Rochester, N.Y. Marine, receives Navy Cross (Things you won't hear about in Old Media)

Why won't Old Media report on the likes of Marine Captain Brian Chontosh?

1 posted on 05/10/2004 4:13:27 PM PDT by So Cal Rocket

To: So Cal Rocket

2 posted on 05/10/2004 4:13:51 PM PDT by So Cal Rocket (Fabrizio Quattrocchi: "Adesso vi faccio vedere come muore un italiano")

To: So Cal Rocket

"Old Media". I like that. You should have trademarked it.

3 posted on 05/10/2004 4:19:57 PM PDT by bayourod (Was Kerry one of the 17 Congressmen to whom Lawson sent torture pictures in March?)

To: So Cal Rocket

I salute you, Captain Chontosh. Thank you for your brave service.

4 posted on 05/10/2004 4:23:44 PM PDT by Brooklyn Kid

To: So Cal Rocket

Because he's one of the "good guys"..
who isn't dead, trans-sexual, involved in a scandal, has actually killed the enemy rather than lead them around on a leash, and isn't even close to being any sort of embarrassment to the Bush administration. Therefore he's not news worthy, except to us and the rest of the military.

5 posted on 05/10/2004 4:46:01 PM PDT by cavtrooper21 (Hooah??? HOOOAAHHHH!!!!!)

To: So Cal Rocket

6 posted on 05/10/2004 4:50:08 PM PDT by newsgatherer

To: So Cal Rocket

When a Marine following him found an enemy rocket propelled grenade launcher,
Chontosh used it to destroy yet another group of enemy soldiers.

Hey Mohammed, you forgot your RPG!

I'm sure fighting out of this kill zone was a sweaty affair...but kicking these
bad-boys with their own RPG: Sweet!

7 posted on 05/10/2004 4:55:22 PM PDT by VOA

To: So Cal Rocket

I have to wonder just what one needs to do in order to get a Medal of Honor. I mean this guy definitely did a hard core one-man crazy-brave maneuver, clearing out a trench full of Iraqis ambushing his column. Heck, he saved the platoon. Surely that counts as above and beyond the call? What did he have to do to qualify for the CMOH, jump on a grenade or get killed during his charge?

8 posted on 05/10/2004 5:07:05 PM PDT by rotstan

To: So Cal Rocket; The Mayor; 2right; not-alone; 7SonOfRN; AMVET_66; ANC Vet; BillJonesofNY; ...

Upstate New York ping

9 posted on 05/10/2004 5:09:57 PM PDT by bc2 ("Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown" - harpseal)

To: So Cal Rocket

job well done, Marine! We're proud of you!

10 posted on 05/10/2004 5:14:30 PM PDT by OldCorps

To: So Cal Rocket

Thats one Bad-Ass Yankee right there.

11 posted on 05/10/2004 5:22:40 PM PDT by ExSafecracker (Why is there no Salvation Navy?)

To: So Cal Rocket

Now THAT's a Marine!

12 posted on 05/10/2004 5:46:56 PM PDT by txzman (Jer 23:29)

To: cavtrooper21

You know this web site is like a national tresure
really is an amazing place...

13 posted on 05/10/2004 5:48:34 PM PDT by Flavius ("... we should reconnoitre assiduosly... " Vegetius)

"They are the reflection of the Marine Corps type who's service to the Marine Corps and country is held above their own safety and lives," said Gen. Hagee, commenting on the four Marines who received medals during the ceremony. "I'm proud to be here awarding the second highest and third highest awards for bravery to these great Marines."

Good article, thanks. Thank God for the Internet and forums like these to get the facts.

14 posted on 05/10/2004 6:07:11 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul (The BushAdm has apologized for abuse of suspected terrorists-Has the Arab world apologized for 9/11?)

To: So Cal Rocket

Rochester, N.Y. Marine, receives Navy Cross

There's not much that makes me proud to be from Rochester, but once in a while, something does come up.

15 posted on 05/10/2004 6:13:18 PM PDT by irv

To: bc2; So Cal Rocket

16 posted on 05/10/2004 7:26:53 PM PDT by The Mayor (A person who thinks too much of himself thinks too little of God.)

To: So Cal Rocket

Additional articles about Capt. Chontosh Here.

17 posted on 05/10/2004 8:17:28 PM PDT by jigsaw (God Bless Our Troops.)

He forgot to pull a fast one and self inflict a wound, through shear stupidity I might add.

18 posted on 05/11/2004 3:09:23 PM PDT by Camel Joe (Proud Uncle of a Fine Young Marine)

Marine Medal of Honor Citations

an example...

The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR to
CORPORAL ROBERT E. O'MALLEY
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

for service as set forth in the following

CITATION:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the communist {Viet Cong} forces at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as Squad Leader in Company I, Third Battalion, Third Marines, Third Marine Division {Reinforced} near An Cu'ong 2, South Vietnam, on 18 August 1965. While leading his squad in the assault against a strongly entrenched enemy force, his unit came under intense small arms fire. With complete disregard for his personal safety, Corporal O'Malley raced across an open rice paddy to a trench line where the enemy forces were located. Jumping into the trench, he attacked the Viet Cong with his rifle and grenades, and singly killed eight of the enemy. He then led his squad to the assistance of an adjacent Marine unit which was suffering heavy casualties. Continuing to press forward, he reloaded his weapon and fired with telling effect into the enemy emplacement. He personally assisted in the evacuation of several wounded Marines, and again regrouping the remnants of his squad, he returned to the point of the heaviest fighting. Ordered to an evacuation point by an officer, Corporal O'Malley gathered his besieged and badly wounded squad, and boldly led them under fire to a helicopter for withdrawal. Although three times wounded in this encounter, and facing imminent death from a fanatic and determined enemy, he steadfastly refused evacuation and continued to cover his squad's boarding of the helicopter while, from an exposed position, he delivered fire against the enemy until his wounded men were evacuated. Only then, with his last mission accomplished, did he permit himself to be removed from the battlefield. By his valor, leadership, and courageous efforts in behalf of his comrades, he served as an inspiration to all who observed him, and reflected the highest credit upon the Marine Corps and the U.S. Naval Service.

/S/ LYNDON B. JOHNSON

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The standards for receiving the Medal of Honor have gotten even higher since Vietnam. The last two were given posthumously to Gary Gordon and Randy Shughart who repeatedly volunteered, despite repeated denials from their commanders, to go to the aid of a downed Blackhawk in Mogadishu even though it was a suicide mission. They gave their lives to save the life of pilot Michael Durant.

19 posted on 05/11/2004 3:27:09 PM PDT by MediaMole

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