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We've lost the last WWII MoH Recipient
Posted on 6/29/22 at 11:23 am
Posted on 6/29/22 at 11:23 am
RIP Woody.
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The last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from World War II has passed on from this life at 98 years old.
Marine veteran Hershel “Woody” Williams died Wednesday at 3:15 a.m. at the Huntington, West Virginia, Veterans Affairs hospital named after him, according to a statement from his foundation.
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Posted on 6/29/22 at 11:25 am to geauxtigers87
RIP hero.
Posted on 6/29/22 at 11:30 am to geauxtigers87
Thank you sir for what you did for us. I hope we can pull it together as a country and honor you and the others who sacrifice for us
Posted on 6/29/22 at 11:59 am to geauxtigers87
RIP Woody! Thank you!
Posted on 6/29/22 at 12:05 pm to geauxtigers87
Germans
Posted on 6/29/22 at 12:07 pm to geauxtigers87
Thing that is wild to me is the MOH is no joke normally, but to get it during WWII and standing out against all the other heroism is something impressive for sure.
Posted on 6/29/22 at 12:14 pm to geauxtigers87
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Two days later, on Feb. 23, 1945, he famously destroyed enemy emplacements with a flamethrower, going forward alone into machinegun fire, covered only by four riflemen.
His citation states, “he fought desperately for 4 hours under terrific enemy small-arms fire and repeatedly returned to his own lines to prepare demolition charges and obtain serviced flamethrowers,” before wiping out one enemy position after another.
On one occasion, he “daringly mounted a pillbox to insert the nozzle of his flamethrower through the air vent,” which killed all enemy occupants and silenced its gun.
Holy hell, what a badass. 
Posted on 6/29/22 at 12:15 pm to geauxtigers87
For him to see this once great nation devolve into its current state had to be heartbreaking.
Posted on 6/29/22 at 12:16 pm to Oswald
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Two days later, on Feb. 23, 1945, he famously destroyed enemy emplacements with a flamethrower, going forward alone into machinegun fire, covered only by four riflemen.
His citation states, “he fought desperately for 4 hours under terrific enemy small-arms fire and repeatedly returned to his own lines to prepare demolition charges and obtain serviced flamethrowers,” before wiping out one enemy position after another.
On one occasion, he “daringly mounted a pillbox to insert the nozzle of his flamethrower through the air vent,” which killed all enemy occupants and silenced its gun.
Damn what a bad arse. Rip to that hero
Posted on 6/29/22 at 12:16 pm to geauxtigers87
RIP
Posted on 6/29/22 at 12:17 pm to justice
I had the privilege of hearing woody in person tell the story of his MoH action. Pure insanity.
Posted on 6/29/22 at 12:18 pm to geauxtigers87
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I had the privilege of hearing woody in person tell the story of his MoH action. Pure insanity.
What a man is capable of once he's lost or accepted the fear of death is truly fearsome.
Posted on 6/29/22 at 12:19 pm to geauxtigers87
Dying in a hospital named after you is the sign of a badass.
This post was edited on 6/29/22 at 12:22 pm
Posted on 6/29/22 at 12:21 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
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Germans
Nope...Japanese. He killed a 5hitload of them at Iwo Jima.
Posted on 6/29/22 at 12:29 pm to bad93ex
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For him to see this once great nation devolve into its current state had to be heartbreaking.
Looks like he spent most of his life in West Virginia. Things move a little slower there and not as effected by the outside world.
Growing up my dad would tell me of his time in the Navy. He'd been to 37 states and 6 other countries. Always said that WV maybe poor but he wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
Posted on 6/29/22 at 12:32 pm to Oswald
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Holy hell, what a badass.
Yep, now you understand why our foreign enemies never want us united as a country again, as well as promoting turning our men into "soy boys" or trannies.
Posted on 6/29/22 at 12:33 pm to geauxtigers87
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