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…
Army Maj. Audie Leon Murphy is a World War II legend whose name is still easily recognizable today. Murphy was…
Army Tech. 4th Grade Laverne Parrish saved many lives as a medic during World War II. He was unable to save…
Army Sgt. William David Port took his oath to protect his fellow soldiers seriously. In Vietnam, when a grenade landed…
Navy Cmdr. George Fleming Davis worked his way up the ranks to become one of the youngest destroyer commanders in…
Army Col. Robert Lewis Howard was a legend for his service in the Special Forces during the Vietnam War. Having…
Army Col. Charles Patrick Murray Jr. spent three decades serving his country, but his most notable contribution came toward the…
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jackson Charles Pharris saved a lot of lives when the Japanese bombed his battleship during the Pearl…