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'Vengeance Is Mine': This Medal of Honor Recipient Reenlisted to Avenge his Brother's Death in Korea
« on: March 13, 2025, 10:22:46 am »
'Vengeance Is Mine': This Medal of Honor Recipient Reenlisted to Avenge his Brother's Death in Korea
 
Military.com | By Blake Stilwell
Published March 12, 2025

People join the military for many reasons. Some want to earn college money. Others want a chance to learn a new trade. Some sign up to serve their country during wartime. During the Korean War, some 6.8 million Americans either joined or answered their draft notice, because their country called them to serve.

Ronald Rosser, who had already served three years in the Army, signed back up for one simple reason: revenge. Specifically, he wanted to avenge his brother's death at the hands of the communists. He would not only get his vengeance, but he would do it in such a spectacular way that it would result in his receiving the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration.
 
Army Cpl. Ronald Rosser stands in the Kumhwa Valley of Korea circa 1951. (U.S. Army photo)
Born in 1929 in Columbus, Ohio, Rosser was one of 17 children. As the oldest of the bunch, he was naturally very protective of all of them, recalling later in life that his boyhood hobby was "fighting."

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Re: 'Vengeance Is Mine': This Medal of Honor Recipient Reenlisted to Avenge his Brother's Death in K
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2025, 10:23:04 am »
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Re: 'Vengeance Is Mine': This Medal of Honor Recipient Reenlisted to Avenge his Brother's Death in K
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2025, 11:21:55 am »
And I hope it was served cold.
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Re: 'Vengeance Is Mine': This Medal of Honor Recipient Reenlisted to Avenge his Brother's Death in K
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