August 17th, 2006 | 1 Comment
The right-o-sphere has been agog about Oliver Stone’s new movie, World Trade Center. From all reports, it’s not a hatchet job.
There is a pair of Marines featured in a part of the movie. Their names are now known, though one had been a mystery. That’s nice. God bless them!
But I wrote about another military hero from Ground Zero on October 9, 2003.
U.S. Army
Chief of the Army Reserve Lt. Gen. James Helmly pinned Chovanes with the Soldier’s Medal for his deeds that fateful September day during a Pentagon ceremony Dec. 1.
“Once again, we see heroes rise to the occasion,†Helmly said, explaining the meaning of the medal to 22 family members who came to watch the ceremony. It’s the highest award a soldier can get for putting his life on … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commentary, Heroes, Media, Military, Original writing, September 11, WOT Heroes
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Oliver Stone’s 9/11
August 17th, 2006 | 1 Comment
The right-o-sphere has been agog about Oliver Stone’s new movie, World Trade Center. From all reports, it’s not a hatchet job. There is a pair of Marines featured in a part of the movie. Their names are now known, though one had been a mystery. That’s nice. God bless them! But I wrote about another military hero from Ground Zero on October 9, 2003. U.S. Army Chief of the Army Reserve Lt. Gen. James Helmly pinned Chovanes with the Soldier’s Medal for his deeds that fateful September day during a Pentagon ceremony Dec. 1. “Once again, we see heroes rise to the occasion,†Helmly said, explaining the meaning of the medal to 22 family members who came to watch the ceremony. It’s the highest award a soldier can get for putting his life on … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commentary, Heroes, Media, Military, Original writing, September 11, WOT Heroes