Today is a red letter day for Marines all over the world. It is the Birthday of the Corps. 234 years ago, on 10 November 1775, the Continental Congress formed the Marines. It is also the Birthday of Medal of Honor Recipient, Jason Dunham. On April 14, 2004, 3 days after Easter Sunday, Corporal Dunham [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Medal of Honor’
Honor Him
“Is Rome worth one good man’s life? We believed it once. Make us believe it again. He was a soldier of Rome. Honor him.” – Lucilla, Gladiator Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor KIA September 29th, 2006, Ramadi, Iraq. Awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously. “For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of [...]
Medal of Honor
I really wanted to write an article about Army 1st Sgt Jared Monti, but Daniel Russ over at Civilian Military Intelligence Group says it better. It is to bad that, as a country, we see fit only to honor men like this after they are dead. Rest in Peace 1st Sgt. and Thank You for [...]
Miss Me …and Remember
“When I come to the end of the road And the sun has set for me I want no rites in a gloom-filled room. Why cry for a soul that’ set free? Miss me a little, but not for long And not with you head bowed low. Remember the love that we once shared. Miss [...]
Ed Freeman – Medal of Honor Recipent
You’re a 19 year old kid. You’re critically wounded, and dying in the jungle in the Ia Drang Valley , 11-14-1965, LZ X-ray, Vietnam . Your infantry unit is outnumbered 8 – 1, and the enemy fire is so intense, from 100 or 200 yards away, that your own Infantry Commander has ordered the MediVac [...]
Medal of Honor Recipient Lt. Michael P. Murphy
Today is the Birthday of Navy Seal Lt. Michael P. Murphy. KIA 6/28/2005 “Navy SEAL Lt. Murphy was the leader of a SEAL team on the ground in the mountains along the Afghanistan/Pakistan border. He and 2 other members of his team were killed when they came under hostile fire with Taliban insurgents. A rescue [...]
