What is the greatest honor of your career?

The day I made Sgt. and transferred into supply to become the armorer.

In my line of work I guess that would be some gigs that really meant something. In my case: participating in a tea ceremony dedicated to Okinawa's reversion to Japan (34th anniversary) and those who fell in the battle of Okinawa during WWII. I don't remember anymore if it was done by the current or previous Grandmaster of the Urasenke Tea Ceremony School. The retired grandmaster was a WWII kamikaze pilot who never got orders to fulfill a mission. Some time after the ceremony we received celebratory fans from the grandmaster as a token of thanks.

The other honorable thing I got to do, and counts as one of the hardest things by far I've done, was present the American flag to the widow of a WWII Navy Seabee.

SSG(P) (Join to see) I have had the honor doing/leading funeral details. I have have had the honor of leading various veterans reunion groups, to include WWII, Korea, and Vietnam Veterans. I have had the honor of leading Soldiers in Garrison and combat. I have had the honor of presenting many many awards to include too many Purple Hearts. But, my greatest honor was promoting Soldiers, reenlisting Soldiers, and giving the Oath of Office to Soldiers who specifically asked me to do that... and be part of their special days.

Thank You ! Our Group exists to assist , Monroe County Joint Veterans Honor Guard. Our primary mission are the Funeral Details , We also participate in Patriot events. We are DOD certified .

I was able to pin both my trouble maker LCpls and two separate occasions. One was promoted to the rank of Sgt and the other SSgt years after I separated from the Marine Corps.

Seeing past soldiers of mine do good things in and out of the military it tells me I've made a difference in that persons life and for the army also hearing them say I was the best nco they ever had

SSG(P) (Join to see): The greatest honor of my Army career was the birthday letter that I received from the Commander of our post.
-With My Most Sincere Regards to You, Specialist Voye-
Margaret

I volunteered with others from our platoon to check out a mechanical ambush that was tripped at dawn in Quang Nam province in the Republic of Vietnam in Nov 1970. We got into a firefight with estimated 5 NVA troops. 1 KIA NVA, 1 WIA GI. 3 of us got our CIB that morning. Our LT pinned it on each man with handshake, then removed it and pinned on the next trooper. Proud as hell.

I spent 2 1/2 years performing military Honors for Veterans and fallen soldiers. I've done a total of 698 Funerals. That was my greatest honor. Just to say thank you for their service to their families.

When I was in it was continuing to serve