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Splinter26
11-02-2003, 01:42 PM
http://www.sfcpaulsmith.com/

Did you guys read this story already? I'm sorry if it was already posted.
Jack Mehoff
11-02-2003, 02:00 PM
Yeah, that guy deserves a MOH
NcDeuce
11-02-2003, 02:09 PM
Great soldier
Haiw
11-02-2003, 02:11 PM
Kinda sad how the whole Lynch story got blown up huge in the media while this guy that definately deserves a CMOH hasn't had any attention at all :|
NcDeuce
11-02-2003, 02:14 PM
Kinda sad how the whole Lynch story got blown up huge in the media while this guy that definately deserves a CMOH hasn't had any attention at all :|

I agree.
ST4
11-02-2003, 02:16 PM
If he does not recieve the MOH, then there is something completely wrong with the military. If Jessica Lynch recieved a Bronze Star for doing nothing, then there is no doubt that SFC Smith should recieve the MOH.

By the way, what about Jason Cunningham in Operation Anaconda? He recieved the Air Force Cross, but he deserves the Medal of Honor the most cause we was the PJ who kept 10 men alive even thought he was seriously wounded. He kept moving from wounded solider to another, and I believe he also kept going back to the buring Chinook to keep a solider alive.

I do not see why he didn't recieve the Medal of Honor.
NcDeuce
11-02-2003, 02:20 PM
By the way, what about Jason Cunningham in Operation Anaconda? He recieved the Air Force Cross, but he deserves the Medal of Honor the most cause we was the PJ who kept 10 men alive even thought he was seriously wounded. He kept moving from wounded solider to another, and I believe he also kept going back to the buring Chinook to keep a solider alive.


Many of the pilots, Rangers, pararescuemen, SEALS, 10th Mtn. at Takur Ghar deserve Silver Stars and Medal of Honors. I know two 160th SOAR guys got the Silver Star not too long ago.
Splinter26
11-03-2003, 06:51 AM
Maybe Jason Cunningham will receive a medal of honor at the end of the war, just like Paul Smith. Too bad medals can't bring our men back, that's what really sucks ... their actions inspire me me everyday, God bless them and their families.
Splinter26
11-03-2003, 06:54 AM
This is a very interesting website http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/moh1.htm I like to read the stories of these brave soldiers from time to time.
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11-03-2003, 07:21 AM
Wow if some dude ever deserved a medal of honor its him. Thats amazing he managed to let off 400 .50 cal rounds and killed somewere from 30-50 iraqi republican guards.
RIP
ShotOver
11-03-2003, 08:07 AM
Wow, thats amazing.

R.I.P
11F5S
11-03-2003, 08:37 AM
Kinda sad how the whole Lynch story got blown up huge in the media while this guy that definately deserves a CMOH hasn't had any attention at all :|

Dead men can't do interviews, parades, etc. The general public isn't as interested in the stories of men killed in battle as those of people rescued.

All of the living MOH recipients that I have known tended to keep a very low profile and avoided media attention as much as possible.
Eddie
11-03-2003, 10:30 AM
Great story, thanks for the links Splinter!

He sure did earn his MOH! R.I.P.
Sabre
11-03-2003, 12:31 PM
Think I heard about that before, quite a struggle against the odds.

The medal issue, I always think, is a little by-the-by if it's posthumous. More harm than good seems to come when these stories get into the media, dragging it out again for the families, and then it is decided not to award the medal.

Here's a story my RSM told me about the GW.

A four man recce team from his battalion had been tasked to recce a road junction after the invasion, inside Iraq. They were to check it was clear in order for the main group to advance up the road the following day. So the cpl takes out his patrol and does the full recce on the junction, in the process of doing so he notices activity further ahead. As per usual, the radios weren't working so he was unable to report it. He decided to investigate and discovered a tent with command vehicles outside. Off his own bat, with no support available, he decided to attack the tent. They engaged the Iraqis and withdrew. Later, it was discovered that this was an Iraqi command post for a local unit. The four man team had succeeded in killing 19 officers and other ranks including several high ranking ones.

The Cpl recieved no medal. In the words of my RSM, "He crossed the start line, anything after that was just his job."