Tag: combat
The Most Honored Photograph
The most decorated combat flight in U. S. history didn’t take place in a major battle. It was a photo-reconnaissance flight; the flight of ‘old…
That Smell: A Wounded Marine Reflects on Veterans Day
by James Brobyn If you asked me what I remember most about my time as a U.S. Marine in Iraq, my answer would probably be…
U.S. War Veterans and PTSD Awareness
Not all wounds are visible! Raise awareness…
War Is Hell
Last week’s video of Marines urinating on Taliban corpses went viral on the Internet. Among the responses was Lt. Col. Allen West’s ‘Shut Your Mouth,…
CASEVAC Corpsman Shannon Dittlinger
Bruce Williams-Burden, former Navy Corpsman (RVN), wrote a book earlier this year year titled “Luminous Base”. The book is a well-researched collection of respectful and…
Killing In War
by Wally Beddoe, 2010 Abstract This report considers the moral issues associated with killing in a war. To add flavor to an otherwise mundane report,…
Cleared Hot! – Book Review
Being the webmaster for the USMC Combat Helicopter Association since 1997, I am familiar with many of the members, squadrons, aircraft, stories, terminology, bases, etc….
Aerial Combat Footage from Afghanistan!
U.S. Army Apache!!
Women in Combat?
In my philosophy class, the discussion of women in combat is on the agenda this week. So many people believe that if a woman wants…
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
by Wally Beddoe, December 2009 University of Bridgeport, Psychology Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a condition that can develop after someone has experienced a life-threatening…
Lone Survivor
I recently finished reading Marcus Luttrell’s story “Lone Survivor”. Marcus (Navy Cross), a Navy SEAL with SEAL Team 10 in Afghanistan, recounts the horrific engagement…
Marine Humor in Combat
Received this via e-mail. Love the video… “I fell out of my chair laughing at this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4N2Ryoy73g&playnext=1&list=PL2F57A1C028FB8828 A US Marine at a roadway checkpoint,…
Gopher Broke – Medal of Honor Story
A tribute to the Crew of “Blood Sweat & Tears”And the Marines of 3rd Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Division Marines were dying….
BONNIE-SUE
The best book I’ve ever read! I highly recommend reading the book “Bonnie-Sue” by my good friend Marion Sturkey. When I started it, I could…
Paul Melvin Beddoe, KIA Vietnam
PFC Paul Melvin Beddoe was a member of Company B, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion. PFC Beddoe died Jan. 21, 1968 in a Da Nang hospital, one…
Raymond “Mike” Clausen Jr.
Mike Clausen was one helluva Marine! He earned the Medal of Honor for bravery in Vietnam (more below). I first met Mike in Pensacola, Florida…
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