[Team Sergeant]

Now we know why the Bedford Times-Mail didn't write about Conley's "self nomination" for the Ranger Hall of Fame. Roger Moon obviously didn't speak with the U.S. Mountain Ranger Association or he'd know there was no such nomination of Conley.......... as we now know it was all lies........ (I did contact the President of the U.S. Mountain Ranger Association and Conley's lies were confirmed)

Care to comment Mr. Moon or Times-Mail ?





Military service leads to prestigious nomination
By Roger Moon | Posted: Saturday, August 23, 2014 9:45 pm

Military service leads to prestigious nomination
Michael Conley

Former Mitchell resident First Sgt. Michael J. Conley described his nomination for the U.S. Army Mountain Ranger Hall of Fame as being “beyond my wildest dreams.”

He added, “I had never even thought about ever getting anything like this.”
“I feel more than anything that I have been humbled by the situation, for the men I’ve lost and the men I’ve worked with and have trained.”

Conley is one of five men who were chosen by the U.S. Mountain Ranger Association Nominating Committee. (One of the five died last week.) The final selection for the 2015 inductee into the hall of fame won’t be known until July 6.

Conley is the son of the late Robert H. Conley, who was a postal carrier in Bedford, and Laura Ellen Conley Boone, who lived in Lawrence County. Conley will be 66 in October. He is a graduate of Mitchell High School and returned to his hometown to ride in the Mitchell Persimmon Festival Parade with other veterans in 2008. At the time, he was less than a month away from retiring after having served in the Army for 42 years.

The hall of fame nominee boasts impressive military and civilian accomplishments that factored into his nomination. His resume and a list of his service-time medals are outlined in a summary prepared for Conley as part of the nomination process. Conley boasts a long list of connections to Lawrence County residents with military credentials.

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