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On This Day In Military History, 17 Jan 1970 SP4 Donald Sloat’s Actions Earn Him The Medal Of Honor

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SP4 Donald P. Sloat On this day in history, 17 January 1970 SP4 Donald P. Sloat’s actions would earn him the Medal of Honor. Hometown:Coweta, Oklahoma Born: February 1949 Enlistment Date: March 1969 Unit: 3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 196th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division Military Occupation (MOS):11B – Infantry Machine Gunner Tour of Duty:Republic of Vietnam, 1969 – 1970 Specialist Four Donald P. Sloat, a native of Coweta, Oklahoma, was born in February 1949. After attending Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami, Oklahoma, Sloat enlisted…

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On This Day In Military History 16 Jan 1942 SGT Jose Calugas’s Actions Earn Him The Medal Of Honor

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On January 16, 1942, Sergeant Jose Calugas distinguished himself in World War II, earning the Medal of Honor for his bravery during a Japanese attack on the 88th Artillery Regiment. Born in the Philippines, he later served as a captain in the U.S. Army, received U.S. citizenship, and lived a humble life until his death in 1998.

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Congressman Troy Nehls CIB Controversy: Unauthorized Wear of Combat Infantryman’s Badge

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11 June 2024 Congressman Troy Nehls(R-TX) continues to wear a Combat Infantryman’s Badge lapel pin even after he has been notified by the Pentagon and several other organizations that he is not authorized this award. Congressman Nehls has continued to double down on wearing the CIB, even after being presented with documentation that his CIB was revoked because it had been erroneously awarded to him in the first place. We sent for the Congressman’s records over 6 months ago, after several people who were familiar with his 2008 deployment raised…

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VA OIG Continues Its Fight Against Stolen Valor, Recovering $71k In One Case

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Rock Island Ill(Courtesy AP) – William Jones said he wanted help with his post-traumatic stress disorder. In 2013, Jones, 86, told officials at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that his disorder stemmed from his service in the Vietnam War, when the AC-130 Spectre gunship he claimed to be on was shot down, according to the U.S. District Attorney’s Office in Rock Island, Illinois. Jones — who had retired from a decades-long stint in the Reserve and National Guard the year prior — said he received a Purple Heart and…

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