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CMHs are rare enough. To have one awarded to someone from my own
county merits attention here. It should never have taken 42 years.
More on Etchberger here and here
Reading Eagle:
Hamburg hero receives Medal of Honor from President Obama
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Barack Obama has presented the Medal of Honor to the sons and family of Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger.
Etchberger was the Hamburg hero killed in action while rescuing three comrades during the Vietnam War.
Obama said it was clear that Etchberger deserved the nation's highest military honor for valor because of his conspicuous gallantry and heroic actions in combat.
Obama presented the Medal of Honor during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.
The Etchbergers, who have been treated to police escorts, tours and other honors, met with the president and first lady Michelle Obama before the ceremony and will be honored at a White House reception afterward.
On Wednesday, the Air Force will honor Etchberger and his family with a special induction ceremony into the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.
The Air Force invited the entire Etchberger family, supporters from Hamburg and former comrades who were present on the fateful day.
Etchberger was among an elite group of airmen, CIA agents and Air America pilots and crew who operated a top secret radar station on a mile-high Laotion mountaintop that briefly turned the tide of the Vietnam War.
Etchberger rescued three radar men while holding off hundreds of North Vietnamese soldiers and guerrillas before being fatally wounded as the Air America helicopter that picked them up flew away from the mountain
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Green Energy
Hamburg hero receives Medal of Honor from President Obama
CMHs are rare enough. To have one awarded to someone from my own
county merits attention here. It should never have taken 42 years.More on Etchberger here and here
Reading Eagle:
Hamburg hero receives Medal of Honor from President Obama
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Barack Obama has presented the Medal of Honor to the sons and family of Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger.
Etchberger was the Hamburg hero killed in action while rescuing three comrades during the Vietnam War.
Obama said it was clear that Etchberger deserved the nation's highest military honor for valor because of his conspicuous gallantry and heroic actions in combat.
Obama presented the Medal of Honor during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.
The Etchbergers, who have been treated to police escorts, tours and other honors, met with the president and first lady Michelle Obama before the ceremony and will be honored at a White House reception afterward.
On Wednesday, the Air Force will honor Etchberger and his family with a special induction ceremony into the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes.
The Air Force invited the entire Etchberger family, supporters from Hamburg and former comrades who were present on the fateful day.
Etchberger was among an elite group of airmen, CIA agents and Air America pilots and crew who operated a top secret radar station on a mile-high Laotion mountaintop that briefly turned the tide of the Vietnam War.
Etchberger rescued three radar men while holding off hundreds of North Vietnamese soldiers and guerrillas before being fatally wounded as the Air America helicopter that picked them up flew away from the mountain
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Despite Winfrey's recent statement that generations "marinated" in racism will need to die out for discrimination to end across the world. From this source: The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, and on Wednesday...
- Honor This American Hero
(from Fix Bayonets!) Woody Williams is the last surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor from one of the most important Pacific campaigns (Iwo Jima). He will celebrate his 90th birthday this year. Honor this American hero by sending Mr. Williams a card...
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Via National Review: Lech Walesa was once a trade-union activist. He was often arrested for speaking his mind against Communist oppression behind the Iron Curtain in Poland and for defying the Soviet Union. He was an electrician who, with no higher education,...
- Hoorah!
The Blaze: Marine Cpl. Receives Medal of Honor for Saving 36 Lives in Afghanistan Posted on September 15, 2011 at 6:57pm by Madeleine Morgenstern President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to former Marine Cpl. Dakota Meyer, 23, from Greensburg,...
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I caught this on the local news channel, and couldn't wait to post it. Here's the video. Isaiah Mays (February 16, 1858 – May 2, 1925) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in...