Sherman Richard Batman

From an early age, Sherman wanted to be a pilot and joined the Army at age 15 as World War II was concluding, which makes Sherman a WWII vet. Sherman’s military career spanned not only WWII, but also the Korean and Vietnam Wars. During his career, Sherman served as an infantry soldier, paratrooper, Ranger and Special Forces Green Beret. He rose to the rank of Master Sergeant and was highly decorated for outstanding valor in combat and other meritorious medals for marksmanship and service to international governments, including the Army’s third-highest decoration for valor in combat, the Silver Star. In 2004, Sherman’s Special Forces unit, MACvSOG, was publicly recognized and decorated after being classified and not formally acknowledged by the US government. Sherman’s bravery is cited in several books written by various authors about the Vietnam War, although if asked, Sherman will say “I was just doing my job.”.