In April 1943, a B-24D Liberator named Lady Be Good and her nine man crew departed a Libyan airstrip for a mission over Naples. While sandstorms forced most planes to turn back, Lady Be Good pressed on. Losing sight of the formation, Lady eventually reversed course for home, only to…
Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Although wounded when the compound of Detachment A-342, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces, came under intense fire from an estimated reinforced Viet Cong regiment employing…
Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy during the operations against the Hindenburg line, east of Ronssoy, France, 29 September 1918. Finding the advance of his organization held up by a withering enemy machine-gun fire, Pvt.…
Discover the heroic story of US Coast Guard SCPO Terrell Horne and his selfless acts of bravery. On the night of December 2, 2012, SCPO Terrell Horne was serving aboard the US Coast Guard Cutter Halibut when a suspected smuggling vessel was spotted by an aerial patrol off the coast…
Laurence Tureaud, who we would all get to know as Mr. T, was raised in the Southside of Chicago. A gifted athlete, he earned a wrestling scholarship to Prairie View A&M University in Texas before dropping out and enlisting in the Army in 1975. Stationed at Fort McCoy, he served…
Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in action against enemy aggressor forces during the early morning hours. Participating in a fierce encounter with a cleverly concealed and well-entrenched enemy force occupying positions on a…
Medal of Honor Citation: He was commanding the 2d Battalion, 8th Infantry, in an attack through the Hurtgen Forest near Schevenhutte, Germany, on 20 November 1944. During the early phases of the assault, the leading elements of his battalion were halted by a minefield and immobilized by heavy hostile fire.…
Learn about the incredible WWII survival story of George H.W. Bush in this video. Discover the bravery and resilience of the former President in the face of danger. On September 2, 1944, future President George H.W. Bush, a LTJG at the time, was piloting his Gruman TBF Avenger torpedo bomber…
Medal of Honor Citation: Sfc. Yano distinguished himself while serving with the Air Cavalry Troop. Sfc. Yano was performing the duties of crew chief aboard the troop's command-and-control helicopter during action against enemy forces entrenched in dense jungle. From an exposed position in the face of small-arms and antiaircraft fire…
Medal of Honor Recipient: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a Marine Gunner with Company C, Third Reconnaissance Battalion, Third Marine Division in connection with operations against enemy forces in the Republic of Vietnam. Early…
Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as a Hostage Rescue Force Team Member in Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from 8 to 9 December 2012. As the rescue force approached the target…
We almost lost an acting and directing legend before his first role. In 1951, while a Private in the Army, 21 year old Clint Eastwood was the passenger on a US Navy Douglas AD-1 Skyraider en route to Ft. Ord, CA. The plane developed multiple problems mid-flight. Oxygen supplies dwindled,…
Senior Chief Petty Officer Richard Dixon exhibited extraordinary heroism on two separate occasions in July 1980. Firstly, on July 3, as the coxswain of a Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat, he prevented the yacht FANTASY ISLE from capsizing in stormy Tillamook Bay, Oregon. Dixon placed his vessel in the path of…
Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Airman First Class Pitsenbarger distinguished himself by extreme valor on 11 April 1966 near Cam My, Republic of Vietnam, while assigned as a pararescue Crew Member, Detachment 6,…
Medal of Honor Recipient: For extraordinary heroism while attached to the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla., 25 September 1918. While flying with Ens. J.A. Jova, Ormsbee saw a plane go into a tailspin and crash about three-quarters of a mile to the right. Having landed nearby, Ormsbee lost no time…
James Earl Jones, renowned for his powerful voice and iconic roles in film and theater, served in the US military. Jones was commissioned as a 2nd Lt. in the US Army in 1953, towards the end of the Korean War. His military service took him to Fort Benning, Georgia, where…
Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty in action on 22 September 1943, at Oliveto, Italy. Although 2d Lt. Childers previously had just suffered a fractured instep, he, with eight enlisted men, advanced up a hill toward…
Have you ever heard of Henry L. Hulbert? This U.S. Marine wasn't just a brave soldier, he was a Medal of Honor recipient! In this episode, we explore the incredible story of Henry Hulbert, from his actions in the Second Samoan Civil War that earned him the nation's highest military…
Medal of Honor Citation: While manning a static observation post in the town of Abu Samak, Iraq, Staff Sergeant Atkins, was notified that four suspicious individuals, walking in two pairs, were crossing an intersection not far from his position. Staff Sergeant Atkins immediately moved his squad to interdict the individuals.…
Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a rifleman with Company F, in action against enemy aggressor forces. When all the other members of his fire team became casualties, creating a gap…
Did you know that country music icon Johnny Cash, “The Man in Black”, served in the US military? In 1950, shortly after the start of the Korean War, John R. Cash enlisted in the Air Force at the age of 18. He underwent basic training at Lackland Air Force Base…
Medal of Honor Citation: He displayed conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty. When a powerfully conducted predawn Japanese counterattack struck his unit's flank, he ordered his men to take cover in an old tomb, and then, armed only with a carbine, faced the onslaught alone.…
Medal of Honor Citation: [Received both the Army and Navy Medal of Honor for the same deed.] When his company, advancing through a wood, met with strong resistance from an enemy strong point, Sgt. Cukela crawled out from the flank and made his way toward the German lines in the…
Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. As the forward machine gunner on River Patrol Boat (PBR) 124, which was on patrol during the early evening hours, Seaman Ouellet observed suspicious activity near the river…