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• You Just Don't Mess With Someone Who Faced Down Three Tanks With A Bazooka

  —The Jawa Report

  Not recommended. Barfoot won the Medal of Honor for actions while his platoon was under German assault near Carano, Italy, in May 1944. He was credited with standing up to three German tanks with a bazooka and stopping their advance.... [...]

  Posted: December 08, 2009, 11:46pm EST
  by Vinnie

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• Homeowner's Association Drops Fight With Medal of Honor Recipient over Flagpole

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  Like Obama said, "they acted stupidly". Which he didn't really say, but they did. Barfoot won the Medal of Honor for actions while his platoon was under German assault near Carano, Italy, in May 1944. He was credited with standing...' [...]

  Posted: December 08, 2009, 9:31pm EST
  

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• Col. Barfoot wins

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  You probably remember Col. Van T. Barfoot, the 90-year-old Medal of Honor recipient who was being harrassed by his homeowners’ association. Well, this was just passed over to us; From the Richmond WTVR Channel 6 website: HENRICO COUNTY - The Sussex Square Homeowners Association Board has just released the following statement regarding [...]

  Posted: December 08, 2009, 7:12pm EST
  by Jonn Lilyea

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• Lt. John William Finn, USN, Medal of Honor

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  Here's a great story as we remember the attack on Pearl Harbor 68 years ago today. There were fifteen men awarded the Medal of Honor for their heroism on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941. Only five survived that horrible... [...]

  Posted: December 07, 2009, 1:20pm EST
  

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• MOH Vet battles HOA for flag

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  Zedechek was the first to send us this link last night about a Medal of Honor recipient who is locked in a battle for the his right to fly an American flag in his front yard; Col. Van T. Barfoot says he erected the 21-foot flagpole in September, raising the flag [...]

  Posted: December 03, 2009, 6:06pm EST
  by Jonn Lilyea

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• Wolfhound Warrior

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  I just found out a bit of sad news (from Neptunus Lex of all places). COL (USA, Ret) Lewis L. Millet, Medal of Honor, passed on November 14th, 2009.  COL Millet, as a Captain, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on February 7, 1951 in Korea: Capt. Millett, Company [...]

  Posted: November 23, 2009, 7:06pm EST
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• Overnight Open Thread - TGIF (Mætenloch)

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  Welcome to Friday all. It's been a long week and I'm glad we made it with only minor loss of limbs and dignity. Remembering Medal of Honor-recipient John D. Bulkeley I first heard about John D. Bulkeley while reading William...' [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:00pm EST
  

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• Obama Can't Tell Difference Between Congressional Medal of Honor and Congressional Gold Medal

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  The person President Obama gave a "shout-out" to in his banter before his "address" to the nation regarding the Ft. Hood attack yesterday was Joe Medicine Crow. Obama wanted to thank that "Congressional Medal of Honor winner" for showing up... [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:39am EST
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• Obama Can't Tell Difference Between Cong. Medal of Honor and Congressional Gold Medal

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  The person President Obama gave a "shout-out" to in his banter before his "address" to the nation regarding the Ft. Hood attack yesterday was Joe Medicine Crow. Obama wanted to thank that "Congressional Medal of Honor" winner for showing up... [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:39am EST
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