Tag Archives: courage

Photo: Technical Sergeant Matthew Schwartz

Wednesday Warfighter: TSgt. Matthew Schwartz

Posted on October 31, 2012 by bniegel

The EOD team’s mission was to locate and disarm multiple improvised explosive devices (IED) that were planted with the intent to restrict the movement of and defeat friendly forces.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator, Wednesday Warfighter | Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force, Bronze Star Medal with Valor, courage, EOD, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, honor, IED, Improvised Explosive Devices, Meritorious Service Medal, military, Purple Heart Medal, U.S. Air Force | Leave a comment

Medal Of Honor: Leslie H. Sabo, Jr.

Posted on May 30, 2012 by jtozer

SP4 Leslie H. Sabo Jr. distinguished himself, May 10, 1970, in Se San, Cambodia, while serving as a rifleman in Company B, 3d Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division. Members of B. Co. were ambushed by a large enemy …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged 101 Airborne division, Army, blast, bravery, commitment, courage, Defense, flanking force, grenade, heroic actions, honor, Medal of Honor, military, mortally injured, sacrifice, saved lives, service, soldier, U.S.. Army, Vietnam War | Leave a comment

Military Appreciation Month

Posted on May 10, 2012 by jtozer

Each May, our nation honors the service of our extraordinary military men and women. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Martin Dempsey, and his wife Deanie, address service members during Military Appreciation Month. Video provided by RTPO

Posted in Chairman's Corner, DoD News | Tagged airmen, appreciation, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chairman's Corner, commitment, courage, Deanie Dempsey, Gen. Martin Dempsey, Marines, May, May is military appreciation month, message, Military Appreciation Month, nation honors the service, sailors, service members, soldiers, video | Leave a comment

Thank a Military Child

Posted on April 17, 2012 by jtozer

From the U.S. Army Installation Management Community (IMCOM) There are 1.7 million American children and youth under 18 with a parent serving in the military and about 900,000 with one or both parents deployed multiple times. April is designated as …
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Posted in DoD News, MOMC | Tagged armed forces community, children, courage, Defense, deployed parents, families, heroes, honoring children, IMCOM, kids, military, MOMC, Month of the Military Child, sacrifice, together, U.S. Army Installation Management Community, video, youth | Leave a comment

Female Prisoners of War

Posted on March 5, 2012 by jtozer

By Alexandra Hemmerly-Brown, Army News Service From www.army.mil WASHINGTON, D.C. – Maj. Rhonda Cornum could see her breath when she awoke on the fourth day of ground fighting during Operation Desert Storm. It was February 1991, and the flight surgeon …
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Posted in DoD News, Women's History Month | Tagged challenge, combat, courage, Defense, endurance, endure, female, hero, History, military, POW, prisoners, service members, strength, survive, war, women | 1 Comment