Tag: Silver Star

The Navy will be reissuing former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle’s DD214 following the recent controversy of the inconsistencies of his awards.

From Associated Press reports: One of the last two surviving members of the Doolittle Raiders — who bombed Japan in an attack that stunned that nation and boosted U.S. morale — died in Montana on Wednesday. Retired Staff Sgt. David Jonathan Thatcher died Wednesday in a Missoula hospital. He was 94. He suffered a stroke […]

Crouched in the kill zone with a rifle in one hand and a grenade launcher in the other, Sgt. 1st Class Richard “Rich” Harris prepared to fight to the death to protect his fallen comrade. On Sept. 13, 2011, Harris, a weapons sergeant with a Special Operational Detachment-Alpha (ODA) assigned to 10th Special Forces Group […]

This logic is “absolutely insane,” said Joe Kasper, the chief of staff of Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., the Congressman who has lobbied for reconsideration for Plumlee to earn the MoH.

From Eagle Scout to an Air Force Academy graduate with a degree in aeronautical engineering, Roland completed difficult tasks with a single-mindedness and sense of humor that impressed his peers and superiors.

This discrepancy about Chris Kyle’s record raises new questions about the Intercept’s credibility and the ongoing issue of exaggeration in journalism.

In 2014 Sergeant First Class Earl Plumlee, a former Reconnaissance Marine turned-Army Special Forces soldier with the 1st Special Forces Group was decorated with the Silver Star for his actions in Afghanistan when a dozen Taliban insurgents launched an attack on FOB Ghazni.

That is where I think the Intercept article is flawed. While the article did address the discrepancy between Kyle’s DD214 and his personnel record, they did so in a cursory, shallow way.

The Navy awarded Silver Star medals in secret to two SEALs for their roles in the controversial rescue of Army Pvt. Jessica Lynch in Iraq in 2003, according to newly released documents. The tone of the citations differs from the majority of the more than 100 awards for secret valor that the Navy awarded to […]

In a rare move, the Army will upgrade one of two Bronze Star with “V” medals earned by a Marine killed in Afghanistan nearly nine years after leaders nominated him for the prestigious award. Staff Sgt. Nicholas Sprovtsoff’s widow, Tasha, will receive her husband’s Silver Star on Friday during a private ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado […]

Former Navy SEAL and best-selling author Leif Babin will be on the show “War Stories with Oliver North” on Fox News at 10 p.m. EST.

FighterSweep Fans, it’s safe to say we all have our heroes in the aviation world who inspired us to pursue our passion. I personally have been very fortunate to meet a number of the men I read about growing up: Bud Anderson, Chuck Yeager, Bob Hoover, Joe Engel, and Pappy Boyington immediately come to mind. […]