Tag: WEDNESDAY HERO
Wednesday Hero
Spc 4 Donald Sloat20 years old from Coweta, Oklahoma3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 196th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal DivisionFebruary 1949 – January 17, 1970 On September 15, Spc. 4 Donald Sloat was posthumously awarded the Medal Of Honor for his… Continue Reading “Wednesday Hero”
Wednesday Hero
This Post Was Suggested By Mike Maj. Kurt Chew-Een Lee88 years old from Arlington, VirginiaMachine-Gun Platoon of Baker Company, 1st Battalion 7th Marines, 1st Marine DivisionJanuary 21, 1926 – March 3, 2014 Maj. Kurt Chew-Een Lee was the first U.S. Marine Corps officer of… Continue Reading “Wednesday Hero”
Wednesday Hero
This Post Was Suggested By Mike Technician 5th Grade Robert Maxwell93 years old from Boise, Idaho3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division From Technician 5th Grade Maxwell’s Medal Of Honor citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond… Continue Reading “Wednesday Hero”
Wednesday Hero
This Post Was Suggested By Mike Ens. John Parle23 years old from Omaha, NebraskaUSS LST-375May 26, 1920 – July 10, 1943 From Ens. Parle’s Medal Of Honor citation: For valor and courage above and beyond the call of duty as Officer-in-Charge of Small Boats… Continue Reading “Wednesday Hero”
Wednesday Hero
This Post Was Suggested By Mike Col. Bruce Sundlun91 years old from Jamestown, Rhode Island545th Bombardment Squadron, 384th Bomb Group of the Eighth Air ForceJanuary 19, 1920 – July 21, 2011 While still in college, Bruce Sundlun volunteered for service in the U.S. Army… Continue Reading “Wednesday Hero”
Wednesday Hero
This Post Was Suggested By Mike <img alt="1st Lt. Vernon Baker”>1st Lt. Vernon Baker90 years old from St. Maries, Idaho370th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry DivisionDecember 17, 1919- July 13, 2010 From Lt. Baker’s Medal Of Honor citation: For extraordinary heroism in action on 5… Continue Reading “Wednesday Hero”
Wednesday Hero
This Post Was Suggested By Lisa Mike Berry A different post this week. I don’t know anything about Mr. Berry’s service, all I do know is that he, and his family, need our help. Mike Berry has served in the Army and National Guard… Continue Reading “Wednesday Hero”
Wednesday Hero
This Post Was Suggested By Mike WASP The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) was a paramilitary aviation organization. In 1943 they were created when the Women’s Flying Training Detachment (WFTD) and the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) were merged together. The female pilots of… Continue Reading “Wednesday Hero”
Wednesday Hero
This Post Was Suggested By SJ The Forgotten 14Samuel Gerald Dean, Edward Joseph Wolbers, Radamés E. Cáceres, Douglas Laurent Dauphin, Bert Garland Sauls Jr., Kenneth N. Markle, Louis Karp, James Henry Henderson, Douglas Vincent Schmoker, Howard George Sewell, George M. Durrett, Robert H. Watson,… Continue Reading “Wednesday Hero”
Wednesday Hero
This post was suggested by Steve Capt. Linda Bray53 years old from Clemmons, North Carolina988th Military Police Company Capt. Linda Bray made national headlines when she became the first woman in U.S. history to lead troops into combat during the 1989 invasion of Panama. … Continue Reading “Wednesday Hero”
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