Few communities can claim a Medal of Honor recipient as one of their own. The city of Holland, Michigan, is…
Among the thousands of Americans who fought across Europe during World War II, few demonstrated greater courage than Lieutenant Colonel…
One of the most heroic military figures lost to modern society. Gordon Douglas Yntema, a quiet young man from Holland,…
Among the thousands of young Americans who answered their nation’s call during the Vietnam War, few would leave behind a…
Jose Rodela was born in Corpus Christi, Texas on June 15, 1937. He is of Mexican-American heritage. He grew up…
As a kid with Polish parents, Robert J. Modrzejewski’s life was shaped by his ethnic background and the need to…
Patrick H. Brady was born on October 1, 1936, in Philip, South Dakota. The family moved to Washington State during…
Bruce Perry Crandall was born in Olympia, Washington on February 17, 1933. It sits on the South Puget Sound and…
Dwight Hal Johnson’s life is one of stark contrasts – marked by deprivation and instability in childhood, extraordinary courage in…
In the early decades of the twentieth century, the trajectory of countless African American families bent northward. Drawn by the…
Long before Charles White Whittlesey became synonymous with the ordeal of the Lost Battalion, his life followed a trajectory that,…
Movies and streaming shows give an image of military men as a certain size and physical specimen. Nothing could be…
The action of Medal of Honor recipients, while specific to a particular battle, also can be placed in the context…
Joseph Anthony Glowin was born on March 14, 1892, in Detroit, Michigan. In December of 1913, Glowin enlisted in the…
U.S. Raid on Rabaul Demoralizing to JapsAmerican Airmen Pitted Finest Offensive WeaponAgainst Nips to Win Important VictoryBy Lee Van AttaInternational…
From the minutemen who purchased our Nation’s freedom with their sacrifice during the American Revolution to the soldiers called to…
“If nobody comes back…the results will be worth the cost! Brigadier General Uzal Ent In the Pacific, American airmen had…
What do you do with an unrestrained hero? Reprimand him, or Give Him a Medal? “I was told by ‘Chesty’…