Category: Medal of Honor

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Medal of Honor Recipient Saves Many Lives Even Though His Arm Was Blown Off.

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Military news…

The nation’s newest aircraft carrier, the Enterprise, reaches a milestone

The more than 1,100-foot-long, 100,000-ton carrier will be the ninth Navy ship to bear the name Enterprise since 1775, according to Capt. Brian Metcalf, the program manager for the new Ford class of aircraft carrier.

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South Korean trade unions say joint military drills with US fuel ‘war crisis’

Representatives of South Korea’s largest trade unions are warning that Ulchi Freedom Shield, the largest military exercise by the U.S. and South Korea in five years, runs counter to their members’ interests.

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Solomon Islands denies port call for Guam-based US Coast Guard cutter

The Solomon Islands recently denied entry to a U.S. Coast Guard cutter for a scheduled port call, further raising concerns that the Oceania nation is severing U.S. ties in favor of China.

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Navy follows through on White House promise to send more warships through Taiwan Strait
The USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville, both homeported in Yokosuka, sailed “through a corridor of the Strait that is beyond the territorial sea of any coastal State,” 7th Fleet spokesman Mark Langford said in a statement Sunday.

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Russia, Ukraine trade claims of nuclear plant attacks

Russia and Ukraine traded claims of rocket and artillery strikes at or near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, intensifying fears that the fighting could damage the facility and cause a massive radiation leak.

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Ukraine launches counteroffensive, breaks through Russian front line in Kherson
Ukraine launched a long-awaited counteroffensive in the Russian-occupied Kherson region Monday, breaking through Russia’s front line in the southeastern Ukraine oblast, its military said in a statement Monday.

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US, South Korea kick off ‘counterattack’ phase of Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise

American and South Korean forces commenced the second phase of their largest joint exercise in five years.

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I am starting something new. I will be honoring Medal of Honor veterans at the end of each post. It is an honor to do so.

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Here is my first Medal of Honor soldier. Very proud to present them to you:

Gary George Wetzel

Born

Sept 29, 1947

South Milwaklee, Wisconsin

Service branch

U.S. Army

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Pentagon: Russia has lost about 25% of its power originally used in the Ukraine invasion

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Military news…

Soldiers will be able to get the Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon – as soon as there is enough ammo

The fielding of the weapon is based upon ammunition production,” Army Brig. Gen. Larry Burris said.

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What this old Russian tank tells us about the invasion of Ukraine

“The Russian philosophy is … you’re either going to get to your objective or you’re going to die trying.”

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Pentagon: Russia has lost about 25% of its combat power originally used in the Ukraine invasion
Russia has lost about one-quarter of its troops, weapons and military equipment originally sent to invade Ukraine less than two months ago, a senior U.S. defense official said Tuesday.

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Despite North Korean missile ‘provocations,’ diplomacy still an option, US officials say

U.S. officials on Tuesday continued to call for North Korea to return to the negotiating table days after Pyongyang conducted another round of missile tests.

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Russia pours in more troops and presses attack in the east

Russia assaulted cities and towns along a boomerang-shaped front hundreds of miles long and poured more troops into Ukraine on Tuesday in a potentially pivotal battle for control of the country’s eastern industrial heartland of coal mines and factories.

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Army veteran recounts experience delivering relief supplies in Ukraine

Steve Castlen, who was a legal clerk and then a military lawyer during his tours in Germany, was very much aware of the possibility of the Soviet Union launching an attack on West Germany and the NATO alliance. But he said he has been shocked by the horror he has seen caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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First American howitzers bound for Ukraine arrive in Europe as US troops begin training Ukrainians on the cannons
The first US 155mm howitzers from the latest $800 million military aid package for Ukraine have arrived in Europe as American troops there begin training Ukrainian forces on the artillery, a senior U.S. defense official said Wednesday.

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Here is a one question interview with a Medal of Honor soldier. He was a huge hero to 18 of his buddies that he saved in one day.

Sgt Dakota Meyer Thank you so much from being here with us. When you went rushing in to save your brothers, and when you thought, “I don’t think I’m going to die, I know I’m going to die,” how did you keep going? How did you face the storm? This may help the thousands of our brothers who are facing PTSD, and trying to transfer to civilian life.

Sgt Dakota Meyer 

Sir, thank you for being here. It wasn’t about me, it was about my guys. The honest answer is that it’s just what we do for each other.

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If you are battling mentally, but you are losing, GET HELP!!

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1-800-273-8255…texting 838255.

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Remember:

You are never alone.

You are never forsaken.

You are never unloved.

And above all…never, ever, give up!

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A Medal of Honor Recipient Daniel Inouye, Has a Destroyer Named After Him

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Military news…

“One thing about internal injuries is there’s not too many nerve endings there. So I said ‘hey it’s not bleeding too badly, so I’ll keep going.’ And then all hell broke loose.” That’s from Daniel Inouye: soldier, Medal of Honor recipient, and now the namesake of the Navy’s newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.

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“The Oklahoma governor ordering that no Oklahoma National Guardsmen are required to take the COVID-19 vaccination is a direct attack on national military readiness.” That’s from William Enyart, who knows his stuff, since he is a retired major general who served in the Air Force, the Army National Guard, and as Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard.

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NATO chief seeks to hold Germany to its commitments as cornerstone of nuclear strategy
The alliance’s nuclear-sharing strategy includes storing U.S. nuclear weapons at various sites in Europe, including at least one base in Germany.

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US Forces Japan commits $500 million to replace 24 trucking contracts with Nine Japanese transportation companies have signed on to a contract to haul items for the US military on Japan’s main islands.

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Army gunner found dead at off-post home near Fort Wainwright, Alaska

Sgt. Christian Joseph D’Andrea, 22, was stationed at Fort Wainwright as a gunner and ammunition team chief with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, the Army said in a news release.

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All Christmas markets in Bavaria called off amid COVID-19 spike

The German state of Bavaria, home to thousands of U.S. troops, is canceling all Christmas markets statewide because of especially high COVID-19 infection rates, authorities there announced Friday.

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Seoul says Russian, Chinese warplanes enter air buffer zone

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected seven Russian and two Chinese military aircraft in the country’s air defense identification zone off its eastern coast.

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Checking on you my friend. How are the days going for you? Too many dark clouds? Too upset with what is going on in our world?

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There are over 13,450 fellow veterans subscribed to this site, who have your back.

If the path you are walking is just too tough, GET HELP!!

Here is a toll free number to call 24/7. There are highly qualified counselors there to help you, and they will not hang up until they know you are OK.

1-800-273-8255…texting 838255.

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Remember:

You are never alone.

You are never forsaken.

You are never unloved.

And above all…never, ever, give up!

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