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Master Sgt. John F. Baker Jr., USA(Ret), Medal of Honor recipient, dead at 66-Heroes Call

Army Master Sgt. John F. Baker Jr., who received the Medal of Honor for saving the lives of eight of his fellow soldiers, killing 10 Viet Cong and knocking out six machine gun bunkers after his unit was ambushed Nov. 5, 1966, in Vietnam, died Friday evening after collapsing in his Northeast Richland home. He was 66.

You probably didnt hear about this in the news today-Heroes Call

Marine helicopter crashes in Afghanistan killing six

U.S. military sources tell Fox News that a Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan on Thursday.

Six American Marines who were members of the International Security Assistance Force were killed in the crash, however, the military is still gathering details about the incident.

No enemy activity was reported in the area at the time of the crash, Fox News reported. It is not yet clear what caused the chopper to go down.

The ISAF has secured the crash site.

Highest honor? - Heroes Call

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As you read the below article I had to ask myself….self, they said he “was awarded the highest honor given to members of the Corps for his heroic actions .” The last time I checked the highest medal in the US military was the Medal of Honor. If they wanted to give him the “highest honor” why didn’t they give him the MOH?

Staff Sgt Bart C Davis-Heroes Call

Inside the Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 hanger is an honor roll, a wall covered with patches of distinguished Marines who have done outstanding work. Staff Sgt. Bart C. Davis’ patch was elevated to the honor roll after he received the Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism.

Monday Night football tribute to our heroes

With all of the football that went on this weekend as we build up to the Super Bowl, I thought the below re-cap post about the Pacers tribute last November (in case you missed it as Im sure it was on every news station....not) This is what ESPN failed to show you Monday night, 11/14/2011.Apparently, they thought their commercials were more important than showing this scene for about 5 seconds.

Loyalty - My favorite Marine Corps Leadership Trait

 

Loyalty is huge. I have met some loyal dogs in my time. Through wind & rain they are there. Someone once said "A friend will come bail you out of jail but, your best friend will be sitting next to you saying… “Wow that was fun!” Loyalty can say a lot about a person. In my book, once you burn it it’s gone. Whatever made you give it away must have been worth it for you to get rid of it so why should I give it back to you? If someone is loyal they won’t steal from you, double cross you but will be there when no one else is. You know who your “Loyal Dogs” are if you think about it. Don’t push them away and make the mistake so many have while neglecting them. Try surrounding yourself with them. Being loyal means you aren’t always putting yourself first. Something many in this country need to remember or perhaps learn. Things will work out a lot better I would think if more people tried to be loyal. Time for a CGar!

U-T Person of year: The Marine

Marine recruits from 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Company L , about to begin their graduation ceremony from boot camp, remain under their drill instructor's watchful eye at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. — Nelvin C. Cepeda

 

Marines - Brothers in Arms & blood

 

 

Brothers in arms is something you may hear within the military. However, in the Marine Corps the WWII vets through Afghanistan Marines are “brothers”. They could meet for the first time and have a special bond of Marine Brothers. The above photo is a couple examples of how blood brothers share the dedication and sacrifice of being a deployed Marine. It’s truly stressful to have your son/daughter deployed. What is you had all of your sons or daughters deployed? Sacrifice our warriors are making.

 Time for a CGar!

Former Marine sentenced to death in Iran

IRIB via AP Amir Hekmati, a former Marine accused by Iran of spying for the CIA, sits in Tehran's revolutionary court in Iran on Dec. 27. An Iranian court sentenced Hekmati to death on Monday.

Your Military-doing more with less

 With the US Military being shrunken down, check out the two below articles. To me, they don’t make any sense well, I guess if you like doing more with less but being one of those having to actually be doing the "more “doing it with less is not good. The one thing many are overlooking as we tell these many warriors the US doesn’t need them anymore is that they take allot of combat experience with them that can’t be developed overnight.

Time for a CGar