National Medal of Honor Day
Categories: Military, News
We’d like a minute today to discuss something extremely important in the lives of every American. National Medal of Honor Day. It is of monumental importance and we’re disappointed it doesn’t get more attention. The reasons we’re disappointed should be obvious. The Medal of Honor is not handed out like a National Defense Ribbon, we’re certain that almost everyone knows this, but the degree of separation from the other awards is often misunderstood.
While advances in modern medicine have increased the survival rate of those awarded the medal during recent conflicts, the chances of dying while performing Medal of Honor actions are still extremely high. We are lucky in our generation during both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars (despite any personal feelings towards them) that Edward Byers, Ty Carter, Dakota Myer, Kyle Carpenter, Clinton Romesha, Salvatore Giunta, Florent Groberg, Leroy Petry, Ryan M. Pitts, Ronald J. Shurer II, Britt Slabinski, William D. Swenson, and Kyle J. White are still among us.
Then there are those in recent history who delivered unto us the ultimate sacrifice for their bravery. Robert James Miller, Jared C. Monti, Michael P. Murphy, Travis Atkins, Jason Dunham, Ross A. McGinnis, Michael A. Monsoor, and Paul R. Smith all paid the ultimate price.
The list of names could go on for several more paragraphs, the men and one woman who received the nations highest honor deserve more than a passing glance and a fleeting thought. For our tomorrow they gave us everything they had.
Whether you agree or disagree with where we should and shouldn’t be, it’s inconsequential on this day, because on this day we remember that there are men and women that will accomplish the impossible in the names of their brothers in arms. There are men and women who will risk it all and gamble so that others may live, so that others may continue to fight or continue to walk peacefully to the grocery store.
We often forget, with the bad news and the hate so prevalent on social media…that there are real-life heroes that have walked, and continue to walk this Earth with us. Remember them. Honor them.
How many lives has globalism cost us?
Plenty. But we can not isolate ourselves and believe the world will just “allow ” the USA to “just” exist. They either hate us cause they ain’t us… Or hate us because we are not like them. It takes the courage on an individual level… To protect the country and the people we love.
Medal of honor awardees are regular people. That felt something extraordinary inside and accomplished incredible actions in many cases. Thank God for them. I do.
Blood is freedoms stain.
Semper Fi
Yes and then there are those who choose not to except the medal of honor for reasons that “it was our job”.
My utmost respect goes out to these brave fallen soldiers who have paid the ultimate price. As well as all the men and woman who fight to keep us safe. My sincere thanks to all of you and prayers for a safe return are with you all.
Amen to that brother, you said it all.
GOD BLESS all of our heroes!
Brian Gerson SFC USMC/ARNG retired
That was awesome to read thank you for such honorable and respectful words. I’ve always been proud of my military service and all my brother and sister I’ve found in my US Navy career and all of those I’ve been honored to meet from our other branches of service. I’m proud to be a veteran and God bless you sir and all your family at gruntstyle.
I thank God that each and every one of them has walked among us and pray for the ones that no longer do along with their families. Especially their families for sharing them with us.
Godspeed to all of you and to all present and past service members. Thank you.
Very well said brother. I thank all my fellow veterans for their service. And a special thanks to the living and the passed Medal of Honor recipients and there families. God Bless America.
My father was killed in the line of duty while serving in the Army in Vietnam. He was killed in JULY OF 1969 And I was born in December. so I never got to meet him.. But I was honored to finally get to meet the man who got my dad on a helicopter and his daughter about 6 months ago. This man remembers every detail of what happened like it was months ago. I will forever be grateful to a TRUE HERO !!!