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re: Military guys... who's your favorite service member past or present?
Posted on 1/27/26 at 11:27 am to yadaddy
Posted on 1/27/26 at 11:27 am to yadaddy
Chesty Puller for me. He was a soldiers general. One time he saw officers cutting in line at the mess hall. He chewed that arse and made them go to the back of the line.
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Posted on 1/27/26 at 11:28 am to yadaddy
Besides Audie Murphy, there is Roy Benavidez (read his Medal of Honor story), Sgt York, Don Gentile, etc
Posted on 1/27/26 at 11:36 am to yadaddy
Posted on 1/27/26 at 11:36 am to Spaceman Spiff
quote:
there is Roy Benavidez
How the frick Fort Hood didn't get renamed for him during that Biden asshattery is a fricking travesty.
ETA: Or hell, even Fort Bragg. They picked "Fort Liberty" instead. Dipshits.
This post was edited on 1/27/26 at 11:38 am
Posted on 1/27/26 at 11:56 am to yadaddy
This guy, Scott Ford, a good friend of mine, Shot twice in Afghanistan- in the chest and triceps- they wanted to amputate his arm and he talked them out of it. He’s definitely a badass and a hero in my eyes.
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This post was edited on 1/27/26 at 11:57 am
Posted on 1/27/26 at 12:06 pm to yadaddy
Teddy Roosevelt
Posted on 1/27/26 at 12:07 pm to yadaddy
My son.
18E. Everywhere you've heard of and other places.
My father.
Army Infantry. WW II. Italy, France, Germany.
18E. Everywhere you've heard of and other places.
My father.
Army Infantry. WW II. Italy, France, Germany.
This post was edited on 1/27/26 at 12:10 pm
Posted on 1/27/26 at 12:08 pm to Techdave
Tillman gave up everything to serve after 9/11.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 12:08 pm to yadaddy
My Brother(Navy/Army) and my Grandfathers(USMC and Army)WW2
Posted on 1/27/26 at 12:10 pm to MAEFIELD
I went to OCS with Fred. Right next to me. RIP. Wonderful dude.
quote:
Fred Pokorney
Posted on 1/27/26 at 12:14 pm to yadaddy
Posted on 1/27/26 at 12:29 pm to yadaddy
I would recommend anything by Daniel V. Gallery.
He wrote several humorous books that laid out a lot of old sea tales. Absolutely fabulous. If you can ever find one in a bookstore or online, grab it immediately. Paperbacks typically run $50-75 used.
Unusual trivia about the man: he was one of four brothers. All reached the level of Admiral except for one, who became a chaplain. He was also the admiral in charge of the task group that captured the u-boat U-505 that can be seen in Chicago - he was the first person to give the command to board an enemy ship and capture it by the US Navy since the war of 1812. Capturing the German's Enigma decoder was one of the keys to winning WWII for the Allies.
Books:
Non-fiction
Clear the Decks (Morrow, 1951)
U-505 (original title: Twenty Million Tons Under the Sea) (1956)
We Captured a U-boat (Popular Book Club, 1958)
The Pueblo Incident (Doubleday, 1970)
Eight Bells (original title: Eight Bells And All's Well) (Norton, 1965)
Fiction
Now, Hear This! (Paperback Library, 1966)
Stand By-y-y to Start Engines (Norton, 1966)
Cap'n Fatso (sequel to Now, Hear This) (Norton, 1969)
Away Boarders (sequel to Cap'n Fatso) (Norton, 1971)
The Brink (Warner Books, 1973)
Amazon example: Stand BY-Y-Y to Start Engines
He wrote several humorous books that laid out a lot of old sea tales. Absolutely fabulous. If you can ever find one in a bookstore or online, grab it immediately. Paperbacks typically run $50-75 used.
Unusual trivia about the man: he was one of four brothers. All reached the level of Admiral except for one, who became a chaplain. He was also the admiral in charge of the task group that captured the u-boat U-505 that can be seen in Chicago - he was the first person to give the command to board an enemy ship and capture it by the US Navy since the war of 1812. Capturing the German's Enigma decoder was one of the keys to winning WWII for the Allies.
Books:
Non-fiction
Clear the Decks (Morrow, 1951)
U-505 (original title: Twenty Million Tons Under the Sea) (1956)
We Captured a U-boat (Popular Book Club, 1958)
The Pueblo Incident (Doubleday, 1970)
Eight Bells (original title: Eight Bells And All's Well) (Norton, 1965)
Fiction
Now, Hear This! (Paperback Library, 1966)
Stand By-y-y to Start Engines (Norton, 1966)
Cap'n Fatso (sequel to Now, Hear This) (Norton, 1969)
Away Boarders (sequel to Cap'n Fatso) (Norton, 1971)
The Brink (Warner Books, 1973)
Amazon example: Stand BY-Y-Y to Start Engines
Posted on 1/27/26 at 12:32 pm to HuskyPanda
quote:
Mike Vining... doesn't look like a badass, but absolutely is.
Straight Gangster
Posted on 1/27/26 at 12:35 pm to yadaddy
Gunnery Sargent Hartman!
Posted on 1/27/26 at 12:39 pm to Bobby OG Johnson
Luigi Albanese. PFC Albanese was an Italian immigrant who grew-up in Seattle. He won the Medal of Honor while serving with the 1st Cav in Vietnam. He killed 8 snipers including two with his bayonet when he ran out of ammo. He was killed during this encounter.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 12:40 pm to tigerinexile
quote:
Audie Murphy was
My grandmother's cousin
Posted on 1/27/26 at 1:12 pm to yadaddy
Col. Greg “Pappy” Boyington.
WW2 Ace in the pacific. Credited with 28 Jap zero kills and Metal of Honor recipient. Lead a squad call the Black Sheep.
Also you can go search Medal of Honor recipients on Wikipedia. It lists them by alphabetical order and most of the names are hyperlinks to their own wiki page. I have spent quite a bit of time reading different accounts of what they did to receive the medal.
Our country had been blessed with some truly brave young men and I am in awe of and thankful for each and everyone of them.
WW2 Ace in the pacific. Credited with 28 Jap zero kills and Metal of Honor recipient. Lead a squad call the Black Sheep.
Also you can go search Medal of Honor recipients on Wikipedia. It lists them by alphabetical order and most of the names are hyperlinks to their own wiki page. I have spent quite a bit of time reading different accounts of what they did to receive the medal.
Our country had been blessed with some truly brave young men and I am in awe of and thankful for each and everyone of them.
Posted on 1/27/26 at 2:14 pm to yadaddy
Posted on 1/27/26 at 2:15 pm to yadaddy
My dad and my uncles. WW2 vets all
Posted on 1/27/26 at 2:19 pm to tigerinexile
quote:
Audie Murphy
He was my Dad's favorite
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