"I was wearing a bulletproof vest . . . somewhere in my mind was registering that I could possibly save the other guys by letting this bulletproof vest absorb the blast.”
Another Medal of Honor recipient who says he was just doing his job. Maybe so, but at great risk to himself he acted on behalf of others. He earned that medal.
HM2 Donald Ballard was one brave and patriotic hero when he threw himself on a grenade in the attempt to save his fellow Marines. I agree with him that God intervened that day when the grenade had a delayed timer.
His response to being awarded the MOH is typical. He was just doing his job.
At the time of Mr. Ballard's heroic action, I was an HM3 and had just completed a specialized school as an AVT which trained me to fly Medevac in Vietnam. God also intervened in my life and I was sent to a Naval Air Station in Seattle, WA instead. Thank you Tara for another MOH Monday.
HM2 Donald Ballard was a tremendous Corpsman following the training which the Hospital Corps drilled into us all - the patient is your primary purpose and his need is to survive! What a tremendous risk he made and we are all thankful that he was able to survive this incident. Certainly above and beyond the call of duty! So many thanks to HM2 Ballard for his dedicated and exemplary service.
I think we have [all] known a Navy Corpsman at one time.
The Corpsman we knew, never shared (or bragged) about their combat experiences of Korea (The Choson Reservoir), battle, or Vietnam. They were just [doing the job they trained for], as they put it.
55 years later, they are still silent about the Hell they saw.
Another Medal of Honor recipient who says he was just doing his job. Maybe so, but at great risk to himself he acted on behalf of others. He earned that medal.
🇺🇸 What do medal of honor winners have in common? Bravery, humility and just doing their job. Amazing! 🇺🇲
HM2 Donald Ballard was one brave and patriotic hero when he threw himself on a grenade in the attempt to save his fellow Marines. I agree with him that God intervened that day when the grenade had a delayed timer.
His response to being awarded the MOH is typical. He was just doing his job.
At the time of Mr. Ballard's heroic action, I was an HM3 and had just completed a specialized school as an AVT which trained me to fly Medevac in Vietnam. God also intervened in my life and I was sent to a Naval Air Station in Seattle, WA instead. Thank you Tara for another MOH Monday.
HM2 Donald Ballard was a tremendous Corpsman following the training which the Hospital Corps drilled into us all - the patient is your primary purpose and his need is to survive! What a tremendous risk he made and we are all thankful that he was able to survive this incident. Certainly above and beyond the call of duty! So many thanks to HM2 Ballard for his dedicated and exemplary service.
Another reaction , a reflex. Scared but trained to react and it saved lives. Well done Doc.
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Thank you, Tara.
Thank you, Tara.
Bravery and Humility speaks volumes re: HM2 Ballard!
Ho Hum. Just another day. God speed to our warriors: then, now and in the future. They are among us. Just hard to distinguish at the moment.
Ms Ross,
Do you know what Rank he retired out of the Navy?
Medal of Honor Monday is my favorite!
Thank you HC2 Ballard on behalf of a grateful Nation. Thank God for you and and other heroes like you.
I think we have [all] known a Navy Corpsman at one time.
The Corpsman we knew, never shared (or bragged) about their combat experiences of Korea (The Choson Reservoir), battle, or Vietnam. They were just [doing the job they trained for], as they put it.
55 years later, they are still silent about the Hell they saw.
Thanks Dad. (HMC) Rest now.
What a brave and humble person! Thank you for your incredible service
Another very deserving MOH recipient, and like the others...humble and brave, "just doing his job"!! Thank you Doc!!
Thanks for today's lesson Tara!!🇺🇸👍🇺🇸