I wonder what he got his silver star for.
Well, you can bet it was for something more than what John Kerry was claimed to have done.
The Battle of 73 Easting, Iraq- Feb 1991.
I wonder what he got his silver star for.
He initially gained renown as a cavalry commander, earning a Silver Star in 1991’s Gulf War after his nine tanks wiped out more than 80 Iraqi tanks and other vehicles. His reputation grew after his 1997 book, Dereliction of Duty, boldly blasted the Joint Chiefs for their poor leadership during Vietnam.
http://time.com/collection-post/70886/herbert-raymond-mcmaster-2014-time-100/
Herbert Raymond “H. R.” McMaster (born July 24, 1962) is an American soldier, a career officer in the U.S. Army, and is the National Security Advisor to President Donald J. Trump. His current assignment is Director, Army Capabilities Integration Center and Deputy Commanding General, Futures, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command. His previous assignment was commander of the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Ft. Benning, Georgia. McMaster previously served as Director of Combined Joint Interagency Task Force-Shafafiyat (CJIATF-Shafafiyat) (Transparency) at ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. He is known for his roles in the Gulf War, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and his reputation for questioning U.S. policy and military leaders regarding the Vietnam War.
On February 20, 2017, he was appointed White House National Security Advisor
During the Gulf War in 1991 he was a captain commanding Eagle Troop of the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of 73 Easting.[3] During that battle, though significantly outnumbered and encountering the enemy by surprise as McMaster’s lead tank crested a dip in the terrain, the nine tanks of Eagle Troop destroyed over eighty Iraqi Republican Guard tanks and other vehicles without loss, due to the Abrams tank being state-of-the-art armored technology while the Iraqi equipment included grossly outdated T-62s and -72s of the Soviet era as well as similarly dated Type 69s of Chinese manufacture.[4]
McMaster was awarded the Silver Star.
The Battle of 73 Easting.
As a 29 year old Captain in the first Gulf War he led E Troop Armored into battle when the Iraqi Guard stood its ground and took out 80 tanks without the loss of one of ours. Battle of 73 Easting.
It serves as the most notable tank battle of the modern era.
According to Time Magazine he was awarded the Silver Star in the battle referred to above.
“He gained renown as a cavalry commander, earning a Silver Star in 1991’s Gulf War after his nine tanks wiped out more than 80 Iraqi tanks and other vehicles. His reputation grew after his ...” wrote a book about Viet Nam.
http://time.com/collection-post/70886/herbert-raymond-mcmaster-2014-time-100/
“During the Gulf War in 1991 he was a captain commanding Eagle Troop of the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of 73 Easting.[2] During that battle, though significantly outnumbered and encountering the enemy by surprise as McMaster’s lead tank crested a dip in the terrain, the nine tanks of Eagle Troop destroyed over eighty Iraqi Republican Guard tanks and other vehicles without loss, due to the Abrams tank being state-of-the-art armored technology while the Iraqi equipment included grossly outdated T-62s and -72s of the Soviet era as well as similarly dated Type 69s of Chinese manufacture.[3]
McMaster was awarded the Silver Star...”
His 8 tanks defeated 80 iraqi tanks they stumbled upon.
“I wonder what he got his silver star for.”
Don’t know how they work it now, in the Calvary, but in WWII, in the Air Corps, you got a Silver Star for five kills. My uncle, a tank commander, got a SS, and my dad’s bomber crew got SSs.
“I wonder what he got his silver star for.”
They don’t give out that many of those ...
For the Battle of 73 Easting