There’s another sign on Collage blvd. in Niceville. I agree should be more.

Recipient Detail


MAXWELL, ROBERT D.



Rank: Technician Fifth Grade
Organization: U.S. Army

Company:
Division: 7th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division

Born: October 26, 1920, Boise, Idaho
Departed: Yes (05/11/2019)

Entered Service At: Crestwell, CO
G.O. Number: 24

Date of Issue: 05/12/1945
Accredited To: Crestwell, CO

Place / Date: Near Besancon, France, 7 September 1944








Citation
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty on 7 September 1944, near Besancon, France.

Technician 5th Grade Maxwell and 3 other soldiers, armed only with .45 caliber automatic pistols, defended the battalion observation post against an overwhelming onslaught by enemy infantrymen in approximately platoon strength, supported by 20mm. flak and machinegun fire, who had infiltrated through the battalion's forward companies and were attacking the observation post with machinegun, machine pistol, and grenade fire at ranges as close as 10 yards. Despite a hail of fire from automatic weapons and grenade launchers, Technician 5th Grade Maxwell aggressively fought off advancing enemy elements and, by his calmness, tenacity, and fortitude, inspired his fellows to continue the unequal struggle.

When an enemy hand grenade was thrown in the midst of his squad, Technician 5th Grade Maxwell unhesitatingly hurled himself squarely upon it, using his blanket and his unprotected body to absorb the full force of the explosion. This act of instantaneous heroism permanently maimed Technician 5th Grade Maxwell, but saved the lives of his comrades in arms and facilitated maintenance of vital military communications during the temporary withdrawal of the battalion's forward headquarters.

[video]https://youtu.be/3oKMjTqdTYo[/video]

https://static.dma.mil/usaf/medalofhonor-chapman/

MSgt John Chapman.

The first link is the CIA drone footage. The first time the actions of a Medal of Honor event were recorded.
The second link is the government site for his award and info.

stories like this make me glad I do not live in a liberal stronghold like Portland, Berkley, nyc etc.


I would pound some Antifa faces into jelly if I saw them burning a flag, or attacking vets...

God bless his family.



btw he is the 2nd John Chapman to receive this medal.

Had a friend that retired in 1990~,that got a job as an instructor at the Command and Control Warrior School at Hurlbert Field.
He taught for several years then after being signed off by "GOD" he returned to active duty to finish up his 30.
The CCW school turned out some tough,can do, individuals. I have been extremely proud to have personally known several. --- SAWMAN

fl57caveman said:

stories like this make me glad I do not live in a liberal stronghold like Portland, Berkley, nyc etc.


I would pound some Antifa faces into jelly if I saw them burning a flag, or attacking vets...

God bless his family.



btw he is the 2nd John Chapman to receive this medal.

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Both are his from the narrative. I believe he is the one the Seals left behind and others went back to save. They did not know he was alive or where he was, they were already shot up and i believe one of them received a MOH also which at the time controversial.(please feel free to correct if my memory is wrong) RIP Warrior!

[h=4]BRITTIN, NELSON V.[/h]

Rank: Sergeant First Class
Organization: U.S. Army

Company: Company I
Division: 19th Infantry Regiment

Born: Audubon, N.J.
Departed: Yes

Entered Service At: Audubon, N.J.
G.O. Number: 12

Date of Issue: 02/01/1952
Accredited To:

Place / Date: Vicinity of Yonggong-ni, Korea, 7 March 1951








Citation
Sfc. Brittin, a member of Company I, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action. Volunteering to lead his squad up a hill, with meager cover against murderous fire from the enemy, he ordered his squad to give him support and, in the face of withering fire and bursting shells, he tossed a grenade at the nearest enemy position. On returning to his squad, he was knocked down and wounded by an enemy grenade. Refusing medical attention, he replenished his supply of grenades and returned, hurling grenades into hostile positions and shooting the enemy as they fled. When his weapon jammed, he leaped without hesitation into a foxhole and killed the occupants with his bayonet and the butt of his rifle. He continued to wipe out foxholes and, noting that his squad had been pinned down, he rushed to the rear of a machine gun position, threw a grenade into the nest, and ran around to its front, where he killed all 3 occupants with his rifle. Less than 100 yards up the hill, his squad again came under vicious fire from another camouflaged, sandbagged, machine gun nest well-flanked by supporting riflemen. Sfc. Brittin again charged this new position in an aggressive endeavor to silence this remaining obstacle and ran direct into a burst of automatic fire which killed him instantly. In his sustained and driving action, he had killed 20 enemy soldiers and destroyed 4 automatic weapons. The conspicuous courage, consummate valor, and noble self-sacrifice displayed by Sfc. Brittin enabled his inspired company to attain its objective and reflect the highest glory on himself and the heroic traditions of the military service.

Recipient Detail


MAXWELL, ROBERT D.



Rank: Technician Fifth Grade
Organization: U.S. Army

Company:
Division: 7th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division

Born: October 26, 1920, Boise, Idaho
Departed: Yes (05/11/2019)

Entered Service At: Crestwell, CO
G.O. Number: 24

Date of Issue: 05/12/1945
Accredited To: Crestwell, CO

Place / Date: Near Besancon, France, 7 September 1944








Citation
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty on 7 September 1944, near Besancon, France. Technician 5th Grade Maxwell and 3 other soldiers, armed only with .45 caliber automatic pistols, defended the battalion observation post against an overwhelming onslaught by enemy infantrymen in approximately platoon strength, supported by 20mm. flak and machinegun fire, who had infiltrated through the battalion's forward companies and were attacking the observation post with machinegun, machine pistol, and grenade fire at ranges as close as 10 yards.

Despite a hail of fire from automatic weapons and grenade launchers, Technician 5th Grade Maxwell aggressively fought off advancing enemy elements and, by his calmness, tenacity, and fortitude, inspired his fellows to continue the unequal struggle.

When an enemy hand grenade was thrown in the midst of his squad, Technician 5th Grade Maxwell unhesitatingly hurled himself squarely upon it, using his blanket and his unprotected body to absorb the full force of the explosion. This act of instantaneous heroism permanently maimed Technician 5th Grade Maxwell, but saved the lives of his comrades in arms and facilitated maintenance of vital military communications during the temporary withdrawal of the battalion's forward headquarters.

“Out of every one hundred men, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are just targets, nine are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they make the battle. Ah, but the one, one is a warrior, and he will bring the others back.“- Heraclitus

[h=2]The Battle of the Bulge 75 years later[/h]

he was a big target, 6'3", 240 lbs, and he stepped up to the plate when it counted, with a B.A.R.

Recipient Detail

STONE, JAMES L.

Rank: First Lieutenant

Organization: U.S. Army

Company: Company E

Division: 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division

Born: 27 December 1922, Pine Bluff, Ark.

Departed: Yes (11/09/2012)

Entered Service At: Houston, Tex.

G.O. Number: 82

Date of Issue: 10/27/1953

Accredited To: Houston, TX

Place / Date: Near Sokkogae, Korea, 21 and 22 November 1951









Citation
1st Lt. Stone, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and indomitable courage above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. When his platoon, holding a vital outpost position, was attacked by overwhelming Chinese forces, 1st Lt. Stone stood erect and exposed to the terrific enemy fire calmly directed his men in the defense. A defensive flame-thrower failing to function, he personally moved to its location, further exposing himself, and personally repaired the weapon. Throughout a second attack, 1st Lt. Stone; though painfully wounded, personally carried the only remaining light machine gun from place to place in the position in order to bring fire upon the Chinese advancing from 2 directions. Throughout he continued to encourage and direct his depleted platoon in its hopeless defense. Although again wounded, he continued the fight with his carbine, still exposing himself as an example to his men. When this final overwhelming assault swept over the platoon's position his voice could still be heard faintly urging his men to carry on, until he lost consciousness. Only because of this officer's driving spirit and heroic action was the platoon emboldened to make its brave but hopeless last ditch stand.

"We are deeply saddened to notify you that after a courageous battle with COVID-19, Command Sergeant Major Bennie G. Adkins departed this life today, with beloved family at his bedside," the statement said.


ADKINS, BENNIE G.

Rank: Sergeant First Class
Organization: U.S. Army
Company: Detachment A-102
Division: 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces
Born: 1 February 1934, Waurika, Okla.
Departed: Yes (04/17/2020)
Entered Service At: Waurika, Oklahoma
G.O. Number:
Date of Issue: 09/15/2014
Accredited To:
Place / Date: Camp A Shau, Republic of Vietnam, March 9-12, 1966






Citation
Sergeant First Class Adkins distinguished himself during the period 9 March 1966 to 12 March 1966 during combat operations at Camp A Shau, Republic of Vietnam. When the camp was attacked by a large Viet Cong force, Sergeant First Class Adkins rushed through intense hostile fire and manned a mortar position. Although he was wounded, he ran through exploding mortar rounds and dragged several of his comrades to safety. When the hostile fire subsided, Sergeant First Class Adkins exposed himself to sporadic sniper fire and carried his wounded comrades to the camp dispensary.

During the evacuation of a seriously wounded American, Sergeant First Class Adkins maneuvered outside the camp walls to draw fire and successfully covered the rescue. During the early morning hours of 10 March 1966, a Viet Cong regiment launched their main attack. Within two hours, Sergeant First Class Adkins was the only man firing a mortar weapon. Although he was painfully wounded and most of his crew was killed or wounded, he fought off the fanatical waves of attacking Viet Cong. After withdrawing to a communications bunker where several Americans were attempting to fight off a company of Viet Cong, Sergeant First Class Adkins killed numerous insurgents with his suppressive fire.

Running extremely low on ammunition, he returned to the mortar pit, gathered the vital ammunition, and ran through intense fire back to the communications bunker. After being ordered to evacuate the camp, all signal equipment and classified documents were destroyed. Sergeant First Class Adkins and a small group of men fought their way out of the camp and evaded the Viet Cong for two days until they were rescued by a helicopter. Sergeant First Class Adkins' extraordinary heroism in close combat against a numerically superior hostile force was in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his unit, and the United States Army.

86-year-old Vietnam Vet with an MOH. The Nation lost another beloved son too soon.

I'm hoping the announcement was accurate in that his family was actually by his bedside. May he rest in piece.

I had a close friend that was awarded the NAVY CROSS that died a couple years back.
A bunch of us gathered for his funeral in Virginia Beach.
After all he had been through,cancer took him. Super sad. --- SAWMAN

SHURER II, RONALD J.

Rank: Staff Sergeant

Organization: U.S. Army

Company: 3rd Special Forces Group

Division: Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force - Afghanistan

Born: 7 December 1978, Fairbanks, Alaska

Departed: No

Entered Service At: Spokane, Washington

G.O. Number:

Date of Issue: 10/01/2018

Accredited To:

Place / Date: Shok Valley, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan, 6 April 2008









Citation

Staff Sergeant Ronald J. Shurer II distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on April 6, 2008, while serving as a Senior Medical Sergeant, Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha 3336, Special Operations Task Force-33, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sergeant Shurer was part of an assault element inserted by helicopter into a location in Afghanistan.

As the assault element moved up a near vertical mountain toward its objective, it was engaged by fierce enemy machine gun, sniper, and rocket-propelled grenade fire. The lead portion of the assault element, which included the ground commander, sustained several casualties and became pinned down on the mountainside. Staff Sergeant Shurer and the rest of the trailing portion of the assault element were likewise engaged by enemy machine gun, sniper, and rocket-propelled grenade fire. As the attack intensified, Staff Sergeant Shurer braved enemy fire to move to an injured Soldier and treat his wounds. Having stabilized the injured Soldier, Staff Sergeant Shurer then learned of the casualties among the lead element.

Staff Sergeant Shurer fought his way up the mountainside, under intense enemy fire, to the lead element’s location. Upon reaching the lead element, he treated and stabilized two more Soldiers. Finishing those lifesaving efforts, Staff Sergeant Shurer noticed two additional severely wounded Soldiers under intense enemy fire. The bullet that had wounded one of these Soldiers had also impacted Staff Sergeant Shurer’s helmet. With complete disregard for his own life, Staff Sergeant Shurer again moved through enemy fire to treat and stabilize one Soldier’s severely wounded arm.

Shortly thereafter, Staff Sergeant Shurer continued to brave withering enemy fire to get to the other Soldier’s location in order to treat his lower leg, which had been almost completely severed by a high-caliber sniper round. After treating the Soldier, Staff Sergeant Shurer began to evacuate the wounded; carrying and lowering them down the sheer mountainside. While moving down the mountain, Staff Sergeant Shurer used his own body to shield the wounded from enemy fire and debris caused by danger-close air strikes. Reaching the base of the mountain, Staff Sergeant Shurer set up a casualty collection point and continued to treat the wounded. With the arrival of the medical evacuation helicopter, Staff Sergeant Shurer, again under enemy fire, helped load the wounded into the helicopter.

Having ensured the safety of the wounded, Staff Sergeant Shurer then regained control of his commando squad and rejoined the fight. He continued to lead his troops and emplace security elements until it was time to move to the evacuation landing zone for the helicopter. Staff Sergeant Shurer’s actions are in keeping with the finest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force-Afghanistan, Special Operations Command Central, and the United States Army.


R.I.P SSG SHURER, PASSED AWAY FROM CANCER YESTERDAY.

I just shake my head.
What was God thinking ???????? EXTREMELY SAD !! ---- SAWMAN

Warren Gamaliel Harding Crecy was born on January 4, 1923, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Those who knew him called him “Harding.” His wife, Margaret, and he grew up together. In 1935 when she was nine, and Harding was 12 he showed up at her house all done up, and a face scrubbed so hard it almost looked red.


In one hand, he held a bouquet of flowers, and in the other a carton of ice cream – but they were not for Margaret. They were for her mother.

Crecy announced he had come to ask for her youngest daughter to marry him when she reached 18. Nine years later, they did just that because he always did whatever it took to get whatever it was he wanted.


Crecy enlisted in the Army nine months before Pearl Harbor. General Lesley J. McNair, the Commander of Army Ground Forces, wanted African-Americans to serve in combat. Most who joined the armed forces did so in supporting roles as cooks, cleaners, etc. McNair believed they should be allowed to fight if they wanted to as they had done in WWI and other conflicts.

However, there was a problem. Federal law forbade blacks from serving with white troops. So the 761st Tank Battalion was born – an independent division of the US Army. “Independent” meaning they were a segregated unit under white officers.

They were called the “Black Panthers” due to their logo and their motto was “Come out fighting.” They lived up to their motto, earning themselves several awards, including a Medal of Honor. Among the Black Panthers who shined was Crecy; although his comrades thought he was crazy.

Sergeant Warren G. H. Crecy

Not that he looked it. Crecy wore horn-rimmed glasses and had “baby cheeks” with soft fuzz on his upper lip that never seemed to make it into a proper mustache. He was said to be quiet, polite, easy-going, and meek. They also say that still waters run deep.

Growing up in the South where blacks were seen and treated as subhumans, his waters must have run deep, indeed. He already had a reputation. His tank driver, Corporal Harry Tyree, was nervous about his job because he claimed Crecy became another person once the fighting began.



The 761st saw action on November 7, 1944, in the French towns of Moyenvic, Vic-sur-Seille, and Morville-lès-Vic. By the end of the month, they had lost 24 men and 14 tanks. Crecy often rode atop his tank, firing gleefully away at German soldiers, uncaring of how vulnerable he was while barking orders at Tyree to drive into the thick of battle.

As a result, his superiors reprimanded him for reckless conduct, but never punished him for it. It was war, after all, and he was exactly the type of man they needed.

On November 10, 1944, Crecy proved to everyone not only what kind of a man he was, but why the US military was wrong about his kind. It happened outside the commune of Morville in Normandy’s Manche department.



He was with Dog Company when his unit came under fire which destroyed his tank. Jumping out of the burning machine with only a .30-caliber machine gun, he ran toward a machine gun nest and destroyed it. He then took out another position.

The next day, he was in another tank doing screening operations when an infantry lieutenant of the 26th Division flagged him down. The officer wanted a lift through the woods and up to a hill to see the fighting. He believed a tank would improve his chances of reaching his goal alive.

The going was rough. Heavy snow lay on the ground, and as American tank treads were narrower than German ones, they kept slipping and sliding on the snow, sometimes getting bogged down. It got worse as they made their way up the hill. They had just broken out of the tree cover near the summit when the firing began.


Crecy, still riding exposed on the tank’s top, ordered Tyree to back up into the woods. Tyree did so… straight into an anti-tank ditch covered by snow. The tank’s rear stuck up in the air, exposing its underbelly to enemy fire. Ducking back inside, Crecy radioed for help, and another tank arrived minutes later.


Braving intense enemy fire, Crecy jumped out of the hatch, ran to the other tank, and attached a winch to tow his tank out of the ditch.


When the other tank had pulled him out, he climbed back in just as an AP shell bounced off the right side of its hull. Tyree tried to move back into the tree line, but the tank would not budge. German soldiers were pinning down the infantry unit behind the rescuing tank, so Crecy jumped out and again mowed down the enemy.

They got the tank out, but hours later, they came under fire from several machine gun nests. Seeing some of his friends get hit, Crecy went berserk. He destroyed two machine-gun nests and an anti-tank position. His unit had to pry his empty machine gun out of his hands.

They called him the “Baddest Man in the 761st” after that and nominated him for a Medal of Honor. Not that they gave those to African-Americans, back then, so he received a battlefield commission and retired with the rank of major.

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Payne, Thomas P.
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty:

Sergeant First Class Thomas P. Payne distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity, above and beyond the call of duty, on October 22, 2015, during a daring nighttime hostage rescue in Kirkuk Province, Iraq, in support of Operation INHERENT RESOLVE.

Sergeant Payne led a combined assault team charged with clearing one of two buildings known to house the hostages. With speed, audacity, and courage, he led his team as they quickly cleared the assigned building, liberating 38 hostages. Upon hearing a request for additional assaulters to assist with clearing the other building, Sergeant Payne, on his own initiative, left his secured position, exposing himself to enemy fire as he bounded across the compound to the other building from which entrenched enemy forces were engaging his comrades.

Sergeant Payne climbed a ladder to the building’s roof, which was partially engulfed in flames, and engaged enemy fighters below with grenades and small arms fire. He then moved back to ground level to engage the enemy forces through a breach hole in the west side of the building. Knowing time was running out for the hostages trapped inside the burning building, Sergeant Payne moved to the main entrance, where heavy enemy fire had thwarted previous attempts to enter. He knowingly risked his own life by bravely entering the building under intense enemy fire, enduring smoke, heat, and flames to identify the armored door imprisoning the hostages.

Upon exiting, Sergeant Payne exchanged his rifle for bolt cutters, and again entered the building, ignoring the enemy rounds impacting the walls around him as he cut the locks on a complex locking mechanism. His courageous actions motivated the coalition assault team members to enter the breach and assist with cutting the locks. After exiting to catch his breath, he reentered the building to make the final lock cuts, freeing 37 hostages.

Sergeant Payne then facilitated the evacuation of the hostages, even though ordered to evacuate the collapsing building himself, which was now structurally unsound due to the fire. Sergeant Payne then reentered the burning building one last time to ensure everyone had been evacuated. He consciously exposed himself to enemy automatic gunfire each time he entered the building. His extraordinary heroism and selfless actions were key to liberating 75 hostages during a contested rescue mission that resulted in 20 enemies killed in action.

Sergeant First Class Payne’s gallantry under fire and uncommon valor are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, the United States Special Operations Command, and the United States Army.

For more information on Sergeant First Class Thomas P. Payne, visit: www.army.mil/medalofhonor/payne/

I watched that today, sad it was so short and small from others due to covid