Awesome People

Gravdigr · 10-19-2018, 12:15 PM

Sgt. Rafael Peralta is was an Awesome People™.

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Born in Mexico City, he enlisted in the USMC the day he got his Green Card.

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During a combat tour supporting Operation Al Fajr in the city of Fallujah, Iraq, he was shot and mortally wounded. As his squad fired at the insurgents around him, an enemy grenade was thrown into their midst; it came to rest near Peralta’s head.

From his Navy Cross citation:

“Without hesitation and with complete disregard for his own personal safety, Sgt. Peralta reached out and pulled the grenade to his body, absorbing the brunt of the blast and shielding fellow Marines only feet away. Sgt. Peralta succumbed to his wounds. By his undaunted courage, intrepid fighting spirit, and unwavering devotion to duty, Sgt. Peralta reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.”

He was awarded the Navy Cross, the Purple Heart, and the Combat Action Ribbon.

Oh, and his actions are also commemorated by the commissioning of the USS Rafael Peralta, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer.

Link (hour+ long vid of the commissioning of the ship at the link)

Gravdigr · 11-21-2018, 01:02 PM

Somewhere in or around Derby, Vermont there is a fairly Awesome People™ walking around.

He went to the lay-away dept at the local Wallyworld and paid off all the laid-away items. Woman in line behind him was told "Why don’t you run and get what you want now and come back here?" She did. He paid for that, too.

All anonymously.

Link

xoxoxoBruce · 11-21-2018, 08:50 PM

I love doing shit like that, but never been in a position to do it on that scale.
There's another guy, don't remember where, who walks around with a cop and like $10,000 in hundreds giving Christmas shoppers money.
Usually women with kids and varying amounts depending on their story.

Here it is, it's $100,000.

11-21-2018, 01:02 PM	#2
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Somewhere in or around Derby, Vermont there is a fairly Awesome People™ walking around. He went to the lay-away dept at the local Wallyworld and paid off all the laid-away items. Woman in line behind him was told "Why don’t you run and get what you want now and come back here?" She did. He paid for that, too. All anonymously. Link __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

11-21-2018, 08:50 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I love doing shit like that, but never been in a position to do it on that scale. There's another guy, don't remember where, who walks around with a cop and like $10,000 in hundreds giving Christmas shoppers money. Usually women with kids and varying amounts depending on their story. Here it is, it's $100,000. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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