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Vietnam Helicopter Pilot to Receive Medal of Honor
3 men and 600lbs overweight? Hell, his balls probably made the bird overweight before he started picking people up.
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He must have his pants custom made...
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Balls to the wall and down the hallway! Respect Sir.
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This is because men - real men - give it their all in spite of the cucked telling them they shouldn't.
Bravo fucking Zulu, sir.
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And most likely a man that most people would walk right by and not know anything about. It's always the quiet ones.
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Glad this hero is getting the recognition he deserves.
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Congrats, Sir. Respect. |
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http://www.homeofheroes.com/profiles/profiles_crawford_10lessons.html Different story it seems, but a similar situation. Thank you for your service Lt. Col. Kettles. |
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Off topic; when upgraded as the article states, does the individual retain the initial award?
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Yes, he was awarded the DSC. Nothing changes that. I've gotten 2 awards for the same action.
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Congratulations, Sir! Outstanding work!
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Congratulations.
Many pilots pushed their aircraft past the supposed limits. Warning buzzers were only there to freak out the passengers.
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Outstanding an example to all.
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Humbling to read things like that.
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Congrats Sir. Well deserved. Thanks for your service.
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What a great story! Long overdue, it seems.
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That wheel barrow he used to wheel around his nuts, had to add extra weight to the already overloaded bird. Well deserved, and congratulations Lt. Col. Charles Kettles.
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Lt Col Kettles Viet Nam pilot
Lt Col Charles Kettles will receive the MOH for his actions during a battle in Duc Pho. Kettles had already received the Distinguished Service Cross for this same battle, but Michigan Rep Debbie Dingel has lobbied to have his award upgraded to the MOH.
Descriptions of the battle and Lt Col Kettles' actions are provided on the Stars and Stripes web site and the Army's MOH section of the website. After reading the description of events, I say this is an award long overdue. Hand Salute, Lt Col Kettles.
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Awesome, well overdue !
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Nothing but respect, Sir.
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"That's the bottom line, said Kettles: those Soldiers went home to their families. Their names aren't carved in stone on a wall in D.C. No medal can compare with that."
AMEN!
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Not to detract from this topic. But regarding my OP - I don't know which link was the bad one. Honest question. I looked at S&S "about" section and did some google-fu and saw no association with Gannett. I also reviewed the Gannett thread here on SOCNET. Didn't see them listed. And I assumed army.mil was a valid site. Just looking for guidance so I don't repeat. Thanks.
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My mistake, I thought the army.mil was the armie times.
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Got it. Thanks for the clarification.
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Outstanding!!
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Lt Col Kettles was awarded the Medal of Honor today. One comment that was made when His windshield was blown out by mortar rounds ,He said "Well at least I don't have to turn the air conditioner on !"
Upon picking up the eight men who were left behind, he was 600 lbs overweight. and the only way he could get off the ground was to have the Huey " Hop down the LZ like a rabbit" until He could get airborne. But the last "Hop" was so bad that one of the men fell out and clung to the skid all the way back to the base camp.
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Lt Col Kettles was awarded the Medal of Honor today. One comment that was made when His windshield was blown out by mortar rounds ,He said "Well at least I don't have to turn the air conditioner on !"
Upon picking up the eight men who were left behind, he was 600 lbs overweight. and the only way he could get off the ground was to have the Huey " Hop down the LZ like a rabbit" until He could get airborne. But the last "Hop" was so bad that one of the men fell out and clung to the skid all the way back to the base camp.
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That guy had 27 (twenty fucking seven) Air Medals.
Wow.
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Bad ass!
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According to this write up, he passed away a couple of weeks ago.
charles-kettles-who-received-medal-of-honor-five-decades-after-rescuing-44-men-in-vietnam-dies-at-89 RIP sir
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