Following on Kokoda’s excellent BRAVERY post from yesterday I was reminded of the fantastic story of the most decorated Marine Aviator in Marine Corps history. This is a long story but well worth the read.
I can’t wait until this level of bravery and dedication to country is re-directed at destroying the evil fucks who seek to enslave us instead of it being used by our plantation masters to enrich themselves.
Col. Reusser was a straight up bad ass!
COL. KENNETH L. REUSSER USMC (Ret.)
A MARINE’S EXPERIENCE
At the age of 89 Colonel Kenneth L. Reusser, USMC (Ret) died Saturday, June 20, 2009.
A native from the Oregon coastal farming community of Cloverdale, Ken Reusser learned to fly in Uncle Sam’s Civilian Pilot Training program (CPT). Because the government recognized pilots would most likely soon be needed, in August, 1941 the US Navy accepted him at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sand Point, Seattle, Washington, as a Seaman Recruit, flight student.
Navy training was arduous, but having both private and commercial pilot’s licenses eased some of the load and placed him, with others, in an accelerated class. In April of 1942 he graduated from Navy flight school at NAS Opelaka, Florida as a Naval Aviator, and because graduates were allowed a choice, Ken elected to enter the US Marine Corps as a Pilot, Second Lieutenant.
