Talk:Rafael Peralta

Comments by Brian H
A picture is needed--Brian H 22:41, 29 May 2006 (UTC) This page has been flagged for notability- The question is why is there not a wiki-bio on all of the men and women who have died defending freedom.--Brian H 22:41, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

I am editing the page to break it into sections, and to include a photograph. Leobinus 01:23, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

Note to any future editors: please do not refer to Sgt. Peralta as an "immigrant." That term is not pejorative, but at the time of his death, he was a naturalized American citizen. He deserves to be remembered as such, and given his stated devotion to the United States, he would have wanted to be remembered that way. Leobinus 01:43, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

The nomination for deletion is unwarranted. Sgt. Peralta has been the subject of a great deal of e-mail traffic and editorializing. A biography in wikipedia is appropriate and is a good source of accurate information about him and the incident that resulted in his death. Since he has been nominated for the Medal of Honor, this article may be moved at sometime in the near future into the MoH list.--Brian H 00:48, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

I am glad to see that this article was restored (it was unavailable for a while.) If Wikipedia can have entries for obscure sports figures and porn stars, it can surely make room for a man who is considered for the Medal of Honor -- no matter what you think of the Iraq War, the United States, or the Marine Corps. --Leobinus 04:02, 12 January 2007 (UTC)

The Medal of Honor award is currently awaiting presidential approval, as of January 22, 2008. Leobinus (talk) 03:53, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Act of Honor
Just to let it know to those who missed it, the Act of Honor documentary by The History Channel about Sgt. Peralta will be shown again on Wednesday September 19, 2007 at 600 hrs ET. --Cefaro 15:00, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Navy Cross
The article should indicate that Sgt. Peralta was awarded the Navy Cross Postumously, and that there is a continued effort for said awarding to be elevated to that of a Medal of Honor. Source (NBC San Diego)--207.114.206.48 (talk) 08:29, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Information added.--207.114.206.48 (talk) 09:23, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
 * The information was obviously already included. Hekerui (talk) 11:40, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Other awards
I think there is a point of confusion here regarding the service medals here. The information I can gather from the refs indicates that Peralta has made only the one deployment in 2004. This means that he is only elligible for the Iraq Campaign Medal or the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, but not both. However, none of the refs seems to list out exactly which one he rates. I'll note that the ICM was created shortly before his death, but at that time, they weren't yet being issued; his family could have requested for the GWOTE to be converted into an ICM.

I've also noted that his unit recieved a Navy Unit Commendation for a period from 2003-2005, a time in which he was a member (that "III MEF" header in particular makes me wonder, since III MEF never served in OIF). However, without some more specifics on the dates and which companies are included, I'm hesitant to assume that Peralta rates this as well.

I'm hoping that another user can help find some relevant information with two award-related issues.  bahamut0013  words deeds 13:19, 4 August 2009 (UTC) Oh, I forgot to add: I'd like to confirm the dates of his deployment, just to be sure about how many ICM stars he rates. Given that he was at the Second Battle of Fallujah, I'd say it's most likely that he wasn't there before June 24, 2004, but again, that's speculation.  bahamut0013  words deeds 13:52, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
 * A Resolution in the Hawaiian HoR has a partial list of his awards, and only list the Iraq Campaign Medal, and not the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and not the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal:
 * I hope this helps.--RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 21:03, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
 * That helps very much. It also noted the Good Conduct Medal, which makes sense. I'd feel safe in assuming the GWOT Service, since it's prettymuch automatic for anyone alive and breathing in the military after 9/11. I think this proves he rates the ICM and not the GWOT Expeditionary, and will make the appropriate changes.  bahamut0013  words deeds 05:35, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
 * That helps very much. It also noted the Good Conduct Medal, which makes sense. I'd feel safe in assuming the GWOT Service, since it's prettymuch automatic for anyone alive and breathing in the military after 9/11. I think this proves he rates the ICM and not the GWOT Expeditionary, and will make the appropriate changes.  bahamut0013  words deeds 05:35, 5 August 2009 (UTC)