[Guest]

There are very few things that move me to tears any more, but this did.

After 41 years....WELL DONE, "Old Snake"!!

White House Press Release

Mike

 

[ronbo142]

About time and well deserved!

There is no such award called the Congressional Medal of Honor, just Medal of Honor.

"the President presents the award "in the name of the Congress"." that is why most persons wrongly lable the decoration.

Ronbo

 

[682LINY]

That name rings a bell,,,was he known as ancient serpent around 1965,,,at a place known as LZ X-ray,,aka Ia Drang,,,,,JOB WELL DONE

 

[Vincent McNamara]

Long overdue.

 

[larryjk]

There was another helicopter flying those same missions. Was the pilot of that aircraft Ed "Too Tall" Freeman?

 

[SF SGM]

"Too Tall" received his several years back. Snake Sh.. insured that Too Tall got his and as usual, his was overlooked for way, way too many years. Both were great slick pilots and without saying, a pair of u know whats that wouldn't fit in a wheelbarrow!

 

[J.P.]

Great story. Crappy war; Great Man. 70 men given a chance to grow old.

 

[AAtrap]

Just finished the book "Vietnam Medal of Honor Heroes" by Edward F. Murphy. Good read.