Since then 3,456 Medals of Honor have been awarded. This title is the second of two volumes looking at the recipients of the Medal of Honor during World War II. It covers the Army and Air Corps winners (who received a total of 301 awards during WWII) in all theaters of war.Starr...
Our heroes were Medal of Honor winners—not just obvious ones like Audie Murphy but those we’d read about who had rolled over onto grenades that had been thrown into their foxholes. One guy, I remember, rolled over onto two. We were surrounded by the artifacts of war. Tanks, planes, ...
President-elect Trump has tapped businessman and Army veteran Daniel Driscoll to be his secretary of the Army. “As a former Soldier, Investor, and Political Advisor, Dan brings a powerful combination of experiences to serve as a disruptor and change ag
as well as a clear devotee to our ideal of lifelong learning, we salute Petersen for all he’s done. We’re proud to honor him with this award!” Congratulations and BRAVO ZULU, Jim!
“to play in honor of the National Anniversary” and up on the “line of battle.” They played the usual “national airs, finishing with the Star Spangled Banner.”[20]As they did a Confederate artillery shell passed over them, and with that last shot the battle of Gettysburg was over....
International Olympic Committee president, angry that Hitler had publicly congratulated only a few German and Finnish winners before leaving the stadium after the German competitors were eliminated from the day’s final event, insisted that the German chancellor congratulate all or none of the victors....