#medalmondays

[taraross-1787]

Medal of Honor Monday: Roger Donlon

At about this time in 1934, a future army captain and Medal of Honor recipient is born. He passed away several days ago, just five days shy of his 90th birthday.

Roger Donlon almost wasn’t in the Army at all. He’d originally signed up to be an Air Force pilot, but then ended up in the Army instead. The Air Force’s loss was the Army’s gain!

During the Vietnam War, Donlon found himself in command of a 12-man Special Forces unit at a post near Nam Dong. Several hundred South Vietnamese and anti-Communist Chinese were at this “outpost of freedom,” along with Donlan’s men, in early July 1964.

Everyone knew that something was coming.

The story continues here: https://www.taraross.com/post/tdih-roger-donlon-moh

[stripeboy0621]

[1lilspark]

Happy #medalmonday this week is the inaugural Bonnet Springs 5k it was definitely fun venturing into a new venue and I can’t wait to visit again #running #bonnetspringspark #bonnetsprings5k https://www.instagram.com/p/CqUWGMiMY_f/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[teamrundisney]

That magical runDisney #MedalMonday experience will be here before you know it! You've got just 1️⃣7️⃣ days left to go until race weekends kicks off! #TeamrunDisney #runDisney #SpringtimeSurprise • 📸 @nickmarek_ • #ToyStory10Miler #Monsters10K #Cars5K #runDisney2023 #DisneyRunning #runDisneyMedals https://www.instagram.com/p/CqSoJzkuXgC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[shirtlessrunner]

it’s a #miracle i get to #run and #pace this #race! #fastsunday #medalmonday #nyrr #unitednychalf #nychalf #nyc #halfmarathon #pacer (at Manhattan New York Temple) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqDe4rnuo1Y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[learningasirun]

#Repost @melissajmeli_ with @use.repost ・・・ A Medal Monday fit for a Princess! The most exhausting fun I can remember having, possibly ever. More thoughts later, but first, sleep. 😴 👑💖 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • #runDisney #MedalMonday #PrincessHalf #PrincessHalfMarathonWeekend #PrincessWeekend #FairytaleChallenge #ChallengeMedal #AnimalKingdom #DisneysAnimalKingdom #TreeOfLife #NuunAmbassador #TeamNuun #CrownedCrew #IGRunners #RunnersofInstagram #Running #Runner #RunnerGirl #LoveToRun #DisneyLife #disneyrunner (at Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpurjSPOg4V/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sfc-paulchambers]

🇺🇸 During this week in 1944, American soldiers were fighting one last German push during the Battle of the Bulge. One of these, Pfc. Melvin Biddle, was a normally soft-spoken man. He later even admitted to being scared during combat. “But I lost a lot of fear because I was out there and couldn’t let the troops down,” he said. On December 23, he was fighting near Hotton, Belgium. Our soldiers were trying to rescue another company that had been surrounded. Biddle was lead scout. You’d never know that Biddle was soft-spoken—or scared—in the hours that followed. He “aggressively penetrated a densely wooded area” and advanced within yards of at least five enemy positions. He threw hand grenades into machine gun nests, & he took out German snipers. Biddle described one of these encounters. “There’s underbrush and #cold, #snowy,” Biddle said. “I came up—this small German outpost with the three guys....I shot the first one and then the second one tried to shoot me and I had to shoot him. The third one ran from me and I shot him in the shoulder and he kept going….And then all hell broke loose.” Biddle wasn’t done yet. He scouted enemy positions—alone—for hours. He was freezing & his hands were so cold, he later said, “I wasn't sure I would be able to fire my rifle.” But the young private returned with critical intelligence. The next morning, Christmas Eve, he was dispatched as lead scout again. Would you believe that Biddle was uninjured after two days of fighting? “I’m not a hero, not at all,” he said in 1999. His country begged to differ. “We call them the Greatest Generation for a reason,” the #Indiana Governor said when Biddle passed away in 2010, “and in Melvin Biddle we have just lost one of the greatest of the great. Every #Hoosier is proud that our state produced such a man.” FULL STORY: TaraRoss.com #TDIH #history #WWII #MedalMonday #sharethehistory Posted @withrepost • @taraross1787 https://www.instagram.com/p/CoFoncOOylQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[spookyreader23]

In 2022 I started started running again mainly in McAllen for their McAllen Marathon Scott Crane Running Series 5ks @mcallenmarathon. I used to run 5k and 10k runs at least once a month years ago but got lazy. Well thanks to @priscillamarie and me wanting to get out of my comfort zone, I started doing them again and these are my medals for each one including the 10k Run I did over the weekend. I don't plan on slowing down this year either. Running doesn't get any easier, you just simply run faster and I want to beat my goals. #Fitness #Runner #Running #RGV #McAllen #McAllenMarathon #RunMcAllen #MedalMonday #5k #10k #CardioSucks #FitNerd #HappyNerd https://www.instagram.com/p/CnxxRwzOv3H/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[paperninja]

#medalmonday, a week late (because I felt blah when I got home xD) and this time featuring Dollop! (I couldn’t find Confetti at the time). She lasted all of ten seconds before she realized she didn’t like it. Only two of the four runs done but that’s okay! We’ll try again some other time - not next year, no, putting my foot down. We’ll wait. Fourth times a charm? #rundisney #betterlucknexttime https://www.instagram.com/p/CngOAOirMbX/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[nasaragargonnu]

It’s #MedalMonday! I earned my BLING at the 2023 #ResolutionRun!#SDRunningCo #BlackMenRun #SiriusFitness (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnfvVwrvi-0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sattlertime]

01/15/23 The 2023 Rose Bowls RUSH Kids Run & Half Marathon 👉🏼#RunPasadena #medalmonday #rosebowlrush #Rosebowlhalfmarathon #Pasadena #pasadenahalf #rushkidsrun #GoRun #stayactive #runhappy #LosAngeles #runner #yocorro #run #818tillidie #LAtillidie #correpe #sattlerMILES #milesTIME #sattlerTIME (at Rose Bowl Stadium) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnczm28SJT-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[taraross-1787]

Medal of Honor Monday: Thomas Kelley

At about this time in 1969, a United States Navy lieutenant engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Thomas Kelley had joined the Navy almost on a whim: He was about to graduate from Holy Cross College when he discovered that some of his friends were joining the Navy.

Kelley figured he might as well join, since his “two pals” were. He was soon serving in the Navy, enjoying it so much that he decided to make a career of it.

By 1966, he was serving off the shores of Vietnam, away from combat. But he would soon volunteer for more dangerous duty with the River Assault Division. The story continues here: http://www.taraross.com/post/tdih-thomas-kelley-moh

[1lilspark]

This weeks #medalmonday feature is my 8K medal from this years @rungasparilla #stellachallenge I love the color scheme on this one don’t you? #running #gasparilladistanceclassic https://www.instagram.com/p/CpvddjuOh_J/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[teamrundisney]

Are you enjoying some park time today with your new medals? #TeamrunDisney #runDisney • 📸 @destinyfroste • #PrincessHalf #Princess10K #Princess5K #FairyTaleChallenge #runDisney2023 #runDisneyMedals #MagicKingdom #MedalMonday (at Magic Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpLkMM_uvnf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[shirtlessrunner]

#congratulations @celiahardy_ and all #runners of the @runrocknroll #rnrdc #halfmarathon, #unitednychalf and @lamarathon over the #weekend! it’s a #postrace tradition for me to take a photo outside this building after #marathons and halfs that finish in #centralpark a few blocks away. when i go inside for a moment to warm up before heading to my #sunday meetings at another building downtown, i #run into celia and her family #fastsunday #medalmonday #nyc #miracle (at Manhattan New York Temple) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqDZpNiO4Ld/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[learningasirun]

#Repost @nikkirunsdis with @use.repost ・・・ #medalmonday because why not?! I can't believe this was only last week that I took this picture. https://www.instagram.com/p/CnpVMgTrVso/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=