Medal of Honor Marine's 1911 returned after 30 yrs

[68Charger]

Awesome read. I'm glad everything went well.

[Jumping Frog]

Nice story, thanks.

I had to smile at the euphemism the article used about this Marine Staff Sgt.:

"Although he was painfully wounded as he moved to care for the disabled men, he continued to shout encouragement to his troops and to direct their fire so effectively that the attacking hordes were beaten off,

Yeah, I'll bet he was "shouting encouragement".

[speedsix]

...Semper Fi!!! good story!!!

[i8godzilla]

Great story.

I do have a problem with so called media outlets referring to recipients of military honors and awards as "winners"! The Medal of Honor (and all other honors) are earned sometimes at price most are not willing to pay.

[lama]

While I understand that the emotion the words convey. Earn and win are synonyms and in some dictionaries they are used to describe each other. Again I understand that the word make you feel diferent when you hear/read them they are not wrong to use it. That's just my opinion maybe someone with a litterary background will come in and make me look a fool.

[mbw]

Actually, most members of the CMOH Society refer to having been “Awarded” the medal, not earned or won.

I know from first hand knowledge from my wife’s uncle who was awarded the medal for action in WWII.

Andy, great article. Thanks for posting it.

[RoyGBiv]

Great story...

[Heartland Patriot]

That was indeed a TERRIFIC story. I went and found a page with Capt. McGinty's citation. Five NVA downed with an original 1911! In addition to everything else he did during that battle. I'm glad he got his pistol back and what he did in return when he got it was a class act. Thanks for posting that...

[RSJ]

amazing....
Great end to that story.

[JRG]

Wow, I really like this story!! Great ending!

Joe

[Zoomie72]

A great story, and a highlight of two truly honorable men.

Also, a reminder to me that my grandfather's 1911 is one of my most prized possessions and that I am lucky to have such a concrete reminder of him.

[chuckybrown]

Actions that make heroes
Medford man returns rare handgun to Medal of Honor winner

A historic Colt .45-caliber, semi-automatic pistol stolen more than 30 years ago from a Medal of Honor winner in South Carolina has been returned to its rightful owner.

The gun and owner were reunited after a history buff in Medford, who bought the old handgun in an online auction last month, tracked down the retired Marine whose name is engraved on it.

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The Marine's valor is quite awesome. But let's not forget the "buff" that went beyond placing the gun in his collection, to actually tracing down the owner. It's akin to finding a wallet full of money, then finding the owner to return it all. Bravery and honor....they're never really far apart from one another, are they?

Chucky-B

[RoyGBiv]

Bravery and honor....they're never really far apart from one another, are they?

Chucky-B