Options
Print
10 Comments
Post a Comment
EmailProfiles of Valor: U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Anthony Viggiani
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Serving with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, Staff Sgt. Anthony Viggiani was patrolling the mountainous region of the Zabol Province in Afghanistan when his squad came under intense fire from Taliban militants. The assault left two wounded Marines pinned behind a small rock. Worse, the terrain made it nearly impossible at first to see where the gunfire was coming from.
As Viggiani and a fellow Marine crept up the steep slopes, they encountered direct fire from a cave, where the militants had continued their assault against the two wounded Marines. With his entire squad pinned down by enemy fire, Viggiani was the only one left who could take out the militants. Moving into a better position, he saw movement within the cave and fired repeatedly, eventually taking out three insurgent fighters by tossing a grenade.
The fight was not over, however. Although Viggiani was shot in the leg by enemy fire from another direction, he refused medical treatment and kept fighting while assisting other wounded Marines. In all, Viggiani and his squad eliminated 14 insurgents.
For his heroism that day, Viggiani was awarded the Navy Cross, the highest Marine honor. "If somebody does their job, brings the boys home alive and accomplishes the mission, that's it to me," he said. "All of my boys, I wouldn't trade them for anything."
Options
Navigation
Subscribe
Author Cal Thomas: "The Patriot interprets current issues in the conservative context of history." It's Right. It's Free. Subscribe now!
The Right Opinion
Arnold Ahlert: CPAC Braces for Union & Occupier Chaos
Michael Reagan: A Little More Heat
George Will: GOP's Murky Rhetoric on National Defense
Larry Elder: Aren't Republicans Supposed to Be Colorblind?
Thomas Sowell: The Anti-Romney Vote
Ann Coulter: Plutocrat Dems Attack Romney as 'Richie Rich'
Burt Prelutsky: Was Idi Amin Smarter Than Martha Stewart?
L. Brent Bozell: The Secular Media vs. Religious Liberty
R. Emmett Tyrrell: The Delousing of a Movement
Jonah Goldberg: Liberals are the True Aggressors in Culture Wars
Cal Thomas: Fudging the Numbers
Michael Barone: GOP Must Convince Young People It's the Party of Options
Navigation
Grassroots Commentary
Policy and Analysis
- Heritage Foundation Insider
- Heritage Foundation Research
- American Enterprise Institute
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- The Cato Institute
- Hoover Institution
- National Rifle Association
- Ludwig von Mises Institute
- Citizens Against Government Waste
- National Center for Policy Analysis
- The Heartland Institute
Our Mission
"The Patriot's mission is to advocate for Essential Liberty, the restoration of constitutional limits on government and the judiciary, and to promote free enterprise, national defense and traditional American values. Our objective is to provide Patriots across our nation with a touchstone of First Principles through brief, informative and entertaining analyses of relevant news, policy and opinion from reputable research, advocacy and media organizations, so they may better support and defend those Principles, and enlist others to join our ranks." —Mark Alexander, Publisher
The Patriot Post is not sustained by any political, special interest or parent organization, and we accept no advertising. Our mission and operations are funded entirely by the voluntary financial support of Patriots like you!
USAF 1970's Veteran
Semper Fi, Sarge. God go with you.
Posted February 21, 2010 at 2:42:33 AM
Bert Booth
Thank you for your service to your country and corp.
Posted February 21, 2010 at 8:05:24 AM
Ruth Ann Wilson
O, the testimonies are coming in. The enemies want to "destroy this Valiant Military", but "the works of their hands are magnificent and blessed".
My prayer is this: "That these wonderful Soldiers always find and eliminate their targets, but the enemy's attempts to find them are foiled." I know the Lord will do this. "For our cause, it is just"
"God is a very present help in the time of Trouble". "I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in Him will I trust" Ps. 91:2
Well Done, Sargent Viggiani, God Bless you.
For God & Country
Ruth Ann Wilson
Posted February 21, 2010 at 11:14:24 AM
Duke of Earl
The Few, The Proud, The Marines.
That says it all. Oorah!!!
Semper Fi!!
Posted February 21, 2010 at 10:03:40 PM
P Rash
Thank you for our freedom, the USA would be nothing if not for you and people like you.
May God bless and keep you and your me. I will continue to pray for the safety of all our military.
Thank you for a job well done, keep up the great work.
Posted February 21, 2010 at 10:55:13 PM
Anton D Rehling
Although the dedication and sacrifice on the battlefield is critical to the survival of our Republic it is only part of the story. We at home must show the same courage to protect our freedom from those that would steal it by degrees through unconstitutional actions by our oath defying legislators that currently occupy seats in our Congress and Senate as well as our POTUS. Is the sacrifice we should make on our soil to be less of a sacrifice or risk than our soldiers on the field of battle. We must assure our soldiers come home to the freedom they had when they left for war.
Posted February 22, 2010 at 8:05:24 AM
Bill R
Anton Rehling
Sir all voters should read your words as they look into the mirror and ask themselves as a citizen am I doing all I can for my country?
Thank You Mr Rehling
Posted February 22, 2010 at 11:29:22 AM
martin mayer
SEMPER FI
OORAH!
Posted February 23, 2010 at 9:18:40 AM
ILEANA
I don't think we give our soldiers the respect and honor that they deserve for their selfless sacrifice.
On my flight today, there were two soldiers, one who had suffered shrapnel wounds to the leg, was walking on braces and one who was carrying both backpacks. I expected the airline to bump them to business class or at least to a better seat. Instead, the injured soldier had to fly for four hours sandwiched in the middle seat, in obvious pain.
What a selfish, mean spirited group of people! Shame on the entire crew!
Posted February 24, 2010 at 12:06:37 AM
Ray Crawley
May God bless Sgt. Viggiani and all our servicemen and women. They sacrifice much and ask for nothing in return. The least we can do is give them the respect they deserve and pray for their safe return.
At election time, we need to vote with a conviction of what is best for our country, not for a particular party or what we want as best for us. Country first.
Posted February 24, 2010 at 10:07:31 AM