stxbuck
Woody wore Sambas
Words cannot express the honor these men deserve. Given that it is Memorial Day, visit this site and reflect upon it........
http://www.army.mil/cmh/Moh1.htm
http://www.army.mil/cmh/Moh1.htm
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LightningRod
Legend
Last night I was invited by a close Rolling Thunder leader to attend a private Indian Memorial Day service conducted in Northern Virginia. Simply breathtaking!
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Interesting that there were 9 recipients whose names were not known. And that there has only been 1 given to a member of the Coast Guard.
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Gatorubet
Loathing All Things Georgia
If anyone get to New Orleans, I highly recommend what was called The National D-Day Museum, but what is now the National World War II Museum. I gave them a Nazi flag my dad and his buddies had signed when the Remagan Bridge was taken. If you have any artifacts or pieces from the war, this is a great place to donate them. A must see for the family. It covers both the Pacific and European theaters.
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I have been to the National Cemetary in Arlington and the Punchbowl in Hawaii. One has to be in places like this to get the full impact of what our fore fathers did for us. To imagine what these men and women had to do under the most adverse conditions is almost beyond comprehension.
God bless them all.
God bless them all.
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The KSB
4-4-11/11-5-11
I met a MOH awardie several times while at OCS at Ft. Benning. His citation is as follows.
NETT, ROBERT B.
Rank and organization: Captain (then Lieutenant), U.S. Army, Company E, 305th Infantry, 77th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Cognon, Leyte, Philippine Islands, 14 December 1944. Entered service at: New Haven, Conn. Birth: New Haven, Conn. G.O. No.: 16, 8 February 1946. Citation: He commanded Company E in an attack against a reinforced enemy battalion which had held up the American advance for 2 days from its entrenched positions around a 3-story concrete building. With another infantry company and armored vehicles, Company E advanced against heavy machinegun and other automatic weapons fire with Lt. Nett spearheading the assault against the strongpoint. During the fierce hand-to-hand encounter which ensued, he killed 7 deeply entrenched Japanese with his rifle and bayonet and, although seriously wounded, gallantly continued to lead his men forward, refusing to relinquish his command. Again he was severely wounded, but, still unwilling to retire, pressed ahead with his troops to assure the capture of the objective. Wounded once more in the final assault, he calmly made all arrangements for the resumption of the advance, turned over his command to another officer, and then walked unaided to the rear for medical treatment. By his remarkable courage in continuing forward through sheer determination despite successive wounds, Lt. Nett provided an inspiring example for his men and was instrumental in the capture of a vital strongpoint.
NETT, ROBERT B.
Rank and organization: Captain (then Lieutenant), U.S. Army, Company E, 305th Infantry, 77th Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Cognon, Leyte, Philippine Islands, 14 December 1944. Entered service at: New Haven, Conn. Birth: New Haven, Conn. G.O. No.: 16, 8 February 1946. Citation: He commanded Company E in an attack against a reinforced enemy battalion which had held up the American advance for 2 days from its entrenched positions around a 3-story concrete building. With another infantry company and armored vehicles, Company E advanced against heavy machinegun and other automatic weapons fire with Lt. Nett spearheading the assault against the strongpoint. During the fierce hand-to-hand encounter which ensued, he killed 7 deeply entrenched Japanese with his rifle and bayonet and, although seriously wounded, gallantly continued to lead his men forward, refusing to relinquish his command. Again he was severely wounded, but, still unwilling to retire, pressed ahead with his troops to assure the capture of the objective. Wounded once more in the final assault, he calmly made all arrangements for the resumption of the advance, turned over his command to another officer, and then walked unaided to the rear for medical treatment. By his remarkable courage in continuing forward through sheer determination despite successive wounds, Lt. Nett provided an inspiring example for his men and was instrumental in the capture of a vital strongpoint.
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