of the Union Address you missed the presentation of a Medal of Honor. I didn’t watch the SOTU. I didn’t want to watch the Democrat pout-fest. It seems Congressman Green (D-Retard) was escorted out again for being indecorous. As part of the political theater that is […]
Valor Friday
Some good news. Master Sergeant Rodrick “Roddie” Edmonds will be receiving a posthumous Medal of Honor for his heroism in the face of the Nazis. It’s been almost five years since I wrote up the story of Edmonds. Click through for the full story, but I’ll try to summarize. Edmonds quickly rose the ranks, and […]
Another MoH announced
It’s been three years since I wrote up the heroics of naval aviator Captain Royce Williams. You’ll remember he was flying a straight wing F9F Panther off the coast of Korea during the Korean War. He was scrambled with another aircraft to intercept several Soviet MiG-15s headed towards their carrier group. The MiG-15 was the […]
Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis Awarded MOH
US soldier who blocked suicide bomber in Afghanistan to be awarded Medal of Honor By JOHN VANDIVER STUTTGART, Germany — A U.S. soldier who died saving the life of a Polish counterpart in Afghanistan in 2013, will receive the Medal of Honor. President Donald Trump approved the recognition, the parents of Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis […]
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
Jeff LPH sent an article to me about Lloyd Burke. I’ll post that below, but I did very briefly talk about Colonel Burke before. During my series on the “Most Decorated” men for the various wars and branches, he came up by my count as the most decorated Army officer of the Korean War. Starting […]
Valor Friday
Time for a wee bit of good news for Minnesota. It’s been a rough couple of weeks months years for the state. I spoke about Captain Willibald Bianchi a few months back when it was announced that his remains had been identified and were coming back home. Bianchi you might recall received the Medal of […]
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