http://council.smallwarsjournal.com/showthread.php?t=4825
I have already called bs on this in a non-military forum.
A Brit Marine serving with the British Marines and being awarded a MOH from the US govt. And the awarding of the MOH has never been made public.
Seems to have started with a Brit tabloid story.
Seems way to far fetched to be close to being true. But if I could be wrong I do want to fess up.
Anyone?
Komenko
07-04-10, 02:18 PM
if the brother-in-law or the wife can show proof of the medal along with the Award and what the citation says then i'll think more about it. till then its not true. there is no proof, just hersay!
Integrity57
07-04-10, 04:13 PM
This is the Navy Cross citation from a U.S. Navy SEAL who was actually involved in that incident which I think provides evidence to the contrary of what the OP said in that other forum. I can't say for sure that the story is complete BS but it sounds like they changed the story from being one of our SEALs to being that of a British SBS operator.
BASS, STEPHEN
Citation:
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Stephen Bass, Chief Boatswain's Mate, U.S. Navy, for extraordinary heroism as a member of Sea-Air-Land Team ONE (SEAL-1), while serving with the British Special Boat Service during combat operations in Northern Afghanistan on 25 and 26 November 2001. Chief Petty Officer Bass deployed to the area as a member of a Joint American and British Special Forces Rescue Team to locate and recover two missing American citizens, one presumed to be seriously injured or dead, after hard-line Al Qaeda and Taliban prisoners at the Quala-I-Jangi fortress in Mazar-e-Sharif over powered them and gained access to large quantities of arms and ammunition stored at the fortress. Once inside, Chief Petty Officer Bass was engaged continuously by direct small arms fire, indirect mortar fire and rocket propelled grenade fire. He was forced to walk through an active anti-personnel minefield in order to gain entry to the fortress. After establishing the possible location of both American citizens, under heavy fire and without concern for his own personal safety, he made two attempts to rescue the uninjured citizen by crawling toward the fortress interior to reach him. Forced to withdraw due to large volumes of fire falling on his position, he was undeterred. After reporting his efforts to the remaining members of the rescue team, they left and attempted to locate the missing citizen on the outside of the fortress. As darkness began to fall, no attempt was going to be made to locate the other injured American citizen. Chief Petty Officer Bass then took matters into his own hands. Without regard for his own personal safety, he moved forward another 300-400 meters into the heart of the fortress by himself under constant enemy fire in an attempt to locate the injured citizen. Running low on ammunition, he utilized weapons from deceased Afghans to continue his rescue attempt. Upon verifying the condition and location of the American citizen, he withdrew from the fortress. By his outstanding display of decisive leadership, unlimited courage in the face of enemy fire, and utmost devotion to duty, Chief Petty Officer Bass reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
http://www.homeofheroes.com/members/02_NX/citations/09_GWOT/nc_21wot.html
It was a non military related forum where the claim was made but the guy that made it identified himself as a member of the SBS.
My "guess" is that this Brit may in fact think the story true.
It was a non military related forum where the claim was made but the guy that made it identified himself as a member of the SBS.
My "guess" is that this Brit may in fact think the story true as far as the MOH.
Or its a CIA award (which would make a lot of sense) and the facts got a bit twisted