{"id":32259,"date":"2012-10-05T09:59:25","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T13:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=32259"},"modified":"2012-10-05T09:59:25","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T13:59:25","slug":"ed-oneal-one-of-the-good-guys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=32259","title":{"rendered":"Ed O’Neal, one of the good guys"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Several weeks ago, TSO found this link about Ed O’Neal<\/a> we all thought he was fake just from reading the narrative in the article. You tell me;<\/p>\n

\u201cI entered the military June 20, 1956 at the age of 17 and retired November 1, 1976, at the age of 37,\u201d said O\u2019Neal, who lives in Rockingham. \u201cI have five and a half years of combat time in Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Once I was under fire for over 30 consecutive days.\u201d<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neal\u2019s dog, Airborne, looked up to her master as he spoke with a steady voice.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was promoted to 1st Sergeant in 10 years and later to Command Sgt. Major in 14 years. During that period of time, to accelerate that fast was unheard of,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Neal joined the Special Forces in the Army, completed Ranger school and was a HALO (High-Altitude, Low Opening) jumper. He was trained as a medic and helped people when he could. He also conducted missions in which he parachuted into enemy compounds at night to free American prisoners. O\u2019Neal grew close to the Vietnamese people during the time he was there.<\/p>\n

\u201cI speak fluent Vietnamese,\u201d he said. \u201cI became somewhat adapted to the local environment, learning their taboos and customs.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We see so many of these, that we get jaded sometimes. We got his records back today and Ed O’Neal is the real deal. Everything he says about his training and experience is true. I guess I could have said nothing and just let this one go by, but I figure we all need to be reminded that we shouldn’t jump to conclusions sometimes. <\/p>\n

Personally, I’m proud to live in the same country as people like Ed O’Neal and we’ll always be grateful for that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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