U.S. troops were outnumbered as they fought their way across Okinawa in World War II, but their determination prevailed anyway.…
Army Staff Sgt. George John Hall had been near Anzio, Italy for about two months in 1944 when he faced…
Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Donald Everett Ballard was trained to keep the Marines he was tasked with protected and…
Nicholas Minue was a seasoned private when he charged onto the battlefields of Africa during World War II, with more…
Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James Everett Livingston became a trusted commander during his more than three decades in the service.…
Army Cpl. Clair Goodblood came from a big family and was known to help others when he could, so sadly,…
Most people know the name Jimmy Doolittle for his famous World War II raid on Tokyo that earned him the…
When two American pilots were downed in enemy territory toward the end of the Vietnam War, numerous attempts to rescue…
Army Sgt. Gary Burnell Beikirch made a post-military career out of helping veterans and children — a passion he discovered while…
Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Paul Matthews hadn't been in Korea long when his division was called in to help fight…
Army Master Sgt. Charles E. Hosking Jr. was on his third deployment to Vietnam during his 24th year of service…
During the Civil War, Union naval forces in the south worked to divide the Confederacy by conquering the Mississippi River.…
Army Sgt. 1st Class Nelson Brittin survived World War II and left the service only to return to it in time…
Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Leonard had completed nearly 20 years of service when he died in a firefight in…
Marine Corps Maj. Robert Hugo Dunlap was one of about 70,000 Marines who landed on the shores of Iwo Jima…