{"id":38107,"date":"2013-10-23T13:55:58","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T17:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=38107"},"modified":"2013-10-23T14:35:18","modified_gmt":"2013-10-23T18:35:18","slug":"james-myrick-sgm-embellisher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=38107","title":{"rendered":"James Myrick; SGM Embellisher"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"James<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

Mary sends us the records of James Myrick, a retired Sergeant Major, he retired in 1967, when I was 12 years old. But he did an interview for the Korean War Anniversary in Leesville, LA and while I’m not in any position to question his service in Korea, his records tell a different story than he told the reporter. Here’s the link to the article<\/a>, and unless you want to spend $10 to read it, like I did, you’ll have to take my word for what he said;<\/p>\n

Myrick joined the Merchant Marine in 1943 at age 16, then the Army, where he would serve as a scout for more than 20 years before retiring in 1967.<\/p>\n

He fought in three wars, serving at the end of World War II and the early stages on the Vietnam War. But the majority of his action was in Korea.<\/p>\n

He was wounded three times during the conflict, receiving three Purple Heart decorations. He was also awarded two Bronze Star and one Silver Star commendations during his military career. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, that conflicts with his FOIA. It shows that Myrick didn’t join the Army until 1946, the Japanese surrendered in August 1945 – he might mean that he was a merchant marine at the end of the war, I’m in no position to dispute that. But he turned 18 in October of 1945. He has the World War II Victory Medal, but that just means that he served between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946. The FOIA shows no Bronze Stars or Silver Star. It shows one Purple Heart not three, and there are no service medals for the Vietnam War, nor does his list of assignments show service in Vietnam but it does mention Korea and Japan.<\/p>\n

\"Myrick,<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

He was a Ranger…he went to Glider School, FFS, why did he have to make up all of that other shit? These old guys break my heart, they really do – these are the guys who I looked up to when I was a young soldier. He made sergeant major! So, why did he have to embellish anything?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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