Medal of Honor Monday
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Medal of Honor Monday: Navy Hospital Corpsman Donald Ballard
Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Donald Everett Ballard was trained to keep the Marines he was tasked with protected and…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Pvt. Nicholas Minue
Nicholas Minue was a seasoned private when he charged onto the battlefields of Africa during World War II, with more…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James Livingston
Marine Corps Maj. Gen. James Everett Livingston became a trusted commander during his more than three decades in the service.…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Cpl. Clair Goodblood
Army Cpl. Clair Goodblood came from a big family and was known to help others when he could, so sadly,…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Air Corps Gen. Jimmy Doolittle
Most people know the name Jimmy Doolittle for his famous World War II raid on Tokyo that earned him the…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Navy Lt. Thomas R. Norris
When two American pilots were downed in enemy territory toward the end of the Vietnam War, numerous attempts to rescue…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. Gary Beikirch
Army Sgt. Gary Burnell Beikirch made a post-military career out of helping veterans and children — a passion he discovered while…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel P. Matthews
Marine Corps Sgt. Daniel Paul Matthews hadn’t been in Korea long when his division was called in to help fight…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army MSgt. Charles Hosking Jr.
Army Master Sgt. Charles E. Hosking Jr. was on his third deployment to Vietnam during his 24th year of service…
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Medal of Honor Monday: The Firemen of USS Richmond
During the Civil War, Union naval forces in the south worked to divide the Confederacy by conquering the Mississippi River.…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. 1st Class Nelson Brittin
Army Sgt. 1st Class Nelson Brittin survived World War II and left the service only to return to it in time…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Leonard
Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Leonard had completed nearly 20 years of service when he died in a firefight in…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Maj. Robert H. Dunlap
Marine Corps Maj. Robert Hugo Dunlap was one of about 70,000 Marines who landed on the shores of Iwo Jima…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Elmer Bigelow
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Elmer C. Bigelow likely knew that rushing into a smoke-filled compartment on a burning ship…
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Medal of Honor Monday: Navy Cmdr. Howard Walter Gilmore
For his sacrifice, Gilmore became the first submariner of World War II to earn the Medal of Honor. It was…
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