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May this true soldier R.I.P.
"That I cannot do."
"Give this to, uh, Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. After all we're not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks."
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May God cradle his soul. R.I.P.
They just don't make enough like him any more.
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Godspeed soldier.
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Clint Eastwood
Kahn Souphanousinphone, Sr. "I could be manic, could be depressed. Real crapshoot."
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The best of the best...RIP.
RIP CSM.
Freedom doesn't come free. It is bought and paid for by the lives and blood of our men and women in uniform.
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He's Home now... and readying for the last battle...
Read:
The Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker
In The Gravest Extreme by Massad Ayoob
The Harbinger by Jonathan Cahn
From every encounter or scenario; yours, someone else's, real, or not...
LEARN SOMETHING FROM IT
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My Hero is Gone
The Lord is welcoming home a Soldier's SOLDIER - GARRY OWEN!
IMHO this man was the GREATEST COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR in the history of the United States Army!
We were just told by his granddaughter minutes ago that he passed on at 0400 this morning, 10/10/2012.
GOD SPEED HERO! HOOAAAHHHH!
• 7th United States Cavalry Regiment
• Garryowen (air)
• Battle of Ia Drang Valley
• We Were Soldiers Once and Young
• CSM USA Basil L. Plumley
• LTG, USA Hal Moore
SOURCE: Retired CSM Basil Plumley dies, Fort Benning mourns loss - WTVM.com-Columbus, GA
Retired CSM Basil Plumley dies, Fort Benning mourns loss
Posted: Oct 10, 2012 11:02 AM PDTUpdated: Oct 10, 2012 5:56 PM PDTBy Fadell Pitts - email
COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) - Fort Benning is mourning the loss of retired Command Sgt. Maj. Basil Plumley. Plumley, 92, died Wednesday morning at Columbus Hospice after he was recently diagnosed with colon cancer.
He was a veteran of the World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
During the Vietnam War, Plumley served as a sergeant major of the 1stBattalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment. The unit's actions in 1965 during The Battle of Ia Drang were revisited in the book We Were Solders... and Young.
The book became a movie in 2002. We Were Soldiers, starred Mel Gibson; actor Sam Elliot portrayed CSM Plumley in the movie.
Plumley enlisted in the Army in 1942 and retired after 32 years of service. He later worked at Martin Army Hospital on post before retiring after 15 years of service.
Awards and decorations:
Silver Star with one Oak Leaf Cluster
Bronze Star with one Oak Leaf Cluster
Purple Heart with three Oak Leaf Clusters
Army Air Medal with eight Oak Leaf Clusters
Army Presidential Unit Citation
Army Good Conduct Medal
American Campaign Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with arrowhead device and one silver and three bronze campaign stars (eight campaigns)
World War II Victory Medal
Army of Occupation Medal
National Defense Service Medal with one Gold Star
Korean Service Medal with one Arrowhead Device and three campaign stars
Vietnam Service Medal with eight campaign stars
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Vietnam Presidential Citation
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm three Awards
United Nations Service Medal for Korea
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Award Honor Medal
Republic of Korea War Service Medal, Order of Saint Maurice
Combat Infantryman Badge (third award)
Master Parachutist Badge with five Combat Jump Stars
French Croix de Guerre 82nd Airborne
Belgian Croix de Guerre 82nd Airborne
Dutch Order of the Orange 82nd Airborne
Doughboy Award 1999
David
Only two defining forces have ever died for you.....
1. Jesus Christ.
2. The American Soldier, Sailor, Airman, Marine, and Coast Guardsman.
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom!
1Cross+3Nails=4Given
Rest in well deserved peace, Sergeant Major.
"The pistol, learn it well, carry it always ..." ~ Jeff Cooper
"Dilgentia Vis Celeritas"
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I've know some men like him, who are now deceased as well.
Had the highest respect for every single one of them.
If you walked into hell, you would want to be standing next to them,
as they have walked into hell many times, and walked out again......
Now, it's their time to rest in "peace",
and they've 'earned' it.
RIP ! !
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