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I have had the privilege of meeting a few over the years.
COL Glenn Fraizer (Bataan Death March POW)
Mr. Joe Galloway (War Correspondent made famous in We Were Soldiers.
Maj Gen Ed Mechenbier (Hanoi Hilton POW)
COL Danny McKnight (Blackhawk down)
Each of them has given back more then we could ever say thank you enough for.
COL Glenn Fraizer (Bataan Death March POW)
Mr. Joe Galloway (War Correspondent made famous in We Were Soldiers.
Maj Gen Ed Mechenbier (Hanoi Hilton POW)
COL Danny McKnight (Blackhawk down)
Each of them has given back more then we could ever say thank you enough for.
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I was commissioned by Col Robert Nett the Army OCS name sake and Medal of Honor Recipent
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SMSgt Raymond Hindle
Knew Col. Nett from American Legion Post 35 in Columbus, GA where we were both members. I miss his quiet dignity.
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CPT Bill McNeely
I remember Col was kind of hurt that no was really engaging him that year. Tom Brokaw book ( which he closes out the last 10 pages of) had not been out that long. I think he was surprised no one asked him to commission them, I did and he took a lot of real time with my family and we did it in front of the Ranger Memorial
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Sgt Chris R. Hrbek.
"Doc" Latham.
https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/who-do-you-remember-fallen-and-deceased
"Doc" Latham.
https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/who-do-you-remember-fallen-and-deceased
Who do you remember? Fallen and Deceased | RallyPoint
It is really hard to imagine your friends passing but as you reconnect with your fellow military members you find out things that are heartbreaking. Right now, I am dealing with an imminent loss and an unexpected death of one of my friends while in Germany. Last year it was SMSgt Floyd Parton (Lou Gehrigs Disease -ALS). What a decent man!!! The other day I found out that TSgt Kimberly Reeb has also passed away to Cancer and she was probably in...
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First off, I consider all of my brothers and sisters (regardless of branch...yes, even you Marines) hero's. Not because you may or may not have done some heroic stuff, but because you knew that you might have to pay that price and you still signed on the dotted line.
Lastly, if I have to name names. I will name the name that I always do Ernest W. Jordan, SSG, original member of the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), more commonly referred to as Merrill's Marauders.
Lastly, if I have to name names. I will name the name that I always do Ernest W. Jordan, SSG, original member of the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), more commonly referred to as Merrill's Marauders.
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I have met COL Danny McKnight and have had the honor to know COL Ralph Puckett for many years.
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Yes, I've met a couple.
I feel the word HERO is vastly overused. The majority of real heroes are buried in military cemeteries, the rest of us were only doing our jobs.
I feel the word HERO is vastly overused. The majority of real heroes are buried in military cemeteries, the rest of us were only doing our jobs.
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Capt Jeff S.
Met CWO3 Michael J. Durant (US Army), the helicopter pilot that got shot down in Somali. He told a group of us at WTI (Yuma, AZ) about his ordeal and he went through hell. He killed a bunch of Somalis while fighting for his life. He truly is a hero.
Also met Maj Michael C. Berryman (USMC), a Harrier pilot that got shot down over Iraq while on a bombing run. His story about being shot down and held as a POW was likewise also very interesting. He was a Boxer and said that most of the Iraqis that hit him didn't really do anything that hurt him... except one, who really knew how to hit and make it hurt!
http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/somalia_durant.htm
http://www.pownetwork.org/gulf/bd052.htm
Also met Maj Michael C. Berryman (USMC), a Harrier pilot that got shot down over Iraq while on a bombing run. His story about being shot down and held as a POW was likewise also very interesting. He was a Boxer and said that most of the Iraqis that hit him didn't really do anything that hurt him... except one, who really knew how to hit and make it hurt!
http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/somalia_durant.htm
http://www.pownetwork.org/gulf/bd052.htm
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My real hero is my Dad, TSgt (USAF ret.; 1958-1977) Herbert D. Richards, a Vietnam vet who flew missions on the C-141 Starlifter (over 5,000 hrs) and made it back from two tours alive and in one piece so he could take care of his family. If God did not keep him, I'd be fatherless today.
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MSgt Copeland, Yes; COL Mitch Paige, USMC, 2nd CMH awardee on Guadalcanal. He told me that at the memorial gatherings he attended, our former foes were contrite and apologetic for WW II and their actions in that war.
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CSM Charles Hayden
MSgt Copeland, I need to add: When I met COL Paige after church and saw his EGA tie clasp, I asked if he was a Marine, he said yes, aren't you?! A NCO school building @ 29 Palms USMC and a school in La Quinta, CA are named for him. There has been speculation if he, rather than John Basilone was really the 1st CMH on Guadacanal-heat of battle had everything mixed up.
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Marcus Luttrell twice. I have his book, autographed too. Also met a couple of guys from ST6 and I know or have met quite a few folks on other STs. I'm the personal friend of an SF SFC who was severely injured in the early days of Afghanistan (the USAF dropped a GPS Guided Bomb on our own SF Team on 5 Dec 2001) and have been for years prior to that - so when that. He recovered and continued to serve with multiple SF teams up until his retirement a year ago, getting blown up at least two or three more times. He's one of my better friends. I also knew SSG Brian Prosser, who was on the same team and was killed that day. May he rest in peace.
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