Title: Roy Benavidez,a true hero Source:
[None] URL Source:[None] Published:Sep 3, 2010 Author:Big Geek Daddy Post Date:2010-09-03 09:58:05 by sneakypete Keywords:None Views:14532 Comments:35
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Poster Comment:
This action happened in Cambodia,not South Viet Nam. Roy was assigned to MACV-SOG's CCS. All the operations were classified as Top Secret and everybody went in wearing sterile clothing with no US insignia or patches,and with no dog tags or ID cards. Our weapons were even sterile,with the serial numbers having been reported as stolen if US weapons,or never logged into the army system if foreign. Not that this makes any difference in this case because Roy went in armed with only a Bowie Knife. I know there has been a lot of talk about John McCain being a hero. Here is a REAL hero.
Then your standards aren't very high. I did NOTHING spectacular. Not false modesty because I'm not all that modest. It's just the simple truth.
I am and will always remain in awe of people like Roy and Rocky Versace. I never knew Rocky,but was casual friends with Roy before he was awarded the MoH. He was as nice a guy as you would ever hope to meet.
BTW,I was also friends with two other holders of the MoH they earned while running SOG recon missions,and THEY were in awe of Roy and what he did. What does that tell you?
