I'm very saddened to hear that Mr. Robert L. Howard, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient (Viet Nam, 1968) has died. I had the honor of spending several days with him and many other CMOH recipients at the CMOH convention in Branson, MO, 2003 as the guest of John Baca, CMOH recipient. I most remember his very humble personality and wry sense of humor. Caked in medals all over his suitcoat, I was amazed enough to ask him how many medals he had received in the military. With a small grin he looked at me and replied "all of them."
Photo's of his life
Below is a picture of Mr. Howard (left) confiscating my wife and John Baca with my mother. Mr. Howard was kind enough to come to our table, sit down and speak with my mother for a while and ask me if he could "have a dance with this beautiful lady". Baca told him to "buzz off, she's with me...". It was pretty funny and my mother loved it. Throughout that week we got to speak several times, since he was a fellow Texan with family in Waco near me.
In a world that cries out for Hero's we are often given false prophets from sports or celebrity. Mr. Howard was the real deal, trial by combat, and the only American Soldier to be nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor, which is the highest award given for valor IN combat, THREE TIMES. With 14 purple hearts, cancer finally did what the enemy could not.
RIP, Colonel. I'll never forget you.
Photo's of his life
Below is a picture of Mr. Howard (left) confiscating my wife and John Baca with my mother. Mr. Howard was kind enough to come to our table, sit down and speak with my mother for a while and ask me if he could "have a dance with this beautiful lady". Baca told him to "buzz off, she's with me...". It was pretty funny and my mother loved it. Throughout that week we got to speak several times, since he was a fellow Texan with family in Waco near me.
In a world that cries out for Hero's we are often given false prophets from sports or celebrity. Mr. Howard was the real deal, trial by combat, and the only American Soldier to be nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor, which is the highest award given for valor IN combat, THREE TIMES. With 14 purple hearts, cancer finally did what the enemy could not.
RIP, Colonel. I'll never forget you.
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