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American Hero: SFC Paul Ray Smith
Joe Katzman over at Winds of Change has a must read post:Trent Telenko emails me with a heads-up concerning Sgt. First Class Paul Ray Smith, a soldier in Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003. He's about to become the first serviceman to receive the Medal of Honor since MSG Gary Gordon and SFC Randall Shughart's "Blackhawk Down" heroics in 1993. SFC Smith was the key player in a firefight that saw 15 to 20 engineers, mortarmen and medics defeat 50-100 soldiers of Iraq's Special Republican Guard.In an act that brings to mind Private Audie Murphy's heroics in WWII, Smith's determined defense held off the Iraqi assault almost singlehandedly. Unlike Audie, however, Smith did not survive. His posthumous medal will be left in the keeping of his wife, son and daughter.
Blog post #1599 in category War, Terrorism,& the Military
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I've waited to blog this until I knew what I wanted to say. I've come to a conclusion, I guess. The creation of heroes in any society is pretty much a product of the media, and/or clever hype - as... [Read More]
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