If this does not get your attention, I don’t know what will… This Picture is Worth a Million Words… We truly take a lot for granted. Forget the football ‘heroes’ and movie ‘stars’. Pass this on so that all may … Continue reading
Category Archives: honoring our military
Continuing the tone of my last few posts, yet again another mostly unknown and uncovered (at least by MSM) honoring of our troops. By JOSEPH L. GALLOWAYMcClatchy NewspapersOver the last 12 months, 1,042 soldiers, Marines, sailors and Air Force personnel … Continue reading
James E. (Bull) Williams… 20 year Navy man, enlisted at 16, retired on 20. Volunteered to go to Viet Nam with 19 years in, because he knew small boats and thought he might pass that along to his shipmates and … Continue reading
Back to the Navy and Afganistan… Only two of the three citations have been released. SEALS doing the L part of the job… Sadly one was posthumous. The President of the United States Takes Pride in Presenting The Navy Cross … Continue reading
Another Marine in Iraq- Not once, not twice, but SIX times through the kill zone to get people… The President of the United States Takes Pleasure in Presenting The Navy Cross ToTodd CorbinLance Corporal, United States Marine CorpsFor Services as … Continue reading
More Marines in Fallujah at Christmas… Same unit again, two different perspectives… The President of the United States Takes Pleasure in Presenting The Navy Cross ToJarrett A. Kraft Sergeant, United States Marine CorpsFor Services as Set Forth in the Following … Continue reading
Another Marine in Fallujah… Again going beyond the call of duty to save other Marines. The President of the United States Takes Pleasure in Presenting The Navy Cross ToDominic D. Esquibel Lance Corporal, United States Marine CorpsFor Services as Set … Continue reading
Two Marines from the same unit, on the same day… Again close combat. The President of the United States Takes Pleasure in Presenting The Navy Cross ToRobert J. Mitchell, Jr. Corporal, United States Marine CorpsFor Services as Set Forth in … Continue reading
Once again Marines in Iraq- This time in Fallujah, same battle but with sadly different endings; One posthumous… The President of the United States Takes Pride in Presenting The Navy Cross (Posthumously) To Christopher S. Adlesperger Private First Class, United … Continue reading
We move back to Afghanistan for the next Marines award… The President of the United States Takes Pleasure in Presenting The Navy Cross ToAnthony L. Viggiani Sergeant, United States Marine CorpsFor Services as Set Forth in the Following Citation:For extraordinary … Continue reading