A couple of years ago, I read for the first time, the citation that came with the Bronze Star my step father received for action in the Korean war. It was also the first I learned that he even got a bronze star.
I was astounded by the actions by him, described in that citation, that would certainly be described by me, as heroic and was somewhat surprised that he only received the Bronze Star.
My brothers and sisters and I were going to get him a set of Bronze Star license plates for his b/day. He got wind of it before we did it and promptly vetoed that idea.
Oh, he has a purple heart from that war also but unlike Kerry, he was actually shot to earn his.
Thanks for sharing your story about your Dad, Graybeard58.
He earned his medals the hard way. I wonder if men like him have too many memories of others who didn’t make it—the medals are not that important to men with those memories.
He sounded like he was a brave but modest man. The type of man we are going to need a lot of in the near future to right this ship of state. God bless.