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fightingquaker13

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Here's one to make you feel like a wuss.
« on: November 27, 2012, 05:48:34 AM »
God bless you Sarge, and I wish there ten thousand more just like you. :o

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Re: Here's one to make you feel like a wuss.
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2012, 08:15:48 AM »
He got quite a bit of recognition well before his death.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Benavidez#Awards.2C_honors.2C_and_recognitions

Awards, honors, and recognitions
Military decorations

Among Benavidez's decorations and medals were the following:

    Medal of Honor ribbon.svg  Medal of Honor
    Distinguished Service Cross ribbon.svg  Distinguished Service Cross (superseded by award of the Medal of Honor)[3]
    Purple Heart BAR.svg  Purple Heart with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
    Army Good Conduct ribbon.svg  Army Good Conduct Medal (7 awards)
    Army of Occupation ribbon.svg    Army of Occupation Medal
    National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg  National Defense Service Medal
    AFEMRib.svg  Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
    Vietnam Service Ribbon.svg  Vietnam Service Medal with 4 campaign stars
    Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon.png   Vietnam Campaign Medal
    Vietnam gallantry cross-w-palm-3d.svg   Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm
    Txlmoh.jpg  Texas Legislative Medal of Honor
    Presidential Unit Citation ribbon.svg  Presidential Unit Citation
    Combat Infantry Badge.svg  Combat Infantryman Badge
    US Army Airborne master parachutist badge.gif  Master Parachutist badge 2001, Studies and Observations Group
    SpecForces.gif  Army Special Forces Tab

Honors and recognitions
Roy P. Benavidez Elementary School in Gulfton, Houston, Texas
The Texas National Guard armory in El Campo
USNS Benavidez

    1981 Texan of the Year
    Honorary Associate in Arts from the New Mexico Military Institute
    Presented Martha Raye with the Presidential Medal of Freedom
    Special USPS Pictorial Cancellation Stamp
    Lifetime Achievement Award from St. Mary's University Alumni Law School in San Antonio, Texas
    Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial in Indianapolis, Indiana
    The Medal of Honor Memorial at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California
    Texas Legislative Medal of Honor
    GI Joe, Roy P. Benavidez Commemorative Edition – Released August 31, 2001 (First Hispanic to be honored.)
    Memorial Bench at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery

There are a number of institutions and buildings that bear Benavidez's name. These include:

    Roy P. Benavidez American Legion Post #400 in San Antonio, Texas
    Roy P. Benavidez Army Reserve Center, NAS Corpus Christi, Texas
    Roy P. Benavidez Artillery Training Area 67 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
    Roy P. Benavidez City Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado
    Roy P. Benavidez Elementary School in Gulfton, Houston, Texas
    Roy P. Benavidez Elementary School in San Antonio, Texas
    Roy P. Benavidez Foundation, Inc.
    Roy P. Benavidez Military Range at Fort Knox, Kentucky
    Roy P. Benavidez National Guard Armory in El Campo, Texas
    Roy P. Benavidez Scholarship Fund in El Campo
    Roy P. Benavidez Special Operations Logistic Complex at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
    USNS Benavidez, a Bob Hope-class roll on roll off vehicle cargo ship

The conference Room owned and operated by the Department of Military Instruction of the United States Military Academy is the "Benavidez Room". Inside the "Benavidez Room" there are signed pictures of MSG Benavidez, the citation from his Medal of Honor, and a G.I. Joe toy created in his likeness. The room is used primarily for planning Cadet Summer Military Training and hosting visitors.
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Re: Here's one to make you feel like a wuss.
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2012, 08:39:39 AM »
De Oppresso Liber

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Re: Here's one to make you feel like a wuss.
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2012, 01:12:15 PM »
Saw a segment on him on a Medal of Honor show on the Military Channel once......splendid behavior....gives a whole new meaning to the term 'die hard'..



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Re: Here's one to make you feel like a wuss.
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2012, 09:24:21 AM »
I can't even comprehend the size of the cojones it would take to do what he did.  That's like trying to comprehend the size of the universe. 
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Re: Here's one to make you feel like a wuss.
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Re: Here's one to make you feel like a wuss.
« Reply #5 on: November 29, 2012, 01:30:05 PM »
boy he sort of makes one feel inadequate!

Respect!
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