Posted on Sep 3, 2015
Was this war hero a first sergeant on Vietnam rivers, rice paddies?
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Someone sent a link to the Killeen Daily Herald about this fellow, Homero Garza who lives in the vicinity of Fort Hood, Texas. His story did sound too good to be true at first. He claims that he was in the Korean War and then went on to Vietnam. That he had two Silver Star Medals, two Bronze Star Medals, both with a “V” for valor, and ARCOM with a “V”.
So we ordered his FOIA and it all turns out to be true. I’m sure there’s some embellishment in the story he told to the reporter, but he’s too much of a real bad ass for me to disagree with him. But here are the citations of his awards. It looks like 1968 was a tough year for First Sergeant Garza;
The medals speak for the themselves.
Two Silver Stars.
Two Bronze Stars, both with V device for valor.
One Legion of Merit.
One Army Commendation Medal, with V device.
All were awarded for actions by one man in the span of 12 months.
The place: Vietnam.
The man: Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Homer Garza
http://kdhnews.com/fort_hood_herald/vietnam/war-hero-was-first-sergeant-on-vietnam-rivers-rice-paddies/article_00504c4c-405e-11e5-9db7-d35560fbcb5d.html?mode=jqm
So we ordered his FOIA and it all turns out to be true. I’m sure there’s some embellishment in the story he told to the reporter, but he’s too much of a real bad ass for me to disagree with him. But here are the citations of his awards. It looks like 1968 was a tough year for First Sergeant Garza;
The medals speak for the themselves.
Two Silver Stars.
Two Bronze Stars, both with V device for valor.
One Legion of Merit.
One Army Commendation Medal, with V device.
All were awarded for actions by one man in the span of 12 months.
The place: Vietnam.
The man: Retired Command Sgt. Maj. Homer Garza
http://kdhnews.com/fort_hood_herald/vietnam/war-hero-was-first-sergeant-on-vietnam-rivers-rice-paddies/article_00504c4c-405e-11e5-9db7-d35560fbcb5d.html?mode=jqm
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Kieth, that was actually a response to another post.
For the 1SG, my response was, a soldier you'd like to know and to call friend. But I have to say, carpe diem works too. SGT (Join to see).
For the 1SG, my response was, a soldier you'd like to know and to call friend. But I have to say, carpe diem works too. SGT (Join to see).
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You bet Sir. I liked the part where he was asked if he wanted to be put in for a PH, and told the doc No, I already have one.
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A sign of a true hero, he had a sense of humor even in the face of danger. SGT (Join to see).
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CPT (Join to see), You know you have to have a sense of humor, or you'll go nuts worrying about the unknown. Young troops can find a lot to laugh about when they need to.
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