Medal of Honor Monday
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Tech. Sgt. Forrest L. Vosler
If you were riding in a damaged airplane with injuries that practically left you blind, do you think you could…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Navy Ensign Herbert C. Jones
The 1941 attacks on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, killed more than 2,400 U.S. personnel and thrust the U.S. into World War…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Staff Sgt. Robert Pruden
Army Staff Sgt. Robert Pruden volunteered to join the Army as the Vietnam War raged because he’d told his family…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Col. James L. Stone
Army Col. James Lamar Stone never thought his leadership during a lopsided and losing battle in Korea was worthy of…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Pvt. David B. Barkeley
Army Pvt. David B. Barkeley likely didn’t know that World War I would end just two days after he volunteered…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Maj. Gen. Charles Calvin Rogers
From the 1950’s to the 1980’s, a lot changed in America and abroad, and Army Maj. Gen. Charles Calvin Rogers…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Navy Rear Adm. Richard O’Kane
Navy Rear Adm. Richard H. O’Kane is considered the most successful submarine commander of World War II, sinking and damaging…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Col. Gregory Boyington
If you’re a Marine Corps aviator, you’ve likely heard tales of Col. Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, one of the service’s greatest…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Staff Sgt. Ty Carter
When the inside of an armored vehicle is the only thing keeping you safe from a hail of gunfire, would…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army 1st Lt. Deming Bronson
For those who are wounded early during a days-long battle, the wait for relief can be excruciating. Many have pushed…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army 1st Lt. Axel H. Reed
Army 1st Lt. Axel H. Reed joined the Union Army soon after the Civil War broke out. He fought valiantly…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Maj. Kenneth Bailey
There were a lot of World War II “firsts” in 1942, as the U.S. sent its first special operations force…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Sgt. Rodney Davis
Marine Sgt. Rodney M. Davis had planned to make a career out of the Corps before the war in Vietnam…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. James P. Connor
The Invasion of Normandy was the largest land, air and sea invasion of World War II, but other invasions that…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Maj. John Jerstad
Army Maj. John Jerstad spent nearly a year flying over Europe during World War II. By the summer of 1943,…
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