FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: 1LT George Sisler ~ 29 July 2024

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[Kathy in Alaska]

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1LT George K. Sisler

Info from this website.

           

George Kenton Sisler (September 19, 1937–February 7, 1967) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War.

Sisler joined the Army from his birth city of Dexter, Missouri, and by February 7, 1967 was serving as a first lieutenant in the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces. On that day, when his unit came under heavy enemy attack in the Republic of Vietnam, Sisler organized the defense, rescued a wounded soldier, and single-handedly attacked an enemy position before being mortally wounded. For his actions during the battle, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.

Sisler, aged 29 at his death, was buried at Dexter Cemetery in his hometown of Dexter, Missouri. He was a 1964 graduate of Arkansas State College (now Arkansas State University) with a degree in education.

He was also famous for his toughness, once parachuting while having a broken bone. The ASU ROTC department's Ranger Challenge team is named Sisler's Raiders in his honor.

First Lieutenant Sisler's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life and above and beyond the call of duty. 1st Lt. Sisler was the platoon leader/adviser to a Special United States/Vietnam exploitation force. While on patrol deep within enemy dominated territory, 1st Lt. Sisler's platoon was attacked from 3 sides by a company sized enemy force. 1st Lt. Sisler quickly rallied his men, deployed them to a better defensive position, called for air strikes, and moved among his men to encourage and direct their efforts. Learning that 2 men had been wounded and were unable to pull back to the perimeter, 1st Lt. Sisler charged from the position through intense enemy fire to assist them. He reached the men and began carrying 1 of them back to the perimeter, when he was taken under more intensive weapons fire by the enemy. Laying down his wounded comrade, he killed 3 onrushing enemy soldiers by firing his rifle and silenced the enemy machinegun with a grenade. As he returned the wounded man to the perimeter, the left flank of the position came under extremely heavy attack by the superior enemy force and several additional men of his platoon were quickly wounded. Realizing the need for instant action to prevent his position from being overrun, 1st Lt. Sisler picked up some grenades and charged single-handedly into the enemy onslaught, firing his weapon and throwing grenades. This singularly heroic action broke up the vicious assault and forced the enemy to begin withdrawing. Despite the continuing enemy fire, 1st Lt. Sisler was moving about the battlefield directing air strikes when he fell mortally wounded. His extraordinary leadership, infinite courage, and selfless concern for his men saved the lives of a number of his comrades. His actions reflect great credit upon himself and uphold the highest traditions of the military service.

USNS Sisler (T-AKR-311), a Navy Supply ship, is named after him.

Sisler Hall, a building at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, is named after him.

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[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

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[PROCON]

Thanks for honoring tonight's Hero, Kathy!

Son's over, see ya later.

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...overcast all day and internet has flickered off and on a couple times today. Annoying!

Any dry time for your area?

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy!

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Hi there, Pro...enjoy your time with your son. Happy dining!

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

It started out pretty sunny over by the airports this morning though there are a lot of clouds too. They started thickening up not long after noon. It’s been pretty windy as well. There’s scattered rain from Turnagain Arm on down and it’s moving up your way.

I woke up to the sound of rain pounding on the roof. It rained for a while, stopped for a while, then a little light rain late in the afternoon. The sun poked out at 6:30 for around an hour, then clouds rolled back in. Looks like the rest of the night will be dry.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[ExTexasRedhead]

The Battle of Athens, Tennessee, Full Movie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM6MeWGPvb8&t=11s

Officially, the “Battle of Athens” in McMinn County began and ended on August 1, 1946. Following a heated competition for local offices, veterans in the insurgent GI Non-Partisan League took up arms to prevent a local courthouse ring headed by state senator Paul Cantrell and linked to Memphis political boss Ed Crump from stealing the election. When Sheriff Pat Mansfield’s deputies absconded to the jail with key ballot boxes, suspicious veterans took action. A small group of veterans broke into the local National Guard Armory, seized weapons and ammunition, and proceeded to the jail to demand the return of the ballot boxes. The Cantrell-Mansfield deputies refused, and the veterans, now numbering several hundred, opened fire. The ensuing battle lasted several hours and ended only after the dynamiting of the front of the jail. The surrender of the deputies did not end the riot, and the mob was still turning over police cars and burning them hours later. Within days the local election commission swore in the veteran candidates as duly elected. The McMinn County veterans had won the day in a hail of gunfire, dynamite, and esprit de corps.

[Lumper20]

Sisler was at FOB2 Kontum.

[Lumper20]

FOB 2 was loaded with awesome men like CCN DaNang was and CCS Ban Me Thout was. CCS was formed using Projects Omega and Sigma. I met some great men at Sigma and I was in Omega before we were CCS.

Major Gerald Kilburn who was a POW in Korea for 1,000 days during the war told me about Sisler.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mooch...hope you got some rest over the weekend and are ready for the new week.

[radu]

I had not heard of FOB2 Kontum before so I poked around a little to learn something about it. This site had some decent info and several interesting photos of the camp and, I assume, the surrounding area.

[luvie]

George Kenton Sisler
September 19, 1937–February 7, 1967
U S Army officer and Medal of Honor Recipient
—for his actions in the Vietnam War.
What an honor to read this brave hero's story!

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Have a good Sunday?
It was a pretty quiet one here. The predicted storms didn’t happen but we did get some rain.

[Kathy in Alaska]

They say more rain is coming...I miss the sun,but the rain is nice.

Glad you got a little dry time.

[going hot]

Flew into /out of to Ban me Thuot sometime Nov 69 stayed for a few days in support of the Bases/action to the west.

Resupplied Bu Prang (sp?), flying back out was exciting. There was another base, whose name I currently cannot recall, was a little quieter.

[The Mayor]

July 27

In Small Ways

Bible in a Year :

• Psalms 43-45
• Acts 27:27-44

We love because he first loved us.

1 John 4:19

When she was struck by cancer, Elsie was prepared to go home to heaven to be with Jesus. But she recovered, though the disease left her immobile. It also left her wondering why God had spared her life. “What good can I do?” she asked Him. “I don’t have much money or skills, and I can’t walk. How can I be useful to You?”

Then she found small, simple ways to serve others, especially her home cleaners who were migrants. She bought them food or gave them a few dollars whenever she saw them. These cash gifts were small, yet they went a long way toward helping the workers make ends meet. As she did so, she found God providing for her: friends and relatives gave her gifts and money, enabling her to bless others in return.

As she shared her story, I couldn’t help but think of how Elsie was truly putting into practice the call to love one another in 1 John 4:19: “We love because he first loved us” as well as the truth of Acts 20:35, which reminds us that “it is more blessed to give than to receive.”

Elsie gave because she received and was in turn encouraged as she gave. Yet it took little more from her than a loving, grateful heart and a readiness to offer what she had—which God multiplied in a virtuous circle of giving and receiving. Let’s ask Him to give us a thankful and generous heart to give as He leads us!

Reflect & Pray

What have you received from God? How can you encourage someone in a simple yet meaningful way today?

Dear Father, thank You for Your gifts in my life. Please give me a heart to love others just as You’ve loved me.