"Battle Fatigue, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or Combat Stress, that's what the John Kerry libs call yellow-belly cowardice".
"Battle Fatigue, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or Combat Stress, that's what the John Kerry libs call yellow-belly cowardice".
Go to military.com and you will see sixties protesters still alive.
Well, not all of the Japanese soldiers came from the mainland concentration camps, they also came from Hawaii which had no camps.The 442nd/100th RCT is the highest decorated in U.S. military history, suffered 93% casualties.
7 Presidential Unit Citations
21 Medals of Honor
52 Distinguished Service Crosses (including 19 Distinguished Service Crosses which were upgraded to Medals of Honor in June 2000)
1 Distinguished Service Medal
560 Silver Stars (plus 28 Oak Leaf Clusters for a second award)
22 Legion of Merit Medals
15 Soldier�s Medals
4,000 Bronze Stars (plus 1,200 Oak Leaf Clusters for a second award; one Bronze Star was upgraded to a Medal of Honor in June 2000)
9,486 Purple Hearts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/442nd_Regimental_Combat_Teamhttp://www.njahs.org/research/442.html
I reckon Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal (OAV) must be true then ;-)
http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Movie/TV/Kenshin/index.htmlWe see the Nips were playing samurai in Europe, but what about the Chinks and the Kim Chees ? Were they in the U.S. Army too doing the laundry, the cleaning, and running the base liquor stores ?
Don't let me die!
None of them are tougher than the citizens of
Iraq, Afghanistan and other war torn nations. Many are born, bred and die under extreme poverty, abuse and constant cross fire among rival factions. Life is their training ground. No wonder they are a tough nut to crack.
if U likeem why not join em, go and be a terrorist, nobody will miss you.
Not sure if this helps answer the question but my best friend is in BUD/S right now. He said they started with 310 people, they are down to 36. They've already gone through hell week so I doubt it will drop much more from there.
This kid is nuts. We were at the ocean last summer. We wanted to see how far we all could swim out before getting scared and going back. The kid got far enough out where the lifeguards thought he was in trouble and went out to go get him. When they got there he was totally fine and told them he was training to be a SEAL and that he would swim in if they wanted him to. After watching him swim in from that far out the Chief Lifeguard at Jones Beach offered him a job as a lifeguard on the spot..
I’m a bit puzzled as to how exactly this unit became the ‘most decorated military unit in US history.
The Italy campaign was never one of my primary interests as far as WW2 is concerned, it being something of a side-show to the major areas of conflict - but I do recall looking at the Cassino battles and the first attempts to capture the Monastery strongpoint was undertaken mainly by the American 34th Division backed by the 36th The 100th being attached to the 34th I remember sterling efforts being made by the 133 and 135 battalions on those slopes, but the 100th was only mentioned in passing as it were. Casualty figures bear this out - the 133 losing 1119 killed, the 135 losing 1206, but the 100th only 249. Both American divisions were decimated and withdrawn from the line, their places taken by two crack British divisions - who incidentally, also failed to capture the Monastery. Their next claim to fame was the rescue of this ‘lost’ battalion in the Vosage mountains. This incidentally was even more of a side-show- the unnecessary invasion of southern France after the real D-Day. Apparently they lost more men during that battle than they rescued. What amazes me is that the Germans had any unit of military competence in that area at that time, considering the awesome perils threatening the Reich in more vital areas at this time - and even more, that the Germans were still ready to fight so fiercely when they must have known the war was lost.
Having said all that - even more baffling to me are some of the awards.
I read that the first Medal of Honour awarded was in April 1945! Christ - the war (in Europe) ended in May!
Where the hell did these other 20 Medals of Honour come from?
Apparently they were ‘upgraded’ in 2000!
How the hell do you upgrade a Medal of Honour 55 years later?
The whole of the 34 Infantry division only earned 10 Medals of Honour - with their record.
Do I detect a touch of ‘political correctness’ in all this most decorated stuff?
Their contribution to the war in Europe was, I would suggest, rather less remarkable than many other similar unit.
For instance, check the exploits of the 504th of the 82nd Airborne at the Nijmegen Bridge during the Market Garden operation.
That's only training. Anybody can train and make huge claims public relations. What is their battle record like ?
Darby's Rangers and the 442nd-100th fought in Italy at some of the same battles. The infantry units of the 442nd-100th were trained as the equivalent of what are Rangers today. Becuase of racial segregation, the men who did not pass the toughest training in WWII, were reassigned to 442nd-100th field artillery, and other billets, instead of being sent to regular units. Darby's Rangers fought is some of the toughest battles with the 442nd-100th but were decimated by the Nazis and deactivated. The 442nd survived the Nazis in Italy and went on to compile the most amazing combat record in U.S. military history. A year later, Darby was allowed to bring back Darby's Rangers after appealing to the Pentagon the success of the Rangers /442nd-100th RCT special forces concept. Thus the U.S. Rangers were re-born.
How the hell do you upgrade a Medal of Honour 55 years later?
The whole of the 34 Infantry division only earned 10 Medals of Honour - with their record.
Do I detect a touch of �political correctness� in all this most decorated stuff?
Yeah I detect political correctness too. Bush gave the PUC (highest honor given to a unit) to
USA MACV-SOG in 2001, 35 years later
USN VO-67 in 2007, 40 years later
Those damn politicians are making a mockery out of the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy !
What units are USA MACV-SOG and USN VO-67 ? Unfamiliar.
No to 2012 wrote:
I’m a bit puzzled as to how exactly this unit became the ‘most decorated military unit in US history.
The Italy campaign was never one of my primary interests as far as WW2 is concerned, it being something of a side-show to the major areas of conflict - but I do recall looking at the Cassino battles and the first attempts to capture the Monastery strongpoint was undertaken mainly by the American 34th Division backed by the 36th The 100th being attached to the 34th I remember sterling efforts being made by the 133 and 135 battalions on those slopes, but the 100th was only mentioned in passing as it were. Casualty figures bear this out - the 133 losing 1119 killed, the 135 losing 1206, but the 100th only 249. Both American divisions were decimated and withdrawn from the line, their places taken by two crack British divisions - who incidentally, also failed to capture the Monastery. Their next claim to fame was the rescue of this ‘lost’ battalion in the Vosage mountains. This incidentally was even more of a side-show- the unnecessary invasion of southern France after the real D-Day. Apparently they lost more men during that battle than they rescued. What amazes me is that the Germans had any unit of military competence in that area at that time, considering the awesome perils threatening the Reich in more vital areas at this time - and even more, that the Germans were still ready to fight so fiercely when they must have known the war was lost.
Having said all that - even more baffling to me are some of the awards.
I read that the first Medal of Honour awarded was in April 1945! Christ - the war (in Europe) ended in May!
Where the hell did these other 20 Medals of Honour come from?
Apparently they were ‘upgraded’ in 2000!
How the hell do you upgrade a Medal of Honour 55 years later?
The whole of the 34 Infantry division only earned 10 Medals of Honour - with their record.
Do I detect a touch of ‘political correctness’ in all this most decorated stuff?
Their contribution to the war in Europe was, I would suggest, rather less remarkable than many other similar unit.
For instance, check the exploits of the 504th of the 82nd Airborne at the Nijmegen Bridge during the Market Garden operation.
"Politcally correct" in 2000? possibly..but also remember it was not "poltically correct in 1945 to be awarding ANY medals to persons of color. Yellow, Black or Brown...the fact that the President issues citations to the 442nd at all would indicate that what they did to earn a citation far exceeded that of any other units earning citations...I suppose this is all speculation, but so is the speculation that the upgrades of the medals were "PC"
and remember....all medals and citations are subject to reassessment at any time...just ask Swift Boats for truth
You clearly dont know what you are talking about 'Attaturk'. Back up these outragoeus claims mate, then i will be more inclined to believe such nonsense.
Who gives a shit who is better we are all on the same side! Even though the Navy Seals do the exact same job as the US marines, only their training is different. The green berets, are again simply nothing other than Marines, only trained different.
Anyone heard of the book Brave 2.0? About an SAS operation in Iraq?? The SAS train for 15 months. The SAS training regime was described by NASA in 1991 as a "brutal assault on the senses of even the toughest man". Us brits are a tough lot. Im sorry but the SAS hold every trophy for being the greatest task force in the world compared to the NS, GB and the USMC.
You are full of shit. You can train all you want, make posters for homosexuals, and have public relations staff exaggerate the sas (lower case intended). Only the battle record in war counts. Prince Harry is the toughest limey, and he chickened out when he heard the 1st artillery go off in the background. I love how the Japs in one day exterminated 90% of the British soldiers and civilians in the Pacific. They didn't need ovens to get rid of the bodies. They just left them in the jungles for the savages and Chinks to eat the British for nourishment.
Marine taking out a SPETSNAZ in hand to hand? It's still a matter of luck, a horrible fighter can beat a black belt at times. I'd say the SPETSNAZ guy would have a better chance at winning.
However all of these groups, The Green Beret, MARINE Force Recon, SEALS, SAS, SPETSNAZ, are all trained to get their missions done without guns or the technology that is relied on. As far as mental toughness goes, I'd say SPETSNAZ, but it would seem they lost any humanity with it.
Anyone out there know if any of these groups use steroids, etc. to increase performance?
I would think that anabolic steroids would make a lot of sense, particularly the psychological side effects that make you want to kill everyone after a workout.
Seems to me that a lot of Eastern European athletes were in the army and systematically doped, but I wonder if any actual combat soldiers were given drugs.
Personally, if I was being trained to jump out of helicopters, slide down a rope and kill everyone I came across, I would take any drug offered to me. Nothing to lose at that point.
agreed, I'm the OP by the way, and I want to thank you for bringing back my thread!
It only matters what you do in a real battle, a real war. The U.S. Army's 442/100 RCT is certified by the Pentagon as the toughest special forces with 7 PUC, 21 MOH, etc. in 3 years of combat in WWII. Everything else you hear about on forums, etc. is only training talk. Anyone can make claims, start a website, sell T-Shirts, make posters. No lives are lost. Anyone can train, practice, and perform stunts. Only real battles matter.