Posts Tagged ‘Medal of Honor’
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A Legendary Marine Corps Pilot
The morning Col. Gregory “Pappy” Boyington went missing in action, he was leading the “Black Sheep” of Marine Fighter Squadron 214 on a fighter sweep over Rabaul, near Papua New Guinea, crossing 200 miles of [Read more...]
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Marine Corps Addresses News Report Regarding Medal of Honor
A recent article by McClatchy has brought into question the heroic actions that led to the decision to award the Medal of Honor to Sgt. Dakota Meyer on Sept. 15, 2011. This is the latest [Read more...]
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Marines of Honor (A look at the Corps and the Medal of Honor)
On July 10, 1863, Cpl. John F. Mackie became the first Marine to receive the Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor, which is the highest U.S. military award for bravery, has been awarded 298 [Read more...]
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Stolen Valor Unconstitutional?
Is the Stolen Valor Act Unconstitutional? Today, the Supreme Court ruled it is. The Act, signed into law in December 2006, made it illegal to falsely claim to be the recipient of military honors and decorations. The [Read more...]
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Invocation and benediction for Sgt. Dakota Meyer’s Medal of Honor ceremony
Rear Adm. Margaret Kibben, the Chaplain of the Marine Corps, delivered the following invocation and benediction at the Medal of Honor ceremony for Dakota Meyer, where he was awarded the nation’s highest military honor.
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Heart of a champion, soul of a hero
I had the honor of attending the commissioning ceremony for the USS Jason Dunham in Port Everglades, Fla., recently. Dunham received the Medal of Honor for his unselfish display of heroism in Karabilah, Iraq on [Read more...]
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A Hero’s Sacrifice: Sgt. Rafael Peralta
Rosa Peralta and her children deserve for Sgt. Rafael Peralta to be remembered by our nation as the hero his Marines consider him.