tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191205038617397351.post871107466722028793..comments2024-03-27T07:42:27.263-04:00Comments on A Colonel of Truth: PAYING TRIBUTE TO WOMEN VETERANS AND RESPECTS TO HUSKER MARINESUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191205038617397351.post-61581884868839630102018-10-04T12:18:03.259-04:002018-10-04T12:18:03.259-04:00@ Carol Mutter ... Yes, ma’am, concur. However, th...@ Carol Mutter ... Yes, ma’am, concur. However, the focus for commentary was Nebraska - the women veterans flight and Marines killed in the line of duty. On the Remembrance Wall was a number of women, from Nebraska, killed in the line of duty. But none of them Marines. Had any of them been Marines I’d have duly photographed and included with their brother Marines pictured. I did not overlook the ultimate sacrifices of women rather, at the time, my focus was on Marines. Too little is known not just about women but about everyone who has been under fire. In conversation just last week, I opined every Marine who ran down an amphib tractor ramp hitting hostile beaches in the South Pacific (WWII) should have been awarded a Bronze Star w/ V. In retrospect what those Marines did difficult to comprehend. It won’t take 75 years to better appreciate the courage of women in recent years. You stated the matter well. Noted. Thank you! A Colonel of Truthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00968917380253732621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191205038617397351.post-17976434458279396382018-10-04T09:51:22.329-04:002018-10-04T09:51:22.329-04:00Since this was about an all female honor flight, y...Since this was about an all female honor flight, you might have included the females who've died in this and other wars. We've had 9 female Marines die since 1997. (Sorry I don't have the numbers for the other services.) One was out on a road block searching females. Getting into the truck to go back to camp she and a Navy female were killed, many others injured, when an IED blew up their truck. Their CO told me that when the unit found out about it, all the other women in the unit lined up outside his office volunteering to go out next time. I've read a story about one who did everything you'd expect a male infantryman to do when her unit came under attack by setting up a perimeter, etc. Too little is known of their heroism and actions under fire. Carol MutterCarol Mutternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7191205038617397351.post-68400856124540765422018-10-03T14:12:45.781-04:002018-10-03T14:12:45.781-04:00Several more states on both coasts with a culture ...Several more states on both coasts with a culture of "Nebraska Nice" would do this country a world of good...Great blog!Tom Hickinbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580449053644112317noreply@blogger.com