When Army Tech. Sgt. Yeiki Kobashigawa encountered enemy machine gun nests in Italy during World War II, he didn't shy…
Marine Corps Pfc. Jimmy Wayne Phipps was only 18 years old when he sacrificed himself in the Vietnamese jungle so…
In the jungle of Vietnam, Army Staff Sgt. Jimmy Goethel Stewart gave his life to ensure the enemy did not…
Navy Lt. John James Powers knew that dive-bombing ships was a dangerous way to deploy explosives against the Japanese during…
Navy Capt. Michael John Estocin flew many perilous missions in the early days of the Vietnam War, and a close…
At age 34, Army Maj. Dexter James Kerstetter was considered an old man when he enlisted to fight in World…
Throughout his military career, Army Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith was known to be a stickler for the rules.…
When the enemy attacked, Army 1st Lt. Brian Miles Thacker knew the troops at his small Vietnamese firebase would be…
When Army Spc. 4th Class Edward Allen DeVore Jr.'s company was attacked in the jungles of Vietnam, he did everything…
Air Force Col. Bernard Francis Fisher was not a rescue helicopter pilot during Vietnam. Still, during a firefight in which…
Air Force Master Sgt. John Allan Chapman fought until his last breath to fend off insurgents during a reconnaissance-turned-rescue mission…
After hundreds of combat missions in Vietnam, Air Force Capt. Hilliard Almond Wilbanks gave his life to save friendly troops…
Navy Lt. Rufus Geddie Herring was in command of a gunboat supporting a reconnaissance mission before the Battle of Iwo…
While several Medal of Honor recipients heroically threw themselves on top of grenades to keep their comrades safe, very few…
Thousands of men died during the brutal Bataan Death March in the Philippines during World War II. Army Capt. Willibald…