Monroe Cty 911 :.Chuck Simmins | May 31, 2006
Thank you for the oppurtunity to share my experence. Your site is a positive way to get out stories of our Military. As you know there are many who are never recoginized for thier actions. I have served with many who’s sacrifies will never be told or known. You have posted [...]
Chuck Simmins | May 31, 2006
So far, there is no evidence that the virus has mutated into a form making H2H transmission easier. As I read this press release, there were several family members in the room who did not contract H5N1. If my read is correct, that would suggest no additional mutation facilitating H2H transmission.
Chuck Simmins | May 31, 2006
You’ve met Chief Hope on this blog before. He’s an American hero, winner of the Silver Star.
1. Is there one lesson from your combat experience that you would like to pass on to future soldiers?
The most important lesson is: Don’t forget the basics in which you were trained. Apply them accordingly and you [...]
Chuck Simmins | May 31, 2006
By U.S. Army Sgt. Jeremy Pitcher, 124th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
Iraqi soldiers begin slowly advancing through the neighborhood, rushing through houses and courtyards with tactical precision. U.S. soldiers stand ready, observing while the Iraqis ‘leap-frog’ - one keeps watch while the other moves forward.
The morning burns away as the sun peaks and smoldering temperatures engulf [...]
Chuck Simmins | May 31, 2006
Sarun Sar first experienced combat at age 11 in the jungles of Southeast Asia. He fought in several combat actions before being wounded and sent to a refugee camp near the Thai-Cambodian border.
Chuck Simmins | May 30, 2006
You will note the slight improvements to the look of this blog. I’m not really learning much new, just puttering until it looks right.
Used the air conditioning for the first time today. Ninties this holiday along America’s North Shore.
I have a brief interview with another American hero coming up, a Special Forces winner of the [...]
Chuck Simmins | May 29, 2006
Captain Brian Chontosh kindly agreed to an e-mail interview. His thoughts are raw and rough, honest answers not term-paper style responses.
1. What is the most important lesson that you would like your students to learn from you?
Not to worry about the moment. It will happen, you will perform, men will get hurt, you will [...]
Chuck Simmins | May 29, 2006
There have been complaints in the media that there are no heroes from the War on Terror. That is not true but it serves their interests well to portray our soldiers as less than courageous.
Chuck Simmins | May 28, 2006
Reprinted from March 13, 2003 Medal of Honor
*SEAY, WILLIAM W.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, 62d Transportation Company (Medium Truck), 7th Transportation Battalion, 48th Transportation Group.
Place and date: Near Ap Nhi, Republic of Vietnam 25 August 1968.
Entered service at: Montgomery, Ala. Born: 24 October 1948, Brewton, Ala.
Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and [...]
Chuck Simmins | May 28, 2006
Reprinted from May 26, 2004. NY Daily News
A New Yorker who died saving two other Marines by covering an Iraqi grenade with his helmet and blunting the blast with his body has been nominated for a Congressional Medal of Honor.
Cpl. Jason Dunham was commanding a checkpoint near Karbala on April 14 when a black-clad Iraqi [...]
Chuck Simmins | May 27, 2006
Reprinted from September 9, 2003. American Legion
He called Susan at 8:15 a.m. from his corner office on the 44th floor. “He told me he loved me. He said he didn’t need the movies — he had me,” she says. Rescorla wasn’t even supposed to be at work that day. Susan’s daughter Alexandra was getting [...]
Chuck Simmins | May 27, 2006
Medal of Honor, possibly sainthood
Rank and organization: Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, Chaplain Corps, 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), FMF.
Place and date: Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam, 4 September 1967.
Entered service at: Staten Island, N.Y. Born: 13 February 1929, Staten Island, N.Y.
Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of [...]
