FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Col Kern W Dunagan ~ October 11, 2010

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

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COL Kern W. Dunagan

Info from here.

           

Kern W. Dunagan (February 20, 1934 – December 27, 1991) 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.

Dunagan joined the Army from Los Angeles, California, and by May 13, 1969 was serving as a captain in Company A, 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment, Americal Division. During a firefight on that day, in Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam, Dunagan showed conspicuous leadership as he organized his men and rescued wounded soldiers despite his own wounds. He was subsequently promoted to major and awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions. Dunagan reached the rank of colonel before leaving the Army. He died at age 57 and was buried in San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California.

Major Dunagan's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Maj. (then Capt.) Dunagan distinguished himself during the period May 13 and 14, 1969, while serving as commanding officer, Company A. On May 13, 1969, Maj. Dunagan was leading an attack to relieve pressure on the battalion's forward support base when his company came under intense fire from a well-entrenched enemy battalion. Despite continuous hostile fire from a numerically superior force, Maj. Dunagan repeatedly and fearlessly exposed himself in order to locate enemy positions, direct friendly supporting artillery, and position the men of his company. In the early evening, while directing an element of his unit into perimeter guard, he was seriously wounded during an enemy mortar attack, but he refused to leave the battlefield and continued to supervise the evacuation of dead and wounded and to lead his command in the difficult task of disengaging from an aggressive enemy. In spite of painful wounds and extreme fatigue, Maj. Dunagan risked heavy fire on 2 occasions to rescue critically wounded men. He was again seriously wounded. Undaunted, he continued to display outstanding courage, professional competence, and leadership and successfully extricated his command from its untenable position on the evening of May 14. Having maneuvered his command into contact with an adjacent friendly unit, he learned that a 6-man party from his company was under fire and had not reached the new perimeter. Maj. Dunagan unhesitatingly went back and searched for his men. Finding 1 soldier critically wounded, Maj. Dunagan, ignoring his wounds, lifted the man to his shoulders and carried him to the comparative safety of the friendly perimeter. Before permitting himself to be evacuated, he insured all of his wounded received emergency treatment and were removed from the area. Throughout the engagement, Maj. Dunagan's actions gave great inspiration to his men and were directly responsible for saving the lives of many of his fellow soldiers. Maj. Dunagan's extraordinary heroism above and beyond the call of duty, are in the highest traditions of the U.S. Army and reflect great credit on him, his unit, and the U.S. Army.

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[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone. Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families. THANK YOU for all you do.

Thank you, Star, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

DC Metroland weather report

~ Today: Sunny to partly cloudy. Warm. High around 85F. Winds light and variable.

~ Tonight: Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 58F. Winds light and variable.

Looks like we'll be having some rain and then temps will go into the 60s.

It's been a beautiful five days. Warm days, cool evenings.

Funny how quickly five days can go by. I have one more day before heading back to the office. Today will be my time to do a few chores around the house - just me and the dog - until Mr. Beachy comes home.

Time for me to make my rounds. But, you stay right where you are.

Remember, the Canteen is

Come on in and sit for a while.
There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS

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our allied military and the family members of the above.

Honoring those who have served before.

And, now for a public service announcement

As always, the Canteen is open 24/7/365. We're here to entertain our troops, our allies, and their families. They may be having a rough day and need a break. We try to provide a place where they can come here and relax. Anyone who wishes to do the same is welcome to come in and join us.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Beach. How’s it going?

[E.G.C.]

Morning coffee bump

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning/afternoon/evening/night Troops, wherever you are.

Thank you for doing your part to help keep all of us free and safe.

Thanks, unique, for the pastries.

Coffee is always on........

How about a donut?

Cookies?

Veggies?

Sandwich?

[Kathy in Alaska]

God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.

Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art

[ConorMacNessa]

Good morning, Beachy!

*HUGS*

Hope you enjoy the holiday!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[MEG33]

*Happy Monday Everyone*

*Thank You To All Who Serve Our Country*

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, CMN ((HUGS))

I will enjoy the day. Got to before going back to the salt mines, right?

Hope you do too.

[onedoug]

Thanks for yours!

[PROCON]

Morning Beachie!!

Well a rainy weekend has led to a cool and clear morning today.

I was pretty lazy over the weekend due to the rain, but I'm ready for my work week!

I hope your week is splendelicious!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Meg ((HUGS))

Howz thingz?

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Pro ((HUGS))

We had a beautiful weekend. Pretty warm couple of days, actually. But the rain is heading this way. Then cooler temps.

Glad you are well rested and ready for work.

Have a wonderfulicious day.

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning to everyone at the Canteen. I haven't had time for FR the past few days, so I have a lot of catching up to do.

[Allegra]

A cool front blew through this afternoon. It is invigorating outside!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dear ((HUGS))

Have a good day.

I’m off to do some chores. Will see ya tomorrow morn.

[beachn4fun]

Whew! Down right chilly, huh?

Good eve, Allegra.

[beachn4fun]

Well, I’m outta here. Off to do some chores. I’ll be back tomorrow at the regular time.

Have a great day!

[Arrowhead1952]

Looks like you are much cooler than the past few months! Stay safe there and hope you get some time off to get back to Texas soon.

We are expecting some big storms later today, if the low pressure gets close to our area. We sure need the rain.

[Allegra]

Whew! Down right chilly, huh?

I went outside and was almost shivering!

This is the earliest I've seen a cool front like this come through here. Usually, they start around Halloween/early November.

It's even beginning to rain and it's a little early for that as well.

Hope everything's good in your neck of the woods!