PTSD HEALING

I WAS WATCHING

FOX NEWS CHANNEL

AND SAW 

MIKE HUCKABEE

TALKING TO

SOME VERY INTERESTED AND HELPFUL CARING PEOPLE.

CHECK THEM OUT AT:

PTSDHEALING.ORG

GOT THIS IN AN E-MAIL

AND I HAD TO POST IT

THE NEW F-35

YOU JUST HAVE TO LOVE

THOSE

NAVY PILOTS

________________

THANKFUL THURSDAY

MEDAL OF HONOR

The first Army Medal of Honor was awarded to Private Jacob Parrott during the American Civil War for his role in the Great Locomotive Chase. The only female Medal of Honor recipient is Mary Edwards Walker, a Civil War surgeon. Her medal was rescinded in 1917 along with many other non-combat awards, but it was restored by President Jimmy Carter in 1977.

While current regulations, (10 U.S.C. § 6241), beginning in 1918, explicitly state that recipients must be serving in the U.S. Armed Forces at the time of performing a valorous act that warrants the award, exceptions have been made. For example, Charles Lindbergh, while a reserve member of the U.S. Army Air Corps, received his Medal of Honor as a civilian pilot. 

In addition, the Medal of Honor was presented to the British Unknown Warrior by General Pershing on October 17, 1921; later the U.S. Unknown Soldier was reciprocally awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain's highest award for gallantry, on November 11, 1921. 

Although being a U.S. citizen is not a prerequisite for eligibility to receive the medal, apart from a few exceptions, Medals of Honor can be awarded to only members of the U.S. armed forces. Sixty-one Canadians who were serving in the United States armed forces have received the Medal of Honor; most received it for actions in the American Civil War. Since 1900, only four have been awarded to Canadians. 

In the Vietnam War, Peter C. Lemon was the only Canadian recipient of the Medal of Honor.

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A MESSAGE FROM MOH AWARDEES

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BE WELL MY BROTHERS.

PTSD IS NOT A LIFE SENTENCE.

I HAVE FRIENDS WHO HAVE BEEN THERE

AND CAME BACK TO LIVE WITHOUT THE

DISABILITIES.

IN THE NAVY

YOU MAY WONDER, "NOW WHY DID HE PUT THAT UP THERE?"

OH, YEA, HE WAS IN THE NAVY.

TRUE, BUT IT GOES A LITTLE FARTHER THAN THAT.

THAT LITTLE VIDEO

"IN THE NAVY"

WAS FILMED ON BOARD

THE USS FRANK S. REASONER (FF-1063)

FRANK S. REASONER LT. USMC

WAS A MEDAL OF HONOR AWARDEE

AND HE WAS THE FIRST 

OF MY

THANKFUL THURSDAY POSTS

Frank S. Reasoner

I NEVER MET FRANK. 

BUT I HAD THE HONOR OF

SERVING ABOARD HIS

 NAMESAKE

FROM 1989-28 AUGUST 1993

THE DECOMMISSIONING CEREMONY OF THE USS REASONER (FF-1063)

AUGUST 28, 1993.

THE USS FRANK S. REASONER (FF-1063)

HAS ALSO APPEARED PREVIOUSLY

IN THIS BLOG

UNDER THE HEADING;

PLACES, I'VE CALLED HOME

FF-1063

HERE ARE SOME OF THE LAST PHOTOS

OF

FRANK'S BOAT

BEFORE IT WAS RECOMMISSIONED

INTO THE

TURKISH NAVY AS

"KOCATEPE"

THAT IS ME, UNDER THE BARREL OF THE PHALANX.

USN & TURKISH CREWS

PARADE THE COLORS

AUGUST 28, 1993.

THE LAST DAY OF SERVICE

FOR THE

USS FRANK S. REASONER

THE LAST DAY OF MY SEA DUTY

AND

THE LAST BIRTHDAY

I SPENT

"IN THE NAVY"