US Army Col. Robert L Howard Sr. - trailer: A Hero Among Heroes
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Uploaded by jcastillo57 on Feb 19, 2010
A Hero Among Heroes is now available at: http://www.usfallen.org/2010/03/10/a-hero-among-heroes-col-robert-l-howard/
This presentation is a trailer of a mini-bio USFallen.org has been commissioned to produce. For details please visit our website at www.usfallen.org.
US Army Col. Robert Bob L. Howard Sr., 70, of San Antonio. TX. 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces Military Assistance Command, Vietnam-Studies and Observation Group, SFMAC-VSOG.
Colonel Howard is considered by historians to be America's most decorated soldiers. He served five tours in Vietnam and was nominated for the Medal of Honor thrice in 13 months and earned the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star and 8 Purple Hearts among his numerous awards.
He was born in 1939 and raised by his grandmother in Opelaka, AL. He joined the army in 1956 at the age of 17. He received a direct appointment from Master Sergeant to 1st Lieutenant in 1969, and was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971.
After retirement from military service in 1992, Colonel Bob Howard was employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. He retired in San Antonio, TX on January 2006, after 52 years of public service.
He died Dec. 23, 2009 of pancreatic cancer in a Waco, TX hospice. He leaves behind 3 daughters, a son and 4 grandchildren.
Acknowledgments:
Family of Robert L Lewis Howard Sr.
Airborne Assoc., Alamo Silver Wings - Sgt. Maj. (Ret) Benito Guerrero
American GI Forum - Manny Sustaita
Ft. Sam Houston Natl Cemetery
Medal of Honor Society, USN Lt. MOH Recipient, Mike Thornton
Opelika, AL. Mayor Gary Fuller
US Army, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Alfred Valenzuela
Footage:
Brasso Productions - rlhtribute.com
Combat Veterans YouTube - John Wolf
Time Warner Cable Public TV
Photos/Resources
d-1-20.ning.com Combat Veterans - John Wolf
gruntz.fr - Olivier Bizet
defenselink.mil
opelika.org Henry J. Stern
Video Production
USFallen.org
Producer/Editor/Film - Jerry Castillo
Top Comments
All Comments (14)
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Simple minded notions, that have NO bearing on reality in this day & age.
During the Vietnam Conflict combat exposure was limited, and GI benefits were considerable.
Today combat exposure is infinite, and GI benefits are all but nonexistant.
We fight like a bunch of creeps, that don't know what we are doing most of the time.
War Criminal MERCENARIES run amok all over the place, for a thousand dollars a day with impunity.
What this old GI says, just is no longer the case.
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RIP Col. Robert L. Howard war hero and friend to many.
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This man and the men like him are who should be revered in the United States rather than reality tv and celebrity athletes and actors. I knew nothing of the unselfish acts of heroism committed by men of this magnitude prior to educating myself of their actions. It is a true shame that the stories of our nations warriors are not taught in our classrooms.
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The song in the beginning is The Green Leaves of Summer by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Never knew this hero started out enlisted & worked his way to Colonel . Makes an old Army grunt proud.... Army Strong at it's best... God bless him....
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Thank you Sir<3<3 RIP<3<3
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A giant among men. A living breathing legend. You leave behind a legacy most will never come close to achieving and a grateful nation. RIP Col. Bob Howard.
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OHH thank god.. that first piano tune at beginning.. I thought that sarah mclachlan song was going to play, I was about to cry my eyes out before it even started
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God Bless Col. Howard RIP
SFC USA ABN Ret.
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Rest in Peace Colonel Howard. Heroes would not be forgotten.
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Thank you for including so Viet Nam-era veterans in your videos. They deserve our respect and admiration for their service that has been so long denied.
milehighcherrypie 1 year ago 3
thank u for making this amazing tribute to such an incredible warrior...he will be remembered
Spartanwarrioromega 1 year ago