http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/medals/ en-us Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:59:15 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348051/posts Hollywood cares more about its stars than the Defense Department about its own. One can go online and find every Academy Award winner on its database. Not only does the Defense Department not have a comprehensive or complete database of all those awarded medals of valor but the Defense Department is opposed to proposed legislation to create one. What’s wrong with an Honor Roll for those we have honored? Maggies Farm http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2348051/posts#comment Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:59:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322042/posts MOUNT PLEASANT -- Five dark-suited FBI agents showed up at Patriots Point on Friday with two Civil War-era Medals of Honor. And while the agents had few details about the investigation it took to bring the medals to their new home, they didn't mince words when it came to describing the kind of people involved in the theft of the nation's highest military honor. "I can't imagine anything more despicable than taking away the honor of those people who earned those medals," said David Thomas, South Carolina special agent in charge. The FBI investigates stolen and counterfeit Medals of Honor... The Post and Courier http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322042/posts#comment Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:33:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2321208/posts Link Only. Navy Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2321208/posts#comment Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:45:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2310108/posts ~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~Happy 77th to the Purple Heart Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies militaryand the family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. President George W. Bush shakes the hand of Marine Cpl. Andrew L. Tinsley of Annapolis, Md., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2005, after Cpl Tinsley was presented the Purple Heart during a visit by the President and Laura Bush to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. White House photo by Paul Morse. The Purple Heart is an American decoration-the oldest military decoration in... Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2310108/posts#comment Fri, 7 Aug 2009 01:00:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306285/posts Eight years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. About 4,000 members of the U.S. military killed in action. More than 34,000 wounded. Just six considered worthy of America's highest military award for battlefield valor. For some veterans and members of Congress, that last number doesn't add up. They question how so few Medals of Honor—all awarded posthumously—could be bestowed for wars of such magnitude and duration. Pentagon officials say the nature of war has changed. Laser-guided missiles destroy enemy positions without putting soldiers in harm's way. Insurgents deploy roadside bombs rather than engage in firefights they're certain to lose. Those... AP via Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306285/posts#comment Sun, 2 Aug 2009 03:01:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306223/posts WASHINGTON (AP) - Eight years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. About 4,000 members of the U.S. military killed in action. More than 34,000 wounded. Just six considered worthy of America's highest military award for battlefield valor. For some veterans and members of Congress, that last number doesn't add up. They question how so few Medals of Honor—all awarded posthumously—could be bestowed for wars of such magnitude and duration. Pentagon officials say the nature of war has changed. Laser-guided missiles destroy enemy positions without putting soldiers in harm's way. Insurgents deploy roadside bombs rather than engage in firefights they're certain... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2306223/posts#comment Sun, 2 Aug 2009 00:04:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271790/posts Queen Beatrix awarded a Dutch commando the country's highest military medal on Friday for his heroics leading an elite military unit in Afghanistan. Beatrix pinned the Willems Order cross and orange ribbon on Capt. Marco Kroon before slapping him on the left shoulder with her right hand to knight him at a ceremony in The Hague. It was the first time in more than 50 years that the medal has been awarded to an individual soldier. It also can be awarded to entire military units. Beatrix said Kroon showed "courage, discretion and dedication" in leading a commando unit in the... The Hinud News Update Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2271790/posts#comment Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:23:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254287/posts TIKRIT, Iraq, May 19, 2009 – Nine Iraqi police officers at two stations in Kirkuk city received U.S. Army Achievement Medals awarded by the 1st Cavalry Division’s 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, May 14. Army Lt. Col. Terry Cook, right, faces off against an Iraqi police officer during a soccer match at a police station in Kirkuk, Iraq, May 14, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Justin Naylor  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The first five awards went to police officers who maintain safety of the city through effective patrolling. Army Lt. Col.... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2254287/posts#comment Tue, 19 May 2009 23:40:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185862/posts Daily Egyptian > News Administrator accused of lying about military service retires Brian Feldt Published: Friday, February 13, 2009 Updated: Friday, February 13, 2009 James Scales, the university’s director of Career Services who was accused this month of lying about his military service, will retire effective March 1, university spokesman Rod Sievers said Friday. Sievers said Scales will immediately utilize his vacation days and not return to work. According to a university statement, Scales cited health and personal reasons. Scales hung up the phone when asked for comment from the DAILY EGYPTIAN. “I have enjoyed my association with the university... Daily Egyptian (Southern Illinois) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185862/posts#comment Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:42:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2175407/posts Lest anyone doubt the significance that veterans and the armed forces place upon the medals they earn, for the second time in as many weeks a local veteran will receive recognition for bravery in wars decades ago. Thursday is 87-year-old Joseph Moser's turn. The Whatcom County resident will receive the Distinguished Flying Cross at McChord Air Force Base on Thursday for his actions 65 years ago over Germany. Photo by Gabriel Rodriguez Joe Moser in 2008 Moser, originally a farm kid from Ferndale, on July 30, 1944 -- more than three weeks after the Normandy invasion -- earned the award... Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2175407/posts#comment Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:09:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2143772/posts KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 5, 2008 – A battalion, or “kandak,” of Afghan soldiers celebrated a milestone Dec. 4 when the U.S. Army decorated them for their military achievements. U.S. Army Maj. Brian Gary, an embedded training team leader, presented medals to more than 30 soldiers with the Afghan National Army’s 1st Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 207th Corps, during a ceremony held at Camp Zafar in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat. The Army Commendation Medal was awarded to nine members of the unit, including the kandak’s commander, Lt. Col. Raheem Khan of Khowst province. Khan has commanded the unit for the past... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2143772/posts#comment Sat, 6 Dec 2008 00:45:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128614/posts The Bali bombers died this morning. And while their deaths are news and must be reported, I believe it is right to acknowledge the heroism that came out of that terrible day. On October 12th 2002, at Bali, Indonesia, Islamist terrorists detonated a number of bombs in an attempt to kill innocent victims. 202 people were killed. 88 of these were Australians. This makes it, by far, the greatest terrorist atrocity in Australia's history - and it ranks quite highly on the overall list. We remember the dead, but for some reason, in my opinion at least, we haven't really... Various Australian Sources http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128614/posts#comment Sun, 9 Nov 2008 07:37:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113645/posts At John McCain’s rallies these days, the talk is of taxes and Joe the Plumber and the financial crisis and mortgage relief and an end to wasteful federal spending. Those are all perfectly fine things for a campaign to emphasize; polls show voters of all stripes are overwhelmingly concerned about the economy. But at McCain’s events, you’ll also find people who’ve come for another reason, one that is slipping in the polls of voters’ concerns but is deeply personal to them: the war in Iraq. “I just gave John McCain my Purple Heart,” Marine Sgt. Jack Eubanks told me a... National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113645/posts#comment Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:40:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095381/posts More than 38 years after being recommended for a Bronze Star, a Texas man has received the medal for helping avert a Viet Cong attack in South Vietnam. Jim Greenwalt of Rockwall, Texas, a former U.S. Army sergeant, helped to prevent a surprise attack by Viet Cong, the Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday."I fired at muzzle flashes, sounds, any movement," Greenwalt said, recalling the violence that repelled a Viet Cong attack.Greenwalt's bravery on Jan. 30, 1970, was remembered at a ceremony at Fort Hood, in central Texas, after a paperwork snafu delayed the honor.The U.S. Army has awarded more than... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2095381/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 00:46:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2066918/posts After listing the total medal count by the highest number of medals won, Yahoo now lists China first due to more Gold medals. Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2066918/posts#comment Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:38:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066559/posts BEIJING – Across the Chinese media, the story has hit saturation coverage. China, once mocked as “the weaklings of Asia,” is going to win what it calls the total medal count for the Beijing Games. Yahoo Sports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2066559/posts#comment Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:06:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062721/posts ON Wednesday night Harry Smith uncorked two bottles of fine red wine to celebrate the award of gallantry medals to his men for their role in the epic Battle of Long Tan. "The fat lady has finally sung," Smith told The Australian. ..... The main problem with the retrospective awarding of gallantry medals is deciding what point to stop, says historian Michael McKernan, former head of the Australian War Memorial. He warns of possible legal problems with awarding the Victoria Cross of Australia to World War I heroes, for example. ..... McKernan says it remains incomprehensible that 18-year-old Oerlikon gunner... The Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062721/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 01:45:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2054350/posts A family whose house was raided by police in error is outraged that eight officers involved were honored. Police say the eight, who also took fire, "performed bravely." First, the city apologized. Then it gave awards. Eight Minneapolis officers received medals in City Hall Monday for their valor in a botched raid that the city apologized for last year. That isn't sitting well with the family shot at multiple times by the officers. "I'm shocked that they're receiving awards for that night," said Yee Moua. "My family is a mess right now. My [9-year-old] son, who saw the shooting, still... Star Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2054350/posts#comment Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:50:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053650/posts On Monday, Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan handed out honors to a team of officers involved in a botched raid at an innocent family's home more than seven months ago. The family is upset and their attorney criticizes the awards and questions the timing. Just days before Christmas, the sound of intruders breaking into their home in North Minneapolis prompted Vang Khang to grab his shotgun to protect his six children. His terrified wife called 911. Khang fired several shots at the "intruders" who turned out to be members of the Minneapolis Police Department's SWAT team. The officers returned fire.... WCCO.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2053650/posts#comment Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:01:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051002/posts     Major gongs for heroic Our Boys   Award ... Captain Paul Britton is congratulated by Major General Gary Robison    By TOM NEWTON DUNN Defence Editor Published: Today     AN Army officer who led a battle despite a lump of burning shrapnel in his shoulder was one of 19 forces heroes awarded the Military Cross yesterday.   Praise ... Lieutenant General Graeme Lamb  Captain Paul Britton, 28, refused morphine so he could control artillery and air strikes to beat off Taliban attackers in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The Royal Artillery officer was wounded by a rocket-propelled grenade... The Sun (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051002/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:21:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044511/posts KORENGAL VALLEY, Afghanistan, July 12, 2008 – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff yesterday took the opportunity to present 12 paratroopers with awards here for valorous and heroic achievements in combat. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen pinned five Army Commendation Medals with valor devices, five Purple Heart Medals, one Bronze Star with valor device, and one Silver Star on the troopers’ chests during a ceremony at their combat outpost here. “It’s an honor and privilege to be here,” Mullen said to the awardees. “This ceremony is about individuals who represent the sacrifice of so many.” The paratroopers are assigned... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044511/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:02:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006137/posts THE Returned Services League has called for military personnel and veterans carry to be allowed to carry their medals with them on commercial flights. RSL national president Major General Bill Crews said he knew of at least one incident in which a veteran was told by airport security he could not bring medals on board an aircraft because of the security risk. Maj-Gen Crews said airports should show more trust. "Airport security and the government in particular should recognise that people carrying medals are those whose own service is distinguished by those medals and who have the trust of the... Herald Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006137/posts#comment Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:23:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976731/posts WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2008 – Fourteen Defense Department civilians became the first to receive the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Global War on Terrorism during a ceremony at the Pentagon today. The medal, approved Aug. 7, 2007, recognizes the contribution of DoD civilians operating in direct support of military forces engaged in the war on terror. According to Pentagon statistics, seven DoD civilians have been killed in the line of duty in operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Since Sept. 11, 2001, more than 16,000 DoD civilians have qualified for the award, according to Patricia Bradshaw, the deputy undersecretary... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976731/posts#comment Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:36:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1967806/posts ‘BULLIED’: 15-year-old Catrina McDermott, who was suspended for wearing religious badges, one representing St Patrick, the other a guardian angel PICTURE: Courtesy Fermanagh Herald THE Catholic bishops have refused to back the stand taken by a 15-year-old girl suspended from a Catholic school for wearing emblems of her faith. Catrina McDermott was suspended from St Eugene’s College in Roslea, Co Fermanagh, this week because she refused to remove or hide two religious badges. Her parents said the fourth-year pupil had been wearing the St Patrick and guardian angel symbols on her lapel to give her comfort following bullying when she... Irish News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1967806/posts#comment Sat, 9 Feb 2008 23:41:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924101/posts There are 24 million Americans with these common memories. In the next few hours, many of the nation's veterans will recall their military service — the highs and lows, the guts and glory — not to mention boots, buddies, commanders, bivouacs, chow, deployments, homecomings. Hoo-ah. Oo-rah. Hip-hip. But wear your medals today. That's an order. The Department of Veterans Affairs has suggested all vets pin on their military decorations on Veterans Day for a well-earned display of personal pride and patriotism. There's more at stake, though. "By wearing our decorations, we show the world the unity of our support for... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1924101/posts#comment Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:57:19 GMT