Summary Of The Medal Of Honor: Vernon Mcgairty
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Medal Of Honor: Vernon McGairty’s Story
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Marissa Stone
5/29/2013
Many men are being honored today, as in back then, for their extraordinary efforts to save the ones that mean most to them. These men will never be forgotten and our country’s way of showing our respect is by awarding them with the Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor is the United States highest military awarded for personal acts beyond and above duty, which is awarded by the president of the United States.
Vernon McGarity, one of the many Medal of Honor recipients, was born on December 1, 1921 in Hardin County, Tennessee (“Serving His Country”). He first came to Paris in the late 1930’s, while employed in the Civilian Conservation Corps (“Serving His Country”). During WWII he decided to join the U.S. Army in Model, in Stewart County (“Serving His Country”). He then moved up and served as a technical sergeant with the 99th Infantry Division during the Battle of Bulge in December 1944 “(Serving His Country”). He was a very brave man, he never let anything, including serious wounds hold him back. During one instance …show more content…
The next six months he spent living in German POW camp as a result of being captured during the Battle of Bulge (“Serving His Country”). The Battle of Bulge was a very short battle that ended with 75,000 causalities and almost 19,000 dead (“War Hero”). Looking back on the battle years later, McGarity told an interviewer “The last words I heard were to hold at all costs” (“WWII Medal of Honor Recipient”). Shortly after the war, Sgt. McGarity served in the Tennessee National Guard for about 28 years, receiving the rank of lieutenant colonel (“World War II Veteran”). . He wasn’t a man of “title” or a “rank of importance” but a dedicated man that set out to take out the enemy and bring our world back to peace they it should
Medal Of Honor: Vernon McGairty’s Story
Mr.Miller 1x
Marissa Stone
5/29/2013
Many men are being honored today, as in back then, for their extraordinary efforts to save the ones that mean most to them. These men will never be forgotten and our country’s way of showing our respect is by awarding them with the Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor is the United States highest military awarded for personal acts beyond and above duty, which is awarded by the president of the United States.
Vernon McGarity, one of the many Medal of Honor recipients, was born on December 1, 1921 in Hardin County, Tennessee (“Serving His Country”). He first came to Paris in the late 1930’s, while employed in the Civilian Conservation Corps (“Serving His Country”). During WWII he decided to join the U.S. Army in Model, in Stewart County (“Serving His Country”). He then moved up and served as a technical sergeant with the 99th Infantry Division during the Battle of Bulge in December 1944 “(Serving His Country”). He was a very brave man, he never let anything, including serious wounds hold him back. During one instance …show more content…
The next six months he spent living in German POW camp as a result of being captured during the Battle of Bulge (“Serving His Country”). The Battle of Bulge was a very short battle that ended with 75,000 causalities and almost 19,000 dead (“War Hero”). Looking back on the battle years later, McGarity told an interviewer “The last words I heard were to hold at all costs” (“WWII Medal of Honor Recipient”). Shortly after the war, Sgt. McGarity served in the Tennessee National Guard for about 28 years, receiving the rank of lieutenant colonel (“World War II Veteran”). . He wasn’t a man of “title” or a “rank of importance” but a dedicated man that set out to take out the enemy and bring our world back to peace they it should