Want to know what really went on with the troop surge in Iraq? Then check out the new movie produced by those who were actually there. It is nice to see something NICE being said about our boys busting their collective asses to defend the freedoms of those who don’t seem to want to do [...]
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The Surge Revisited
Posted in Army, Iraq, tagged Army, Iraq on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
ANDERSON, BEAUFORD T.
Posted in Army, Hero, Medal of Honor on July 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Army Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army, 381st Infantry, 96th Infantry Division Medal of Honor Citation: He displayed conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty. When a powerfully conducted predawn Japanese counterattack struck his unit’s flank, he ordered his men to take cover in an old tomb, and then, armed only with a [...]
ADAMS, LUCIAN
Posted in Army, Medal of Honor, WWII on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
[NOTE: I have been remiss in keeping up with weekly honorees, but here is the next in a long line of heroes who will not be forgotten.] Staff Sergeant Lucian Adam’s Medal Of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty on 28 October 1944, [...]
Terrorism On The Homefront
Posted in Army, terror on June 1, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Put the soldiers in your thoughts, always. That has always been a mantra for our troops fighting for freedom around the world. Now, however, because of some unbelievably cold-hearted domestic terrorist, we have to now keep soldiers here at home in our thoughts. Two young soldiers, at home and just out of boot camp, wanting [...]
Smith, Paul R.
Posted in Army, Hero, Iraq, Medal of Honor on April 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Army Sergeant First Class Paul R. Smith’s Medal Of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty:Sergeant First Class Paul R. Smith distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with an armed enemy [...]
Another Hero Moves On
Posted in Army, freedom, God, Hero, Medal of Honor on April 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The following is the Medal of Honor citation for Technical Sergeant Russell Dunham, U.S. Army, Company I, 30th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty. At about 1430 hours on 8 January 1945, during an attack on Hill 616, near Kayserberg, France, [...]
The Real War Effort
Posted in Army, freedom, military, veteran, video on March 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
While we all sit around and fee sorry for ourselves, while we bitch about the media and its obvious bias, how we are not as well off as the guy down the street, remember that there are those putting much more on the line than we. Our troops are spoken about with reverence(usually). Every politician [...]
PFC Ross A. McGinnis, U.S. Army
Posted in Army, Medal of Honor on March 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
PFC McGinnis’s Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty: Private First Class Ross A. McGinnis distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an M2 .50-caliber Machine Gunner, 1st Platoon, [...]
