Apr 17 , 2022
The Rhine is no ordinary river. About 766 miles in length, with an average width of about 1,300 feet, the generally north-flowing waterway also is exceptionally swift and deep. Since the days of t...
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Apr 16 , 2022
Medal of Honor recepient Navy Seal Michael Thorton was born in Greenville, South Carolina and raised on the family farm near Spartanburg. Thornton joined the Navy upon graduating from high school i...
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Apr 15 , 2022
Pascal Cleatus Poolaw, Sr., the most decorated Native American soldier in US history4 Silver Stars5 Bronze Stars3 Purple HeartsHe earned a total of 42 medals and citations.Born on January 29, 1922,...
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Apr 13 , 2022
On April 26, 2008, while on a night mission to eliminate a group of al Qaeda fighters in rural Iraq, Spc. Joe Gibson and his fellow Army Rangers came under fire moments after disembarking UH-60 Bla...
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Apr 11 , 2022
On Nov. 10, 2004, during the Second Battle of Fallujah, Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia and his platoon were ordered to clear a block where insurgents were firing at American forces. As they entered...
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Apr 09 , 2022
Sgt. Clifford Wooldridge, combat weapons instructor, Marine Corps Security Forces Regiment, Chesapeake, Virginia., stands at attention after receiving the Navy Cross Medal, May 18, 2012.U.S. Marin...
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