Most Heavily Decorated Soldier

[CrzyChinook]

Most Heavily Decorated Soldier (http://www.theveteranssite.com/clickToGive/vet/article/Most-Heavily-Decorated-Soldier817&origin=VET_FACE_SUPPORT_ADGROUP_BLOG_MostDecoratedSoldier_4-6)
www.theveteranssite.com (http://www.theveteranssite.com/)

You want to meet a hero? Watch this film about Bob Howard who was nominated for the Medal of Honor 3 times. He had two masters degrees, but he also served us all for 50 years in the uniform of the U.S. Army. Rest in Peace, Bob Howard.




What an amazing man!

[Amiable Horde]

Yeah I saw a news reel on him sometime last year, a legend to say the least, now the army has someone to really emulate instead of crappy Audie Murphy

[CrzyChinook]

wow this is a list of his awards!!!
Awards and decorations

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Medal_of_Honor_ribbon.svg/60px-Medal_of_Honor_ribbon.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Medal_of_Honor_ribbon.svg) Medal of Honor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_of_Honor)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg/60px-Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Distinguished_Service_Cross_ribbon.svg) Distinguished Service Cross (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distinguished_Service_Cross_%28United_States%29) (with one oak leaf cluster) (2 awards)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Silver_Star_ribbon-3d.svg/60px-Silver_Star_ribbon-3d.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Silver_Star_ribbon-3d.svg) Silver Star (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Star)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg/60px-Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Legion_of_Merit_ribbon.svg) Legion of Merit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_Merit) (with three oak leaf clusters) (4 awards)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Bronze_Star_ribbon.svg/60px-Bronze_Star_ribbon.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bronze_Star_ribbon.svg) Bronze Star (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Star_Medal) (with three oak leaf clusters and "V" device (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_V)) (4 awards)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Purple_Heart_BAR.svg/60px-Purple_Heart_BAR.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Purple_Heart_BAR.svg) Purple Heart (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Heart) (with a silver and two bronze oak leaf clusters) (8 awards)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Meritorious_Service_ribbon.svg/60px-Meritorious_Service_ribbon.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Meritorious_Service_ribbon.svg) Meritorious Service Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritorious_Service_Medal_%28United_States%29) (with two oak leaf clusters) (3 awards)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Air_Medal_ribbon.svg/60px-Air_Medal_ribbon.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Air_Medal_ribbon.svg) Air Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Medal) (with "V" Device and numeral (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Award_numerals) 3. One award for heroism and two for aerial achievement)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Joint_Service_Commendation_ribbon.svg/60px-Joint_Service_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Joint_Service_Commendation_ribbon.svg) Joint Service Commendation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg/60px-Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Army_Commendation_Medal_ribbon.svg) Army Commendation Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Commendation_Medal) (with "V" device and one each silver and bronze oak leaf clusters. 4 awards for valor and 3 for achievement)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Us_jointservachiev_rib.svg/60px-Us_jointservachiev_rib.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Us_jointservachiev_rib.svg) Joint Service Achievement (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achievement_Medal)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Army_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg/60px-Army_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Army_Achievement_Medal_ribbon.svg) Army Achievement (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achievement_Medal)

Good Conduct Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Conduct_Medal) with four Good Conduct Loops (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Conduct_Loops) (4 awards)
National Defense Service Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Service_Medal)
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal) with three service stars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_stars) (3 awards)
Vietnam Service Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Service_Medal) with 3 service stars (3 campaigns)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Reserve_Medal)
NCO Professional Development Ribbon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Commissioned_Officer_Development_Ribbon) with 2 device
Army Service Ribbon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Service_Ribbon)
Army Overseas Service Ribbon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overseas_Service_Ribbon)

Unit citations



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Presidential_Unit_Citation_ribbon.svg/60px-Presidential_Unit_Citation_ribbon.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Presidential_Unit_Citation_ribbon.svg) Presidential Unit Citation (Army) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Unit_Citation_%28US%29) with oak leaf cluster (2 awards)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg/60px-Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg) Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritorious_Unit_Commendation)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Navy_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg/60px-Navy_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Navy_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg) Navy Unit Commendation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_Unit_Commendation)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Vietnam_gallantry_cross_unit_award-3d.svg/60px-Vietnam_gallantry_cross_unit_award-3d.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vietnam_gallantry_cross_unit_award-3d.svg) Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry Unit Citation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Cross_of_Gallantry) with Palm (Unit citation)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/VNCivilActionsRibbon-2.svg/60px-VNCivilActionsRibbon-2.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VNCivilActionsRibbon-2.svg) Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Unit Citation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Cross_of_Gallantry) with Palm (Unit citation)

Foreign decorations



Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnamese_Cross_of_Gallantry) with Gold Star (Corps citation), Silver Star (Division (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_%28military%29) citation) and Bronze Star (Regiment/Brigade citation)
Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Armed_Forces_Honor_Medal), 1st Class
Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Civil_Actions_Medal), 1st Class
Republic of Vietnam Wound Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Wound_Medal)
Republic of Vietnam Staff Service Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_Service_Medal), 2nd Class
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Vietnam_Campaign_Medal) with 1960 bar
Republic of Korea Order of National Security Merit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_National_Security_Merit_%28Korea%29) (Sam-Il Medal)

Badges, qualifications and tabs

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/US_Army_Special_Forces_SSI.png/90px-US_Army_Special_Forces_SSI.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Army_Special_Forces_SSI.png)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/SpecialForces_Badge.svg/90px-SpecialForces_Badge.svg.png (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SpecialForces_Badge.svg)


Ranger Tab (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranger_Tab)
Special Forces Tab (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Forces_Tab)
Combat Infantryman Badge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_Infantryman_Badge)
Expert Infantryman Badge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expert_Infantryman_Badge)
Aircrew Badge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircrew_Badge)
Master Parachutist Badge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachutist_Badge_%28United_States%29)
Pathfinder Badge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathfinder_Badge_%28United_States%29)
Air Assault Badge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Assault_Badge)
Expert Marksmanship Badge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marksmanship_Badge_%28United_States%29)
Vietnamese Ranger Badge
Vietnamese Master Parachute Badge
Thai Master Parachute Wings
Korean Master Parachute Badge
Thai Balloonist Badge
French Parachutist Badge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachutist_Badge#France)