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Those of you who might not know, the man (Above site) on the left is the Commandant of the U. S. Marine Corps, and he is proud to know the man on the right.

Maybe you'd like to hear about a real American, somebody who honored the uniform he wears. Meet Brian Chontosh.

This accurate information is verified as true on snopes: http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/chontosh.asp

At 29 Palms in California Brian Chontosh was presented with the Navy Cross, the second highest award for combat bravery the United States can bestow.

That's a big deal.

But you won't see it on the network news tonight, and all you read in Brian's hometown newspaper was two paragraphs of nothing. Instead, it was more blather about some mental defective MPs who acted like animals.

This is a heart warming story of bravery and action by a US Marine!
Thanks,

iBear
 
Some of you may not know that Ibear is also a Marine- ( or was- but there's no such thing as 'ex', right?) and is understandably proud of his brothers.



munk
 
Wow! I'm glad I have guys like that in my country, or more specifically, guarding it.

Thanks, and good stuff.

Nam
 
Thanks Ibear. There's something wrong with a country that doesn't honor her heros anymore.:( :grumpy:
 
Wow. He did the job! hope he's OK.

You're not alone in your opinion Yvsa. Here in Canada we have a General who saved 1000's of civilians but got fired as a reward, and a sniper who shot a guy sitting in a truck a kilometer away who no-one has heard of.

Apparently it's OK to send people off to do things we as a nation can't even talk about. My guess is that both our countries servicemen aren't doing this to get on TV, but a little recognition would be nice.
 
sounds like he should have got the 'medal of honour' for that, tho i'm sure he'd not be complainin'. well done & thanks, marine.
 
The Captain makes both his Corps and true Americans proud. Too bad our news scum didn't recognoze his heroism.

Ice
 
Yvsa said:
Thanks Ibear. There's something wrong with a country that doesn't honor her heros anymore.:( :grumpy:
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As you stated.... true enough! But, it is also unfortunate that these good things only seldom get reported. This is slanted reporting from my perspective. Certainly reporting only the negative and only the "DOOM AND GLOOM" would tend to give a distorted picture of the real state of affairs. And this is a legitimate bitch, it seems to me! Maybe a little more of the complete picture, some of the truth, would better serve this Countries best interests! Or, so it sems to me!

iBear
 
Green Ice said:
The Captain makes both his Corps and true Americans proud. Too bad our news scum didn't recognoze his heroism.

Ice
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It is absolutely sad that these good things only seldom get reported. Hard to believe that this wonderful example of honor and duty, receives so little ink!
Thanks,

iBear
 
munk said:
Some of you may not know that Ibear is also a Marine- ( or was- but there's no such thing as 'ex', right?) and is understandably proud of his brothers.



munk
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YEAH... my brother done real good! I'm proud!
Thanks,

iBear
 
kronckew said:
sounds like he should have got the 'medal of honour' for that, tho i'm sure he'd not be complainin'. well done & thanks, marine.
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I kind of wondered about that also! Seems like it was "Medal of Honor" bravery, beyond the call of duty! Anyway, I'm proud!

iBear
 
I had something kind of sad happen today. I had just gotten my oil changed and one of the guys at the place remarked how it was kind of a sleepy dreary day. I agreed and he went on to say that on a day like this in Viet Nam he would have been extra alert. I asked him, so you were in Viet Nam? He said yes and mumbled something about Hamburger Hill and getting injuries here and here and here, pointing at his leg and arm. I said thank you for your service. He said he didn't have any choice but to go. I said it doesn't matter, thanks anyway. Drafted? Was he given the choice of Army or prison? I didn't ask. I don't know, maybe he was BS-ing me. I figured he probably was. So what. But then a couple of minutes later he came back and said he really appreciated me saying thanks. And I overheard him telling some of the other guys that this was the first time anyone had ever thanked him for his service. From back in Viet Nam. That about killed me.
 
FallingKnife said:
I had something kind of sad happen today. I had just gotten my oil changed and one of the guys at the place remarked how it was kind of a sleepy dreary day. I agreed and he went on to say that on a day like this in Viet Nam he would have been extra alert. I asked him, so you were in Viet Nam? He said yes and mumbled something about Hamburger Hill and getting injuries here and here and here, pointing at his leg and arm. I said thank you for your service. He said he didn't have any choice but to go. I said it doesn't matter, thanks anyway. Drafted? Was he given the choice of Army or prison? I didn't ask. I don't know, maybe he was BS-ing me. I figured he probably was. So what. But then a couple of minutes later he came back and said he really appreciated me saying thanks. And I overheard him telling some of the other guys that this was the first time anyone had ever thanked him for his service. From back in Viet Nam. That about killed me.
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Good job dude! Major random act of kindness!!!!
 
Thanks, but naaa.

Just a little basic respect. Guys that have gone in harm's way deserve at least that.

And it really doesn't matter whether you agree with the strategy or the policy -- these aren't the guys who make those decisions, they're the ones who must attempt to implement them, regardless of their opinion.

And heros like Chontosh ought to get to star in a movie about themselves, a la Audie Murphy.
 
I applaud what Brian Chontosh has done for our country and honor him both for his extrodinary bravery and service. One thing I don't understand about the original post though is the note that:

"But you won't see it on the network news tonight, and all you read in Brian's hometown newspaper was two paragraphs of nothing".

While the Rochester D&C may not be a nationally ranked newspaper, they can never be accused of not honoring their own. He got the award over a year ago in May 2004. No less than 5 articles were posted at the time regarding his heroic feat, including one noting that a video game based in part on his actions has been released (so a new generation of Americans can be inspired by his example):
http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?s_site=democratandchronicle&f_site=democratandchronicle&f_sitename=Rochester+Democrat+and+Chronicle+%28NY%29&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_field_base-0=&f_product=RDCB&p_product=RDCB&p_text_base-0=Brian+Chontosh&Search=Search&p_perpage=10&p_maxdocs=200&p_queryname=700&s_search_type=keyword&p_sort=_rank_%3AD&p_field_date-0=YMD_date&p_params_date-0=date%3AB%2CE&p_text_date-0=
I completely agree that the news media tends to concentrate on the negative, but that appears to be what sells their papers. In this case Brian certainly got coverage for his bravery and I don't understand why anyone would say otherwise.
 
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