Audie Murphy reborn

[MoBoost]

http://news.yahoo.com/defying-orders-hero-marine-saved-other-troops-215814570.html

Just a proof that US of A keeps raising some bad mofos!

 

[Twmaster]

That Marine surely makes a loud clanking noise with every stride as we walks.

 

[HMFIC]

Just goes to show what one motivated Marine and his rifle can do.

OOHRAH!

 

[ratski]

Amazing story.

Wonder if BHO hugged him instead of rendering a salute?

Dave

 

[ez bake]

Meyer, later promoted to sergeant and now out of the Marines, is the third living recipient and the first Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Wow - I knew it was an exclusive club, but I thought there were 5 or 6 living members today. I had no idea that so few were left.

When the White House tried to reach him in the middle of a workday to tell him his medal had been approved, he worried about whether he could take a call while on the job. So the White House arranged for the president to call during Meyer's lunch break.

How bad-ass is it that the White House had to change their plans because of that?

 

[SMS]

Have to give POTUS (or his speech writers) props for mentioning the guys that died that day.

The Army Captain who was with Sgt Meyer that day, who previously went unrecognized, was just nominated for the MOH as well.

Some think politics were initially in play because the Capt was very outspoken about the lack of fire support that day...in fact two officers were reprimanded for failing to provided adequate support.

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/...nson-report-ganjgal-hero-recommended-091411w/

 

[SMS]

For those who care to read it...and understand the lingo. Here's a copy of the investigation....

http://www.rc-east.com/files/r_JP-EXHIBIT I - 1.pdf

 

[soonerwings]

That young man is a hero and surely one of the nation's finest. Why didn't the guy driving the humvee, Staff Sgt Rodriquez-Chavez, also receive the MOH? The Navy Cross is nothing to sneeze at but it still seems a little unfair.

 

[doctorjj]

Wow - I knew it was an exclusive club, but I thought there were 5 or 6 living members today. I had no idea that so few were left.



How bad-ass is it that the White House had to change their plans because of that?

You have to take the full sentence in context. There have been 3 awarded to living people from the wars in Iraq and/or Afghanistan. Not 3 living total. There are several living from Vietnam, Korea and WWII. There are 85 living recipients.

 

[.45Fats]

That young man is a hero and surely one of the nation's finest. Why didn't the guy driving the humvee, Staff Sgt Rodriquez-Chavez, also receive the MOH? The Navy Cross is nothing to sneeze at but it still seems a little unfair.

This is the same thing that I thought reading it, still two very very brave men.