United Veteran Club

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Tyfys.

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02/23/2022

The kid in the front is filled with regret.

02/14/2022

While under fire in the middle of a mass casualty event, Specialist Collin Jackson treated the wounded and performed CPR, then destroyed an ISIS position with a 60mm mortar.
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On August 16th 2017, SPC Jackson supported an Army Special Forces team patrolling with Afghan Commandos. The patrol came under attack and after 8 hours of fighting, sought cover in a compound to wait out the night. An explosion rocked the compound as the team entered, wounding 30 and killing 4. SPC Jackson dismounted his vehicle and ran toward the explosion. ISIS fighters resumed their attack with small arms and RPGs. Jackson ignored the heavy fire, consolidating the wounded in a casualty collection point and treating their wounds. At one point, he performed CPR on an American casualty in critical condition. When the wounded were staged for evacuation, Jackson ran back to his vehicle and pulled out his 60mm mortar. For over an hour, sitting in the open in front of the vehicle, Jackson fired mortars at ISIS positions surrounding the team. He dropped 6 rounds on top of a key ISIS position pinning the team down, destroying the enemy and helping to end the ambush. Jackson’s actions enabled the successful evacuation of 13 critically wounded casualties. For his heroic initiative, SPC Jackson was awarded the Bronze Star with “V”.
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02/14/2022

When his platoon was pinned down in a combined arms ambush, Sergeant Melvin Long ignored the incoming fire and advanced his squad toward their objective. Even after a gr***de peppered him with shrapnel, Long pressed forward through open ground and wiped out the enemy position. His squad held the vital terrain, fighting off counter-attacks and allowing the rest of his platoon to advance, until the enemy withdrew. For his courage in the face of insurmountable odds, Sgt Long was awarded the Navy Cross.
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Long survived the war and returned home to Ohio. He credits football with helping him transition back into civilian life. He became an All-American football player for the University of Toledo, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, and played in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns for three years. He still lives in his home state of Ohio.
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"...serving as Second Squad Leader, Third Platoon, Company F, Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, on 2 June 1967. While advancing toward a designated objective, Company F came under an intense volume of enemy mortar, recoilless rifle, automatic weapons and small arms fire. Sgt Long was ordered to seize a critical piece of high ground in the tree line. He moved his squad under intense enemy fire, across 200 meters of open, fire swept terrain. With complete disregard for his own safety, he maneuvered his squad in an enveloping movement and assaulted the enemy position from the rear resulting in six enemy killed. Though painfully wounded, he led his men in overrunning the position and organized a hasty defense. From his newly won position, he observed another enemy machine gun position which was delivering accurate fire on the platoon. With complete disregard for his wounds and the intense enemy fire, he led another assault which resulted in two more enemy killed. He then organized a defensive position and defended their key terrain feature for three hours until the enemy finally withdrew."
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02/14/2022

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02/14/2022

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