Guardian of Valor

Our friends over at RangerUp respond to Stolen Valor with a music video. Some of you may remember the picture that was making its rounds a few weeks ago, a lot of you thought it was someone stealing Valor. In a way it was, and in a way it wasn’t!!! One of the RangerUp guys in the video, SSG Amenta, is a great guy. He was a trainer of mine at one time, just don’t let him play around with any simulators. RangerUp Responds to Stolen Valor with a Video…

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Norm St.Germain remembers those he lost the day his ship, the USS Gambier Bay, went down on October 25, 1944 from intense enemy fire. Most of the crew managed to abandon ship into the sea, but due to miss-communication and other errors, most were not rescued for several days. Leaving survivors to die from exposure as well as Sharks. “We lost about 160 (crew), some of them died in the raft, sharks got quite a few of them. … I’d try to pull my feet up, of course, but I…

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The new re-tooled version of the Stolen Valor act is expected to be passed through the House of Representatives this week. It is on the House’s “suspension” calendar today, meaning it will pass with a two-thirds majority vote, without amendment and after 40 minutes of debate.  The bill would create additional federal penalties for “fraudulent” representations concerning military decorations. The aim is to protect the honor of veterans who have put their life on the line for their country. The original act, passed in 2006, was struck down in June by the…

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So their is a new Phenomenon among some of our Military members, Only problem is, its against AR 670-1. According to a Pentagon Spokeswoman who spoke about the issue..” Please note, non-authorized, non-military patches are not authorized for wear on military uniforms,” Seems they are fans of the show “My Little Pony”, and they are wearing unauthorized patches to show support. So does that mean I should sport a “Star Wars” patch?? No, don’t think so!!! Seems the guy in the photo is wearing it in the place of his…

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WWII Vet Delbert Belton Our friends over at US Infantry sent us this awful story coming out of Spokane, Washington. Delbert Belton, an 88-year-old WWII Veteran that survived the Battle Of Okinawa after being wounded, was attacked and left for dead Wednesday evening. According to KLXY.com,  Witnesses say Belton was in the parking lot of the Eagles Lodge at 6410 N. Lidgerwood, adjacent to the Eagles Ice-A-Rena, around 8 p.m. Wednesday when the two male suspects attacked him as he was about to head inside to play pool. Police responded with K-9s to…

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