On the 106th anniversary of Congress authorizing the Medal of Honor for sailors and Marines, young…
Category: Military Matters
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Maj. Charles L. Thomas
During World War II, more than a million Black men served in the U.S. military; however,…
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Lt. Col. Bruce Crandall
Army Lt. Col. Bruce Crandall led more than 900 combat missions during two tours in Vietnam.…
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Staff Sgt. Allan Ohata
During World War II, Japanese-American service members weren’t welcomed with open arms on their home turf…
Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Gen. Christian Schilt
The majority of aviators who have received the Medal of Honor have earned it for their…
Homefront Hero: Lily Palfrey
Lily Palfrey knows her father’s job is to look after his soldiers, and she wanted to…
Captain Riley Pitts
On October 31, 1967, just one month before he was to be rotated back home, Captain…
Medal of Honor Monday: The Sailors Who Saved USS Lehigh
This week we’re honoring not one, but five Civil War sailors who helped free their grounded…
Warbirds of World War II
American airpower was key to the allied victory in World War II. Legendary warbirds flew in…
Medal of Honor Monday: Air Force Lt. Col. Gerald Young
Air Force Lt. Col. Gerald Young was not the first helicopter pilot to risk his life…
General becomes 1st Black head of US Air Force Academy
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The U.S. Air Force Academy installed a new superintendent who will be…
Happy 245th Marine Corps Birthday Devils & Devil Docs
You all know the tale. Continental Congress authorized Captain Samuel Nichols to raise Two Battalions of…