http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/Moh1.htm
Some truly amazing feats of bravery in there... really makes me wonder how anyone cannot have respect for the military.
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sneaky beaky
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I knew one of those guys. One Michael Edwin Thornton.
He came over to England on the exchange programmer about 1977. He was promoted to CPO over here and if any of you know about promotion to CPO in the US Navy, then you will know that it is an ordeal. Totally ridiculous but good fun for all the guys watching.
Mikey as he was known to us, was "initiated" or promoted, at the US Marines/Navy barracks in Grosvenor Square, London. I went up there for it, along with a couple of mates.
The story of that day and night would take about four pages of the forum to tell! Suffice to say that Mikey was "initiated" true to the traditions of the US Navy. If our Royal Marines had to go through the same initiation ceremony - I don't think we would have many SNCO's!!
Mike was a lovely feller. You would not have known he was a CMoH winner. If you read his citation - that would sum him up.
I have lost touch with "Mikey Thornton". If there is anyone out there who knows anything of him, please let me know.
Mikes other claim to fame was that he was one eighth Cherokee Indian -but at one fancy dress party held at my house in Little Creek - he lent me some cowboy chaps!
That sums up Mikey. One hell of a guy!!
I'm starting to feel quite sentimental now. Anybody heard of him?
Sneaky
He came over to England on the exchange programmer about 1977. He was promoted to CPO over here and if any of you know about promotion to CPO in the US Navy, then you will know that it is an ordeal. Totally ridiculous but good fun for all the guys watching.
Mikey as he was known to us, was "initiated" or promoted, at the US Marines/Navy barracks in Grosvenor Square, London. I went up there for it, along with a couple of mates.
The story of that day and night would take about four pages of the forum to tell! Suffice to say that Mikey was "initiated" true to the traditions of the US Navy. If our Royal Marines had to go through the same initiation ceremony - I don't think we would have many SNCO's!!
Mike was a lovely feller. You would not have known he was a CMoH winner. If you read his citation - that would sum him up.
I have lost touch with "Mikey Thornton". If there is anyone out there who knows anything of him, please let me know.
Mikes other claim to fame was that he was one eighth Cherokee Indian -but at one fancy dress party held at my house in Little Creek - he lent me some cowboy chaps!
That sums up Mikey. One hell of a guy!!
I'm starting to feel quite sentimental now. Anybody heard of him?
Sneaky
Former RM of 23 years.
and here it is...
THORNTON, MICHAEL EDWIN
Rank and organization: Petty Officer, U.S. Navy, Navy Advisory Group. Place and date: Republic of Vietnam, 31 October 1972. Entered service at: Spartanburg, S.C. Born: 23 March 1949, Greenville, S.C. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while participating in a daring operation against enemy forces. PO Thornton, as Assistant U.S. Navy Advisor, along with a U.S. Navy lieutenant serving as Senior Advisor, accompanied a 3-man Vietnamese Navy SEAL patrol on an intelligence gathering and prisoner capture operation against an enemy-occupied naval river base. Launched from a Vietnamese Navy junk in a rubber boat, the patrol reached land and was continuing on foot toward its objective when it suddenly came under heavy fire from a numerically superior force. The patrol called in naval gunfire support and then engaged the enemy in a fierce firefight, accounting for many enemy casualties before moving back to the waterline to prevent encirclement. Upon learning that the Senior Advisor had been hit by enemy fire and was believed to be dead, PO Thornton returned through a hail of fire to the lieutenant's last position; quickly disposed of 2 enemy soldiers about to overrun the position, and succeeded in removing the seriously wounded and unconscious Senior Naval Advisor to the water's edge. He then inflated the lieutenant's lifejacket and towed him seaward for approximately 2 hours until picked up by support craft. By his extraordinary courage and perseverance, PO Thornton was directly responsible for saving the life of his superior officer and enabling the safe extraction of all patrol members, thereby upholding the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.
impressive stuff.
THORNTON, MICHAEL EDWIN
Rank and organization: Petty Officer, U.S. Navy, Navy Advisory Group. Place and date: Republic of Vietnam, 31 October 1972. Entered service at: Spartanburg, S.C. Born: 23 March 1949, Greenville, S.C. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while participating in a daring operation against enemy forces. PO Thornton, as Assistant U.S. Navy Advisor, along with a U.S. Navy lieutenant serving as Senior Advisor, accompanied a 3-man Vietnamese Navy SEAL patrol on an intelligence gathering and prisoner capture operation against an enemy-occupied naval river base. Launched from a Vietnamese Navy junk in a rubber boat, the patrol reached land and was continuing on foot toward its objective when it suddenly came under heavy fire from a numerically superior force. The patrol called in naval gunfire support and then engaged the enemy in a fierce firefight, accounting for many enemy casualties before moving back to the waterline to prevent encirclement. Upon learning that the Senior Advisor had been hit by enemy fire and was believed to be dead, PO Thornton returned through a hail of fire to the lieutenant's last position; quickly disposed of 2 enemy soldiers about to overrun the position, and succeeded in removing the seriously wounded and unconscious Senior Naval Advisor to the water's edge. He then inflated the lieutenant's lifejacket and towed him seaward for approximately 2 hours until picked up by support craft. By his extraordinary courage and perseverance, PO Thornton was directly responsible for saving the life of his superior officer and enabling the safe extraction of all patrol members, thereby upholding the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.
impressive stuff.
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SB, try emailing on this site.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3846.htm
They can only say no, but may want to help an old war donkey.
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3846.htm
They can only say no, but may want to help an old war donkey.
You should talk to somebody who gives a f**k.
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El Presidente
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about to suggest looking here -
http://www.breckenridgetexas.com/hunting/Mikethorn.htm
but his middle name begins with a D - mikedthornton@yahoo.com
I'll look a bit more.
http://www.breckenridgetexas.com/hunting/Mikethorn.htm
but his middle name begins with a D - mikedthornton@yahoo.com
I'll look a bit more.
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