____ HEROES ARE THOSE WHO SAVE LIVES IN THE LIGHT OF DAY AND BY ACTIONS ABOVE AND BEYOND, THE CALL OF DUTY It may also be instructive to know that snipers are not considered hero enough to ever be considered for the Medal of Honor. There is only one exception and that one entailed snipers acting in concert to protect fellow soldiers and not in surreptitious killing under stealth tactics. Here is the skinny on the actions of these two actual hero snipers who acted simply as members of a tactical rescue team: Master Sergeant Gary I. Gordon and Sergeant First Class Randall D. Shughart are the only snipers to have received the Medal of Honor. Gordon, the sniper team leader, requested that they be inserted at the 2nd crash site. His request was denied twice before finally being approved on the third request. The snipers were armed only with their sniper rifles and pistols. Upon reaching the downed Blackhawk, which was under intense enemy fire, Gordon and Shughart pulled the crew from the wreckage and proceeded to set up a defensive perimeter. The snipers, assisted by the severely injured Durant, began to engage the attacking Somalis from the opposite side of the wreckage using assault rifles stored on the Blackhawk. Shughart and Gordon were eventually mortally wounded after nearly exhausting all available ammunition; Durant, the only survivor, was taken hostage. So it is plain to understand here that the snipers were not surreptitiously sniping victims here; they were serving to protect using regular combat techniques and strategies; aka combat soldiers. As cited, snipers are not usually considered for the Medal of Honor for their service as snipers. The actions of Mr. Gordon and Mr. Shughart were above and beyond their MOSC duties. ... Men deserving their honorarium for actions above and beyond the call of duty.: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Gordon#Medal_of_Honor en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Shughart#Medal_of_Honor ... Hollywood movie that shows what actual heroes do… sniper or not these two are the reason that the Medal of Valor and subsequently the Medal of Honor represents. Movies like “American Sniper might be good drama but that sniper came home; these two men show what heroism IS and why we should not designate lesser men as hero in comparison with men who actually are: https://youtube/watch?v=1Xgjcp4Ff_s ____
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 23:42:36 +0000
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