“I’m not keeping any of the medals; they’re all going to the wall....."

[Dystopian]

Vietnam veteran finally receives medals due him

CONWAY —
Lester Floyd left Vietnam some 40 years ago, but it’s never left him.

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Floyd received about a dozen honors, including the Bronze Star and the Vietnam Medal of Honor, which Pryor said was “very rare.”

Pryor read a citation explaining that the Bronze Star was for Floyd’s actions during the Tet Offensive when Floyd was “constantly alert and provided critical intelligence information and taking his turn at the radio” requesting helicopter gunships and Air Force AC-47 gunships.

Floyd said he received the Vietnam Medal of Honor for taking care of his friend who was shot.

“You shouldn’t get a medal for that,” Floyd said after the ceremony.

more...much more.
This is one humble and beautiful soul...

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2011/oct/30/vietnam-veteran-finally-receives-medals-d-20111030/?news-arkansas

I believe that those who are truly humble leave their medals in a box.....
I was only recently able to see my husband's discharge papers...after almost 40 years.
I saw the honors and medals for the first time...
I wept.

peace~

[pacalo]

1. That was touching. I wonder how much influence the Kent State massacre had on attitudes toward the

rest of the military. The pictures of National Guardsmen murdering unarmed college students & of those students lying dead are unforgettably horrifying. It's a shame that there were any hard feelings toward those who never harmed their own countrymen & were doing what they thought at the time was honorable.

I'm so sorry your husband isn't still with you; I know you miss him.

:hug: , Dystopian.

[Dystopian]

2. Thank you...

pacalo:hug:
Yes, I miss him, yet I have our children....life goes on.
Thank you for your kind words...

In truth, being a part of the 60s counterculture, never thought I'd marry a veteran.
I met him after his return, when he was one of 'us'.....
I agree...Kent State was a horrific reminder, and brought a negative attitude toward the military.
Many didn't want to be there...drafted.
Others enlisted....they wanted to go.
My husband was one of them...I'll never understand....

peace~

[Dystopian]

3. “Agent Orange is eating me alive,” .....

I initially got the link from:

http://www.agentorangelegacy.blogspot.com/

Our first born child is afflicted with many maladies...AO related.
How I wish he could be here for her now....


peace~