09-16-2005, 00:30
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CPL Tibor Rubin
http://www.army.mil/medalofhonor/rubin/index.html
A former Korean War POW is going to be awarded the MOH on 23 September. He was also a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp in WW2.
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10-19-2010, 15:49
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Quiet Professional (RIP)
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What really amazes me about men like this,HEROES,I mean "real heroes",they are so incredibly humble.............. 
Big Teddy 
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I believe that SF is a 'calling' - not too different from the calling missionaries I know received. I knew instantly that it was for me, and that I would do all I could to achieve it. Most others I know in SF experienced something similar. If, as you say, you HAVE searched and read, and you do not KNOW if this is the path for you --- it is not....
Zonie Diver
SF is a calling and it requires commitment and dedication that the uninitiated will never understand......
Jack Moroney
SFA M-2527, Chapter XXXVII
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10-19-2010, 17:08
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Thanks for reposting this, I'd missed it. What a great man. What a life.
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10-20-2010, 10:50
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Saw this a while ago on the military channel and I was absolutely amazed at his character. Sneaking out of a POW camp to get food for other prisoners. A true hero. A humble hero.
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03-10-2012, 14:00
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Portraits of Valor: Tibor Rubin
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03-10-2012, 14:04
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RIP Quiet Professional
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'Bout time!
Outstanding soldier.
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03-10-2012, 15:38
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Great story, glad to hear he finally got his CMOH
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03-10-2012, 16:17
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BMT, thanks for the post! It was as emotional as it was motivating! 
Congratulations sir! You earned it!
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03-10-2012, 16:47
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A very moving story. I am speechless.
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03-11-2012, 01:19
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Guerrilla
Join Date: Feb 2004
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His story depicts both the worst and best in humanity.
He is an example for many of us.
A truly humbling story.
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03-11-2012, 05:59
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Bout time. Thank you for your service and being better a better man.....
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03-11-2012, 06:12
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Quiet Professional (RIP)
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His story has been posted here before,his service was outstanding and deserves his MOH............  
Big Teddy
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I believe that SF is a 'calling' - not too different from the calling missionaries I know received. I knew instantly that it was for me, and that I would do all I could to achieve it. Most others I know in SF experienced something similar. If, as you say, you HAVE searched and read, and you do not KNOW if this is the path for you --- it is not....
Zonie Diver
SF is a calling and it requires commitment and dedication that the uninitiated will never understand......
Jack Moroney
SFA M-2527, Chapter XXXVII
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03-11-2012, 07:39
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Repetitive threads merged.
Richard
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03-11-2012, 22:23
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BANNED USER
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Thanks for your valor, fortitude and patience.
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