http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/honor/ en-us Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:15:14 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414370/posts Despite his inability to walk or even talk, a young man still obtained an honor typically reserved for the elite. GALLIA COUNTY, Ohio (WSAZ) -- The few, the proud, the Marines - it's a badge of honor many strive for, but only a few achieve. But for one young man fighting for his own life, he never lost his dream of fighting for his country. Despite his inability to walk or even talk, this young man still obtained an honor typically reserved for the elite. Ernie Stumbo is like most dads -- proud of his son's achievements and eager to... WSAZ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414370/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:15:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398884/posts <p>A 90-year-old Army veteran who won the Medal of Honor during World War II is battling his neighborhood association for what he says is his right to fly the American flag from a pole in his front yard.</p> <p>Col. Van T. Barfoot says he erected the 21-foot flagpole in September, raising the flag daily at sunrise and retiring it at sunset.</p> AP via Pilot Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398884/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 01:00:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389593/posts Daring soldier was awarded Medal of HonorBy Adam Bernstein Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Lewis L. Millett, 88, a career Army officer who was briefly and somewhat misleadingly court-martialed for desertion during World War II and went on to receive the Medal of Honor for leading a bayonet charge during the Korean War, died Nov. 14 at a veterans hospital in Loma Linda, Calif. He had congestive heart failure. Col. Millett, who sported a red handlebar mustache, cut an audacious and unconventional path during his 35 years of military service. He led daring attacks in two wars... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389593/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:37:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389446/posts ARLINGTON, Nov. 18, 2009 – Character was the focus as Scouting saluted the military yesterday. U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton of Missouri told about 500 people from Boy Scouts’ National Capital Area Council that the values of Boy Scouts and the military are constant and that both organizations seek to serve something greater than themselves. This was the first Scout dinner saluting the military. Retired Navy Capt. Scott Gray, who now works with event sponsor General Dynamics, said he hopes to make the event an annual affair. The Crystal Gateway Marriott – a stone’s throw from the Pentagon – hosted the... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389446/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:56:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387453/posts In 1940, Lewis L. "Red" Millett, a 17 year old native of Mechanic Falls, Maine, dropped out of high school and joined the Army Air Corps in order to fight the increasing fascist threat in Europe. But when President Roosevelt stated that the U.S. would not be entering the war, Millett decided to become a deserter and head to Canada - not to avoid combat, but to seek it out as part of the Canadian army. He was sent to London where he served as an anti-aircraft gunner during the Nazi's "Blitz" bombing campaign. "I deeply believe that if you're... The US Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387453/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:56:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386879/posts Medal of Honor recipient Lewis Millett of Idyllwild died Saturday morning at Jerry L. Pettis Memorial VA Medical Center in Loma Linda. He was 88. .... According to his Medal of Honor Citation, then-Capt. Millett distinguished himself "above and beyond the call of duty in action" in Korea, after he and his men came under heavy enemy fire on Feb. 7, 1951. He ordered and led a bayonet counterattack up the hill, killing enemy soldiers in hand-to-hand assault during which he was wounded by a grenade blast. But by early afternoon, his company had taken the hill. He was presented... The Press-Enterprise http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2386879/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:41:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385638/posts Sorry, it won't link, story here: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/255/story/1156644.html Go to the photos tab at top and click "Honoring Aaron Aamot" or... Photos here: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/493/gallery/1156623.html#http://media.bellinghamherald.com/smedia/2009/11/12/18/s150-AAMOT_CASKET_0029.standalone.prod_affiliate.39.JPG Had the priviledge of standing with thousands of fellow patriots yesterday to honor Spc. Aaron Aamot, the first soldier from Whatcom County to fall in Afghanistan. Even in one of the most liberal states in the union, small town people still love this country and stand up for their own. We all cried. I just wanted to share. The Bellingham Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385638/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:58:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383782/posts A remarkable transformation occurs when men and women don their military uniforms among civilians. They get handshakes and compliments and broad smiles. In airport lounges, they get free drinks; as they file aboard airplanes, passengers erupt into spontaneous applause. Of course, it can be quite a different story when they're out of uniform and unrecognizable as heroes. At least on Veterans Day, the luster of recognition is somewhat restored. "When I'm in uniform, I get a lot of 'Thank you for your service,' " said Lt. Col. Marvin Jones of the D.C. National Guard. "At Union Station, people will almost... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383782/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:02:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383750/posts From Concord to New Orleans. From the Northwest Territory to the American west. From the Philippines to San Juan Hill. From Europe before 1920 to Europe controlled by the Axis powers. From Korea and Vietnam to the Middle East. They have worn everything from the everyday to specialized outfits. They started with crude single shots and now use precision weapons. They've been shot down by their own government and hailed as heroes. They're doctors and lawyers, tradesmen and farmers. They are all different races, creeds, colors, nationalities, and faiths. They come from places as large as New York City and... Huntington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2383750/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:28:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2383717/posts Women have served in military conflict, in one position or another, since the American War of Independence. Now, women are in most, if not all parts of the US Military. Many have been awarded honors for their bravery and service. But only one has earned the right to wear the Medal of Honor. Huntington Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2383717/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:41:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383695/posts We do not know their names.We do not know where they died or how they died.We do not know where they lived or how they lived before or after.But we know that for a brief and shining moment, ALL were heroes, and that anywhere on earth that men are free to dream great dreams is their legacy. They did not fight for glory.They did not fight for self. They fought for the ideals that formed this Great Republic.We honor them to a man and woman, every single one of them. We will not forget, and what is more important,... Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2383695/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:53:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2383612/posts November 11, is the day when a number of countries around the world remember their war dead and past and present military service men and women. The video below is a wonderful and stirring pice of art focussing on the significance of this day. Here is one person's description of the story behind the video: On November 11, 1999, Terry Kelly was in a Shoppers Drug Mart store, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 AM an announcement came over the store's PA asking customers who would still be of the premises at 11:00 am to give two minutes of silence... YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2383612/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:25:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380091/posts 11/05/09 - We have not heard an official declaration to fly your American flags at Half Staff for the victims of the Fort Hood shootings. Sign up for our half staff notices and we will email you notification as soon as we hear the declaration. 9/11/09 American flags will be at half staff on Friday September 11, 2009 for Patriot Day. HalfStaff.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2380091/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:18:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379385/posts PHOENIX — A court hearing in Phoenix for an Iraqi immigrant accused of killing his daughter because she had become too Westernized has been delayed because he is on a suicide watch. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379385/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2376285/posts After four years of Civil War, approximately 630,000 deaths and over 1 million casualties, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, at the home of Wilmer and Virginia McLean in the town of Appomattox Court House,Virginia on April 9, 1865... CFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2376285/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 04:55:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368812/posts Folks I thought you all would like to see this since the SSFOA was practically born on the Free Republic. Washington D.C. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2368812/posts#comment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:19:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2354534/posts WWII Vets Take To The Sky For Flight Of Honor101 Local Veterans Visit WWII Memorial UPDATED: 9:31 pm EDT October 3, 2009 GREENSBORO -- With family and friends looking on in anticipation, 101 local veterans took to the sky Saturday morning for a daytrip visit to the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. These were the men and women who 65 years ago stormed the beaches in France, battled at sea, liberated Paris, marched to Berlin and served on the home front, all to squash the surge of tyrannical Nazism and preserve freedom in the world. The veterans, now... WXII 12 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2354534/posts#comment Sun, 4 Oct 2009 12:42:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2340970/posts On 9/11, the outrage and fear we felt was matched with an equally intense determination to do something. Some signed up for the military, others did acts of charity, and others contributed to the sense of unity and patriotism we all enjoyed basking in but have since long lost. Yet we still haven’t been given such instructions. We were just told to go shopping, an essential act to get the economy going again after the attacks, but one that left us feeling unfulfilled and unrecognized as the valuable assets in the war on terror that we are. As we pass... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2340970/posts#comment Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:42:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2327497/posts What do Muslim men's parents tell them when they are little? If you look around, it doesn't seem like they have been getting the same message as other kids. WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2327497/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:58:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2324970/posts A photo gallery in remembrance http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2324970/posts#comment Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:24:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2317625/posts Of course many Democrats are upset with the title, but it's true. Most Democrats know Barack Obama can't meet the provisions of Article ll, Section l, Clause 5 of the U.S. Constitution, or at least aren't sure whether he can or not.Rather than go all over the issues again, let's just go to Congressman Bill Posey's bill: The Presidential Eligibility Act (H.R. 1503) Here's my point: Most people are shocked when they learn there is no formal qualification process to run for the President of the United State, once the most powerful position in the world. People see themselves being required to produce... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2317625/posts#comment Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:56:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315521/posts This is just a partial bit of info from the PGR site, I thought I would pass along: Their request is for the PGR to participate in the public procession by Standing at Cecil Field as the procession passes by. NAS Cecil Field was the Naval Base that Scott was assigned to during his last tour of duty. In the time that we have been waiting for Scott to return Home, one of the streets was renamed in his Honor, Speicher Dr.. There was also a monument and tree planted in his Honor among 13 pilots from the Vietnam War... Patriot Guard Riders http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2315521/posts#comment Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:50:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2306552/posts For Conspicuous Gallantry Above and Beyond the Call of Duty Greyhawk, at The Mudville Gazette provides the circumstances: On 21 June 2006, SFC Monti, then a staff sergeant, was the assistant patrol leader for a 16-man patrol tasked to conduct surveillance in the Gowardesh region. The patrol was to provide up-to-date intelligence, interdict enemy movement and ensure early warning for the squadron’s main effort as it inserted into the province. As nightfall approached, the patrol was attacked by a well organized enemy force of at least 60 personnel. Outnumbered four-to-one, SFC Monti’s patrol was in serious danger of being overrun.... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2306552/posts#comment Sun, 2 Aug 2009 17:35:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2303019/posts It was as cold-blooded and vicious an honor crime as any the West has seen, but with one difference. This time, the victim was male. A 24-year-old Asian man is clinging to life in a British hospital after seven men attacked him last week in London for having a friendship with a married Muslim woman. The unidentified man, who is Muslim himself and has Danish citizenship, was stabbed twice in the back and beaten so severely with bricks that authorities report he is now blind in one eye and will probably lose sight in the other. Acid was also poured... Cross Action News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2303019/posts#comment Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:15:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2293596/posts I got this video today on the Facebook group: Let's find over 1,000,000 supporters of the U.S. Marine Corps It will touch your heart...I know it has mine. Thank God for USMC LC Seth Sharp and all like him who understand the cost and worth of liberty. God rest his soul and God comfort and bless his family, loved ones, and friends...may they be sure in the knowledge of a glorious resurrection and reuniting with this fallen hero. Video of USMC LC Seth Sharp Motorcade July 10, 2009 - Adairsville, GA, KIA Afghanistan July 2, 2009.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ii4j7Y-SOs Facebook Group for US Marines and YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2293596/posts#comment Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:37:50 GMT