German Armed Forces awarded 14 American soldiers

[Dan D]

"German-US military history was made earlier this year [2010] when the German Armed Forces awarded 14 American soldiers one of the German military's highest honors for valor, the Gold Cross of Honor of the German Armed Forces, for risking their lives in the rescue of wounded German soldiers in northern Afghanistan. It was the first time non-Germans had ever received the award.
The crew members of a helicopter MedEvac unit came to the aid of Bundeswehr soldiers who had been ambushed by more than 200 Taliban fighters while on patrol north of Kunduz on April 2. With US Apache helicopters providing defense, US Black Hawk helicopters made multiple trips to evacuate 11 critically wounded German soldiers from the battle zone. Three of the German soldiers later died of their injuries."

http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/u...kreuz__PR.html

[Gammelpreusse]

Originally Posted by Dan D

"German-US military history was made earlier this year [2010] when the German Armed Forces awarded 14 American soldiers one of the German military's highest honors for valor, the Gold Cross of Honor of the German Armed Forces, for risking their lives in the rescue of wounded German soldiers in northern Afghanistan. It was the first time non-Germans had ever received the award.
The crew members of a helicopter MedEvac unit came to the aid of Bundeswehr soldiers who had been ambushed by more than 200 Taliban fighters while on patrol north of Kunduz on April 2. With US Apache helicopters providing defense, US Black Hawk helicopters made multiple trips to evacuate 11 critically wounded German soldiers from the battle zone. Three of the German soldiers later died of their injuries."

http://www.germany.info/Vertretung/u...kreuz__PR.html

not a new story, really

[August]

I think you Germans should quit pussy footing around and bring back the Iron Cross.

[Gammelpreusse]

Originally Posted by August

I think you Germans should quit pussy footing around and bring back the Iron Cross.

That's reserved for times when Germany itself is at stake. "Expeditionary" missions never saw the iron cross. Those were only awarded in 1813-14, 1870-71, 1914-18 and 1939-45, the last ones reissued in the 50ies without a swastika. Colonial endeavors and out of country missions saw the Prussian equivalents of the modern "Ehrenkreuz" (cross of honor)

[TLAM Strike]

For a second I thought we gave the German army 14 American troops because we wanted to thank them for the help or something...

[Dan D]

Originally Posted by August

I think you Germans should quit pussy footing around and bring back the Iron Cross.

We can't do that. "Outlaws" and motor biker dudes like Hells Angels and also Lemmy from Mötorhead nowadays wear Iron crosses as accessory.

"A "f..k the world" tatoo on his arm- the iron cross is his lucky charm".

You know, of course, why Lemmy from Mötorhead wears an iron cross with the year dates "1914-1916" engraved?

Lemmy: " 'til 1916 the Germans thought they could win the war".

And....Barack Obama was given a Nobel Prize for nothing.

Can you see the worth?

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by The Third Man

And....Barack Obama was given a Nobel Prize for nothing.

Can you see the worth?

Aaah, here goes General Topics down the toilet again.

[Task Force]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Aaah, here goes General Topics down the toilet again.

Did It ever get pulled out?

[gimpy117]

congrats to those guys. Thats also an award on the ribbon bar thats gonna look unique

[DarkFish]

Originally Posted by August

I think you Germans should quit pussy footing around and bring back the Iron Cross.

lol

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

For a second I thought we gave the German army 14 American troops because we wanted to thank them for the help or something...

even loller

[Kongo Otto]

Originally Posted by The Third Man

And....Barack Obama was given a Nobel Prize for nothing.

Can you see the worth?

Ok then tell us about the worth of Your Military Decorations.

[breadcatcher101]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

For a second I thought we gave the German army 14 American troops because we wanted to thank them for the help or something...

That's what I thought as well.

Small wonder we need people in the military, we give them away!

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Task Force

Did It ever get pulled out?

No it never pulls out, that's why it keeps spawning threads like this...

[August]

Originally Posted by gimpy117

congrats to those guys. Thats also an award on the ribbon bar thats gonna look unique

If they can find it amongst all the fruit salad they wear these days.