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Jan 20, 2023 · Retired Rear Adm. Thomas Richards, who was nicknamed "The Hulk", rescued three of his platoon mates from enemy fire in 1971. He received the Silver Star Medal from the Navy in 2023, after being awarded the Bronze Star originally.
Thomas R. Richards (born 1947) is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who commanded the Naval Special Warfare Command from 1996 to 1999. Naval career. Thomas Richards graduated from Villanova University in 1969 and was commissioned through the Navy Reserve Officers Training Corps.
- 1969–1999
- United States Navy
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- Post-Apocalypse
- Death
- Killed Victims
- Relationships
Thomas Richards is an antagonist and a survivor of the outbreak in Image Comics' The Walking Dead. He is a psychotic convict, who survived the outbreak trapped in the prison cafeteria, along with Axel, Dexter, and Andrew. He served as the primary antagonist of Volume 3: Safety Behind Bars.
Meriwether County Correctional Facility
As the outbreak began, the prisoners within the correctional facility learned of the outbreak through news reports began relayed on the TV. As news of the outbreak spread, the guards of the prison began deserting en masse to be with their families, leaving the prison massively understaffed and vulnerable. Eventually some walkers managed to enter the prison, leading to it being overrun fairly quickly, and the remaining prisoners, including Richards, facing the fate of starving to death in their cells. However, the remaining guards let them out of their cells with the proposal of cooperating to fight their way out of the prison, which the prisoners agree to. Dexter and the coalition of guards and inmates fight their way out of the prison until the guards lock the surviving inmates, Dexter, Axel, Andrew and Thomas, in the prison cafeteria, leaving them isolated from the outside world until the main of group of survivors arrive and free them from the cafeteria.
Safety Behind Bars
He, along with Axel, Dexter, and Andrew were found by Rick Grimes and Tyreese in the cafeteria of The Prison, which was barricaded by a police baton and a few of the prison guards. The four convicts explained their isolated survival attributed to the wealth of food and supplies that was meant to feed the entire prison population for weeks. When each of the four introduced themselves, Thomas claimed he was put into jail for tax evasion. Along with his three fellow inmates, Thomas was less vocal and didn't share much else in his initial introduction. Compared to the revelation of Dexter's murderous past or Axel's armed robbery charges, Thomas seemed less of a threat than the other convicts. Not much was seen of Thomas in the short time the convicts had total freedom alongside the survivors. However, he was actively featured interacting with the other survivors more than the distrustful Dexter and awkward Andrew. He helped Lori Grimes and the women move their belongings into the cells and other general tasks. He also spoke to Patricia with an abnormal level of etiquette. These positive exchanges gave Thomas a favorable impression initially. However, it soon became apparent he was actually a homicidal lunatic. The grotesque decapitation of Susie Greene and Rachel Greene caught the survivors off-guard. Lori and the others quickly accused Dexter of being the killer because of his murder conviction. While the survivors focused on the wrong person, Thomas continued his spree with his sights set on Andrea, who was alone in the laundry room. He attempted to cut her head off but instead only managed to slice Andrea's face and earlobe. Andrea managed to escape to the grounds of the penitentiary, and Thomas followed her outside with his knife proclaiming his desire to kill her. Rick witnessed Andrea flee. In a fit of absolute fury, Rick disarmed Thomas and proceeded to brutally beat him with his fists. Although Lori tried to stop him, it was only after Tyreese physically intervened that Rick stopped. Thomas was beaten nearly to the point of death, with his body and face being severely broken and mangled. While Rick confronted the shocked community on hanging Thomas and why it needed to be done, Thomas was isolated in a cell. Patricia, who had only a positive perception of the man as merely troubled, attempted to break him out. Unfortunately, she misjudged his insanity, and even in his severely weakened state, Thomas tried to kill her immediately. Hearing the commotion, the vengeful Maggie Greene saved Patricia's life when she unloaded her entire side-arm's magazine into Thomas. Later, at the request of Hershel, Thomas' corpse is thrown to the zombie hordes outside of the prison, where it's ripped apart by the masses.
The Heart's Desire
Thomas' corpse can briefly be seen outside the prison gates, devoured down to the bone. A walker gets its intestine caught on Thomas' skeleton and trips.
Killed By
•Patricia
Following his murders of Rachel and Susie and his attempted murder of Andrea, Thomas is temporarily locked in a cell by Rick as the group prepares to hang him. Sicked by the thoughts of the group executing a man, Patricia attempts to break him out, believing that he can be rehabilitated instead. Unfortunately, she misjudged his insanity, and even in his severely weakened state, Thomas tried to kill her immediately, but she rebuffs him.
•Maggie Greene
This list shows the victims Thomas has killed:
•Mrs. Richards •Rachel Greene •Susie Greene •Possibly numerous counts of unnamed women
Allies
•Rick's Group •Julie † •Chris †
Enemies
•Atlanta, Georgia •Mrs. Richards † - Late Wife and Victim •Atlanta Police Officer † - Incarcerator •Meriwether County Correctional Facility •Dexter † - Former Ally and Leader •Andrew † - Former Ally •Axel † - Former Ally •Rick's Group •Rick Grimes † - Former Leader, Former Ally, and Attempted Killer •Lori Grimes † - Former Ally •Carl Grimes - Former Ally •Dale † - Former Ally •Andrea † - Former Ally and Attempted Victim •Allen † - Former Ally •Ben † - Former Ally •Billy † - Former Ally •Carol † - Former Ally •Sophia - Former Ally •Tyreese † - Former Ally •Greene Family Farm •Hershel Greene † - Former Ally •Maggie Greene - Former Ally and Killer •Billy Greene † - Former Ally •Rachel Greene † - Former Ally and Victim •Susie Greene † - Former Ally and Victim •Patricia † - Former Ally, Attempted Savior, Attempted Victim and Caused Killer •Glenn Rhee † - Former Ally
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Dec 18, 2017 · Thomas was born without a trachea — the cartilaginous tube through which we breathe. The condition is called tracheal agenesis, and it is extremely rare. Fewer than 200 cases have been ...
Jan 20, 2023 · Retired Rear Adm. Thomas Richards is presented the Silver Star by Rear Adm. Keith Davids, commander, Naval Special Warfare Command. Navy Photo. A half-century ago, a wounded and exhausted Lt....
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Richard Earl Thomas (born June 13, 1951) is an American actor. He is best known for his leading role as budding author John-Boy Walton in the CBS drama series The Waltons for which he won an Emmy Award. [2] . He also received another Emmy nomination and two Golden Globe Award nominations for that role. [3]
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