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Our latest Medal of Honor recipient... Oct 29, 2017 1:19:06 GMT -5 via mobile Ronv69 and toshtego like this

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Post by trailboss on Oct 29, 2017 1:19:06 GMT -5

What a stud this guy is....

www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2017/10/23/gary-rose-medal-of-honor

And what a bunch of dud’s these guys are:

(Regarding why it has taken so long for the recognition)

It took so long, in part, because Operation Tailwind was classified. There was also a controversy in 1998 when CNN and Time magazine reported that the real goal of the mission was to kill American military defectors and that U.S. pilots had dropped deadly sarin nerve gas on civilians, killing many of them. The Pentagon investigated, found the allegations were false and CNN issued an on-air retraction of the story.

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oldcajun123 Pro Member Posts: 5,342 Location:	Our latest Medal of Honor recipient... Oct 29, 2017 8:33:56 GMT -5 Ronv69 and toshtego like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by oldcajun123 on Oct 29, 2017 8:33:56 GMT -5 Yep, been there, classified missions are not for glory, they never happened,
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Our latest Medal of Honor recipient... Oct 29, 2017 10:55:45 GMT -5

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Post by toshtego on Oct 29, 2017 10:55:45 GMT -5

Oct 29, 2017 8:33:56 GMT -5 oldcajun123 said:

Yep, been there, classified missions are not for glory, they never happened,

That was my uncle all over. Decorated with a DFC during WWII, he then "worked" for US AID in Africa, South America, Asia. Never a word about where he was going and a long time before he reported to us where he had been. Supposedly, he was a Transportation Engineer. I wondered about that since he carried a Colt 1908 .38 on his travels. I should think a side rule would have been handier. He never owned one as far as I knew.

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Our latest Medal of Honor recipient... Oct 30, 2017 19:14:30 GMT -5

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Post by Matthew on Oct 30, 2017 19:14:30 GMT -5

"And in a greater sense, it points to the valor and the courage of the men and women who served during Vietnam. And they served with honor and pride. They also, the ones that I know personally, all returned home and continued to serve this country in various capacities. I consider it a privilege to be counted among them."

No better example of why Sgt Rose EARNED this Honor and medal.

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Our latest Medal of Honor recipient...

Post by trailboss on Oct 29, 2017 1:19:06 GMT -5

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Post by toshtego on Oct 29, 2017 10:55:45 GMT -5

Post by Matthew on Oct 30, 2017 19:14:30 GMT -5