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B. Wiliams: Medal of Honor, Nam war story
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<blockquote data-quote="GoHardOrGoHome" data-source="post: 47522" data-attributes="member: 199"><p><center></p><p><img src="http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/williams/moh.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Bosens Mate Wiiliams, Medal of Honor ceremony, White House</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/williams/pix.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>interview on series "Heroes" (Medal of Honor recipients)</p><p></center></p><p></p><p>That's a great feelin'...</p><p></p><p>It's one of the greatest feelings I've ever had in my life..to look at me..</p><p>All right Botes, you're in command..of a Man O'War. It might have </p><p>been a small Man O'War..but it was a Man O'War.</p><p>To me, it was the same as if it was a battleship</p><p>& uh,.. I grasped that opportunity & so did every man in the outfit with me</p><p>uh..to PROVE.. that we were GOOD people</p><p>that we could LEAD..</p><p>& that we could CONTRIBUTE.</p><p></p><p>[ operational definition of a REAL American. Reminds me of a typical offroad racer: down to earth</p><p>folk ("good people"), hard chargers ("leaders"), making a difference ("contribute" to offroad technology). Like the Vietnam</p><p>Veteran, they are a small niche of under appreciated & disrespected "heroes" ]</p><p></p><p>Commentator:</p><p>On the Mekong river, Repulbic of Vietnam, 31 Oct 1966</p><p>Under the leadership of Bosens Mate Wiiliams who demonstrated</p><p>unusual professional skill & indominable courage throughout the 3 hr battle </p><p>the patrol contributed to the destruction or loss of 65 enemy boats</p><p>& inflicted numerous casualties on the enemy personnel.</p><p></p><p>Bosens:</p><p>My father always taught me,</p><p>you can't be something you're NOT</p><p>that you must be what you ARE..</p><p></p><p>[ translation: be TRUTHFUL. Bush Jr is a perfect example of how his series of "free rides" courtesy of Bush Sr, is NOT in keeping with this principle. "If a C avg student @Yale like me can be president, so can you"..this is preposterous & ridiculous, what kind of example does that set for the future leaders of America?? Being a loser??..exactly the opposite of the principles of the Medal of Honor: Above & Beyond the Call of Duty. Hence, the whole world has to deal with a blunder of "unusual unprofessional skill & lack of courage"]</p><p></p><p>& as he expressed it:</p><p>Son...</p><p>there's no right way to do wrong</p><p></p><p>[ i.e. Wrong is WRONG..period ]</p><p></p><p>& uh..I have held that dear..uh..just those</p><p>few little phrases all my life.</p><p>Uh...at the time being a young man, I didn't understand it then</p><p>but I do now, but uh..it's made a difference in my life too.</p><p></p><p>[ I always felt America upheld this tradition, but the post WWII fiascos like Korean War, Vietnam,..[ other small stuff ], now Iraq has been a series of Wrongs, as per JrSyko comments. Comedy of Errors. Bush Jr could have topped them all with the biggest blunder of them all. ]</p><p></p><p></p><p>I got the above frames off the intro episode of "Heroes" (shown on A&E channel ~1989), I couldn't find the full 30 min episode for additional frames. I got the following frames off the series "Seven Views of War" -- WWII, Korean War, Vietnam war stories. It</p><p></p><p><center></p><p><img src="http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/7views.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>series "Seven Views of War"</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/int.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Richard O'Mara, Riverboat M60 machine gunner (front)</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/flag1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Old Glory</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/hochimin.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>political statement (idealogy)</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/gunner.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>machine gunner</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/gunner2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>machine gunner</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/mgunner.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>real action</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/boatflag2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>real action</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/beer.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>beer</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/boat.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>flagship</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/boatflg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>river boat</p><p></center></p><p></p><p>The above frames give you an indication of Bosens Williams gallantry that earned him the MOH..rough deal in a rough situation in a foreign country. NOW, reflect THAT against that Bush Jr character in the White House (hiding out in Camp David this weekend), & you can see why those "protestors" are really patriots. Many of them will tell you they are against Bush Jr, but support the troops (when used appropriately). H*LL, you got war-veterans saying this. I liked that one poster of a cracked egg with Bush Jr's face on it: "Empty WarHead found in White House" (it's referring to the fact that no weapons of mass destruction found so far in Iraq..no biological weapons used..it's a ll an illusion or fabrication by the White House)...heheheheh. That was quite creative! </p><p></p><p>For further info on River Boats in 'Nam:</p><p><a href="http://www.ironbutterfly.ws/intro.html">http://www.ironbutterfly.ws/intro.html</a></p><p></p><p>"Go for the Gusto, Go for the Overall"</p><p>-- Robby Gordon, SCORE off-road champion</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoHardOrGoHome, post: 47522, member: 199"] <center> [img]http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/williams/moh.jpg[/img] Bosens Mate Wiiliams, Medal of Honor ceremony, White House [img]http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/williams/pix.jpg[/img] interview on series "Heroes" (Medal of Honor recipients) </center> That's a great feelin'... It's one of the greatest feelings I've ever had in my life..to look at me.. All right Botes, you're in command..of a Man O'War. It might have been a small Man O'War..but it was a Man O'War. To me, it was the same as if it was a battleship & uh,.. I grasped that opportunity & so did every man in the outfit with me uh..to PROVE.. that we were GOOD people that we could LEAD.. & that we could CONTRIBUTE. [ operational definition of a REAL American. Reminds me of a typical offroad racer: down to earth folk ("good people"), hard chargers ("leaders"), making a difference ("contribute" to offroad technology). Like the Vietnam Veteran, they are a small niche of under appreciated & disrespected "heroes" ] Commentator: On the Mekong river, Repulbic of Vietnam, 31 Oct 1966 Under the leadership of Bosens Mate Wiiliams who demonstrated unusual professional skill & indominable courage throughout the 3 hr battle the patrol contributed to the destruction or loss of 65 enemy boats & inflicted numerous casualties on the enemy personnel. Bosens: My father always taught me, you can't be something you're NOT that you must be what you ARE.. [ translation: be TRUTHFUL. Bush Jr is a perfect example of how his series of "free rides" courtesy of Bush Sr, is NOT in keeping with this principle. "If a C avg student @Yale like me can be president, so can you"..this is preposterous & ridiculous, what kind of example does that set for the future leaders of America?? Being a loser??..exactly the opposite of the principles of the Medal of Honor: Above & Beyond the Call of Duty. Hence, the whole world has to deal with a blunder of "unusual unprofessional skill & lack of courage"] & as he expressed it: Son... there's no right way to do wrong [ i.e. Wrong is WRONG..period ] & uh..I have held that dear..uh..just those few little phrases all my life. Uh...at the time being a young man, I didn't understand it then but I do now, but uh..it's made a difference in my life too. [ I always felt America upheld this tradition, but the post WWII fiascos like Korean War, Vietnam,..[ other small stuff ], now Iraq has been a series of Wrongs, as per JrSyko comments. Comedy of Errors. Bush Jr could have topped them all with the biggest blunder of them all. ] I got the above frames off the intro episode of "Heroes" (shown on A&E channel ~1989), I couldn't find the full 30 min episode for additional frames. I got the following frames off the series "Seven Views of War" -- WWII, Korean War, Vietnam war stories. It <center> [img]http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/7views.jpg[/img] series "Seven Views of War" [img]http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/int.jpg[/img] Richard O'Mara, Riverboat M60 machine gunner (front) [img]http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/flag1.jpg[/img] Old Glory [img]http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/hochimin.jpg[/img] political statement (idealogy) [img]http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/gunner.jpg[/img] machine gunner [img]http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/gunner2.jpg[/img] machine gunner [img]http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/mgunner.jpg[/img] real action [img]http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/boatflag2.jpg[/img] real action [img]http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/beer.jpg[/img] beer [img]http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/boat.jpg[/img] flagship [img]http://www.airextreme.com/war/nam/omara/boatflg.jpg[/img] river boat </center> The above frames give you an indication of Bosens Williams gallantry that earned him the MOH..rough deal in a rough situation in a foreign country. NOW, reflect THAT against that Bush Jr character in the White House (hiding out in Camp David this weekend), & you can see why those "protestors" are really patriots. Many of them will tell you they are against Bush Jr, but support the troops (when used appropriately). H*LL, you got war-veterans saying this. I liked that one poster of a cracked egg with Bush Jr's face on it: "Empty WarHead found in White House" (it's referring to the fact that no weapons of mass destruction found so far in Iraq..no biological weapons used..it's a ll an illusion or fabrication by the White House)...heheheheh. That was quite creative! For further info on River Boats in 'Nam: [url="http://www.ironbutterfly.ws/intro.html"]http://www.ironbutterfly.ws/intro.html[/url] "Go for the Gusto, Go for the Overall" -- Robby Gordon, SCORE off-road champion [/QUOTE]
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