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Staff Sgt. John Wayne Walding — Silver Star
John Wayne has toured Afghanistan and Iraq, hunted grizzly bears in Alaska and earned the Silver Star; and as of July 16, John Wayne is the first one-legged soldier to graduate the Special Forces Sniper Course. Staff Sgt. John Wayne Walding of Groesbeck, Texas, that is. In April 2008, Walding and nine other Special Forces soldiers from a 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) assault team were attacked by the Hezeb Islami al Gulbadin while searching for insurgents … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
Fuerzas Comando 2008
Want to know where Mr. White and Mr. Black are this week? At Fuerzas Comando 2008, a military skills competition between the best special forces teams in the western hemisphere. The event is at Camp Bullis, Texas from June 19 – 26. Security forces from 17 countries are taking part in the challenging contest, which promotes military-to-military relationships, increases interoperability and improves regional security. U.S. Southern Command is hosting Fuerzas Comando 2008, with Special Operations Command South serving as the lead U.S. military organization for coordination of this exercise. More than 300 military, law enforcement and civilian personnel from the participating nations are taking part in the exercise. About 150 U.S. service members from all the services are involved. Fuerzas Comando 2008 tests the participants’ physical and psychological endurance … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military, Our Allies
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