I Visited Ty Wood's Grave Today

South40 ^ | 11/21/2013 | South40

[South40]

I visited Ty Wood's grave site today. It's not the first time I have been there but it is the first time I have taken a photo.

I am at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery often and I do not plan to let this brave man's death be forgotten.

[mojo114]

Thank you for doing what we could not.
God Bless Ty Wood

[kvanbrunt2]

can you decode some of the language on the stone? the cemetery there is amazing.

[ottbmare]

Still makes me weep with helpless rage.
Maranatha!

[exit82]

May you be blessed for sharing this.

Tell Ty the next time you visit for us that we will not leave him behind, nor will we forget.

[Jet Jaguar]

Bump

[TChad]

http://imperialbeach.patch.com/groups/goodnews/p/benghazi-attack-tyrone-woods-memorial-wall

[mylife]

SOCS is Special Operations Combat.

[mylife]

SOCS is Special Operations Combat.
The others are medals

[mylife]

BSM = Bronze star
NAM = Navy achievement medal

What was the other?

[mylife]

BSM = Bronze star
NAM = Navy achievement medal

What was the other?

NCOM = Naval commendation

[Jane Long]

Some gave all.

Bless you, for keeping Ty's spirit alive.

[OldSmaj]

...can you decode some of the language on the stone?

Well, I'm an old retired Army guy and most Navy speak is foreign to me, but I'll try.

SOCS: His rating/rank. I know Ty was a SEAL and that he retired as a Senior Chief Petty Officer, but I'm just not positive what it means exactly.

BSM: Bronze Star Medal. Ty was awarded this with a "V", denoting valor, for operations while on active duty.

NCOM: Non-Commissioned Officers Medal. Awarded for achievements within the NCO ranks.

NAM: Navy Achievement Medal. Awarded for superior achievement/performance during tenure, not necessarily during war or peace.

And the two dates, of course, are date of birth and date of death.

Hope that helps.

(And I hope I'm right...some of the Navy acronyms don't necessarily match up to Army, as far as awards and decorations.In any event, I mean absolutely no disrespect to this warrior, who has been disrespected enough by the US State Department and that POS in the White Hut.)

[huldah1776]

Fighting the enemies of Israel has its rewards with her King, too.

[mylife]

Acronyms suck.
You got half of them right.

[mylife]

I hope the rewards are better than some medals! LOL

[OldSmaj]

NCOM: Non-Commissioned Officers Medal. Awarded for achievements within the NCO ranks.

I stand corrected.

That is a Navy Commendation Medal.

While not intending to denigrate the award, in the Army the NCO medal is really not all that, that it would be put on a headstone. I should have known better.

Normally, it is the top three awards that are on the headstone, so that makes much more sense to me.

My apologies, again.

[mylife]

Acronyms between services are very confusing.

[OldSmaj]

My apologies.

Absolutely no disrespect intended.

But I have never been able to make sense of the Navy ratings unless I saw the actual patch on the arm.

Even then I didn't know an Electrician's Mate from a Radio Man.

[South40]

Thanks. I was at Mt. Soledad last Memorial Day for the dedication of that plaque. I enjoyed hearing Mrs. Dorothy Woods rip into Hillary and Obama with her comments. That's her in the short black dress.

[mylife]

Yes, he would have been trained at Naval Amphibious Base Imperial Beach.