S/Sgt. Jon R. Cavaiani: A Selfless Tale of Valor

S/Sgt. Jon R. Cavaiani: A Selfless Tale of Valor

Jun 05 , 2023

Ben Jackson

S/Sgt. Jon R. Cavaiani: A Selfless Tale of ValorOn June 5, 1971, deep in the jungles of Vietnam, Staff Sergeant Jon R. Cavaiani made a stand that would carve his name into the annals of American mi...

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Tango Mike Mike: A bayoneted and shot up Green Beret Keeps Fighting

Tango Mike Mike: A bayoneted and shot up Green Beret Keeps Fighting

May 25 , 2023

Ben Jackson

Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez, known as "Tango Mike Mike" in the radio phonetic alphabet, was one of the most exceptional Green Berets in the history of the United States Army Special Forces. His tale ...

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Medal of Honor for Tackling a Suicide Bomber in Coordinated Attack

Medal of Honor for Tackling a Suicide Bomber in Coordinated Attack

Apr 29 , 2023

Ben Jackson

Retired U.S. Army Capt. Florent "Flo" Groberg was born in Poissy, France, May 8, 1983. Groberg became a naturalized U.S. citizen, Feb. 27, 2001, and graduated from Walter Johnson High School i...

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Bayoneted, Blown Up, Shot, Field Amputated…Kept Fighting

Bayoneted, Blown Up, Shot, Field Amputated…Kept Fighting

Apr 26 , 2023

Ben Owen

'...his helicopter violently crashed, he was blown up, shot and stabbed by a bayonet but somehow kept fighting!" Medal of Honor Recipient US Army Specialist Fourth Class Gary G. Wetzel.Gary Wetzel ...

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On this Day: Pfc. John C. Squires slays Nazis with their own guns

On this Day: Pfc. John C. Squires slays Nazis with their own guns

Apr 24 , 2023

Ben Owen

On this day in 1944 Pfc. John C. Squires is posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. "At the start of his company's attack on strongly held enemy positions in and around Spaccasassi Creek, Italy, o...

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The Unstoppable Marine who Avenged the “Day of Infamy”

The Unstoppable Marine who Avenged the “Day of Infamy”

Apr 23 , 2023

Ben Owen

On hearing President Roosevelt’s declaration of war in December 1941, Alabama native, Harold Edward Wilson, was unequivocal that he "had to avenge the 'Day of Infamy'”. To that end, he joined the o...

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