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As Winston Churchill once said, with tears in his eyes, as he looked towards the heavens as the Battle of Britain was coming to a close:

“Where do we get such men, O Lord, where do we get such men…?”



Duty, Honor, Country .... Almost forgotten event that happened during the almost-forgotten Vietnam War

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...bMnU&feature=related
 
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As Winston Churchill once said, with tears in his eyes, as he looked towards the heavens as the Battle of Britain was coming to a close:

“Where do we get such men, O Lord, where do we get such men…?”

I got goosebumps reading that...
 
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Thanks for posting that.

Semper Fi!
 
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Just watched the youtube video referenced above. It is six and a half minutes of history every American who loves his Freedom needs to see...
 
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Thanks for posting that.

Semper Fi!


You are welcome. It is powerful. The pics in the background bring back a lot of memories. salute
 
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That is simply STUNNING!!!

Winston's words certainly fit this MAN.


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Thanks for posting that.

Semper Fi!


You are welcome. It is powerful. The pics in the background bring back a lot of memories. salute


They do indeed.
 
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Incredible does not do justice to what this tough Texan did that day! Our youngsters need to be learning what he and many other men like him did!


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I think I saw his car one day.
It was Texas license plate "CMOH 3".

Below the plate number was

Congressional
Medal of Honor
 
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"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." -Theodore Roosevelt-
 
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