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McCain Tells MoH Winner Roy Benavidez' Story
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Thanks for the post.
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A Legend
That was excellent. I remember reading MSG Benavidez's story, afterwards I remember walking past his uniform in a case, in awe. It was located in the maintenence building which bore his name on Bragg. Still gives me chills just to think about it.
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I read about him in the 7th grade. There is an elementary school in Houston named after him.
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The one thing McCains speech missed, that being the deep pride his family and community have as a result of Roy Benevidez.
The man left quite a legacy to say the least. |
I was lucky enough to meet Roy in the SOAF at Bragg in 2000 and have him autograph a book for me. A great man.
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MSG Benevidez has had his story told in many media formats.
But the YouTuber known as The Fat Electrician has a special knack for this sort of thing. https://youtu.be/jJeIeW9WDtA?si=eOrEaKhjIXA02Dnz |
To this very day I recall standing in the Hall of Honor in the old Infantry Museum on main post , Ft Benning, 1983, as an aspiring 11B Pv1, reading his MOH citation. I was literally in awe, acutely aware that there are real heroes that walk amongst us regular Joe’s ! A Heartfelt salute to you MSG Benevidez, and to all of you who have earned the Green Beret! SALUTE!
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I drank beers with him and Kenny McMullin and long long time ago in Panama.
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