Posted on 08/01/2023 7:20:10 AM PDT by freeandfreezing
Marine 1st Lt. Harvey “Barney” Barnum jumped to the ground when he came under fire during an ambush in Vietnam that killed his radio operator and commander.
Collecting himself, Barnum realized he was now the highest-ranking officer of a rifle company he’d just joined. He called in artillery and, amid gunfire, dragged the commander to safety, where he died in Barnum’s arms. Then he proceeded to mount a counterattack, oversee evacuation of the wounded and lead the unit’s eventual break out to rejoin the battalion.
To launch a counterattack, he brandished a .45-caliber handgun and told the others to follow him.
The ceremony on Saturday at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works was a tribute to the Vietnam War hero who during his first firefight was foisted into leadership of Marines who didn’t yet know his name because he’d just joined them a few days earlier.
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Back when the government still allowed them to identify as “men.”
I would like to see the striping of all politicians’ names from naval warships unless they had served in the military with distinction.
Semper Fidelis, Marine Harvey C. Barnum. There is hope for no more idiotic named vessels... like the USNS Harvey Milk.
Semper Fidelis!
Marine Corps Cpl. Patrick Iacunato (L) and 1st Lt. Harvey C. "Barney" Barnum Jr (R).
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Brave man....well deserved honor.
What would our military “leaders” of today think when they see this picture of two MEN?-”toxic masculinity”, he, they, him, she...needs a shave and bloused uniform.
God Bless these two and all the others who sacrificed.
I would like to see the striping of all politicians’ names from naval warships, unless they had served in the Navy or Marine Corp with distinction.
Yes, and particularly the USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) and the coming USS barack obama.
Will the USS Obama will be a paddle board
Thanks for posting that video. It figures that Johnson would refuse to put the Medal of Honor on Barnum at the White House, that’s the kind of things Democrats do.
It will be a CRUISER.
Like he did at the Gay Bars in college.
Its beautiful, and made in Maine by proud American workers. We should build many more ships in the USA.
I’m more concerned with the recent trend of naming things after people that are still alive. I remember when we didn’t do that in America, because we remembered there was a fine line between memorializing and idolizing.
And then Barack Obama came along.
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