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JOHN COOKE BREWTON
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JOHN C BREWTON
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POSTED ON 5.7.2021
POSTED BY: john fabris
honoring a Navy Seal...
Thank you for your service to our country so long go sir. The Silver Star which you were awarded attests to your courage. Your sacrifice is deeply appreciated. Rest in eternal peace.
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POSTED ON 1.11.2021
POSTED BY: A Grateful Vietnam Vet
Silver Star Medal Award
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The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Lieutenant, Junior Grade John Cooke Brewton, United States Navy, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action as a member of Sea-Air-Land Team TWO (SEAL-2), on 24 November 1969, while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in armed conflict against the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong communist aggressor forces in the Republic of Vietnam. As Assistant Platoon Officer of a U.S. Navy SEAL Team, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Brewton was participating in a mission in the Rung Sat Special Zone, in an area of recent heavy enemy activity, when he observed a camouflaged sampan, an enemy bunker, and two armed Viet Cong. As he gave the command for the platoon to open fire, the unit was simultaneously taken under heavy enemy fire from a numerically superior force. Although wounded in the arms and back, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Brewton led his platoon to offensive firing positions. He was again wounded while firing from a prone positions. Despite his additional painful injuries, he directed the Corpsman to care for other, more seriously wounded personnel, and remained in a forward exposed position to direct U.S. Navy Light Helicopter Fire Team air strikes on the enemy. Only after the enemy fire was suppressed and the other casualties treated did he accept medical aid for himself. By his valiant leadership and courageous fighting spirit in the face of grave enemy opposition and serious personal injuries, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Brewton upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
See https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/55301
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Silver Star (Posthumously) to Lieutenant, Junior Grade John Cooke Brewton, United States Navy, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action as a member of Sea-Air-Land Team TWO (SEAL-2), on 24 November 1969, while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in armed conflict against the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong communist aggressor forces in the Republic of Vietnam. As Assistant Platoon Officer of a U.S. Navy SEAL Team, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Brewton was participating in a mission in the Rung Sat Special Zone, in an area of recent heavy enemy activity, when he observed a camouflaged sampan, an enemy bunker, and two armed Viet Cong. As he gave the command for the platoon to open fire, the unit was simultaneously taken under heavy enemy fire from a numerically superior force. Although wounded in the arms and back, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Brewton led his platoon to offensive firing positions. He was again wounded while firing from a prone positions. Despite his additional painful injuries, he directed the Corpsman to care for other, more seriously wounded personnel, and remained in a forward exposed position to direct U.S. Navy Light Helicopter Fire Team air strikes on the enemy. Only after the enemy fire was suppressed and the other casualties treated did he accept medical aid for himself. By his valiant leadership and courageous fighting spirit in the face of grave enemy opposition and serious personal injuries, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, Brewton upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
See https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/55301
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POSTED ON 9.6.2019
POSTED BY: Jury Washington
Thank you for your valiant service.
We can never truly repay the debt we owe our fallen heroes.
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POSTED ON 1.11.2019
POSTED BY: Mary Tindall
You are remembered
I was one of the nurses and corpsmen who took care of you at 3rd Field. I have never forgotten your name and am so sorry for your death and all who died in that senseless war. I have visited your grave and would like your family and friends to know I remember.
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