George Welch – One of the Few Pilots Who Fought Back During Pearl Harbor
The nuances of military history are often lost to the passage of time and with the men who could give first-hand accounts. As much as…
Picked up a Sub-machine Gun At Goose Green & Charged the Argentine Trenches -He Died Doing So
Perhaps it is because the war only lasted ten weeks and occurred during a period when the US-Soviet Cold War was the backdrop for most…
Black Sheep One: American WW2 Marine Fighter Ace With 26 Kills – Gregory “Pappy” Boyington
Gregory Boyington would often muse that during his 20 months as a Japanese POW his health actually improved due to the forced sobriety. Affectionately known…
Last Seen Punching With One Hand & His Trench Knife In The Other – They Found His Body Surrounded By 40 Dead Koreans
Often in war it is difficult to the measure the impact of one man, but when that man is making his last stand on Heartbreak…
Amazing Story Of Captain Charles Upham, The Only Combat Soldier To Be Awarded The Victoria Cross Twice
When you have thrown on your first Victoria Cross, you have entered an elite fraternity in the history of war that commands the respect of…
Medal of Honor: Lt. Hibbs Was Killed Charging 2 Machine Guns to save a Wounded Soldier
The most important elements of military combat leadership could be described as mission accomplishment followed by troop welfare. Were they in the opposite order a…
First African-American To Recieve The Medal Of Honor Did So With The 54th Massachusetts At Fort Wagner
Once Hollywood got a hold of war it is often impossible for the average person to separate fact from fiction. And yet, if we look…
Dodging five, point-blank rounds from a tank, Charles Coolidge awarded the Medal of Honor
Fear and self-preservation are common human instincts likely found on any battlefield throughout history. Then, there are men like Charles Coolidge. In 1944, this young…
The Only Enlisted Submariner Ever To Be Awarded The Medal Of Honor Locked Himself Inside A Sinking Submarine
For those who sail beneath the surface of the sea, there are few greater fears than permanently descending to the depths alive. The movies would…
7 Kills In WWII and 14 In Korea, US Flying Ace George Davis Died When He Took On 12 MiGs
In all the airspace in all the world, there was no other place Major George Davis would rather be than “MiG Alley.” Bordering the Yalu…
Jimmy Doolittle Led The First Mission To Bomb Japan – Against All Odds
Often, war is no different than your average street fight regardless of how crude that might seem. When a man is punched in the nose,…
Beautiful Story: When Cadets Realized Their Janitor Was Medal Of Honor War Hero
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…