{"id":17536,"date":"2010-02-18T13:49:16","date_gmt":"2010-02-18T18:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=17536"},"modified":"2010-02-18T14:02:46","modified_gmt":"2010-02-18T19:02:46","slug":"bringing-sgt-richard-e-owen-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=17536","title":{"rendered":"Bringing Sgt Richard E. Owen home."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Told you I was a bit PMSy today, so bear with me as well.<\/p>\n

What’s the opposite of Stolen Valor? I mean, we know how many liars and frauds out there seek glory and honor through word and not deed, but what of a man whose heroism is unknown, and who can’t defend himself. For my part, it kills me a little inside each time that one of these guys lies, and I find joy in tearing them down. Judging from the number of comments we get on this, so do you. Well, I have a new task for y’all. Let’s honor a man who deserves it.<\/p>\n

First, watch this video<\/a>, and then almost immediately wipe it from your mind. I’m not going to take this opportunity to bash the media, but that story had some serious problems, not the least of which is that the historian repeatedly used the name “Robert Owen” when the guys actual name is Richard Owen.<\/p>\n

For those who can’t see the video, or anything else, this is the story. A Salvation Army Captain in upstate NY the other day was going through a box of donations when he found a purple heart citation and framed picture of Richard E. Owen. (see above) I want to find Mr. Owen\u2019s family and get them the citation and plaque. And if they are the ones that threw this stuff away, I am going to find a home for it. Whether it be this guy’s home townhall, or a museum or something.<\/p>\n

Richard Owen was a SGT who served in Easy company, 2\/506th PIR, the famed Band of Brothers. He died in the plane crash at St Mere Eglise on June 6, 1944. <\/p>\n

Find me his family if you can. I’ve tried contacting the 506th alumni, and none of the email addys worked. Anyone have any ideas other than wait for the records to come in from NPRC?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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