May 15 , 2022
Born in 1916, in California, Carter’s father was an African-American missionary, and his mother was Indian from Calcutta. He lived in Shanghai, and spoke four languages. Though he was refused enlis...
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May 13 , 2022
Medal of Honor recipient and retired Marine Sgt. Maj. John Canley, whose selfless heroism at the Battle of Hue City during the Vietnam War saved the lives of more than 20 Marines, has died at age 8...
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May 11 , 2022
The day after the attack on Pearl Harbor must have been a strange time for the U.S. military. But many didn’t get the chance to ponder the new world order they lived in. As Hawaii came under attack...
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May 10 , 2022
MARINE SERGEANT AL SCHMID LOST AN EYE WHILE HEROICALLY MANNING A MACHINE GUN DURING THE PROTRACTED FIGHTING ON GUADALCANAL. In 1945, Warner Brothers released a movie titled Pride of the Marines, ba...
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May 09 , 2022
Lt. Thomas R. Norris and Petty Officer 3rd Class Nguyen Van Kiet. Norris was awarded the Medal of Honor and Kiet was recognized with the Silver Star. On April 2, 1972, an EB-66 carrying Lt. Col. Ic...
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May 07 , 2022
Col. Jay Vargas was a Captain leading Company G, 2nd Battalion, Fourth Marines, when he assaulted the village of Dai Do on May 1, 1968.The previous day he had already received painful wounds but ha...
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