Col. Robert Howard died today

[ShinyPartsUp]

All who serve are heroes, but Robert Howard did amazing things.

NBC News Report

 

[Patriot]

all I can say is wow...RIP Col Howard...

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

all I can say is wow...RIP Col Howard...

Nominated for the congressional medal of honor three times

Four bronze stars

Five tours in Viet Nam

Eight Purple Hearts

on and on....

 

[madmike2]

Wow.....

 

[Rogue]

WOW! A TRUE HERO! RIP.

 

[Patriot]

geez

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_L._Howard

Awards and decorations

Medal of Honor

Distinguished Service Cross (with one oak leaf cluster)

Silver Star

Defense Superior Service Medal

Legion of Merit (with three oak leaf clusters)

Bronze Star (with three oak leaf clusters and "V" device)

Purple Heart (with a silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters)

Meritorious Service Medal (with two oak leaf clusters)

Air Medal (with "V" Device and numeral 3. One award for heroism and two for aerial achievement)

Joint Service Commendation

Army Commendation Medal (with "V" device and one each silver and bronze oak leaf clusters. 4 awards for valor and 3 for achievement)

Joint Service Achievement

Army Achievement

Good Conduct Medal, 4 Good Conduct Loops (4 awards)

 

[v65]

Thanks for posting that Shiny, would have liked to have met him!

 

[dbvolfan]

Amazing! RIP and Thank You!

 

[BikerGeek99]

Cancer sucks donkey balls.

Rest in peace, Bob.

 

[johnny80s]

What an amazing man.

 

[Larry33319]

Somehow, the word HERO does not seem to be enough to describe him. What he did and was goes way beyond that simple word. RIP Col.

 

[Auburn]

all I can say is wow...RIP Col Howard...

Nominated for the congressional medal of honor three times

Four bronze stars

Five tours in Viet Nam

Eight Purple Hearts

on and on....

IIRC the report mentioned that he was wounded 14 times in a 54 month stretch. I agree, HERO doesn't even begin to describe him.

 

[exskibum]

Just WOW!! Nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor THREE times!?!

 

[Shawn]

Thanks for posting that Shiny, would have liked to have met him!

Me too! Even more, I would have liked for my two boys to have met him...

Somehow, the word HERO does not seem to be enough to describe him. What he did and was goes way beyond that simple word. RIP Col.

Referring to Col Howard as HERO has to be one of the biggest understatements I have ever heard.

RIP Col Howard and thank you...

 

[drc32-0]

I wish I had Michael Vick's e-mail address.

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

I wish I had Michael Vick's e-mail address.

Here's his homepage. It has a section to post comments. I doubt he reads them, but ya never know.

https://mikevick.ning.com/

 

[Patriot]

I wish I had Michael Vick's e-mail address.

Here's his homepage. It has a section to post comments. I doubt he reads them, but ya never know.

https://mikevick.ning.com/

eh, not worth my time and seriouly don't see it would matter anyway...

now on with the Christmas festivities... :yahoo:

 

[Mooseonagoose]

What an amazing carreer!! Extraordinary to say the least!

 

[happyPuppy]

A 21 gun salute to that man. What a life he lived.