Posted on Feb 6, 2016
What are the Best Military Monuments that You've Seen? Share a Picture?
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What are the Best Military Monuments that You've Seen and Share a Picture?
RP Members let's get some really good pictures of the best Military Monuments!
Here is a great one. The Above Picture is: New Mexico veterans memorial Albuquerque Vietnam War!
VETERANS TRIBUTE please take a moment when you see former or active service men or women thank them. I stand and salute all as " All gave some and some gave all. "
RP Members let's get some really good pictures of the best Military Monuments!
Here is a great one. The Above Picture is: New Mexico veterans memorial Albuquerque Vietnam War!
VETERANS TRIBUTE please take a moment when you see former or active service men or women thank them. I stand and salute all as " All gave some and some gave all. "
Honor
Pride
Recognition
Service
Memorial
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It makes me solemn knowing these fine American men are on an eternal patrol. They are stuck in time and place, never allowed to rest.
I am a military history buff thus I will illuminate some Korean War History. General MacArthur was managing the Korean War from Japan but mismanaged the generals. MacArthur had a pet MG who had no experience as a Division Commander nor was he a combat commander. This MG acted like a Corps Commander and pissed off the real Division Commanders. General Matthew Ridgeway eventually replaced MacArthur.
Ridgeway had a photographic memory and was purported to have the ability to memorize 5,000 names of the soldiers he met. He immediately went to the front to conduct a recon and conducted a map recon and memorized the important terrain features the divisions would face during a counterattack. In the process the general ordered better rations and winter uniforms. Ridgeway talked to his Division Commanders. If they seemed reluctant to go on the offense, then he replaced them immediately. Ridgeway wanted fighting generals. He used his memory to keep his divisions on line as they attacked north. He routed the Chinese and N Koreans and was stopped at the 38th parallel. General Ridgeway is considered the general that saved the Korean War.
General Ridgeway was a soldier's general as he went to the front often. I believe he was the CG of the 82nd in Europe. He made his first jump without training. He was also known for receiving indirect but pissing in the direction of the German artillery.
I am a military history buff thus I will illuminate some Korean War History. General MacArthur was managing the Korean War from Japan but mismanaged the generals. MacArthur had a pet MG who had no experience as a Division Commander nor was he a combat commander. This MG acted like a Corps Commander and pissed off the real Division Commanders. General Matthew Ridgeway eventually replaced MacArthur.
Ridgeway had a photographic memory and was purported to have the ability to memorize 5,000 names of the soldiers he met. He immediately went to the front to conduct a recon and conducted a map recon and memorized the important terrain features the divisions would face during a counterattack. In the process the general ordered better rations and winter uniforms. Ridgeway talked to his Division Commanders. If they seemed reluctant to go on the offense, then he replaced them immediately. Ridgeway wanted fighting generals. He used his memory to keep his divisions on line as they attacked north. He routed the Chinese and N Koreans and was stopped at the 38th parallel. General Ridgeway is considered the general that saved the Korean War.
General Ridgeway was a soldier's general as he went to the front often. I believe he was the CG of the 82nd in Europe. He made his first jump without training. He was also known for receiving indirect but pissing in the direction of the German artillery.
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PO2 Richard C.
SMSgt Roger Horton - After many years in the Legion, I've found that a greater percentage of Korean combat vets talk less about their experiences than vets of any other conflict. Overall, It may have been the toughest one to endure, especially considering the winters, the psychological aspects of North Korean attacks and total fanaticism of the enemy.
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PFC David Gettman
Dad made it through WW II pretty much unscathed, but Korea really took a toll on him. First picture is 1945 (34 yrs old), shortly after the war in Europe ended. The second photo is 1950 (39 yrs old) just prior to leaving for Korea. The last photo is 1953 (42 yrs old), two years after coming back from Korea. The light in his eyes was gone and wouldn't come back for a long time.
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LCDR (Join to see)
and the words eternally fixed with them: "Freedom is Not Free". Best memorial ever.
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SPC Mary J Randall
May God have mercy on their souls and thank you sirs for our Unknowns for your service. We might not know your names but God does. Maybe one day God will work a miracle for their families and find all of our missing men and women thru out our history.
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SSG Edward Tilton
Commander of the Lost Battalion, 2/308th Infantry disappeared at sea so he wouldn’t be buried there
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1LT Susan Bailey
Yes-- these are very powerful in person... Love them too. I do have a personal bias for the Nurse's one though. ;)
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