Lawrence Joel's guest appearances

Lawrence Joel

Tales of Honor Podcast

The Daily Soundcheck

War Stories with Preston and Sayre

Kyle Carpenter

Gary Gordon

Sylvester Antolak

Tibor Rubin

Brian Chontosh

John Kelly

Paul Smith

Austin Knight

John Davis

Michael Murphy

Barney Miller

David Ayres

James Allen

Theodore Roosevelt

John Maxwell

OwlTail

08NOV1965:  Serving as a medic with 1-503IN during the Vietnam War, SP6 Lawrence Joel and his fellow paratroopers were in search of Viet Cong fighters when they were ambushed by a sizeable enemy force.  Outnumbered 6 to 1, the entire first squad was either killed or seriously wounded early in the engagement.  Without regard for his own safety, Joel crawled into the barrage of enemy fire to begin treating his brothers. Moving from one wounded Soldier to the next, Joel was struck in the leg by machine gun fire.  He quickly bandaged his leg and got back to work.  The fire was so intense that he was forced to lie prone while treating Soldiers, only his arm holding a plasma bag exposed to the deadly onslaught.  Struck again in the thigh, Joel continued to crawl forward, treating American Soldiers one by one.  Joel assisted at least 13 Soldiers before his medical supplies ran out.  When that happened, he made due and used a plastic bag to seal a chest wound, saving the wounded Soldier's life. Resupplied and ignoring directives for his own evacuation, Joel continued to treat his brothers until the 24 hour fight came to a close.  As the fighting stopped, Joel was ordered to seek treatment and was loaded on a medical evacuation helicopter.  He would survive the war and make it home to his family.   For his brave actions that day, SP6 Lawrence Joel would be awarded in 1967 the Medal of Honor, the first living black American Soldier to receive the medal since 1898.  

08NOV1965:  Serving as a medic with 1-503IN during the Vietnam War, SP6 Lawrence Joel and his fellow paratroopers were in search of Viet Cong fighters when they were ambushed by a sizeable enemy force.  Outnumbered 6 to 1, the entire first squad was either killed or seriously wounded early in the engagement.  Without regard for his own safety, Joel crawled into the barrage of enemy fire to begin treating his brothers. Moving from one wounded Soldier to the next, Joel was struck in the leg by machine gun fire.  He quickly bandaged his leg and got back to work.  The fire was so intense that he was forced to lie prone while treating Soldiers, only his arm holding a plasma bag exposed to the deadly onslaught.  Struck again in the thigh, Joel continued to crawl forward, treating American Soldiers one by one.  Joel assisted at least 13 Soldiers before his medical supplies ran out.  When that happened, he made due and used a plastic bag to seal a chest wound, saving the wounded Soldier's life. Resupplied and ignoring directives for his own evacuation, Joel continued to treat his brothers until the 24 hour fight came to a close.  As the fighting stopped, Joel was ordered to seek treatment and was loaded on a medical evacuation helicopter.  He would survive the war and make it home to his family.   For his brave actions that day, SP6 Lawrence Joel would be awarded in 1967 the Medal of Honor, the first living black American Soldier to receive the medal since 1898.

SP6 Lawrence Joel (1-503IN, 173rd ABN BDE) Vietnam War, 08NOV1965

Phish.net Show Page Hampton 1Phish.net Show Page Hampton 2Phish.net Show Page Winston-SalemHampton WebsiteHampton WikiLawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum WikiKeith Richards Crushing Dude with Guitar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

<a href="https://phish.net/setlists/phish-november-21-1997-hampton-coliseum-hampton-va-usa.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phish.net Show Page Hampton 1</a> <a href="https://phish.net/setlists/phish-november-22-1997-hampton-coliseum-hampton-va-usa.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phish.net Show Page Hampton 2</a> <a href="https://phish.net/setlists/phish-november-23-1997-lawrence-joel-veterans-memorial-coliseum-winston-salem-nc-usa.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Phish.net Show Page Winston-Salem</a> <a href="https://www.hamptoncoliseum.org/arena-information/history" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hampton Website</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hampton_Coliseum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hampton Wiki</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Joel_Veterans_Memorial_Coliseum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Wiki</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rZfPY4ZPgE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keith Richards Crushing Dude with Guitar</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The Daily Soundcheck Ep 59-11/21/1997-11/23/1997, Hampton Coliseum, Hampton VA and Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC ("Hampton 97 Soundcheck Jam" and "Back at the Chicken Shack")

Honor

On episode seventy, the story of Lawrence Joel is told. This episode is brought to you by Combat Flip Flops: flipping the view on how wars are won - business, not bullets. Be sure to visit our website for more information as the show goes on at: www.talesofhonorpodcast.com. Thanks for listening and be sure to share with friends and family!

On episode seventy, the story of Lawrence Joel is told. This episode is brought to you by <a href="http://bit.ly/2zi1Bqw" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Combat Flip Flops</a>: flipping the view on how wars are won - business, not bullets. Be sure to visit our website for more information as the show goes on at: <a href="http://www.thebeardeddetailer.com/tohpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.talesofhonorpodcast.com</a>. Thanks for listening and be sure to share with friends and family!

70. Lawrence Joel - Medal of Honor Recipient