Col. Robert Lewis Howard

December 24, 2009 by John
Filed under U.S. News

Col. Robert Lewis Howard, a recipient of Medal of Honor and nation’s most decorated soldier, died yesterday. He was 70.

Retired Col. Robert Lewis Howard died on December 23 around noon at a hospital in Waco, Texas. He was battling with pancreatic cancer and was admitted in the hospital for three weeks before his death.

Col. Robert Lewis Howard �” An Account of his Military Services

Robert Lewis Howard joined U.S. army at Alabama in 1956 and retired from the army as a colonel in 1992. He was awarded with nation’s most esteemed award, Medal of Honor, for his services during the Vietnam War. Col. Robert L. Howard was nominated three times for this award.

In 1967, Sergeant First Class Howard was leading a platoon in Laos. While the main enemy body was destroyed, Howard’s team stumbled upon four Vietnamese troopers. His team was attacked by heavy machine guns. Howard targeted the machine gun occupant and killed him. Moments later, a second machine gun opened its fire on Howard’s team. He crawled towards it and destroyed it by throwing a hand grenade towards the machine gun. The enemy didn’t quit and another Vietnamese trooper took over the machine gun. Howard stood up in the open fire and targeted the gun with a light weapon. He helped the team to successfully escape. For his bravery Robert L. Howard was nominated for the Medal of Honor. This was his first nomination.

In 1986, Howard was once again battling against the Vietnamese troopers in Cambodia. Howard and his team were searching for Robert Scherdin, who got separated from his recon team. Col. Howard was wounded severely during this rescue mission and was awarded with the well-deserved Medal of Honor. Col. Robert Lewis Howard was wounded 14 times in the Vietnam war.

He has been awarded with more than 30 awards and honors including Medal of Honors, Purple Hearts, and Air Medal. Col. Robert Lewis Howard retired from the army in1992 after 36 years of vigorous service.

Col. Robert Lewis Howard will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. No dates about his funeral ceremony have been released yet.

According to many historians, Col. Robert Lewis Howard is America’s most decorated soldier.

Col. Robert Lewis Howard

	Robert Brookins Robert F. Brookins was born in Sacramento, California 1965. Robert is a multi-talented guy he not only can sing but he can write song, can produce musician, he can also arranger and producer music. He...
	Howard Unruh It was the bleak day of September 6, 1949. Howard Unruh had become convinced that his neighbors have been conspiring against him. He wore the souvenir from the World War II in which he had taken part...
	Howard County Snow Plow According to the updated reports of the Howard County Snow plow , afterward of the quite a monumental as well as hefting up capital of the United States, known as the Washington D.C's snowfall violent...
	Anna Howard Shaw The thirteenth installment of the cutting edge Season four of the hit, 30 Rock TV show will be on as per this night time and will be titled up as the Anna Howard Shaw Day. The current installment...
	Robert Hanssen William Webster, who conducted a review of FBI after Robert Hanssen's case surfaced, is now appointed to look into the incident of Fort Hood. According to the details, William Webster has been appointed...