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…
Navy Rear Adm. Daniel Judson Callaghan had been in the service for a long time before World War II sent…
When Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Robert Dale Reem led his fellow Marines into battle in Korea, he did his…
When World War II began, Japanese Americans like James Kazuo Okubo weren't allowed to join the fight because of fears…
Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Daniel Joseph Daly is the only enlisted member of the Corps to have earned the Medal…