Nearly 600 U.S. prisoners of war returned from Vietnam during Operation Homecoming in early 1973. Many…
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Mathematician Broke Barriers at NASA — Katherine Johnson
They asked Katherine Johnson for the moon, and she gave it to them. Wielding little more…
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Maj. Gen. Joshua Chamberlain
Anyone who knows the Civil War history of Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg…
Op Ed. This day in History. Miracle On Ice.
On this day 40 years ago the United States Hockey Team beat the Soviet Union. If…
Medal of Honor Monday: Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Owen Hammerberg
Most Medal of Honor recipients earned the award during combat, but that’s not the case for…
Medal of Honor Monday: Air Force Maj. George Andrew Davis Jr.
To be a flying “ace,” you have to be credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft…
The most decorated platoon in Marine Corps history
On the night of June 15, 1966, SSgt. Jimmy Howard and his 18 Marines from C.…
Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Capt. Raymond Murphy
Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Capt. Raymond Murphy > U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE > Story…
The Most Decorated Enlisted Sailor in Navy History
In the history of the U.S. Navy only seven men have earned all of the “Big…
75 years ago, Audie Murphy earned his Medal of Honor with nothing but a burning tank destroyer’s .50 cal and insane bravery
On January 26, 1945, the most decorated U.S. service member of World War II earned his…