On this day in 2005, a hero passes away. As a young man, Reginald Myers had long wanted to be a Marine
*** Medal of Honor Monday 🇺🇸🇺🇸 *** On this day in 2005, a hero passes away. As a young man, Reginald Myers had long wanted to be a Marine, but his parents weren’t on board—at least not at first. “My mother cried, and my father cried—cried because I was joining the Marine Corps,” he later chuckled. They thought it too dangerous. Myers nevertheless went on to serve heroically in both World War II and in the Korean War. He finally retired in 1967, holding the rank of Colonel. Yet Myers is best known for his Medal of Honor action on November 29, 1950, during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. It was cold and snowy, with temperatures plummeting as low as minus 25 degrees. Despite the tough conditions, Americans needed to retake a key enemy position known as East Hill, near Hagaru-Ri. Then-Major Myers was asked to command the effort. “I had no Marine rifle company or unit of any type in my area,” he said in a 2001 interview. “So, as I walked toward East Hill, I formed my own com...