“I often think of those fateful 19 hours on June 18, 1965, and what our team did to make sure we left no man behind on that battlefield,” Davis said.
Medal of Honor
The gear that MACV-SOG warriors carried and how it’s still relevant today
Special OpsMeyer and the surviving SOG warriors are legends that the modern SF operators continue to look up to as forebearers who set lofty standards.
Destined for the Medal of Honor: The legend of Col. Ralph Puckett
FeaturedIn the closing days of 2020, the Department of Defense released its 2021 Defense Budget. A voluminous document that contains the projected spending for all services for the next year, the Defense Budget also includes small tidbits of seemingly unrelated information, including proposals for awarding the Medal of Honor, the highest award for valor under […]
Medal of Honor recipients welcome America’s newest Navy SEALs
On DutyA few weeks ago, 30 Sailors graduated from the SEAL Qualification Training course and became the newest members of the SEAL Teams. Theirs was a special graduation as two retired SEALs and Medal of Honor recipients were physically or virtually present as guest speakers. Master Chief (retired) Ed Byers, a former SEAL Team 6 operator, […]
Waivers clear a path for 4 Soldiers to receive the Medal of Honor
FeaturedAmong the myriads of pages of the 2021 Defense Budget are waivers that clear the path for four service members to receive the Medal of Honor, America’s highest and most prestigious military award. The Pentagon had to get a waiver for the four Soldiers (Colonel Ralph Puckett, Specialist Dwight Birdwell, Sergeant Earl Plumlee, and Sergeant […]
Commando to get Air Force Cross for actions in firefight
FeaturedAn Air Commando will be receiving the Air Force Cross for his actions during a desperate firefight in Afghanistan. Staff Sergeant Alaxey Germanovich, a Combat Controller with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, will receive the Air Force Cross, which is second only to the Medal of Honor, in a ceremony on Thursday, December 10. […]
Ronald Shurer, Medal of Honor recipient, laid to Arlington National Cemetery
FeaturedStaff Sergeant Ronald Shurer II, a Special Forces Soldier who won the Medal of Honor, was laid to Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday. SSG Ronald Shurer had died of cancer in May. It was during a fierce battle in a deployment to Afghanistan in 2008 that Shurer earned the highest medal for valor under fire […]
Delta Force operator to receive Medal of Honor for heroic hostage rescue
FeaturedA Delta Force operator will be getting the Medal of Honor for a daring hostage rescue mission that took place in Iraq in 2015. The White House announced that Sergeant Major Thomas “Pat” Payne will be receiving the country’s highest military award for valor under fire on 9/11, which marks the 19th anniversary of the […]
