Browsing All posts tagged under »Medal of Honor«

Profiles of Valor: Audie Murphy

May 22, 2023 by

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“Just hold the phone and I’ll let you talk to one of the bastards.” MARK ALEXANDER MORE ESSAYS Born the seventh of 12 children in a sharecropper family in Hunt County, Texas, Audie Murphy dropped out of school in fifth grade in order to pick cotton for a dollar a day. His was a hard […]

Profiles of Valor: MSgt Roy P. Benavidez

April 28, 2023 by

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Call sign “Tango Mike Mike” — “That Mean Mexican”! MARK ALEXANDER MORE ESSAYS On February 24, 1981, President Ronald Reagan presented the Medal of Honor to Army Master Sergeant Raul “Roy” P. Benavidez, a special operations legend. Benavidez was a Texas native. His father was a Mexican-born American farmer and his mother a Yaqui Native American. Both parents died […]

America’s Real Heroes — Models of Service and Sacrifice

March 24, 2022 by

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Mark Alexander  ~ “For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity … at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty.” ~   “There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.” —Alexander Hamilton (1775) In a recent column, I noted that, despite all […]

An Orphan’s Medal of Honor

May 31, 2021 by

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Mark Alexander  ~ From humble beginnings to heroic service and ultimate sacrifice. ~ “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” —John 15:12-14 In recent weeks, I have written about the loss of two friends, T/Sgt. Charles Coolidge and Lt. Col. Chuck Hagemeister. They were members of, and […]

Don’t Look to Students to Solve University Problem + More – Daily Digest

November 13, 2015 by

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The Patriot Post ~ THE FOUNDATION “It is an unquestionable truth, that the body of the people in every country desire sincerely its prosperity. But it is equally unquestionable that they do not possess the discernment and stability necessary for systematic government. To deny that they are frequently led into the grossest of errors, by misinformation […]

Veterans Day Valor — T/Sgt. Charles H. Coolidge

November 11, 2015 by

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“You’ve Got to Come and Get Me” By Mark Alexander ~ “Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding generations to that wretchedness […]

Welcome Home, Lt. Bonnyman

October 7, 2015 by

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A Patriot Model of Service and Sacrifice By Mark Alexander ~ “There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.” —Alexander Hamilton (1775) Amid the precipitous decline of our nation’s world standing — due to the failed foreign policies of the current chief executive, […]

Armed Forces Day 2015

May 13, 2015 by

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Honoring American Patriots By Mark Alexander ~ “When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen; and we shall most sincerely rejoice with you in the happy hour when the establishment of American Liberty, upon the most firm and solid foundations shall enable us to return to our Private Stations in the […]

The First Medals of Honor

March 25, 2015 by

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At Risk of Life Beyond Call of Duty By Mark Alexander ~ “There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.” –Alexander Hamilton (1775) This year will mark more than 1,000 weeks that The Patriot Post has been publishing online – longer than any […]

Prison for Climate Deniers + More – Daily Digest

March 19, 2014 by

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The Patriot Post ~ THE FOUNDATION “When occasions present themselves, in which the interests of the people are at variance with their inclinations, it is the duty of the persons whom they have appointed to be the guardians of those interests, to withstand the temporary delusion, in order to give them time and opportunity for more […]

Heroism, Humility and Leadership

May 23, 2013 by

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The Janitor and the Medal of Honor By Mark Alexander “Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us. We cannot endure the infamy and guilt of resigning succeeding generations to that wretchedness which […]

An Ordinary Man

September 21, 2008 by

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I was saddened to read this morning of the passing of a fine old gentleman in Boise Idaho. Coming from an Australian, this may sound a little odd, because, really, in the whole population of more than 300 million in the US, probably only 100 or so people will note his passing. What it did […]

Profiles in Valor-Memorial Day 2008

May 26, 2008 by

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“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” –Nathan Hale The Medal of Honor Profiles in Valor – Memorial Day 2008 By Mark Alexander It is not surprising that many Americans no longer observe Memorial Day with reverence. Schools no longer teach civics, the courts exclude God (officially) from […]