Celebrations mark the announcement of Japan’s surrender.

Lester Hammond receive the Medal of Honor posthumously in Korea, when, despite being wounded, he stayed in the open to direct artillery fire after his patrol had been ambushed. Honor and remember him! From Quincy, Illinois, the 21 year old radio operator was part of a six man patrol. He was wounded twice in the fight, but his danger close … Read More

Hospital Corpsman John Kilmer earned the Medal of Honor posthumously at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Korea, when, despite being wounded, he exposed himself to enemy fire to tend to his fellow Marines. He was killed while shielding a Marine from enemy fire with his own body.  The Secretary of the Navy, Robert Anderson, presents the Medal of Honor … Read More

Kenneth Worley received the Medal of Honor posthumously in Vietnam when he threw himself on a grenade to save the lives of his fellow Marines. Honor and remember him! Worley was an orphan from New Mexico who was raised by Don and Rose Feyerham of Modesto, California. He joined the Marine Corps in 1967 and arrived in Vietnam in early … Read More

Lance Corporal Roy Wheat posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his leadership and sacrifice in Vietnam. Hearing a booby trap trigger, Wheat threw himself onto the explosion to save the lives of his fellow Marines. Honor and remember him! Read his Medal of Honor citation:

Sergeant James Mestrovitch earned the Medal of Honor in World War I when he crawled through heavy machine gun fire to rescue his company commander, Captain James Williams, saving his life. Honor and remember him! Born in Serbia, Mestrovitch immigrated to Fresno, California in 1911 and joined the Army in 1916, serving in the expedition against Pancho Villa. He was … Read More

Jake Allex, a corporal in the 131st Infantry, 33rd Infantry Division, earned the Medal of Honor during the Battle of Amiens in World War I. When his platoon leadership was killed, Allex took command and led his fellow soldiers in destroying a German machine gun nest. Allex personally killed five Germans, using his rifle butt when his bayonet snapped, and … Read More

Howard Lee earned the Medal of Honor as a Marine Corps company commander in Vietnam, when he exposed himself to enemy fire repeatedly to direct a defensive perimeter, leading the fight for over six hours and throughout the night, despite being badly wounded, including shrapnel in his eye. Upon leaning that one of his platoon’s had been surrounded, he and … Read More

United States Marine Corps launches Operation: Watchtower, the invasion of Guadalcanal, the first offensive operation of the Pacific War. 11,000 Marines landed and quickly seized the airfield, renamed after Henderson, but the Japanese regrouped and counter-attacked. Fighting raged for almost seven months and 7,100 Americans were killed in action and 7,789 Americans wounded. Honor and remember them all!

Army Special Forces Lieutenant Loren Hagen earned the Medal of Honor posthumously when he led his team in fighting off a North Vietnamese attack, exposing himself to enemy fire to try to save a fellow American. Born in North Dakota and raised in Minnesota, Hagen was an Eagle Scout who had saved the life of a swimmer in 1968. Nicknamed, … Read More