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Valor Friday
USS West Virginia USS West Virginia, 7 December 1941 Mason comes through again, despite the, ahh, off nominal week here at TAH. Today Valor Friday honors two men who, while serving on board the same vessel could hardly have been further apart in background, education, socially, and in rank. But on that date that will […]
An Army ROTC cadet sacrificed his life to save his fellow classmates during the UNC Charlotte shooting
Riley Howell UNCC shooting victim to be buried with full military honors Jared Keller When a mass shooting erupted on the campus of University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Tuesday, Army ROTC cadet Riley Howell sprang into action. Finding himself face to face with the armed gunman in his classroom, the 21-year-old Howell tackled […]
Friday Valor
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Kettles Todays Valor Friday honors Lieutenant Colonel Charles Kettles for his actions in Viet Nam as flight commander of the 176th Assault Helicopter Company, 14th Combat Aviation Battalion. They deployed to Vietnam in February, 1967. Mason has performed his usual outstanding research and write up for us; read on: UH-1D Mason Lieutenant […]
Col. Joe Jackson, revisited.
One of the more enjoyable side-bars to researching the Interwebs for items that may be of interest to my brother and sister TAH’ers, is coming across the unexpected, the item that tells the whole when before I just had a glimpse. Completing the circle if you will. This is such a case. I was able […]
Valor Friday
Today’s Valor Friday honors two WWI Army fliers, Frank Luke and Joseph Wehner, and how teamwork would enable them to prevail in the air. For a time, anyway. As usual, a deep thank you to Mason for the research and write up. So here it is: Mason Today’s valor tale is another two for one. […]
Should this airman receive the Medal of Honor for Laos battle? A congressman thinks so
A congressman has introduced legislation urging the president to award retired Air Force Col. Philip Conran the Medal of Honor for valor during the Vietnam War. (File photo) Mason sends us an article about Col. Philip Conran (USAF, Ret) and how Rep. Salud Carbajal, (D-CA) has introduced a bill to upgrade the Colonel’s Air Force […]
Valor Friday
James Stogner Today’s Valor Friday honors former Marine Lance Corporal James Stogner and the belated recognition of his heroism some 52 years ago. This post is a bit off-nominal, as I ran across the story first and wisely shot it over to Mason, who did his usual outstanding research and write up. Mason writes: As […]
Valor Friday
Mason comes through once again for Valor Friday, this time with the story of a remarkable soldier in Company C of the 2nd US Cavalry, and his service from 1855 to, well. You’ll have read the article. His name is Adolph Metzger. Mason: I am always awestruck by the stories of bravery of our fighting […]
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