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Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~ Surprising Facts About The Medal of Honor Info from here. On July 25, 1862, the Medal of Honor was created. Citations for Medal of Honor recipients describe feats of courage, strength, and resilience. Recipients overcame the paralysis of fear, and in some cases, they persevered in spite of wounds that would normally be so painful as...

Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~ MAJ Louis CukelaInfo from this website. Born at Sabenes, Austria, on May 1, 1888, he is a double recipient of the Medal of Honor, one by the Army and one by the Navy for the same action in World War I. He was serving at the time as Sergeant, 66th Company, 5th Marine Regiment at Villers-Cotterets,...

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday claimed that President Joe Biden left a Medal of Honor recipient’s ceremony early yesterday in order to “minimize his close contact with attendees.” Biden’s early departure from the ceremony puzzled viewers, as it is not typical for a president to do so. The Tuesday ceremony was to honor 81-year-old Army Captain Larry L. Taylor, a Vietnam veteran, for conspicuous gallantry while serving as a team leader of a helicopter light-fire team that rescued a patrol team surrounded by the enemy.

Marine 1st Lt. Harvey “Barney” Barnum jumped to the ground when he came under fire during an ambush in Vietnam that killed his radio operator and commander. Collecting himself, Barnum realized he was now the highest-ranking officer of a rifle company he’d just joined. He called in artillery and, amid gunfire, dragged the commander to safety, where he died in Barnum’s arms. Then he proceeded to mount a counterattack, oversee evacuation of the wounded and lead the unit’s eventual break out to rejoin the battalion. To launch a counterattack, he brandished a .45-caliber handgun and told the others to follow...

Our Troops Rock! Thank you for all you do! For the freedom you enjoyed yesterday... Thank the Veterans who served in The United States Armed Forces. Looking forward to tomorrow's freedom? Support The United States Armed Forces Today! ~ Hall of Heroes ~Master Sergeant Roy BenavidezInfo and photos from this website. As the medevac chopper landed the wounded were examined one by one. Staff Sergeant Benavidez could only hear what was going on around him. He had over thirty seven puncture wounds. His intestines were exposed. He could not see as his eyes were caked in blood and unable...

Perhaps it was the way he carried himself in an unassuming and humble manner, but day after day hundreds of Air Force Academy cadets would pass this janitor in the hall oblivious to the greatness that was among them. In the mid-1970s, William Crawford might spend one day sweeping the halls and another cleaning the bathrooms, but it was a day approximately 30 years prior that would create for him a special place in the history of war. In 1943 in Italy, the only thing Private William Crawford was cleaning out was German machine gun nest and bunkers.

A young Army Corporal waited nervously for the guards to arrive. He looked around the prison where he had been held for over two years and was relieved about the prospect of finally returning home to his family. Corporal Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura welcomed the sight of his Communist captors for the first time since he was put there. Now, he would be turned over to American officials. Still, the young Japanese-American soldier was restless, as he believed he would be court-martialed for his failure at Taejon-ni in Seoul. While there, the Chinese Communists had flooded his unit’s defensive positions and...

Israeli researchers found some side effects that occurred after COVID-19 vaccination were caused by Pfizer’s vaccine, according to a leaked video.The Israeli Ministry of Health (MoH) commissioned researchers to analyze adverse event reports submitted by Israelis and the researchers presented findings from the new surveillance system in an internal June 2022 meeting, video of which was obtained by an Israeli journalist.Researchers said that the phenomenon of rechallenge—when adverse events reoccur or worsen following additional vaccine doses—proved that some of the events were caused by the vaccine.A positive rechallenge was reported in 10 percent of the women who complained of menstrual...

President Biden awarded the Medal of honor to four U.S. soldiers today. Advertisement One of the men, Major John J. Duffy, is a Santa Cruz resident. Duffy was awarded the Medal of Honor for acts above and beyond the call of duty for his service in Vietnam. He was wounded several times and refused to evacuate a command post that had been destroyed. Duffy called in airstrikes, led evacuees out, and saved an allied soldier from falling out of a helicopter. "Upon reaching the exfiltration sight, Major Duffy again made sure he was the last to board the helicopter. And...

Medal of Honor Recipient and World War II Veteran Hershel “Woody” Williams, passed away this morning at the age of 98.

Hershel "Woody" Williams, America's last surviving World War II veteran to have received a Medal of Honor, passed away surrounded by family on Wednesday morning. Williams, 98, was the last of the 473 American service members who received a Medal of Honor in WWII. Williams spent his final days with family at a hospital in his home state of West Virginia. Family members called on Americans to pray for him on Tuesday."As he lives out his last days, we welcome and appreciate any additional prayers lifted up on behalf of Woody and his family," his family said in a statement...

WASHINGTON – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Lt. Col. Addison E. Baker, 36, of Chicago, killed during World War II and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, was accounted for April 8, 2022.In the summer of 1943, Baker was the commander of the 328th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy), 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, Baker was piloting a B-24 Liberator bomber during Operation TIDAL WAVE, the largest World War II bombing mission against the oil fields and refineries at Ploiesti, north of Bucharest, Romania. During its bombing run,...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Ground was broken Friday for a new museum in Texas to honor those who have been awarded the nation's highest military honor. The National Medal of Honor Museum will be built in Arlington, just west of Dallas. The museum will tell the stories of the recipients of the medal, which is awarded by Congress for risking life in combat beyond the call of duty.

Obama, Bush and Clinton ask for support to build museum for Medal of Honor recipients BY KATHRYN WATSON NOVEMBER 12, 2021 / 1:04 PM / CBS NEWS Three living former presidents — Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama — have recorded a video urging Americans to support the construction of a museum to recognize the bravery of U.S. troops awarded the nation's highest military award, the Medal of Honor. "Let's all come together to build a museum in their honor," Mr. Obama says in the video, about the National Museum for Medal of Honor Museum and Education Center.

MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT STEPHEN W. PLESS Vietnam War - U.S. Marine Corps STEPHEN WESLEY PLESS DETAILS RANK: MAJOR (RANK AT TIME OF ACTION: CAPTAIN) CONFLICT/ERA: VIETNAM WAR UNIT/COMMAND: MARINE OBSERVATION SQUADRON 6, MARINE AIRCRAFT GROUP 36, 1ST MARINE AIRCRAFT WING MILITARY SERVICE BRANCH: U.S. MARINE CORPS MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION DATE: AUGUST 19, 1967 MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION PLACE: NEAR QUANG NAI, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CITATIONFor conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a helicopter gunship pilot attached to Marine Observation Squadron 6 in action...

DETAILSRANK: CAPTAIN (RANK AT TIME OF PRESENTATION: MAJOR; HIGHEST RANK: COLONEL)CONFLICT/ERA: VIETNAM WARUNIT/COMMAND: COMPANY K, 3D BATTALION, 4TH MARINES, 3D MARINE DIVISION (REIN) FMFMILITARY SERVICE BRANCH: U.S. MARINE CORPSMEDAL OF HONOR ACTION DATE:JULY 15 - 18, 1966MEDAL OF HONOR ACTION PLACE:REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CITATIONFor conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. On 15 July, during Operation Hastings, Company K was landed in an enemy-infested jungle area to establish a blocking position at a major enemy trail network. Shortly after landing, the company encountered a reinforced enemy platoon in a well-organized,...

Section 12, Grave 384 Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone (1916-1945) was awarded the Medal of Honor for extraordinary heroism in combat at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, in October 1942. During brutal fighting with heavy casualties on both sides, he killed at least 38 Japanese soldiers. He returned home to a hero's welcome, including a parade featured in "Life" magazine. But he requested to return to combat, stating that he was just "a plain soldier" who belonged with his unit. On February 19, 1945, Basilone was killed in action leading an assault off the beaches of Iwo Jima. He was posthumously awarded the...

Perhaps it was the way he carried himself in an unassuming and humble manner, but day after day hundreds of Air Force Academy cadets would pass this janitor in the hall oblivious to the greatness that was among them. In the mid-1970s, William Crawford might spend one day sweeping the halls and another cleaning the bathrooms, but it was a day approximately 30 years prior that would create for him a special place in the history of war. In 1943 in Italy, the only thing Private William Crawford was cleaning out was German machine gun nest and bunkers. Under heavy...

Iraq War hero Alwyn Cashe will receive the Medal of Honor. According to Military.com, President Donald Trump signed a bill Friday authorizing Cashe to receive the military’s highest honor. Cashe died from injuries he received while saving the lives of six fellow soldiers in Samara, Iraq. He pulled them out of Bradley Fighting Vehicle and succumbed to his injuries November 8, 2005. Military Times wrote the following about Cashe’s heroic actions: Cashe wasn’t initially hurt when a roadside bomb exploded Oct. 17 next to his Bradley Fighting Vehicle while on patrol in Samara, Iraq, family members said. But he suffered...

Maynard Smith doesn’t have much to commend him, but the military isn’t fussy in 1942. Army willingly takes him on when he is delivered to the induction center in handcuffs. (failed to pay child support, judge made him choose between prison and patriotism.) earns sergeant’s stripes at the end of his training, and finds himself in England as part of the nascent 8th Air Force On his very first mission, Sgt. Smith runs into the worst sort of trouble, and for once he does everything right. saves himself, the airplane and those still alive in it. For this, he is...