America's North Shore Journal

Navy Crosses or Medals of Honor??? UPDATE: Navy Crosses 2/20/2009 It was a typical quiet morning on April 22, with the temperature intensifying as a bright orange sun emerged high from the horizon. However, this morning would be different. Quickly it would turn chaotic, then tragic. Two Marines would gallantly sacrifice their lives so others could live. Lance Cpl. Jordan Haerter, a rifleman with 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, and Cpl. Jonathan T. Yale, a rifleman with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, RCT-1, were standing post, just as they’ve done numerous times before. It was during a standard length watch at a small checkpoint protected by concrete barriers where they overlooked a small gravel road lined with palm trees leading to their entry control point. A truck packed with thousands … Read entire article »