It’s on a football field, so it counts: As part of a series of events surrounding their spring scrimmage at Fort Benning, Ga., last March, Army honored a number of heroes in an on-field pregame ceremony. A picture of all the honorees — part of an appreciation written by a retired Army colonel — is here, but let’s consider the above trio for a minute. On the left sits retired Lt. Gen. Harold “Hal” Moore Jr., Class of 1945, who earned a Distinguished Service Cross for his actions during a three-day battle in Vietnam’s Ia Drang Valley in November 1965.…
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Col. Greg Gadson, garrison commander at Fort Belvoir, serves as Grand Marshall for the Subway Jalapeño 250 and gives the command for drivers to start their engines at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla, on July 6. (Mike Morones/Military Times)
On Monday night at FedEx Field in Maryland, Army Lt. Col. Greg Gadson was back at the place where it all started for him and the New York Giants two years ago. An honorary captain for the Giants during their stunning Super Bowl run two years ago, the wounded warrior was on hand once again to see the team he shares a special bond with beat the Washington Redskins. In case you were living under a rock (or in Iraq) a couple of years ago, here’s recap of Gadson’s story: In May 2007, while serving as battalion commander for the…
