During a fierce firefight in Vietnam, 21-year-old Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Richard A. Anderson watched as…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Pfc. Robert Simanek
Marine Corps Pfc. Robert Simanek was just 22 years old when he jumped on a grenade…
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Master Sgt. Henry Erwin
Few people would be able to survive what Army Master Sgt. Henry Erwin lived through after…
Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Pfc. Frank Witek
Medal of Honor recipients show extraordinary courage when facing down impossible situations. That was the case…
Medal of Honor Monday: Navy Master Chief William Charette
July 27 marks the 67th anniversary of the Korean War armistice agreement that ended three years…
Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Sgt. John Mapes Adams
Not all Medal of Honor recipients participated in the major wars we’ve studied so closely in…
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts
Army Staff Sgt. Ryan Pitts was one of several men responsible for setting up a new…
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. Richard Enderlin
Musicians played a significant role during the Civil War, cheering up the men in the camps…
Medal of Honor Monday: Army 1st Sgt. Frederick Fuger
The Battle of Gettysburg is remembered as one of the most pivotal encounters of the Civil…
Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Pfc. Harold Epperson
Many young Americans die in war to save others, and the courage and selflessness they show…
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Pfc. Anthony Kaho’ohanohano
Long before Hawaii became a state, men from the island territory joined the United States military,…
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Maj. Alfred Rascon
When you join the military, you don’t always get the job of your choice. Army Spc.…