By Robert K. Brown From the February 2015 issue of SOF How much did the Hollywood mindset interfere with presenting the actual facts regarding Chris’ life?Overall, a reverence and respect for Chris Kyle and even the military as a whole was apparent from the first day I started working on …
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AF Football Chad Hall Sports Heroes Who Served: NFL Player and Coach is Also Air Force Veteran FEB. 1, 2022 | BY DAVID VERGUN, DOD NEWS Sports Heroes Who Served is a series that highlights the accomplishments of athletes who served in the U.S. military. Chad Hall is currently a wide receivers …
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Squadron One Duty On Board the Point Banks by LCDR Larry Fuchs I had the distinct pleasure of serving with one of the finest crews in Squadron One, on board the USCGC Point Banks [WPG-82327] from 9 May until 23 October in 1968. However getting there was nowhere near “half the fun.” I …
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Remembrance by Ken Buckles Peleliu Medal of Honor Two Purple Hearts Art Jackson was the State of Oregon’s last living World War II Marine to receive the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration for bravery. He received the medal as the result of his heroic actions during the Battle …
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Jim “Horse Collar” Smith Jim “Horse Collar” Smith, a Marine Corps Raider who served in both World War II and the Korean War, passed away in Fairfax, Va., Jan. 3 at the age of 101. From USMC and WWII National Museum James Smith was known as Horse Collar. He earned …
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Can’t Livingston General Livingston For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as Commanding Officer, Company E, in action against enemy forces. MOH JAMES EVERETTE LIVINGSTON Company E launched a determined assault on the heavily fortified village of …
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Frank Cohn, left, with an Army buddy during World War II. Patriot Joined U.S. Army After Fleeing Nazi Germany NOV. 9, 2021 | BY DAVID VERGUN, DOD NEWS WWII veteran Frank Cohn was born Aug. 2, 1925, in Breslau, Germany, the only child of Martin and Ruth Cohn. Cohn’s father owned a …
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Texas. Library of Congress Sam Houston and the Battle for Texas Independence “Remember the Alamo” All information in the report based on LOC Sam Houston served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governor of Tennessee when he moved to Texas in 1832. At the time he arrived, Texas was …
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Kris Kristofferson, poses in his Army uniform sometime in the early 1960s. Sports Heroes Who Served: Singer, Songwriter, Actor Kris Kristofferson Is Also an Army Veteran MARCH 23, 2021 | BY DAVID VERGUN, DOD NEWS Kris Kristofferson is a famous singer-songwriter and actor. He is also an award-winning college athlete, a Rhodes …
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Rogue Warrior Richard Marcinko@FUBARMarcinko · Writer Rogue Warrior’s Shark Man of the Delta It is with great sadness to learn of the passing of Commander Richard “Dick” Marcinko (Demo Dick; Shark Man of the Delta; Rogue Warrior) on 25 Dec 2021. A retired Navy SEAL commander and Vietnam War veteran, CDR Marcinko …
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