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jetdoc
07-26-07, 04:56 PM
Jack has talked about this fine Marine several times to me. I did a Wikipedia on SSgt Taylor. Here is his story and how he earned the Medal of Honor, it should make all of us Marines, and American citizens, proud!!

Thanks for telling me about him Jack, (FistFu68).

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/db/Taylor_KG.jpg/180px-Taylor_KG.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/74/Moh_right.gif/90px-Moh_right.gif


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_G._Taylor%2C_Sr.

Dave Coup
07-26-07, 07:00 PM
Jetdoc
Thanks for posting that. RIP Marine Well Done

SF

Dave

jetdoc
07-26-07, 07:16 PM
Dave, got your PM about Lester Weber who also earned the MOH, I will ck it out, thanks.

FistFu68
07-26-07, 07:51 PM
:usmc: IT WILL BE A GRAND REUNION SOMEDAY,I MISS THE HELL OUTTA YOU :usmc:

jetdoc
07-26-07, 08:28 PM
Jack, were you there that day, 8 Dec, 68?

FistFu68
07-26-07, 11:15 PM
:evilgrin: NO SGT.JET,I WAS SHOT ON THE 4TH.S/SGT. TAYLOR CARRIED ME ON HIS 'BAC TO THE MEDIVAC CHOPPER.TOLD ME I WAS THE BEST PFC. IN THE MARINE CORPS,THEN SAID HE'D SEE ME IN A FEW DAY'S IN THE HOSPITAL.:evilgrin:

lucien2
07-27-07, 07:14 AM
Semper fi brother.

cdogg0311
07-27-07, 07:47 AM
i work at OCS in Quantico VA as a Tactics Instructor and our barracks is dedicated to him it is called Taylor Hall. Ssgt Taylor was a Sgt. Instructor here at OCS.

jetdoc
07-27-07, 07:59 AM
Craig, thanks for the info on Taylor Hall, great to know. I had read about Ssgt. Taylor and his time at OCS.

Jack, just another day for SSgt Taylor, carrying you to Medivac helo. Is the pic in your profile and getting a medal, is that from that shooting?

FistFu68
07-27-07, 10:47 AM
:evilgrin: YES SGT.JETDOC,I WAS SHOT TWICE BY AN AK-47;THE PIC OF ME WAS TAKEN IN BETHESDA.ON CHRISTMAS DAY 1968,THE ALMIGHTY;AND S/SGT.TAYLOR GAVE ME THE BEST PRESENT EVER,THE GIFT OF LIFE!!!:evilgrin:

jetdoc
07-27-07, 11:20 AM
OhhRah Jack. That is for sure the best gift ever.