Today, the US military much promotes Wokeism and fails to attract many men as this to fight for a country much at war with God: https://freerepublic.com/focus/news/4223018/posts?page=34#34
Look at that S eatin’ grin!
Packed a lot of living, bravery and “individuality” in his 40 years.
I wonder if he was a farmer.
They were excellent marksmen in VN.
They grew up hunting squirrels and other very small targets.
For his service in Vietnam, the U.S. Army also awarded Hooper two Silver Stars, six Bronze Stars, eight Purple Hearts, the Presidential Unit Citation, the Vietnam Service Medal with six campaign stars, and the Combat Infantryman Badge.
According to rumors, he was distressed by the anti-war politics of the time, and compensated with excessive drinking which contributed to his death.[3] He died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Louisville, Kentucky on May 6, 1979, at the age of 40.
Th latter was a war this man of patriotic passion sadly lost, and beyond the physical is the spiritual war (the US went into decline after the 50's), in which war more warriors are needed, and in which realm only the Spirit of Christ can enable real victory for the faithful soldier of Christ. May I act accordingly today and consistently.
I would take one of this guy over 1,000 woke troops
There are many situations in battle where you are not going to survive, much less prevail, unless a Hero steps forward. They are willing to die so you don’t have to.
Wow, What a warrior!
I wonder how many MoH recipients have had Article 15s...or Courts-Martial...as part of their 201 file.
This was a great read.
Looks like a live wire in that photo…
... using rifle fire ...
I’ll bet he used an Assualt Rifle.
Being in the 101st most of ‘67 and going to Vietnam in Nov ‘67 joining the 199th Light Infantry, this story is no surprise. The 101st and Big Red One were pretty well the biggest, meanest bad assed bunch in Vietnam late ‘67 and all thru Tet 68. This one was the type of leader you were more than happy to follow as he knew how to fight and stay alive.
There aren’t many Joe Ronnie Hoopers in America today
He sounds like he would have been an active and rambunctious boy. In 1938 America, such boys were allowed to exist, but not today.
He would be single-out early on by his Karen teachers, put on Ridlin and other ADHD drugs, told he had psychological or sexual-identity problems, turned into a depressed outcast, and then made prey to our corrupt ghetto culture and prevalant psychotropic street-drugs
No Fear.
My friend went behind enemy lines, armed only with a knife. Orders were to steal enemy weapons and recon.
When he came back to US we gave him a job and protected him from the anti-war crap. He was wired all the time. A wonderful beautiful girl found him and supported him. He was so tough. He had red hair. No fear.
“a withering hail of fire from rockets, machine guns, and automatic weapons.”
Machine guns AND automatic weapons.