Posts Tagged ‘Medal of Honor’
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Ultimate Marine (Daly vs Puller)
It’s ironic that two of the Marine Corps’ biggest legends are some of its smaller statured men. Sgt. Maj. Dan Daly stood a mere 5’6” at 132 pounds and Lt. Gen. Lewis “Chesty” Puller wasn’t [Read more...]
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Ultimate Marine (Puller vs Butler)
Honestly, I wouldn’t bet nicknames like “Old Gimlet Eye,” “The Fighting Quaker,” and “Old Duckboard” would strike fear in the hearts of the enemy or reverence in the hearts of U.S. Marines. “Chesty,” on the [Read more...]
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Ultimate Marine (Daly vs Basilone)
If your wife has ever asked you, “Do these pants make me look fat?” then you know the feeling of not having the perfect answer. When I looked at the bracket this afternoon and saw [Read more...]
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Ultimate Marine (Butler vs Davis)
Comparing Maj. Gen. Smedley Darlington Butler to Gen. Ray Gilbert Davis is like comparing the Sloppy Joe MRE to the Chili Mac MRE. The main meals are frickin’ delicious, but it’s the extra goodies you [Read more...]
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Ultimate Marine (Vittori vs Glenn)
The comparison of Col. John Herschel Glenn, Jr. and Cpl. Joseph Vittori reminds of some weird, alternate reality where Sir Lancelot meets Fonzie from “Happy Days.” Yeah, that’s right, I’m going to get nerdy with [Read more...]
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Ultimate Marine (Puller vs Barnum)
Lt. Gen. Lewis “Chesty” Puller — Some say he descended from Hercules himself. Others say he is Chuck Norris’ real father. He’s praised by Marines of all ranks and all MOS’. Whether you’re going up [Read more...]
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Ultimate Marine (Basilone vs Johnson)
In this round of the Ultimate Marine, we find two soldiers going head to head. Wait, what? Two soldiers? Yes, well, two men who realized the err of their ways and left the Army to [Read more...]
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A Legendary Marine Corps Pilot
The morning Col. Gregory “Pappy” Boyington went missing in action, he was leading the “Black Sheep” of Marine Fighter Squadron 214 on a fighter sweep over Rabaul, near Papua New Guinea, crossing 200 miles of [Read more...]
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Marine Corps Addresses News Report Regarding Medal of Honor
A recent article by McClatchy has brought into question the heroic actions that led to the decision to award the Medal of Honor to Sgt. Dakota Meyer on Sept. 15, 2011. This is the latest [Read more...]
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Marines of Honor (A look at the Corps and the Medal of Honor)
On July 10, 1863, Cpl. John F. Mackie became the first Marine to receive the Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor, which is the highest U.S. military award for bravery, has been awarded 298 [Read more...]
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Stolen Valor Unconstitutional?
Is the Stolen Valor Act Unconstitutional? Today, the Supreme Court ruled it is. The Act, signed into law in December 2006, made it illegal to falsely claim to be the recipient of military honors and decorations. The [Read more...]
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Invocation and benediction for Sgt. Dakota Meyer’s Medal of Honor ceremony
Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben, the Chaplain of the Marine Corps, delivered the following invocation and benediction at the Medal of Honor ceremony for Dakota Meyer, where he was awarded the nation’s highest military honor.
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Heart of a champion, soul of a hero
I had the honor of attending the commissioning ceremony for the USS Jason Dunham in Port Everglades, Fla., recently. Dunham received the Medal of Honor for his unselfish display of heroism in Karabilah, Iraq on [Read more...]
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A Hero’s Sacrifice: Sgt. Rafael Peralta
Rosa Peralta and her children deserve for Sgt. Rafael Peralta to be remembered by our nation as the hero his Marines consider him.