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| Former Marine earns Bronze Star, Purple Heart as Soldier in Iraq Or Old Warhorse doinâ us proud |
| 2004-02-06 |
| Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld shakes the hand of Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Meyerhoff. Meyerhoff, a former Marine rifleman in Vietnam from â68 to â69, was wounded in an ambush in Iraq. He and two other soldiers are nominated for the Bronze Star for their actions during that ambush. The soldiers are with the 461st Personnel Services Battalion, a Reserve unit from Decatur, Ga. Sorry not much more info, good to see an old guy still out leading by example for the young warriors (Rifleman in â68 w/Leathernecks!) |
| Posted by:Jarhead |
| #5 Sarge, actually this guy was former jarhead. His unit now are reservists w/the Army Personnel Services Battalion. But yeah, "going postal" is a term we often use. I liked that after 35 years, he's still "in the shit." |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-2-6 2:31:48 PM |
| #4 So these guys went postal,hoo-ya. |
| Posted by: Raptor 2004-2-6 11:42:33 AM |
| #3 No disrespect to Marines, but âPostal Workers Armed with SAWsâ is a bit funny. I guess itâs true that âOnce a Marine, always a Marine.â Good job Marines! |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter) 2004-2-6 11:31:42 AM |
| #2 Thanks for the link Chuck. A must read to get the rest of the story. Very moving and an example of how good training cuts across all job types in the mil. Makes you wonder how reservist postal workers handled business when Lynch's active duty unit didn't ensure their weapons were clean enough to return fire with. The difference being, these guys actually earned their Bronze Star. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2004-2-6 10:10:36 AM |
| #1 Here's the link to the story. These were POSTAL WORKERS armed with a SAW. Don't piss them off. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2004-2-6 9:20:26 AM |