Medal of Honor

bayman1975 · 09-21-2009, 10:16 AM

Great newspaper article about a Medal of Honor winner from just across the river from where I live here in NE Arkansas. Thought I'd share.

Jonesboro Sun

jerry · 09-21-2009, 10:21 AM

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

99z28monster · 09-21-2009, 10:26 AM

great article. We need more men like him.

SightNSqueeze · 09-21-2009, 10:49 AM

Army Staff Sgt. Nicky D. Bacon is certainly a man of faith. He sounds like the few Medal of Honor recipients that I had the pleasure to meet. All of them say much the same: “If I didn’t do it, somebody else would have,” or “Yes, I was scared but I knew I had to do something,” or “A lot of guys have done what I did but we’ll never know who they are,” or the most common, “Most of the guys who received this award died getting it.” These revered men are the most humble warriors you could ever come across. It made my heart leap when I read that Mr. Bacon had learned that the man he carried from the field, the man who he thought had died, had actually survived to become a physician who may in turn save Mr. Bacon from cancer. I will certainly pray that that happens.

Cyrano · 09-21-2009, 11:25 AM

An inspiring story. My only complaint is with the newshound who wrote it. He made the common mistake of referring to the Medal as the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Congress has nothing to do with the award; never has. The decision to award a MOH is made solely within the military, these days by the Awards Review Board. The Medal of Honor is presented in the name of the Congress, but that's all. The correct name for our highest award for military valor above and beyond the call of duty is the Medal of Honor, period. I do wish that the members of the Fourth Estate would get that right - or at least, that their fact-checkers would.

SightNSqueeze · 09-21-2009, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Cyrano

An inspiring story. My only complaint is with the newshound who wrote it. He made the common mistake of referring to the Medal as the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Congress has nothing to do with the award; never has. The decision to award a MOH is made solely within the military, these days by the Awards Review Board. The Medal of Honor is presented in the name of the Congress, but that's all. The correct name for our highest award for military valor above and beyond the call of duty is the Medal of Honor, period. I do wish that the members of the Fourth Estate would get that right - or at least, that their fact-checkers would.

Agreed. I believe it was the Congress who “authorized” the Medal of Honor during the Civil War and the term "Congressional" was sometimes and unofficially used to describe its origin and avoid confusion with other awards of honor that were awarded by various volunteer militias through the various state governments. Of course, that is not necessary now since there is only one Medal of Honor. That is just my take on the confusion that still persists.

SwedeSteve · 09-21-2009, 11:53 AM

Another REAL American Hero !!

ArkansasHunter · 09-21-2009, 11:56 AM

God Bless that man !!! He lives in Rose Bud Arkansas to. This made my day and a few tears...A.H

09-21-2009, 10:16 AM	#1
bayman1975 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bay, AR - Craighead County Posts: 75	Medal of Honor Great newspaper article about a Medal of Honor winner from just across the river from where I live here in NE Arkansas. Thought I'd share. Jonesboro Sun __________________ And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.

09-21-2009, 10:26 AM	#3
99z28monster Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: ottawa, KS/ Ft.drum NY Posts: 1,207	great article. We need more men like him. __________________ In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons. Herodotus

09-21-2009, 10:49 AM	#4
SightNSqueeze Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Intercoastal Sea Islands, SC, USA Posts: 3,176	Army Staff Sgt. Nicky D. Bacon is certainly a man of faith. He sounds like the few Medal of Honor recipients that I had the pleasure to meet. All of them say much the same: “If I didn’t do it, somebody else would have,” or “Yes, I was scared but I knew I had to do something,” or “A lot of guys have done what I did but we’ll never know who they are,” or the most common, “Most of the guys who received this award died getting it.” These revered men are the most humble warriors you could ever come across. It made my heart leap when I read that Mr. Bacon had learned that the man he carried from the field, the man who he thought had died, had actually survived to become a physician who may in turn save Mr. Bacon from cancer. I will certainly pray that that happens. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Was "Your" Voice Heard Today? NRA-ILA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

09-21-2009, 11:53 AM	#7
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 25,529	Another REAL American Hero !! __________________ In the absence of orders, ATTACK !!

09-21-2009, 11:56 AM	#8
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas. Posts: 18,224	God Bless that man !!! He lives in Rose Bud Arkansas to. This made my day and a few tears...A.H __________________ IN GOD WE TRUST NRA MEMBER

09-21-2009, 10:21 AM	#2
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 13,640 Blog Entries: 1	Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

09-21-2009, 11:25 AM	#5
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 7,813	An inspiring story. My only complaint is with the newshound who wrote it. He made the common mistake of referring to the Medal as the Congressional Medal of Honor. Congress has nothing to do with the award; never has. The decision to award a MOH is made solely within the military, these days by the Awards Review Board. The Medal of Honor is presented in the name of the Congress, but that's all. The correct name for our highest award for military valor above and beyond the call of duty is the Medal of Honor, period. I do wish that the members of the Fourth Estate would get that right - or at least, that their fact-checkers would.