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The book is really good as wellI'm watching Band of Brothers. One of the main characters, Litton, played by Donnie Wahlberg, is from Huntington. He was an enlisted man that was promoted to 1st SGT (as an E7 I believe), and eventually to the officer corps, 2LT, before the end of their campaign.
Hell of a story. I've always meant to look him up and see if he's buried locally.
WV has produced some absolute legends in the military community.
I've not watched it, but have wanted to see it.I'm watching Band of Brothers. One of the main characters, Litton, played by Donnie Wahlberg, is from Huntington. He was an enlisted man that was promoted to 1st SGT (as an E7 I believe), and eventually to the officer corps, 2LT, before the end of their campaign.
Hell of a story. I've always meant to look him up and see if he's buried locally.
WV has produced some absolute legends in the military community.
Yes, we have produced some legends in the military community.
You could be right, but I'd also say you are probably one of the least likely individuals to know about a soldiers way of thinking.Do they really like this though? I mean being fawned over. If I was in the military, I would not like it. I wouldn't like it even now with whatever job I have. Don't want any fawning.
I see these guys at ballgames, real old guys at Reds games, being honored over the PA system for their service. Can you imagine that? I always think the real badasses in the military would not want a thing to do with that.
You could be right, but I'd also say you are probably one of the least likely individuals to know about a soldiers way of thinking.
He was indeed buried in Huntington. He attended Marshall after the war.I'm watching Band of Brothers. One of the main characters, Litton, played by Donnie Wahlberg, is from Huntington. He was an enlisted man that was promoted to 1st SGT (as an E7 I believe), and eventually to the officer corps, 2LT, before the end of their campaign.
Hell of a story. I've always meant to look him up and see if he's buried locally.
WV has produced some absolute legends in the military community.
Do they really like this though? I mean being fawned over. If I was in the military, I would not like it. I wouldn't like it even now with whatever job I have. Don't want any fawning.
I see these guys at ballgames, real old guys at Reds games, being honored over the PA system for their service. Can you imagine that? I always think the real badasses in the military would not want a thing to do with that.
He was indeed buried in Huntington. He attended Marshall after the war.
Carwood Lipton - Wikipedia
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The vast majority aren’t.Are veterans domestic terrorists now?
He torched Japs, he was on Iwo JimaHe's alive. Just had a fall and hip injury. He wasn't able to participate in anything today. He has to be one of the few WWII vets still alive.
He literally torched nazis.
Fvcking legend.
Those CAG dudes are on a different planet that most any other people. Glad they are on our sideDave accepts it but doesn't give a shit. He has a saying that I adopted, "I've done more than some but not nearly as much as others."
But that state hero thing isn't like Woody Williams. There's a plaque on a wall on most bases and training sites, that's it. No parade requirements and public appearances like Woody.
Upon Lipton's return to the United States, he enrolled at Marshall University and completed his final three years graduating with a degree in engineering.[14] Fresh with his degree, Lipton received a job with Owens Illinois Inc., (O-I) manufacturer of glass products and plastics packaging.[14] He rapidly advanced in the company and by 1952 had become chief operator.[15]Absolutely!
He torched Japs, he was on Iwo Jima
your buddy that was in Delta Force, he must have served with Richard Marcinko, the Rogue Warrior! His first book was one I couldn’t put down!
When my son was in high school playing football they had a guy come from the Seals who was on that raid, don't remember his name. Maybe a couple of years after the raid. He said he killed OBL. It wasn't Oneal. He claimed the same thing. He was supposed to be a motivational speaker. I think he was on a book tour.Marcinko was a SEAL, not CAG. He formed DevGru, SEAL team 6, the navy version of CAG. Both are direct action, meaning counter terrorism.
That was a good book, I read it as a teenager.
I have absolutely zero respect for the SEAL community. The entire SOF community feels the same. CAG refuses to work with DevGru. Physically, they are impressive. Otherwise, they're a shit show. They can't land nav for shit. We had our convoy cell rescue SEALs multiple times in Iraq because they got lost. A convoy cell is made up of SF support personnel, mechanics, cooks, commo guys. SEALs murdered an SF guy because he caught them stealing opfunds (cash). SEALs fragged CAG dudes on a raid, they fragged the very person they tried to rescue on a different raid. An entire SEAL team (7) was sent home after only a month or so in country because of misconduct. That's a career ending directive.
SEALs believe their own legend once they're awarded the trident. And they can't wait to get a book deal.
I was apart of an op that killed an HVT in 06. SEALs were credited for the op but all they did was dig out bombed out rubble around an already dead guy and recover the body.
That's how it goes. SOF let's SEALs get credit for ops they don't do. That's why you don't know/hear shit about CAG, or 5th Group, or any DI team in any company of any group. It's purposeful misdirection.
And Robert O'Neal, he's full of shit too. He put a few bullets in OBLs body but OBL was dead as fvck before he got to the top of the stairwell. He got a good book deal and reoccuring spots on cable news though.
I think he was on a book tour.
I am wondering if it was that dude who had to give back 7 million? Might have been. The guy had a book out and told the boys(at the time) he shot OBL. I remember the coach got in some trouble because this guy came and spoke and they invited the principal and some staff and the team had like a booster club mom group that fed them before the meals and such and church that sponsored team meals and this guy dropped F bombs and GD's right and left in front of the staff, church people including a preacher, team women's group. hahaha. Humble was not in this guys wheel house from what I heard. He told them he shot OBL.I'm shocked at this news. Fvcking shocked.