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Father and Son Receive Silver Star

December 2nd, 2008 | Comments Off

Nearly 30 years separate the conclusion of the Vietnam war and the start of the War on Terrorism. While time, tactics and technology make today’s military very different from the one which fought in the jungles of Vietnam, a common denominator in the two conflicts has been the bravery and sacrifice of the American service member. The Silver Star is the nation’s third-highest award for such displays of bravery and sacrifice. Chief Warrant Officer Jonathan Harris became one of the few Soldiers to receive the prestigious award on the evening of Nov. 28, but the fact that his father, former Staff Sgt. Gary Harris, was also presented at the same moment with a Silver Star made the event all the more meaningful. Through a video teleconference during a ceremony at Combined Joint … Read entire article »

Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes

Vietnam nurse remembers John McCain

October 30th, 2008 | Comments Off

My responsibility was to care for my own countrymen only. But [North Vietnamese leader] Ho Chi Minh advised people to show compassion and to save the enemies. So I told myself that I had to fulfil my duty. He was very pale, his eyes were closed, he didn’t utter a sound. I even didn’t know whether there was any hope for him. But I felt a pulse, and when I fed him with some medicinal syrup, he managed to swallow. He did not bleed and I didn’t detect any broken bones. He lay there in my clinic for a good 20 minutes until they came to take him away. That evening, when I left the clinic, an old man came to me and yelled at me for ‘caring for an enemy’. I told him I … Read entire article »

Filed under: Odd News

Helping Those Who Helped Us

July 31st, 2008 | 1 Comment

We owe these people. Helping them is the right thing to do, for all Americans. We did it for the Hmong. We should show our gratitude here, as well. In 1986, several hundred natives of Vietnam, called either DeGas or Montagnards, and their families were relocated to the United States as refugees. In the latter part of 1992, close to 400 additional DeGas were granted asylum in the United States and were resettled in North Carolina, particularly in Greensboro, Raleigh, Charlotte and Asheboro. Were it not for the involvement of retired U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers, it is unlikely that the Montagnard people would have ever gotten to the U.S. When the leaders of the Montagnards were brought to the U.S., they were asked where they wanted to settle, according to retired U.S. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Military