Wednesday, April 24, 2013

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Sgt. Anund C. Roark


Sgt. Anund C. Roark 20 years old from Vallejo, California Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division February 17, 1948 - May 16, 1968

U.S. Army

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to Sergeant Anund Charles Roark, United States Army, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with Company C, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, in action against enemy aggressor forces at Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam, on 16 May 1968. Sergeant Roark was the point squad leader of a small force which had the mission of rescuing 11 men in a hilltop observation post under heavy attack by a company-size force, approximately 1,000 meters from the battalion perimeter. As lead elements of the relief force reached the besieged observation post, intense automatic weapons fire from enemy occupied bunkers halted their movement. Without hesitation, Sergeant Roark maneuvered his squad, repeatedly exposing himself to withering enemy fire to hurl grenades and direct the fire of his squad to gain fire superiority and cover the withdrawal of the outpost and evacuation of its casualties. Frustrated in their effort to overrun the position, the enemy swept the hilltop with small arms and volleys of grenades. Seeing a grenade land in the midst of his men, Sergeant Roark, with complete disregard for his safety, hurled himself upon the grenade, absorbing its blast with his body. Sergeant Roark's magnificent leadership and dauntless courage saved the lives of many of his comrades and were the inspiration for the successful relief of the outpost. His actions which culminated in the supreme sacrifice of his life were in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service, and reflect great credit on himself and the United States Army.


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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Wednesday Hero 4-17-13

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Senior Airman Austin Stoker

Senior Airman Austin Stoker

U.S. Air Force

Senior Airman Austin Stoker replenishes a .50-caliber machine gun after a training mission in Afghanistan in March.


Photo courtesy U.S. Air Force taken by Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.

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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Wednesday Hero 4-10-13

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Capt. Lyle L. Gordon

Sgt. Darryl Greenwood

U.S. Marines

Colonel William Bowers, commanding officer of 6th Marine Corps District, awards the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal to Sgt. Darryl Greenwood, a recruiter from Recruiting Sub Station Germantown, Recruitng Station Nashville, Tenn., after the graduation of Fox Company aboard Parris Island, S.C., April 5, 2013. Greenwood received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal as an impact award for his outstanding achievement and performance as a recruiter over the past year and for recruiting one of the four honor graduates of Fox Company, Lance Corporal Daniel Horvath. Greenwood's outstanding performance as a recruiter has directly impacted the quality of recruits being shipped to Parris Island each year, helping mold the future our Corps and meeting our Nation’s national security needs.


Photo By: Cpl Gabrielle Bustos

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Wednesday, April 03, 2013

Wednesday Hero 4-3-13

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Maj. Gen. Frederick Corbin Blesse

Maj. Gen. Frederick Corbin Blesse
91 years old from Melbourne, FL
August 22, 1921 - October 31, 2012

U.S. Air Force

General Blesse was born in Colon, Panama Canal Zone in 1921. His father was a brigadier general in the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army, retiring in 1953. General Blesse graduated from American High School, Manila, the Philippine Islands in April 1939. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., in June 1945 with a commission as second lieutenant, and a rating as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps.


You can read more on Maj. Gen. Blesse here and here

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