And THE COLONEL? COL Roger H C Donlon !
A Gathering of Eagles Paperback –
January 15, 1999
by Col. Jimmie Dean Coy (Author)
ABOUT THE BOOK:
Over 200 medal of Honor recipients, ex-POWs, and leaders in the military, political, and religious arenas share their core beliefs about leadership, success, & significance. It includes men whose names are household words and those who have been faced with life and death situations. This book clearly demonstrates that positive male leadership is not dead. Readers will feel strengthened and encouraged by what these men have shared.
In the Tradition of Firsts
John Michael has an ongoing tradition of initiating, acquiring associating attaching to “firsts” (e.g. wrote the First book about Fort Myer, attended tactical training exercise of the Presidential Salute Battery, chosen participant in the 2009 Session of the Army Strong Experience, and more…)
It goes further when one of your firsts is someone who received the first Medal of Honor in Vietnam… COL Roger H C Donlon, USA Ret. Colonel Donlon was awarded the medal for actions on 6 July 1964 for his service at Camp Nam Dong while attached to Detachment A-726, the 7th Special Forces Group.
The Connection Began a Decade Ago in 2006
While attending the Special Forces Association where John Michael featured his heraldry notecards, he had the distinct honor to meet Colonel Donlon and his wife Norma while he chose to purchase an assortment of notecards. Little did John Michael know of the accomplishments and service of the colonel. Part of which was revealed at the reception dinner when it was shared that Colonel Donlon was “The Colonel of the Regiment’
The Connection Continues
Over the years the encounters were never planned but they always seem to fall into place whether it was the annual Medal of Honor Day or Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery or the Association of the US Army Annual Meeting. It has been an honor and a privilege to have met the Colonel and to keep our friendship ongoing.
An Event Over a Decade After First Meeting
The Association of the United States Army brought Colonel Donlon and John Michael together when the colonel was asked to speak at a Soldiers of Valor – A Vietnam Commemorative Event at AUSA Headquarters in Arlington Virginia on 05 May 2016.
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YUMMY … STEAKS~!
Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs:
The Unknown Story of the Men and Women of
World War II’s OSS
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Images of America – Fort Myer is a pictorial chronicle of the first one hundred years of history containing over two hundred photographs, maps, and images. Beginning in the 1860s and carrying through the 1960s it provides a view
of what was over time.
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