Posted on 03/10/2009 5:54:49 AM PDT by gracesdad
Air Force Staff Sgt. Zachary Rhyner's story is one of heroism in battle. On April 6, 2008, Rhyner and his team were participating in an assault on Shok Valley in northeastern Afghanistan.
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Thanks for the post.
Unbelievable! Calling in a 2,000 lb. JDAM on your own area! Two football fields is too close for one of those!
And fighting up a cliff... Crazy. Absolutely crazy.
A good man - stood his ground when it counted!
Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. It comes into us at midnight very clean. It’s perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we’ve learned something from yesterday. - John Wayne
On the one claw, it's good to maintain high standards ... on the other claw it's good to have live heroes. This man's actions are unquestionably admirable and worthy of emulation. And he lived to tell about it.
Air Force Cross and Silver Stars???? ... heck, give those boy the Medal of Honor! Dang, that was one tough battle!!!
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