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Surrounded By Taliban, But He Took Them On
This is the face of a truly brave man. I’m sure many, when faced with the challenges he faced, would not have been able to act with the level of bravery and skill that Staff Sgt. Lincoln Dockery did. It all started on an ordinary day in eastern Afghanistan. Dockery’s platoon had been ordered to... »
She Was Known As “The Woman With The Limp”
I found this account over at the website DamnInteresting.com. And the website does live up to its name. But first, I’d like you to check out the story of Virginia Hall, a woman born in Maryland in 1906. Long story short, when Virginia was only 26, she went on a hunting trip in Turkey and... »
Medal Of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the United States’ highest military decoration. It has been bestowed on 3,447 men and one woman since President Abraham Lincoln signed it into law on Dec. 21, 1861. It is reserved for those who are distinguished “by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call... »
Recently Reinstated Medal Posthumously Awarded
OSLO — Norway on Friday awarded its highest military decoration for the first time in 60 years, posthumously honoring a soldier who was killed while helping the wartime government flee the country as German troops invaded in 1940. Capt. Eiliv Austlid was awarded the War Cross with Sword, a medal that was recently reinstated after... »
Hero Is Selling His Medals
An Iraq war hero is putting his bravery medal up for sale – so his family can have financial security. Ex-Royal Marine Justin Thomas, 30, won the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross in 2003 for single-handedly fighting off more than 100 insurgents. But the lance corporal turned civil servant says his wife Heather and child mean more to... »
A Real Ace
William “Bill” A. Shomo was truly an amazing pilot who flew for the United States Air Force during World War I. While flying an armed photo reconnaissance in his P-51 Mustang, he and his wing mate spotted 13 enemy planes. Despite being incredibly outnumbered, they immediately executed an Immelman turn and engaged the planes... »
WWI Tennessee Hero
Sgt. Alvin C. York is truly an amazing man. He received these awards for his actions: the Distinguished Service Cross, the French Croix de Guerre, the badge of nobility, and The Congressional Medal of Honor. And he continued to humble about his deeds. I highly recommend reading this account of his accomplishment. This... »
Army Man Finally Awarded Bronze Star Earned in WWII
It was a miserable existence all winter long some six decades ago as Morris N. Bishop was among the Allied forces fighting the Germans, hunkering in a freezing foxhole in the mountains of Italy. Then, when the Army sergeant returned home from World War II in full uniform, he couldn’t even buy a hot dog... »
Better Late Than Never
In a ceremony yesterday, Dee Eberhart (84) was awarded numerous medals that he earned in WWII for his brave actions while in service. During his time in Germany, he also witnessed the Dachau Death Train incident. A 1943 graduate of Toppenish High School, he (Eberhart) served as a first scout in I Company of the... »