RIP, Sir. Thank you for your service.
Thank you sir for your service to our great nation.
We will forever be in your debt.
God Bless you! and thank you
What an incredibly heroic man. God bless his soul and his family.
Rest in Peace, Colonel Howard. Thank you for such outstanding service to this nation.
Holy cow! His example is for us to follow in the fight for Freedom, if we really want it.
R.I.P. brave Colonel.
Lucky you don’t have to witness what Obamunism will now do to the country you fought so hard for.
“I consider it no sacrifice to die for my country. In my mind, we came here to thank God that men like these have lived rather than to regret that they have died.”
General George S. Patton
BTTT
I first met Bob Howard in the fall of 1970 at Fort Sherman, Canal Zone. We were both First Lieutenants and were sent to Panama to go through the Jungle Operations School. All infantry officers enroute to their first tour in Vietnam were required to attend this course. Of course, Bob had already served multiple tours in Vietnam, spending most of his time with MACVSOG doing strategic recon across the borders. The Army deemed that this didn’t count, so Bob tagged along with us rookies.
He was then assigned to Command and Control Central in Kontum and I was assigned to an aviation unit in Pleiku. Our aircraft supported CCC as well as the border SF/ARVN Ranger camps along the border and my recon platoon ran missions on the Vietnam side of the border. I would get to Kontum from time to time and pay Bob a visit. He only served four months on that tour when he was called back to Washington to receive the Medal of Honor. The Army would not let him come back to Vietnam, so his combat days were over.
When I met Bob, he was wearing plain jane jungle fatigues. I knew that he had multiple tours as a NCO, but that was not that big a deal. He never mentioned what he had done, except to say it was “recon stuff”. We had to wear Class B’s for graduation and Bob showed up wearing all his decorations including two Distinguished Service Crosses (one was an interim award for the MOH), multiple Silver Stars and Purple Hearts. In Vietnam he soldiered hard and partied hard, and was respected by all who served with him.
America has lost a true hero.
Thank you for your outstanding service to our country.
Rest in peace sir, condolences to your family.
I read about this man in John Plaster’s book about SOG. If even half of what is in there is true (and I strongly suspect that it all is), this man died of the rest of his body being unable to support his massive brass testicles any longer.
Very high-powered soldier. Rest in peace.
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RIP, Sir. Your dedication, devotion and love of this country will not soon be forgotten.
Semper Fi - ExTxMarine
As you observe your beloved country from your place in Heaven I know you will continue to advocate for America during these current vicious Democrat attacks on the freedoms you fought so selflessly to preserve.
God bless you Col. Howard
We thank you and salute you for protecting and preserving our Constitution and the Rights it has guaranteed us
Repose In Pacem,
A.A.C.
It had to be a mixed feeling, to get “promoted” from MSG to 1LT with 13 years in the Army.
A hero proved in liberating strife...and then some!
Rest in peace, Colonel. I’m so glad that you lived, and that you fought for my freedom.