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Hospitalman Richard Powell moved around a battlefield littered with Marine casualties, treating them one by one. Under enemy fire the whole time, Powell was hit by a machine gun, immobilizing one of his arms. He continued treating Marines and moving closer to the NVA positions. When one Marine fell less than 15 meters away from an enemy machine gun, Powell unhesitatingly moved to his position. He was mortally wounded while providing medical care. For his heroic resolve and dedication to his Marines, Powell was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.
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"...serving as a Corpsman with Company L, Third Battalion, Seventh Marines. HN Powell's platoon was moving with Company M southwest of Da Nang when the lead elements of the company received intense hostile sniper fire. As HN Powell's unit maneuvered across a large field in an attack on the enemy's flank, the Marines came under a heavy volume of automatic-weapons fire delivered from three sides by a large North Vietnamese Army force, and sustained numerous casualties. With complete disregard for his own safety, HN Powell unhesitatingly rushed forward and commenced treating the wounded men. Although struck by enemy machine-gun fire which immobilized one of his arms, he ignored his painful injuries as he steadfastly continued to render life-sustaining first aid to his fallen comrades. Observing a casualty who lay within fifteen meters of an enemy machine-gun position, HN Powell fearlessly advanced into the hazardous area and was mortally wounded by hostile fire while providing vital medical treatment to the injured Marine."
Semper Fi Devil Doc!! B
GOD BLESS YOU RICHARD, AMEN. R.I.P.
Semper Fi Doc!!!
Semper Fi Devil Doc!!!
Hilda Clayton joined the Army shortly after graduating high school and attending technical college in her home town of Augusta, GA. She graduated Defense Information School in 2012 and took the job of a combat camera photographer with the 55th Signal Company out of Fort Meade. Shortly thereafter, Clayton deployed to Afghanistan.
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On July 2, 2013, Clayton trained with an Afghan Army photojournalist as they documented a live-fire mortar training exercise at FOB Gamberi, Laghman Province. They crouched around a mortar tube with cameras at the ready as 3 Afghan soldiers operated the weapon. Clayton waited until they dropped a round down the tube and snapped a photo at the instant it fired. Tragically, the unbelievable photograph captured her own death. The faulty round exploded inside the mortar tube. The resulting ball of fire and shrapnel killed Clayton, the Afghan photographer, and all 3 mortar operators.
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Clayton was 22 years old at the time of her death. She was the first combat documentation and production specialist to be killed in Afghanistan. Combat Camera honored Clayton by naming the award for the winner of its annual joint-service combat camera competition after her, the Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera (COMCAM) Competition.
Sad prayers for her and all the others involved
Thank you for your service.
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Thank you for your service may u RIP
THANK YOU
When his AAV was disabled in an NVA ambush, Corporal Warren Ralya, Jr., left his vehicle to go find the enemy. He grabbed a grenade launcher and destroyed multiple enemy positions standing in front of the vehicle, while other Marines moved the wounded to safety. He was shot once, but remained on his feet firing grenades. A second bullet knocked him to the ground, but he got back up and continued firing. A third bullet sprawled him out once more, bleeding profusely. He passed off his M-79, but continued refusing medical attention. Instead, he grabbed hand grenades and started crawling towards the enemy. He succumbed to his wounds as he crawled. For his incredible bravery and devotion to his fellow Marines, Ralya was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.
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"...serving as a Crew Chief with Company A, First Amphibian Tractor Battalion, on 20 January 1968. As Cpl Ralya's platoon was moving into its blocking position, it came under intense automatic weapons fire and antitank grenade attack from a company-sized NVA ambush, disabling the platoon's tractor and wounding several Marines. Cpl Ralya, heedless of his own safety, left the relative security of the AAV and advanced to the open ground on one side of the vehicle and remained exposed while he delivered accurate M-79 grenade fire destroying two automatic weapons positions. He moved in front of the tractor where his accurate fire destroyed an NVA antitank grenade launcher. He remained exposed and delivered covering fire that enabled the wounded to be moved to safety. Ignoring a painful injury and refusing to move to the protection of the vehicle, Cpl Ralya continued to fire his weapon until he was wounded a second time and knocked to the ground. He had risen from the ground and continued to place accurate fire toward the enemy when he was hit for the third time. Refusing medical attention, he handed his weapon to another Marine and, armed with hand grenades, began to crawl toward the enemy positions. He had traveled only a short distance when he succumbed to his wounds."
Semper Fi
God bless
All I can say is WOW... where did that whole heroism come from....may God bless you and always be with you
Service to the max. Thank you, Hero!
He was somebody's baby and grew to be everybody's hero.
Forever grateful and thankful to those who give their lives to save others.. a true American hero
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