Mitch Schmidtke

Colonel (Ret) #USArmy #combatveteran #writer sharing #storiesofvirtuetestedinbattle Love #veterans #militaryhistory #books #historicalfiction and my wife!

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[FREE BOOK] “Virtues Tested in Battle” https://t.co/v6MIa6cgZ4

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I Fled Yugoslavia in 1941. Then I Returned to Join the Resistance. - The New York Times https://t.co/taEMCVFNi1

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Two Rangers up for valor awards after using new life-saving battlefield blood donor technique https://t.co/wUWg6IxM8K

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After 75 years, a war hero gets France’s highest honor https://t.co/nLNkmIFLNC

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Medal of Honor comic series highlights actions of Audie Murphy and Sal Giunta
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IF IN DOUBT... @CanadianForces @CanadianArmy @usarmy @USMC @MarineMuseum @USForeignAssist @NATO @urbansketchers

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The ‘Hero of Cologne’ receives his Bronze Star 75 years late https://t.co/tq3Hqdbz9O

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What makes this story amazing is not just the personal courage in battle, but the loyalty over a lifetime. #virtuestestedinbattle Proving Loyalty: Vincent Okamoto in Vietnam https://t.co/rk1MPvohX2

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This story has a sentimental meaning to me. It influenced not only me, but a generation that followed.
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How the actions of one man influenced a generation: William E. Adams https://t.co/aCfInVF3K7

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Interesting to think about Soldiers lost, growing without aging vs. simply never aging.

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Wear Out or Rust Out: The Service of John T. Corley https://t.co/guNtV9PXZ1

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We lost another great leader. Major General Shachnow was a Holocaust survivor and Vietnam Veteran.

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Power of Perseverance: Sometimes life can be a challenge. People who overcome adversity inspire us to face our own challenges. Sydney Shachnow demonstrated the power of perseverance over a lifetime. #powerorperseverance #storiesofvirtuetestedinbattle https://t.co/JqQZaU54eT

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Check out the most recent article “Wear Out or Rust Out” by @MitchSchmidtke https://t.co/cIpXYaIYXf

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Wear Out or Rust Out: The Service of John T. Corley https://t.co/guNtV9PXZ1

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I just published “Moral courage of Silas Soule and the Sand Creek Massacre” https://t.co/UDJUSF6Iju

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@matthewlundy73 Had dinner at the Cuban restaurant there last week. Good stuff, think we took the same pic.

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Moral courage of Silas Soule and the Sand Creek Massacre https://t.co/vgjotJkqds

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World War II intelligence officer given congressional medal https://t.co/WybYJ28CrY

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Where’s Capt. Molly? Search on for Revolutionary hero’s grave https://t.co/9x8ttlgq2d

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We remember. June 6th, 1944

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Thank you veterans for your service to our nation and your continued leadership to enrich our country. #MemorialDay #storiesofvirtuetestedinbattle