Sfc. Webster Anderson lost an arm and both legs to grenade attacks, while defending a field artillery battery belonging to the 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Division, of the 101st …
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Lt. John Fox stopped an attempted German blitz on Christmas Day, 1944 through the Gothic Line to seize the strategic port of Livorno. He commanded two platoons of forward observers …
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Staff Sergeant Ruben Rivers was the first hero and the first casualty of the famed 761st Tank Battalion. The 761st was the all-black unit that trained in Fort Hood, Texas, …
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In the opening week of the 1968 Tet Offensive, a U.S. Special Forces Camp was overrun by North Vietnamese tanks and infantry. The camp commander, all the Special Forces officers, …
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The picture captures the essence of the man: quietly confident, ready for anything, who knows who he is and what he’s done. Lt. Vernon Baker led a heavy weapons platoon …
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Sgt. Henry Johnson won the Croix de Guerre avec Palme, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Purple Heart, and the Medal of Honor. President Teddy Roosevelt called him “one of the …
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Lucas Warren has made headlines around the world by becoming the new Gerber Baby. Lucas is a very cute baby (see the video link from Fox News below), but that …
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In the heat of the July 1863 Second Battle of Fort Wagner, the color guard was shot down. Before the flag touched the ground, Sgt. William H. Carney grabbed the …
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Sgt. Maj. Gilbert “Hashmark” Johnson was probably the single most influential person to determine the success of integrating the United States Marine Corps. Johnson was the first black USMC drill instructor. …
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A little over a week ago Czech President Milos Zeman was reelected by a narrow margin, but he is haunted by a Hezbollah arms trader named Ali Fayad. Zeman is …