World War II's Battle of Iwo Jima is considered one of the bloodiest ever fought by Marines. Marine Corps…
When Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class George Edward Wahlen was assigned as a hospital corpsman during World War II, he…
Special Forces soldiers serving during the Vietnam War often operated behind enemy lines during treacherous situations. Army Master Sgt. Fred…
When Army Sgt. Charles Richard Long offered to stay behind and cover his fellow soldiers' backs as they escaped a…
During the Civil War, the Union Navy worked to capture various Confederate forts and cut off southern ports from precious…
Marine Corps Pfc. Raymond Michael Clausen Jr. wasn't exactly known for acquiescing to authority during his time in Vietnam, and…
When Army Master Sgt. Nicholas Oresko talked about the most pivotal actions he took during World War II, he often…
Like many men born in the mid-1800s, Marine Corps Sgt. Richard Binder immigrated to America to find better opportunities.…
Imagine losing your arm and suffering other severe injuries, yet still putting others' safety before your own. That's exactly what…
During the last frigid winter of World War II, Army Tech. Sgt. Charles Andrew MacGillivary and his company found themselves…
Navy Seaman 1st Class James Richard Ward only had moments to decide what to do on the sinking USS Oklahoma…
When Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Karl Gorman Taylor Sr. was called upon to rescue a trapped platoon in Vietnam, he…
Army Spc. Ross Andrew McGinnis wanted to serve his country for as long as his family could remember, so…
Army Lt. Col. Don Carlos Faith Jr. was one of thousands of men forced to fight through frigid conditions…
During the U.S. Army's push toward Berlin in World War II, Maj. Gen. George Lafayette Mabry Jr. nearly single-handedly…