OT: Bob Howard dead today

olyinaz · Post by **olyinaz** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:35 am

We lost another good one today. Special Forces CMOH recipient Robert L. Howard died today. Cancer accomplished what the enemy could not.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_L._Howard

Sadly,
Oly

20cows · Post by **20cows** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:04 am

Godspeed!

BigSky56 · Post by **BigSky56** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:06 am

The most decorated US soldier to date was put up for 3 MoH for 3 different actions within 13 months and only awarded 1 MoH because of a 1920's law the 2 other MoH write ups were downgraded to DSC . RIP Robert. danny

Post by **Hobie** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 10:04 am

It always gave me an especially good feeling to see NCO ribbons on my officers...

I did not know COL Howard but know a couple of people who said they knew or were acquainted with him. Not one negative comment.

olyinaz · Post by **olyinaz** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 1:41 pm

I felt privileged to simply lay eyes on the man a few times at Ft. Bragg. A walking, breathing, honest to God HERO in the truest sense of the word.

As another said, Godspeed!

Regards,
Oly

Bullard4075 · Post by **Bullard4075** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 2:56 pm

"NCO ribbons on my officers" Hobie please explain. He came up through the ranks?

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 3:05 pm

May he R.I. P.

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:00 pm

Bullard4075 wrote:"NCO ribbons on my officers" Hobie please explain. He came up through the ranks?

Yes he did. There are several awards that are only given to enlisted personnel. The only way for an officer to posses them is to have been enlisted first and earn them.

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:52 pm

RIP SIR

Mich Hunter · Post by **Mich Hunter** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 11:22 pm

Usually your prior enlisted officers are you better ones to work for. They have "been there and done that" and have a better understanding unlike your green 2LT's out of ROTC. The "ring knockers" are the worst though

Mike Hunter · Post by **Mike Hunter** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:00 am

I knew Robert Howard, he was one of my instructors when I went thru Special Forces training back in 81. The man taught me lessons that I used throughout my 22 year military military career. He was a legend to us SF types.

COL (R) Robert Howard...Godspeed Sir.....

.45colt · Post by **.45colt** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 12:33 pm

I watched in AWE the other nite at a small clip about Him on the NBC evening news. And the thought struck Me how sad that this true Hero gets maybe three minutes on the news while the average spoiled A$$h*** athlete in this country goes ashtray or stubs his toe we get an all out media blitz............................................................ God Bless Mr. Howard.

SubDoc · Post by **SubDoc** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 2:13 pm

I met the Colonel in 1983 and had some contact almost every year until 2006.

He is was of the most unassuming nice guys you could ever meet. America lost a real hero who is a complete unknown.

America is so much poorer today.

BigSky56 · Post by **BigSky56** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 2:27 pm

Robert Howard and the other MACVSOG guys did a job that most people have no idea about I cant put a number on how many times I did insertion and extractions for them at CCS and the A camps in III corp area and across the border it takes a special person to go it alone in indian country. danny

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