Posted on 05/31/2021 5:33:13 PM PDT by Rummyfan
The Medal of Honor citation says it all: “As the perimeter began to be overrun, it became increasingly difficult for Captain Salomon to work on the wounded. He then saw a Japanese soldier bayoneting one of the wounded soldiers lying near the tent. Firing from a squatting position, Captain Salomon quickly killed the enemy soldier. Then, as he turned his attention back to the wounded, two more Japanese soldiers appeared in the front entrance of the tent.
“As these enemy soldiers were killed, four more crawled under the tent walls. Rushing them, Captain Salomon kicked the knife out of the hand of one, shot another, and bayoneted a third. Captain Salomon butted the fourth enemy soldier in the stomach and a wounded comrade then shot and killed the enemy soldier. Realizing the gravity of the situation, Captain Salomon ordered the wounded to make their way as best they could back to the regimental aid station, while he attempted to hold off the enemy until they were clear.
“Captain Salomon then grabbed a rifle from one of the wounded and rushed out of the tent. After four men were killed while manning a machine gun, Captain Salomon took control of it. When his body was later found, 98 dead enemy soldiers were piled in front of his position.”
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Amen
Thanks for that post today.
Inspirational. Thank you.
As someone once commented, where do we get such men. And I add, would we find as many today?
It’s just a long weekend according to the giggling VP Heels Up.
They exist
They will not just die for nothing however or for people hey do not care about
They have their own red lines
They will do that when thy consider their tent being rushed
Not before though
Powerful words friend.
I forgot to add:
The “country” will villify them when they do so, however
Because its going to be our own government and the criminal thugs they coddle, the illegal aliens, the socialists, the marxists, the terrorists, the racists conducting the war on whites
That will be the ones rushing ther tents
As someone once commented, “Where do we get such men”. And I add, would we find as many today?
https://medalofhonornews.com/2011/07/now-there-are-nine-medal-of-honor.html
They’re out there.
Many of them were killed in useless wars started by politicians, and many were too young to have offspring. That is why there are few now.
These were not found, they were created by a moral society, families. I believe these men had lots of reasons to fight that ours do not today. My son is active duty.. so I include him. The men of these wars were raised in a society that attended church, expected decent and moral behaviors. They also had families, responsibilities.. pictures of wives and children. They respected each other as brothers in arms because they all had common ground. Even those without families had each other. Real blood and guts relationships through the shared horrors of war.
..........this is a great opportunity for me to honor my Uncle Ink. His real name was Herman Edward Thompson.
He was a medic on Saipan and ended up stationed there for 4 years during and after the war.
It’s highly likely he knew this fine Officer.
So many good people sacrificed so much for all of us today. God bless them.
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