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<blockquote data-quote="druryj" data-source="post: 3107283" data-attributes="member: 10465"><p>RIP TSgt Chapman. Of course, no one knows what was going through his head during that time, but I imagine he was pissed off that the other guys just left him. He was probably also running on adrenaline, piss & vinegar, and sheer guts. If what is said and seen is true, then yeah, this warrior deserves the MOH, in my opinion. I do sort of question why a USAF Controller would be assigned to a SEAL Team. What, you think they can't use a radio or something? Admittedly, I haven't studied or read much more about this than what I read here, so maybe there is something in there that explains it. I also question and scratch my head as to the circumstances that caused the others to leave TSgt Chapman behind...</p><p></p><p>Read "Hill 488" by Ray Hildreth and Charles Sasser for a similar action with a different outcome. I had the pleasure of meeting and listening to Ray Hildreth at a USMC function a couple of years ago. He was one of 4 Marines able to walk off Hill 488 unassisted, of his 18-man Recon Unit (16 Marines and 2 Navy Corpsmen). The Marines were down to throwing rocks at one point and when reinforcements finally arrived, they had just a few rounds of ammo left among them. The unit leader, SSgt Jimmy Howard, received the MOH for his actions during this fight. It is said that this is the single most highly decorated unit in US History, with the 18-man unit receiving 1 MOH, 4 Navy Crosses, 13 Silver Stars, and all 18 received a Purple Heart. Several of the Marines were killed during this battle, and all were wounded, but that 18-man Recon Unit left a whole big ****-pile of dead enemy lying scattered all over that hill when all was said and done, and all of the Marines and the Corpsmen who served beside them, dead and wounded alike, came off that hill together. </p><p> </p><p>Here's a link that provides a synopsis of the book, and does a decent job of trying to explain the culture and ethos of the US Marine Corps: <a href="http://www.hill488.com" target="_blank">www.hill488.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="druryj, post: 3107283, member: 10465"] RIP TSgt Chapman. Of course, no one knows what was going through his head during that time, but I imagine he was pissed off that the other guys just left him. He was probably also running on adrenaline, piss & vinegar, and sheer guts. If what is said and seen is true, then yeah, this warrior deserves the MOH, in my opinion. I do sort of question why a USAF Controller would be assigned to a SEAL Team. What, you think they can't use a radio or something? Admittedly, I haven't studied or read much more about this than what I read here, so maybe there is something in there that explains it. I also question and scratch my head as to the circumstances that caused the others to leave TSgt Chapman behind... Read "Hill 488" by Ray Hildreth and Charles Sasser for a similar action with a different outcome. I had the pleasure of meeting and listening to Ray Hildreth at a USMC function a couple of years ago. He was one of 4 Marines able to walk off Hill 488 unassisted, of his 18-man Recon Unit (16 Marines and 2 Navy Corpsmen). The Marines were down to throwing rocks at one point and when reinforcements finally arrived, they had just a few rounds of ammo left among them. The unit leader, SSgt Jimmy Howard, received the MOH for his actions during this fight. It is said that this is the single most highly decorated unit in US History, with the 18-man unit receiving 1 MOH, 4 Navy Crosses, 13 Silver Stars, and all 18 received a Purple Heart. Several of the Marines were killed during this battle, and all were wounded, but that 18-man Recon Unit left a whole big ****-pile of dead enemy lying scattered all over that hill when all was said and done, and all of the Marines and the Corpsmen who served beside them, dead and wounded alike, came off that hill together. Here's a link that provides a synopsis of the book, and does a decent job of trying to explain the culture and ethos of the US Marine Corps: [URL="http://www.hill488.com"]www.hill488.com[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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