Posted on 11/11/2024 7:01:44 AM PST by Leaning Right
Perhaps it was the way he carried himself in an unassuming and humble manner, but day after day hundreds of Air Force Academy cadets would pass this janitor in the hall oblivious to the greatness that was among them.
In the mid-1970s, William Crawford might spend one day sweeping the halls and another cleaning the bathrooms, but it was a day approximately 30 years prior that would create for him a special place in the history of war. In 1943 in Italy, the only thing Private William Crawford was cleaning out was German machine gun nest and bunkers.
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This is a story worthy of a movie.
In fact, MOST MOH stories are awesome and inspiring.
What an incredible man! As were the rest of “the greatest generation” who fought in WWII.
I read the story. He was even captured by Germans and held as a POW, and never was awarded his MOH until much later by President Reagan.
Happy Veterans Day to all of my brothers and sisters who served!
Bkmk
Thanks for this reminder on Veteran’s Day. I’ve read this story several times before, and it always seems to be a bit blurry.
That was back in the days of the “non woke”, e.g. professional military USAF Academy. Today? Who knows what the cadets would do. First of all, they’d have to check with their “political officer” to see what they could say. Not kidding. It is THAT corrupt. Hopefully, the Trumpster will kick the woke assholes out of there that they’ll land in Russia - where they belong.
Happy Veterans day to all.
To the People of Pueblo, CO.... that small Colorado town that most people never notice on I-25
https://www.pueblohomeofheroes.org/
One of your own.
When Cadets At The US Air Force Academy Realized Their Janitor Was Medal Of Honor War Hero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqwK_xedi9U
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/3474962/posts
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3959772/posts
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4108143/posts
This is a story you can post annually for me.
Dave Packard was from Pueblo.
From WIKI:
He served as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1971 during the Nixon administration. Packard served as president of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) from 1976 to 1981 and chairman of its board of regents from 1973 to 1982.[1] He was a member of the Trilateral Commission. Packard was the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1988 and is noted for many technological innovations and philanthropic endeavors.
I must be getting older. Two of those previous posts are mine. Yet I don’t remember them.
And on a perhaps related note, where did I put my car keys?
Check the refrigerator next to the cheese.
And even PHENOMENAL too.
Wow!
Know the name, never knew he was from Pueblo. Centennial high school graduate.
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Yep. LOL!
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