Spc Joe Gibson

Please go to Blackfive and read about Ranger Spc Joe Gibson(http://www.blackfive.net/main/2008/10/specialist-joe.htmlpc) and how he got the Silver Medal. One of the things he had to do was hand to hand combat with a terrorist he stepped on in the dark during a secret mission in Iraq.  A terrorist who was ready to kill him by several means but who he overcame physically.

Its the kind of story that gives you chills! If it was a movie, you'd stand up and cheer at the end!

UPDATE: Not sure why the link isn't working! If you click on Blackfive and scroll down until you see the following, it'll be well worth the effort!

Specialist Joe Gibson - A Ranger You Should Know

Posted By Blackfive

This comes from Matt...

75th Ranger Regiment Soldier awarded Silver Star
By Staff Sgt. Andrew Kosterman
1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)

FORT LEWIS, Wash. (USASOC News Service, Sept. 27, 2008) – What began as a mission to find and eliminate terrorists earlier this year in Iraq ended up being a life-defining moment for one member of 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.

 

The bad guy not only had a gun on SPC Gibson that he was ready to fire, he knocked off his night goggles and was trying to light up his sucide vest when SPC Gibson knocked him out, got his gun and shot him!

There's more to the story--GO READ!!