President Trump about to present the Medal of Honor to Captain Gary M. Rose, USA (ret), in the White House East Room. Mike was a 22-year old sergeant in 1970, when he earned the Medal.
(Photo by Gail Plaster)
Back from his Medal of Honor mission minus his blood-soaked shirt, Mike Rose is escorted by Special Forces comrades Bill Spurgeon (L) and Charles Thomas. President Trump made light of the Schlitz can Mike holds, and presented another can to him in the Oval Office.
(Photo by Ted Wicorek)
Gary Rose, SOG comrades, and USMC pilots who flew on his Medal of Honor Mission with the President and Vice President
John Plaster with Mike Rose. His Medal of Honor, awarded for an action 47 years ago, hangs around his neck.
(Photo courtesy Gail Plaster)
Secretary of the Navy Observing Marine Sniper Training, Quantico, 1918
American troops search for enemy snipers on Nui Coto Mountain, Vietnam.
SGT Hanks with Rifle -- A U.S. soldier in Korea holds his M1C rifle, 1952, a sniper version of the Garand Rifle.
38 Years after the paperwork was lost, the U.S. Army awarded Major Plaster with the Purple Heart.