Colonel Bernard L. Talley, USAF (Retired)
2/23/1939 – 2/21/2022
American Legion Post 178 Life Member
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Celebration of Life Service
Monday, March 28, 2022
2 – 4 PM
Verona Villa
6591 Dallas Parkway
Frisco, TX 75034
3:30PM “Missing Man Formation”
T – 38 Flyover
MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND
National Medal of Honor Day on March 25th recognizes all Medal of Honor recipients.
On March 25, 1863, Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton presented the first Medals of Honor (Army) to six members of the “Andrews Raiders” for their volunteering and participation during an American Civil War raid in April of 1862.
Created in 1861, the Medal of Honor is the United States of America’s highest military honor. It is awarded only to US military personnel by the President of the United States in the name of Congress for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty. There are three versions of the Medal of Honor: one for the Army, one for the Navy and one for the Air Force, with personnel of the Marine Corps and the Coast Guard receiving the Navy version.
Since its creation, there have been 3,468 Medals of Honor awarded to the country’s soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, and coastguardsmen.
Two Medal of Honor recipients are interred at the DFW National Cemetery: Candelario Garcia, (1944-2013) for action in the Vietnam War, and James L. Stone (1922-2012) for action in the Korea War.
(L-R) Ed Reed, Vice Commander-Public Relations, Fred Rogers, Past Commander, Major Gary Billings, USMC (Retired), Senior Naval Science Instructor, Delbert Parson, Post 178 Commander.
The recently established Lebanon Trail High School Navy National Defense Cadet Corps (NNDCC) program and the Post 178 Americanism programs share common missions. The mission of the Cadet Corps is to motivate young people to become better citizens and effective leaders.
Post 178 Americanism programs, Boys State, Oratorical Scholarship Contest, School Awards, and Scouting, have an identical mission. The teaching goals of both programs are focused on leadership, teamwork, personal responsibility, a sense of accomplishment, and service to the nation. Both programs also highlight American values and patriotism.
Gary R. Billings, Major, USMC (Retired), is the Senior Naval Science Instructor for the FISD NNDCC program. Major Billings established the program in 2021 and has 69 students from across the Frisco ISD. NNDCC students receive the exact same curriculum as NJROTC and graduate with an advantage when applying to military academies, university ROTC programs, scholarships or entering the military.
Post 178 Executive Committee members recently met Major Billings to exchange ideas for partnering with the Cadet Corps. The meeting was positive and identified areas for further exploration. Additional coordination meetings are planned. Major Billings will also be the guest speaker at the post’s upcoming April membership meeting.
Post 178 is honored to partner with and support the Lebanon Trail High School Navy National Defense Cadet Corp.
The second of several get-togethers this year!
Members, Family, and all Veterans
April 2, 2022
9 am – 12pm
Crest Infinity
6100 State Hwy 121
Frisco, TX 75034
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On 19 March 2003, an ultimatum given to the regime of Saddam Hussein expired and the United States and an allied coalition began what was known to the United States as Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The military objectives of Operation Iraqi Freedom consisted of first, ending the regime of Saddam Hussein; second, identifying, isolating, and eliminating, Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction; third, searching for, capturing, and driving out terrorists from the country; fourth, collecting intelligence related to terrorist networks; and fifth, collecting such intelligence as was related to the global network of illicit weapons of mass destruction.
Additional objectives were to end sanctions and to immediately deliver humanitarian support, secure Iraq’s oil fields and resources, and finally, to help the Iraqi people create conditions for a transition to a representative self-government.
At the time, Operation Iraqi Freedom consisted of the largest special operations force since the Vietnam War. Most of the special operations forces were American, but the United Kingdom and the Australian militaries also provided forces. Coalition personnel worked with Kurdish fighters against the regime. Special operations forces also attacked a number of specific targets such as airfields, weapons of mass destruction sites, and command and control headquarters.
In September 2010, the US mission in Iraq was renamed from Operation Iraqi Freedom to Operation New Dawn to coincide with US forces’ shift to an advisory, assistance, training, and equipping role
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