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Valorant sports headcanon bc I just lost a championship
I LOST TO A PERSON WHO'S TWO CATEGORIES UNDER MINE
Astra: I feel like she doesn't really play any sport but she definitely hits the gym
Brimstone: boxe and wrestling? Possibly played American football when he was younger
Breach: wrestling
Chamber: Fencer. Epeé. My mother says he should be a foil fencer since he's french but I think epeé fits him better
Clove: no fit, just chill. Very energetic though, that's how they keep healthy
Cypher: that man is NOT doing any exercise
Deadlock: taekwondo and I saw a comic where she was a paralympic climber and I love it
Fade: same as cypher
Gekko: canon basketball and skater
Harbor: wrestling and olimpic weight lifting
Iso: he looks like he has the body of a fencer so I'm giving him sabre (my sister wanted someone to be a sabre fencer)
Jett: athletics and parkour, does parachuting as hobby
Killjoy: rides her bike every once in a while but doesn't really do any physical activity
Neon: canon basketball player, athletics
Omen: used to be a judoka
Phoenix: skate
Raze: capoeira and parkour
Reyna: wrestling and boxing
Sage: jiujitsu
Skye: besides hiking she also does lots of other spots, mainly hand to hand combat
Sova: canon bow and arrow, obviously, also plays medieval fencing
Viper: boxer
Vyse: I want to give someone the same sport as me so she's a foil fencer. Also, her suit gives off the fencing suit design
Yoru: kendo
Kay/o isn't here because he's a robot and robots don't compete in human sports
#valorant#astra valorant#breach valorant#brimstone Valorant#clove valorant#chamber valorant#cypher valorant#deadlock valorant#fade valorant#gekko valorant#harbor valorant#iso valorant#jett valorant#killjoy valorant#neon valorant#omen valorant#phoenix valorant#raze valorant#reyna valorant#sage valorant#skye valorant#sova valorant#viper valorant#vyse valorant#yoru valorant#fencing#wrestling#athletics#sports#I lost a championship I thought I'd get at least bronze
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hot take: even low rank players are allowed to make their best plays into fancy clips!
#for the record: I'm bronze#valorant#valorant edit#gaming#videogames#videogame clips#video#valorant video#gaming video#riot games#video edit#valorant clips#video editing
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Day 171 of trying to draw everyday
I didn't even have beef with Oat Milk but I thought my valorant TOS safe insult slapped
Slightly closer and details under cut
Ohuhu Markers (360 pack) used:
V 276
G 191, 460
E 287, 294, 384, 399, 558, 644, 679
CG 071, 090, 140
BG 038
WG 170, 190, 200
MG 011
#it was an instalock reyna i had beef with#bro hated me when all i did was say hi cuz im a girl#he was gold and i was bronze so idek how either of us were there maybe he should not be a bitch and instead go on aimlabs#so his rank will be at least close to his ego#traditional art#traditional drawing#alcholic markers#ohuhu markers#ohuhu#ohuhuart#markers#funkytownvibes art#daily drawing#valorant#valorant art#valorant fanart
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Numbers 3, 6, 8, 11, 18, 25 and 26 for Cynora... Noramir? You don't have to do them all if its too much. Thanks for the glorious food, by the way: this couple is criminally underrated... literally.
I wish you perfect ping and many an ace.
i love them so much... perhaps too much for someone who like. knows next to nothing about nora in hindsight. everything i love about her is practically headcanon LMAO riot is gonna shoot my daydreams down out of the sky at some point BUT UNTIL THEN i'm so so in love with her
3.) Most common argument?: they've known each other for so long and love each other and each other's habits so much they're p well accustomed to each other and mostly just play argue over small matters like nora stealing the blankets from amir at night in her sleep or amir leaving his study a bit of a mess that only nora can figure out how to clean and organize again
6.) What is their favorite feature of their partner’s?: Cypher most loves Nora's laugh and smile (and honestly? kind of everything about her 'cos idk i just imagine he's really so sweetly head-over-heels for her...) and Nora most loves his sense of humor and how affectionate he really is. He can be p elusive and mysterious to others but she gets to see the side of him that loves to be held close as they fall asleep every night and expresses all of their goodbyes in tender kisses
8.) Nicknames? & if so, how did they originate?: I feel like they both call each other by their birth names (and some common pet names) but idk they're always spoken with so much love and genuine admiration it sounds different out of each other's mouths
11.) Who tops?: A little nsfw but I won't go too into detail here... I'll just say Nora and leave it at that but you can ask for elaboration on my nsfw alt if you'd like...
18.) Who leaves little notes in the other’s one lunch? (Bonus: what does it usually say?): This is not quite going to answer the question. but. Cypher actually cooks the most out of the two of them when they're physically together. But Nora is the one into leaving little notes and messages around the house or in his pockets or bag to find later on. Usually affectionate little compliments, or "I love you,"'s, or "I'm at your side, wherever you go," things like that.
25.) Who needs more assurance?: Changes between the two of them, imo, some days are just rougher for each other than others
26.) What would be their theme song?: this is going to sound Interesting. but. plastic love is my go-to song when i write them.
this mostly stems from my own headcanons from their youth, how they met, their relationship long before marriage and their daughter came into the picture... but i imagine them both having been very youthful yet misguided and relatively lonely people especially in their line of work, and for a long time, they only had each other to rely on. after all, trusting the wrong people in their business can literally get them killed. such trust issues also cause some wariness with commitment and long-term relationships, as theirs was turning into, but their love for one another is undeniable and they always find a way to be there for each other. i think the plastic love music video captures that feeling between two young adults really well. (city pop is also just a banger genre)
#nora#cypher#noramir#cyphora#ask meme#macch talks#riot games#valorant#im going to play after this and hope your kind wishes for my ping and aces bless me#tryna get my ass out of bronze fr
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How do we feel about me playing valorant with zero sleep?
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What rank are you in Valorant?
EEP as of now i'm like level 13 so i haven't really had a chance to play comp and find out yet LOLL
i'd guess what rank my skill level is but it would probably be an overestimate :">
#maeposting🪷#ask#valorant#i bet u when i eventually start playing comp ill land myself in like. iron . bronze . silver if i get real lucky#ill get there 💔
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#I've been playing valorant recently and it's been quite fun actually#but what's been ruining my experience of the game is the genuinely toxic and hateful people in the game#whether it's on my team or the enemy team#it just sucks the fun out of the game for me yk#I just wish ruột would do smth abt the toxicity#like perma bạn the ip or adding a block system or smth#idk I just had a rly bad game with an enemy reyna#called me ass even though they're plat 2 playing in a bronze silver lobby like smh#obviously I'd be trash compared to a plat player#man's is never getting a riot buddy for sure with that attitude tho#which gives me a small bit of comfort#rant#valorant#personal
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Also the rank reset fucked me again I'm in iron 3 again from bronze2 and so is my cousin who was in silver3
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and thats the reason why i dont play competitive
we can't end on a loss
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| PAPRIKA + UMEMIYA HAJIME .
+cw. — fem!reader x prince!umemiya hajime, undertones of smut, angst, and fluff & strangers to lovers. | +wc. — 1k | +syn.— a tryst just before his big day and that was all it took to for him to be fearless. | +notes. — i do wanna write more. . .maybe continue it as mini series but lets see if the stars align or not! | redirect to blog navigation.
“Nobody needs to know about this,” Umemiya rasps against your shaky lips by breaking his tantalizingly lazy yet turbulent kiss.
“Yeah.” You breathe out a whisper, running your hands over his palms that rest on your cheeks.
“Right. . . Nobody.” His lips dash on yours again as his hands slowly travel down to your shoulders, deft hands, gnarly fingers slipping underneath the hem of your robe, little by little, peeling the robe off you. His Imperial Mantle conceals your body, always has been; since the day he laid his eyes on you. Even if the weight of it is too heavy to bear it alone sometimes, Umemiya believed that it was a little less when he was with you, when he saved you on that fierce stormy starless night. But even without it the high golden curtains and the pillar would provide both of you enough time to flee if anyone were to come, which is why Hiragi is standing at the advent of this gigantic hallway.
You feel the cold of the air grace one of your shoulders with goosebumps. Umemiya’s face is buried in the nook of your neck, one of his limbs holding the back of your nape keeping you in your place. still. The tip of his tongue licks your collarbones once before he flattens his tongue which travels from the head of your collarbone to the back of your ear lobes while his other limb follows the same trail from your waist up to your breast. His teeth nip your ear lobes at the same time as his hand squeezes your breasts making you stand on your tippy toes and then, you moan; the roused sigh flowing right into his ear making him recoil from this ravishing reality being reminded of his status as well as the consequences of his actions: that with such personage there come responsibilities followed by certain boundaries with it not leaving behind a promising morbidity either. You have always known that the tragedy that comes with the throne, and it never leaves you. It is epoxized to one fate and blood as if the other side of a coin thereby running from it was foolish, fighting against it is nothing but a pity so all you can do is to stand beside it.
Any pitchier than that, your voice would have echoed through the corridors. You have become exceptionally good at controlling your voice with the passage of time. His facial muscles squeeze at the thought of how cruel time it is that it passes. If only he could stop the time. . .
“We shouldn't do this,” Umemiya mumbled with a moan laced underneath, devouring desire palpable oozing from his breath. He skids away from you, saunting straight towards his inner chambers. Those fingers that have held a thousand swords, sparred day and night, fought battles that shook heaven and hell once refused to have the valor to disrobe you. Were you supposed to believe that? Your breath ceases at the bottom of your throat as you stand with your back glued against the wall in that gigantic empty corridor. There is a sound in the air. You can hear it; but no one is talking, neither walking or even taking a breath. You look at the end of the corridor only to see royal guard Hiragi standing just like before, a bronze statue except this time his palms are at the valley of his torso are twitching upon each other.
You walk into his chambers finding him sitting at the edge of the bed with the crown of the prince in his hand, eyes scrutinizing it as if he could see the fate it holds once it finds its next rightful place since it has to find a new head to burden with a glorious purpose; since Umemiya would not be bearing the weight of such a burden anymore, after all, he is going to be appointed as the king today— a crown of heavier in status, weight, power and tragedy than before.
“Well, my knight, do you wish to save it after the coronation ceremony?”
Umemiya nods. . . simply nods, like six times in a row as if he did not expect such a question from you. A crescent curve along your lips appears as you mumble to yourself, “Such a puppy.”
You two have not gotten to that stage yet. Umemiya stands up straightening his spine as you walk towards him. You take one good look at him, the knight you met that night before you fix his robe. You tie the knot of the laces of his dress shirt that has been undone by those same fingers not so long ago. Then, you move on to tying his coronation mantle. Umemiya looks at you as you take your time preparing him for his coronation ceremony. He thinks it is an act of galore valor that you can take responsibility for the things you mess up.
“Are you nervous Haji?”
“A little,” He says grabbing your palm, ceasing your movements as you were just about to deprive him from the touch of your hands.
You look up. His eyes are as dark as the ocean. Your fingers clamp around his wrist pulling it on your chest. “Here.” You place your other hand on the left side of his chest. “No matter what or who turns their back to you I will never.” His eyebrows pinch ever so slightly that it is barely pinnable. The sincerity you have in those sparkling eyes, the loyalty that courses through your veins whenever you are around him, the devotion you have when you touch him is too much for him. It scares him. It scares his sanity to think what if . . . he loses you or something much worse . . .
“I know, my love.” He chimes leaning down. “I know.” His voice is now a weak whisper, a prayer as it says your name. His forehead touches yours as his free hand rests on yours which is still on his chest.
#꩜— interstellar communications#dividers by cafekitsune#umemiya hajime x reader#umemiya x reader#umemiya x you#umemiya x y/n#umemiya smut#umemiya hajime x you#umemiya hajime smut#umemiya fluff#umemiya hajime fluff#wind breaker x reader#wind breaker x you#wind breaker x y/n#winbre x reader#winbre smut#wind breaker smut#winbre fics#wind breaker fanfic#wind breaker fluff#wind breaker umemiya#hajime umemiya#umemiya hajime#windbreaker umemiya#wind breaker#smut fic#smut and fluff#smut and angst#fluff and smut#fluff and romance
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feather , part 14
“ i feel so much lighter, like a feather ”
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yourusername so i went to the mall w eddy and mackie and NO ONE TOLD ME THERES TARGET IN MALLS NOW???
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username87 sweetie there’s always been targets in malls
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_alexturcotte yooo did you buy the teddy bear??
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username35 omg they went into one of the expensive clothes stores
username28 if they wore that and tried to break into my house honestly i’d let them
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edwards.73 you were skipping through the aisles as soon as we walked into target
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→ yourusername i hate you both
jamie.drysdale you know i can see your credit card history right
→ yourusername UHHHHH MOM SAID NO ONE COULD SEE IT BUT ME
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lhughes_06 should’ve brought me, i would’ve paid for u
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username94 it’s so endearing how they’re having so much fun together
jackhughes maybe i should’ve gone with you
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bookerburke_ i’ll take you to every mall with a target in it as soon as you get back
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yourusername i’m never playing val with these idiots ever again oh my god like THE LACK OF ASSISTS WAS UNBELIEVABLE
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markestapa the only reason u could even play valorant was bc i let u use my pc so be quiet
→ yourusername yeah and i got you to gold 3
→ markestapa I WAS AT PLAT 2
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rutgermcgroarty such a gamer girl
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username80 i don’t understand anything but yessss!!
→ username47 fr at this point im jus faking it all
dylanduke25 okay well the rest of us were playing on our laptops
→ yourusername marks pc was laggier than ur laptops 🙄🙄
→ markestapa MY LAG WAS SKYROCKETING
trevorzegras play val with me rn i dare you
→ yourusername okay mr “i dropped from gold to bronze”
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username37 what is this gold, bronze, plat speak i don’t get it
_quinnhughes oh so thats what all that yelling was
→ jackhughes i heard her from down the street
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bookerburke_ i’ve never played this game before, only cod and overwatch so i dont get the lingo 😭
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edwards.73 i didn’t do THAT bad
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→ yourusername my kda was 5/0/0 and urs was 0/5/0 we are NOT the same ❌
next chapter notes ) i actually have a grudge against all val players and they all frustrate me to no end (I NEVER GET FUCKING ASSISTS) anywayyy i hope u enjoyed this and im getting back on the grind i promise 🤍🤍
tags: @aliaology @hockeyboysarehot @absolutelyhugh3s
#luke hughes x reader#luke hughes x y/n#luke hughes fic#luke hughes fanfic#luke hughes#quinn hughes#jack hughes#alex turcotte#cole caufield#trevor zegras#jamie drysdale#mackie samoskevich#mark estapa#dylan duke#ethan edwards#luca fantilli#adam fantilli#rutger mcgroarty
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Yendaya, a level 14 Valor bard with a 2 level fighter dip! I fell in love with her bronze and teal colour scheme <3
Commissioned by sydney_sales on IG
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The Devil Doc & The Flyboy | Sneak Peek
Hangman x Marine Corpsman-Devil Doc!OC
Every time Fiona "Kitten" Reid is deployed, something bad happens. Win-a-medal type bad. And when Warlock is looking for a survivalist instructor for the Daggers during the uranium mission, he's shocked that the top recommendation from his colleagues is a young medical corpsman the Marines she served with dubbed "Kitten." After making a grand entrance at the expense of Jake's older brother and Bob's sanity, Fiona finds herself squarely in Hangman's sights. But he better pay attention in class because her lessons come from more than a textbook...
“Corpsman Reid, at ease.” The Rear Admiral better known as Warlock motioned for her to take a seat. It was the first time that morning she was happy to be in uniform, she would have felt naked in scrubs.
“Sir,” She dug her short nails into her palm under the table, keeping her composure even as her pulse skyrocketed. You’re a marine, she chided herself, get a damn grip. She felt like the kid she had been before her first deployment with a marine detachment. A timid, little midwestern girl who didn’t drink or curse. The rough necks had had a fun time breaking her in.
They jokingly called her Kitten. As in a scared little kitten afraid of her own shadow. Then the worst had happened and they’d discovered that the kitten had claws. That’s when she became one of them, a marine. She felt the ghostly weight of two hands on her shoulders and sat a little straighter, meeting the Vice Admiral’s gaze head-on.
“I read your file, corpsman but your ribbon rack tells one hell of a story on its own.”
“Oorah, sir.”
“Two Purple Hearts, three bronze stars with combat valor, if you weren’t a corpsman you’d be well on your way to admiralty and a senate seat.” She must not have done a good job at disguising her disgust at being part of the brass, Warlock’s laughter filling the room.
“I asked for a shortlist of men for a special assignment and imagine my surprise when the first recommendation from a general was someone named Kitten.” Aw fuck.
Fiona’s smile couldn’t be helped. General Matteo Alverez. He had visited her detachment in Iraq for a dog and pony show and when things went south, as they always seemed to do when she was involved, he’d seen Fiona in action, running towards danger with a stethoscope around her neck.
“Am I going brown side out again, sir?” She could already feel the sand in her boots from another desert deployment. “Give the word.” She wanted him to give it to her straight. As much as she wanted to stay, she would always go if the Navy asked her to.
“I’m sure you’ve heard the scuttlebutt about a classified flight mission,” Warlock raised a white brow, knowing nothing classified stayed fully secret in a town like North Island. She nodded. “Enemy territory is a rough place to be,” Rough was putting it lightly in her experience and opinion. “I want you to prepare them, teach them how to survive. No manual, no guidelines, your experience will be their gospel.”’ That was…insane. She wasn’t an instructor. She would run towards live fire, snap a man’s neck, and put her phone on the bar when Penny wasn’t looking. She was used to doing dangerous and ill-advised things. But teach?
“Sir, I-”
“Before you respond, the General said to remind you that a true marine never runs from a fight.” Fiona sighed,
“Aye aye, sir. Just don’t give me a big chicken dinner when I kill your flyboys’ egos.” Warlock laughed, spilling coffee on his pristine uniform.
“If you can do that, I’ll give you another damn medal for doing the impossible.”
Big chicken dinner = Bad conduct discharge
Scuttlebutt = gossip
Can't wait for more? Let me know, I'll add you to the taglist.
Fiona and Jake's story is going to have mentions of combat, war, torture (nothing too graphic), too many Navy/Marine inaccuracies to count (I'm doing a lot of research though), plenty of good times at the Hard Deck, Warlock being an enabler, and Jake being the next in a long line of Top Gun students to be hot for teacher.
#jake seresin#jake seresin x oc#glen powell#top gun fanfiction#top gun maverick#fanfic#hangman x oc#jake hangman seresin#top gun hangman#the devil doc & the flyboy#bet writes
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HEY TOBESS!!!
ok so i maybeeeee want main 4 ( or main 3, i really don't care for cartman ) x reader
but like them playing BOARD GAMES (or video games) with reader
like pure fluff and it's so cute and yadadada
I'M NOT CREATIVE OK.
anyways LOVE U TOBES
– an🎱n 🤭🤭🤭
( i'm lttr requesting u every 2 seconds keeping u on ur toes fr. ur never getting rid of me HAHAHAHA )
ANONNN FINALLY I GOT UP TO THIS REQ OF FUCKING COURSEE
main 3 playing games
kyle :
- okay i better not hear ANY fucking complaining in the comments because i play this game
- he plays valorant.
- NOW I KNOW IT SOUNDS BAD BUT HEAR ME OUT
- having you sit on his lap as you watch him play
- giving you kisses in between rounds where he dies or buying
- if he’s playing competitively and he’s losing the ONLY and only reason why he’s still calm and not losing his shit is because of you.
- if you’re getting bored he’ll purposely die just to cover you in kisses
- i feel like i should add some valorant and kyle headcannons so LET. ME. COOK.
- clove // killjoy main
- he loves playing support, not a duelist type of guy
- doesn’t like playing heals
- rank is definitely bronze
- peak at one point was probably gold
- prob spent all his allowance on skins
stan :
- whoever disagrees on this, fuck you
- hear me out
- league.
- HEARRRR ME OUT.
- toxic league boyfriend and supportive girlfriend dynamic
- he likes you on his lap, not facing the screen but him.
- like when hes playing and your head is buried into his neck.
- you’re also probably one of the thing that keeps him calm at this point
- … and not loud
- literally if he’s alone he will scream to fucking loud at teammates
“WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK ARE YOU DOING??”
- besides that.
- the toxicity on him is crazy insane when it comes to league
- one time some girl tried to hit on him and he literally got comm banned for being toxic..
- whoops?
- he is one of those people who will whisper i love you in your ears during rounds and plays with your hair if he died.
- knowing him, hardstuck bronze 3
- peak silver 2
- watches dantes ngl
- main Vayne or Darius
kenny :
- as much as i hate to admit it. this man is poor.
- his favourite game is roblox
- unlike stan and kyle he actually wants you to play with him
- as much as he prefers you to sit on his lap, playing with you is so much more fun
- i can see him having those new avatars with face tracking
- definitely plays a lot of arsenal
- 1v1 ‘s between him go crazy
- blames every death on ping.
- HE HAS ROBLOX VC
- hear me out dahood vc with him would go crazy
- once there was an ‘deep voice’ eboy trying to hit on you.
- lets say that ended up with a community voice chat banned for 3 days and also a bunch of stomps
- hes so protective of you
- literally FORCES you to wear matching fits with him in roblox
- you guys get called edaters.
- kenny also unironically plays dress to impress and royale high
- he also unironically MAKES THE BEST FITS???
- hes special like dat ;-;
#kyle broflovski x reader#south park x reader#southpark#southparkheadcannons#southparkimagines#stan marsh x y/n#eric cartman#eric cartman x reader#kenny mccormick#kenny mccormick x reader
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being into a online competitive first person shooter primarily for the characters/lore is so embarrassing cuz like when I mention I like valorant someone will ask, "what rank are you?" and its like "ummmm I'm stuck bronze II but I can tell you about my Cysova headcanons"
#its tough out there#valorant#cysova#i have so much in my head about them and everyone else#there's headcanons and there is coming up with your own character lore because it isn't a story based game...#valorant show when !!#riot you had success with arcane right#are you listening... please
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1971 Green Beret Captain Richard Flaherty stands next to 6'6" Pfc. Nipps.
Richard J. Flaherty, due to complications at his birth, only grew to 4-foot-9-inches tall, 97-pounds. Coming from a family of military heroes Richard also wanted to do his part and serve his country.
People laughed at the idea of a man his size in the military and all the branches turned him down. But that didn't deter Richard, he spent the next 3 years writing letters until he finally received a medical waiver. With the waiver the Army allowed him to join... but no one ever believed he would make it through basic training.
His uniforms didn't fit, the equipment was too big, and he was required to carry a back pack during long marches that was almost the same weight as he was. Because of his leg length marching in step with the rest of his company was incredibly difficult but Richard kept up. All the obstacle courses were built for average size men but Richard conquered them all. No rules were ever changed for Richard - either he would sink or swim.
Richard didn't just make it through basic training he volunteered and become an elite paratrooper, with the 101st Airborne. When he would jump out of planes the instructors would have to strap machine gun parts to his body to help his descent so he wouldn't "float away."
He graduated Officer Candidate School in 1968 as a 2nd Lieutenant and deployed to Vietnam. Within weeks he would lead his platoon in some of the bloodiest battles during the "Tet Offensive." In that week he was wounded twice by grenade fragmentation and a grazing bullet wound to the head but as soon as he was patched up he jumped right back into the battle.
After several months of fighting on the front lines many officers would accept assignments in the rear away from the action but not Richard. He would request to be transferred to Echo Company to lead a RECON unit which engaged in dangerous search and destroy missions deep into enemy territory. By the time his first tour in Vietnam was finished, Richard would receive the Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars with Valor, & 2 Purple Hearts.
If you think that's where Richard's story ends, think again. Richard would become an elite Green Beret with the 3rd Special Forces Group and be promoted to Captain. He served with the 46th Company based in Thailand where some of their clandestine missions sent them into Pink Zones "across the fence" fighting Malaysian and Burmese guerrillas.
As incredible as all his accomplishments seem that's just the first half of his life story as his next chapters of undercover operations around the world seem closer to something out of a Tom Clancy book.
Richard had one last surprise when it came to his final wishes. Even though he knew he was qualified for the highest military burial in Arlington National Cemetery he instead chose to be buried in a small anonymous cemetery in W. Virginia so he could be next to the women he loved for eternity.
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Flaherty Military Bio:
Special Forces Capt. Richard J. Flaherty AKA The Giant Killer - In December of 1967, was sent to Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division. He served as a Platoon Leader with companies B, C, and D and as a Recon Platoon Leader with Echo company.
In January of 1969, he returned to CONUS and attended the Special Forces School at Fort Bragg and was then assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group. Later that year he returned to South East Asia with the 46th Special Forces Company A-110 in Camp Pawai, Lopburi Thailand.
Captain Flaherty earned the Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars, 2 Purple Hearts, the Air Medal, Gallantry Cross W/Silver Star, Army Commendation Medal, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, 3 Overseas Bars, Sharpshooter Badge W/Rifle Bar, Air Medal, Parachutist Badge, Vietnam Service badge.
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