Col Robert Howard – trailer: A Hero Among Heroes

February 20, 2010 · By Jerry Castillo

USFallen.org is on special assignment this weekend and honored to be commissioned to film the military funeral of the late Col. Robert L Howard Sr.  We will resume weekly episodes next weekend and combine week ending Feb. 20 & 27 into one episode.

This mini-bio presentation is a trailer;  A Hero Among Heroes, Col. Robert L. Howard Sr. Story.  For a high-quality full version (18 mins.) on DVD please visit our Donation page.

US Army Col. Robert “Bob” L. Howard Sr., 70, of San Antonio. TX. 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces Military Assistance Command, Vietnam-Studies and Observation Group, SFMAC-VSOG.

Colonel Howard is considered by historians to be America’s most decorated soldiers. He served five tours in Vietnam and was nominated for the Medal of Honor thrice in 13 months and earned the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star and 8 Purple Hearts among his numerous awards.

He was born in 1939 and raised by his grandmother in Opelaka, AL.  He joined the army in 1956 at the age of 17.  He received a direct appointment from Master Sergeant to 1st Lieutenant in 1969, and was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971.

After retirement from military service in 1992, Colonel Bob Howard was employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.  He retired in San Antonio, TX on January 2006, after 52 years of public service.
He died Dec. 23, 2009 of pancreatic cancer in a Waco, TX hospice. He leaves behind 3 daughters, a son and 4 grandchildren.

Acknowledgments:

Family of Robert L Lewis Howard Sr.

Airborne Assoc.,- Alamo Silver Wings – Sgt. Maj. (Ret) Benito Guerrero
American GI Forum – Manny Sustaita
Medal of Honor Society, USAF Col. (Ret.) MOH Recipient, James P. Fleming
Opelika, AL. – Mayor Gary Fuller
US Army, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Alfred Valenzuela

Footage:
Basso Productions – rlhtribute.com
Combat Veterans YouTube – John Wolf
Time Warner Cable – Public TV

Photos/Resources
d-1-20.ning.com Combat Veterans – John Wolf
gruntz.fr – Olivier Bizet
defenselink.mil
opelika.org – Henry J. Stern

Video Production
USFallen.org
Narration – Conrad Corral
Sound/Titles – Fran Trachta
Producer/Editor/Film – Jerry Castillo

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