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A Marine with some major balls
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| imokruok |
When I think about how hard my finals were this semester, I feel pretty small compared to this:
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MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.(May 6, 2004) -- Marine Capt. Brian R. Chontosh received the Navy Cross Medal from the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Gen. Michael W. Hagee, during an awards ceremony Thursday at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Training Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
Three other Marines received medals for valor at the same ceremony.
Chontosh, 29, from Rochester, N.Y. , received the naval service's second highest award for extraordinary heroism while serving as Combined Anti-Armor Platoon Commander, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom March 25, 2003. The Medal of Honor is the highest military award.
While leading his platoon north on Highway 1 toward Ad Diwaniyah, Chontosh's platoon moved into a coordinated ambush of mortars, rocket propelled grenades and automatic weapons fire. With coalitions tanks blocking the road ahead, he realized his platoon was caught in a kill zone.
He had his driver move the vehicle through a breach along his flank, where he was immediately taken under fire from an entrenched machine gun. Without hesitation, Chontosh ordered the driver to advanced directly at the enemy position enabling his .50 caliber machine gunner to silence the enemy.
He then directed his driver into the enemy trench, where he exited his vehicle and began to clear the trench with an M16A2 service rifle and 9 millimeter pistol. His ammunition depleted, Chontosh, with complete disregard for his safety, twice picked up discarded enemy rifles and continued his ferocious attack.
When a Marine following him found an enemy rocket propelled grenade launcher, Chontosh used it to destroy yet another group of enemy soldiers.
When his audacious attack ended, he had cleared over 200 meters of the enemy trench, killing more than 20 enemy soldiers and wounding several others.
"They are the reflection of the Marine Corps type who's service to the Marine Corps and country is held above their own safety and lives," said Gen. Hagee, commenting on the four Marines who received medals during the ceremony. "I'm proud to be here awarding the second highest and third highest awards for bravery to these great Marines."
"These four Marines are a reflection of every Marine and sailor in this great battalion," said Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. John L. Estrada.
"I was just doing my job, I did the same thing every other Marine would have done, it was just a passion and love for my Marines, the experience put a lot into perspective," said Chontosh.
In effect since April 1917, and established by an Act of Congress on Feb. 4, 1919, the Navy Cross may be awarded to any person who, while serving with the Navy or Marine Corps, distinguishes himself/herself in action by extraordinary heroism not justifying an award of the Medal of Honor.
The action must take place under one of three circumstances: while engaged in action against an enemy of the United States; while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or, while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict in which the United States is not a belligerent party.
To earn a Navy Cross the act to be commended must be performed in the presence of great danger or at great personal risk and must be performed in such a manner as to render the individual highly conspicuous among others of equal grade, rate, experience, or position of responsibility.
More than 6,000 Navy Crosses have been awarded since World War I.
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| Yoepus |
wow, sounds like a movie deal to me!
Congrats to men like him, we don't appreciate the work they are doing in the conditions they have to enjoy over there. |
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| rainbow_marble |
| what a ing badass. |
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| reLLik |
| Thats some serious badass material |
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| Matt Jay |
| And I thought I did well on Counter-Strike last night :p |
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| Cyrus King |
| MUUUUUUUUUURDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRR |
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| Q5echo |
thats definately navy cross material. well deserved.
...but i'd kick his ass.:crazy: |
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| Moongoose |
| On what drugs was this guy? Or did he just play Counter Strike too much and hoped for a respawn when the battle ended |
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| FuzzyGreen |
| Wooo Hoooo!!! Right on brotha!!! I'm gonna blast Altitude- altitude (S.H.O.K.K remix) in celebration. |
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| sufee_b |
| quote: | Originally posted by imokruok
When I think about how hard my finals were this semester, I feel pretty small compared to this:
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Balls?? more like little raisins |
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| Dopey |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cyrus King
MUUUUUUUUUURDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRR |
20 guys were trying to kill him, and he killed them so shut your second ass.
this story tells me 3 things:
A. Iraqi soldiers are crap
B. This guys is a badass
C. Iraqi soldiers are crap |
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