MARINE OF THE WEEK // Led men from three countries through a five hour firefight
Gunnery Sgt. Richard Jibson
1st Marine Division
Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan
Award: Navy Cross
On 28 May 2012 Gunnery Sergeant Jibson was advising a 53-man coalition force of Georgian, Afghan, and United States personnel during the clearing of an Afghan village. When some Marines who were reducing an improvised explosive device came under small arms fire, Gunnery Sergeant Jibson unhesitatingly placed himself between the Marines and the enemy, returning fire and allowing them to safely reach cover. Throughout the multiple engagements over the ensuing five hours, he bravely left covered positions and crossed open terrain many times under withering small arms and machine gun fire to provide suppressive fire, inspire his comrades, and direct the fire and maneuver of the entire coalition force. When a fellow Marine was shot in the head by an enemy sniper, Gunnery Sergeant Jibson fearlessly charged into a hail of enemy machine gun fire, pulled the exposed wounded Marine to cover, and then assisted a corpsman in rendering emergency measures to stabilize him. Amid the chaos, he arranged for reinforcements, casualty evacuation, and close air support. His courageous leadership, composure under fire, and tactical expertise led to successful extraction of the force with minimal loss of life. By his bold and decisive actions, undaunted courage, and complete dedication to duty, Gunnery Sergeant Jobson reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service.
Oorah, Gunny!!! Upholding the tradition of Marine Staff NCO’s. Semper Fi, Top Pro!!
Cpl. Conley. 0311-9940. Active May 68- May 70. OooRah, Gunny! S/F!
Gunny Jobson is a true Marine. As a SNCO he showed great leadership by remaining calm under fire and looked after his men. That day will always be with all the Marines and their allies but a bigger and deeper bond has been forged with those men.
Excellent leadership Gunny and to all my fellow Marines, look after each other and come home safe!!!
SEMPER FI
Semper Fi Gunny , I was in from 84 – 88 . Peace time . Wish I could of seen some action . 3rd Generation Marine
SEMPER FI Gunny, I meet many brave Marines like you in VietNam 67-68. It would have been a honor to serve with you. Congratulations on a well deserved award.
OOH RAH GUNNY YOU DID A GREAT JOB
FROM LORNE C KASDIN USMC 1ST BATTALION 7TH MARINES VIETNAM
Semper Fi gunny. Thank you for keeping our tradition in the high plus column. If you have never done so, check out another impressive account of another “gunny” while I served in Nam. You can google “Howard’s Hill”. It is a good read. I never understood why they didn’t make that a movie.
Anyway! Thanks for your honor, service and sacrifices. ????????
Former “gunny Ski”
Typical Gunnery Sgt. LARGER THAN LIFE . BRAVER THAN HELL!!
OOH RAH
Outstanding leadership in the face of great danger to himself and to all others on that day
Lance Corporal Orlando Cepeda 82 & 85
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I wasn’t a Marine but served as a corpsman in Viet Nam and I seriously believe that for his actions he should have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor!!!!
I have to disagree with you on your first point, if you were a corpsman you were a marine. I was in Viet Nam and never met a corpsman I didn’t like. I have a lot of pictures, but one is special it’s with Hn2 “Pappy” on Hill 37 when I was 1/1 in 1971.
Good job, Gunnery Sgt.
But, who ever wrote this.
Someone should have double check his. They spelled his last name Jibson to start with and at the end of this story spelled it Jobson. Give this Marine the respect that he deserves.
RAH MARINE i am proud to call you Brother
Another prime example why armed forces from around the globe ? always “make a hole”whenever a UNITED STATES MARINE WALKS BY!!! SEMPER FI!
SEMPER FI
Outstanding
Gunny you are on I would choose to have had with me our Platoon in Nam. I was with Battalion 1/5, “C” Company 2nd Platoon, 1 Division. 1965-1966. 1966 Nam. You represent what a Marine is as you are one of the best. “Outstanding Marine”: is considered one of the highest praises a Marine can receive! God Bless and Stay Safe. SEMPER FI! Cpl. Johnson