Airplane Jane: A WWII Evac Nurse Legend from Iwo Jima

Airplane Jane: A WWII Evac Nurse Legend from Iwo Jima

Oct 29 , 2022

Ben Owen

"AIRPLANE" JANE KENDEIGH 03.30.1922 - 07.19.1987 US NAVY FLIGHT NURSE FIRST FLIGHT NURSE TO LAND AT IWO JIMA On March 6, 1945, at just 22 years old, Jane Kendeigh was the first U.S. Navy Flight...

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SGT Jason Thomas: A Quiet Hero of the 9/11 Attacks Speaks Out

SGT Jason Thomas: A Quiet Hero of the 9/11 Attacks Speaks Out

Sep 20 , 2022

Ben Jackson

Sgt. Jason Thomas had been out of the Marine Corps for about a year, when he was dropping his daughter off at his mother's Long Island home on the morning of September 11th when she told him planes...

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64 Awards, 29 for Valor, A Medal of Honor: Maj John Duffy, the baddest dude ever?

64 Awards, 29 for Valor, A Medal of Honor: Maj John Duffy, the baddest dude ever?

Sep 14 , 2022

Ben Jackson

Army Maj. John J. Duffy often operated behind enemy lines during his four tours of duty in Vietnam. During one of those deployments, he single-handedly saved a South Vietnamese battalion from decim...

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William Harrell: Marine w/ BOTH Hands Blown off, Separate Attacks--Kept Killing Enemy

William Harrell: Marine w/ BOTH Hands Blown off, Separate Attacks--Kept Killing Enemy

Aug 02 , 2022

Ben Jackson

William George Harrell was born in Rio Grande City, Texas on June 26, 1922. He went to Texas A&M for two years prior to his enlistment in the Marine Corps on July 3, 1942.Harrell departed for ...

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Navy SEAL shot 27 times, kept killing enemy and lived to tell the story

Navy SEAL shot 27 times, kept killing enemy and lived to tell the story

Jul 24 , 2022

Ben Jackson

Navy SEAL Sr. Chief Mike Day had never been shot before, but that changed dramatically one night in April 2007.In 2007, Mike Day was caught in a brutal firefight with three al-Qaeda insurgents afte...

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Most Decorated Unit for its Size and Length of Service in the History of the US Military

Most Decorated Unit for its Size and Length of Service in the History of the US Military

Jul 09 , 2022

Ben Jackson

Going For Broke: The 442nd Regimental Combat Team The 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a segregated Japanese American unit, is remembered today for its brave actions in World War II. Despite the...

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