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Posted @withregram • @bzohistory Before joining in his father's family business, and becoming one of the richest men in the world, John T. Walton served in Vietnam with the elite recon men of SOG. On one patrol, he dropped behind enemy lines with his team shortly before surrounding NVA found them and attacked. The team leader and radio operator were severely wounded. Walton, as the team medic, patched them both up and placed a tourniquet on one of their legs while fighting back the enemy. He took over the radio and called in air strikes on his own position. When a medevac chopper arrived, the team barely made it out, with Walton carrying one man to the bird. His medical treatment, all while under fire so close he could see smoke drifting from the NVA's cigarettes, saved the lives of the wounded. For his heroism, Walton was awarded the Silver Star. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Walton returned to the states and eventually joined his father, Sam, in expanding the new retail giant, Wal-Mart. In 2005, at the age of 58, Walton tragically died in a plane crash, flying a home-built experimental aircraft. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "...on 3 August 1968 as a member of a Special Forces Reconnaissance Team, 5th Special Forces Group. The patrol was attacked by a numerically superior enemy force. One of the team members was severely wounded in the initial barrage and SPC Walton fought off the enemy while rendering life-saving medical treatment to the casualty. Later, when a grenade exploded inside the team's defensive perimeter and temporarily incapacitated the team leader, SPC Walton assumed the job of directing air strikes on the attackers. Although under constant and ravaging enemy fire, SPC Walton then administered aid to the casualties suffered as the battle continued. When a rescue helicopter arrived to pick up the survivors of the fight, he carried a wounded team member through continuing enemy fire to the waiting ship." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #battlesightzero #bzo #history #military #militaryhistory #veteran #veterans #america #army #usarmy #soldier #specialforces #vietnamwar #silverstar #macvsog #sog #recon #famoussoldiers (at Army Recruiting Columbia, TN) https://www.instagram.com/p/CITCQZAhI2i/?igshid=14llna3v513zb

Posted @withregram • @sergeant.walker On September 20, 2019, Corporal Alexandra Nowak was driving down I-15 near Escondido, CA when multiple cars collided in front of her. One SUV rolled and landed on it's side. Nowak pulled over and ran toward the wrecked vehicle. A 9-month-old baby and 4-year-old child rode in back with their mother driving. Nowak helped the baby and child from the vehicle then returned for the mother. As she attempted to enter the front seat, she realized the woman's arm was nearly severed and bleeding heavily. Nowak sprinted to her vehicle, grabbed a tourniquet she kept inside, and put it on the severed arm. She kept the woman conscious until First Responders arrived to get the victim to a hospital, where she would survive due to Nowak's quick actions. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ For her initiative rescuing the family from the vehicle, Nowak was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #battlesightzero #bzo #history #military #militaryhistory #veteran #veterans #america #usmc #marinecorps #marines #semperfi #semperfidelis #flex #flexfriday #marines #usmc #ssgtcain #unitedstatesmarinecorps #oorahh #oorahmarinecorps #semperfidelis #semperfi #rssstjoseph #stjoseph #stjosephmo #stjoemo #marinecorps #mcrd #mcrdsandiego #mcrdparrisisland #mcrdsd #mcrdpi https://www.instagram.com/p/B73i_JbAeGT/?igshid=60bvx70kxzuh

Posted @withrepost • @bzohistory Today marks 26 years since the Battle of Mogadishu. 18 Americans lost their lives during the two day battle, and 73 more were wounded. It would remain the bloodiest American battle since the Vietnam War until the second battle for Fallujah in 2004. After Blackhawk helicopter Super 64 went down, Master Sergeant Gary Gordon and Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart willingly sacrificed their lives to protect the crew. Despite the swarming mob closing in on the wreckage, the two Delta Force snipers repeatedly requested to be put on the ground. They defended the crew until being overwhelmed and killed. For their incredible heroism and sacrifice, both were awarded Medals of Honor. Gordon's citation reads in part: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ "...After his third request to be inserted, Master Sergeant Gordon received permission to perform his volunteer mission... Equipped with only his sniper rifle and a pistol, Master Sergeant Gordon and his fellow sniper fought their way through a dense maze of shanties and shacks to reach the critically injured crew members. Master Sergeant Gordon immediately pulled the pilot and the other crew members from the aircraft, establishing a perimeter which placed him and his fellow sniper in the most vulnerable position. Master Sergeant Gordon used his rifle and side arm to kill an undetermined number of attackers until he depleted his ammunition. He then went back to the wreckage, recovering some of the crew's weapons and ammunition. Despite the fact that he was critically low on ammunition, he provided some of it to the dazed pilot and then radioed for help. After his team member was fatally wounded and his own rifle ammunition exhausted, Master Sergeant Gordon returned to the wreckage, recovering a rifle with the last five rounds of ammunition and gave it to the pilot with the words, "good luck." Then, armed only with his pistol, Master Sergeant Gordon continued to fight until he was fatally wounded. His actions saved the pilot's life." ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #battlesightzero #bzo #history #military #militaryhistory #veteran #veterans #america #medalofhonor #blackhawkdown #battleofmogadishu #army #usarmy #soldier #specialforces https://www.instagram.com/p/B3KEWdEnQ4r/?igshid=1q6g5b7bjyrg5