The Warrior Code
Valor Friday
Mason’s back today with Francis (Frank) Junior Pierce, a Naval Hospital Corpsman with the 4th Marine Division during the very hard days in the Pacific during WWII. Frank survived the war, married, and found employment as, well, let’s not ruin it. Thanks, Mason. Mason: Francis (Frank) Junior Pierce was born December 7, 1924 in Earlville, […]
Airman to receive Silver Star after night raid with 75th Ranger Regiment
A tactical air control party airman assigned to 75th Ranger Regiment, like those pictured above in Afghanistan, will receive the Silver Star for his actions during a night raid last year. (Army) Tech. Sgt. Cam Kelsch will be awarded both the Silver Star medal, and a Bronze Star with a V for valor, for two […]
Valor Friday
Mason’s back. This time he brings us Colonel Joe Jackson, a mustang and a three war veteran. Even without the valor he showed in Viet Nam, he had a remarkable career. He passed of natural causes at the age of 92. Enough intro, here’s the story.. Mason On January 12, 2019 we lost a true […]
Valor Friday
Mason’s back with a pair of heroes whose examples of calm in the face of incredible personal danger would be worthy of high awards for just one instance of valor. These men faced those numerous times, leading or rendering aid as the situations required. Read on.. Mason. American military history is filled with some very […]
First Black Navy SEAL – Still Going Strong
NBCNews has reported that Navy Master Chief Bill Goines is still going strong, even in retirement. Goines, 82, believes it was sheer grit and determination in the face of all obstacles that helped him become one of the first original U.S. Navy SEALs, a military team created by President John F. Kennedy in 1962. It […]
Valor Friday
Once again our very own Mason has put together today’s Valor Friday. Today we honor Alexander Gordon Lyle, Weedon Osborne, both USN, and Ben L Salomon, USA, for their incredible bravery displayed during WWI and WWII while serving as dental surgeons. Mason writes.. We all know of the valor displayed under fire my many members […]
Royal Thai Navy SEALs Welcomed to NYC
Who can forget the June and July 2018 cave rescue of members of a junior football team trapped in Tham Luang Nang Non cave in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand? Twelve members of the team, aged eleven to sixteen, and their 25-year-old assistant coach entered the cave on 23 June after soccer practice. Shortly afterwards, heavy […]
Valor Friday
Today we honor Pfc. John Charles Squires, USA, and his incredible valor displayed near Padiglione, Italy during WWII. Squires joined the Army from his birth city of Louisville, Kentucky in July 1943, and by April 23, 1944 was serving as a private first class in Company A, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division. During a […]
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