During a fierce firefight in Vietnam, 21-year-old Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard A. Anderson watched as a grenade landed near…
Marine Corps Pfc. Robert Simanek was just 22 years old when he jumped on a grenade to save his fellow…
Medal of Honor recipients show extraordinary courage when facing down impossible situations. That was the case for Marine Corps Pfc.…
July 27 marks the 67th anniversary of the Korean War armistice agreement that ended three years of hostilities between United…
Not all Medal of Honor recipients participated in the major wars we've studied so closely in history classes. Marine Corps…
Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts was one of several men responsible for setting up a new post in a volatile…
Musicians played a significant role during the Civil War, cheering up the men in the camps and preparing them to…
Many young Americans die in war to save others, and the courage and selflessness they show in making those decisions…
Long before Hawaii became a state, men from the island territory joined the United States military, including during World War…
When you join the military, you don't always get the job of your choice. Army Spc. 4th Class Alfred Rascon…
He was 26 years old, 5-foot-4, weighed 130 pounds and came from Albany, New York. And on the night of…
The events of Sept. 11, 2001, inspired a generation of service members to fight for their country. Army Staff Sgt.…
Nearly 7,000 Marines died in the Battle of Iwo Jima, one of the last major campaigns of World War II.…
Extreme bouts of courage can take over a soldier thrust into the front lines of war. Army 1st Lt. Francis…
Army 1st Lt. Raymond Beaudoin made it through years of battle during World War II, just to be cut down…