Robert James Miller, a Special Forces Sergeant serving in Afghanistan, earned the Medal of Honor posthumously on this day. While part of a combined American & Afghani patrol, Miller exposed himself to lay down covering fire that allowed the evacuation of wounded teammates. Miller aggressively attacked into an enemy ambush, killing 16 Taliban and wounding over thirty the enemy. President … Read More

Starting today with the story of the USS Pueblo, because what these men endured has always affected me. The USS Pueblo was commandeered by by North Korean forces on this day, and a sailor, Duane Hodges was killed by enemy shells. Her 82 other crew members were starved and regularly tortured before their negotiated release eleven months later. The USS … Read More

Garlin Conner earned the Medal of Honor in France when he ran across 400 yards of open campaign to direct artillery on a massive German attack, then called for fire for three hours to stop the attack, even calling rounds on top of himself to stop the enemy. Honor and remember him! Conner’s Distinguished Service Cross was upgraded to the … Read More

Laverne Parrish, a medic with the 25th Infantry Division, earned the Medal of Honor posthumously for exposing himself to Japanese fire to rescue seven wounded soldiers during the liberation of Luzon.  From Ronan, Montana, Parrish is buried in his hometown. Please honor and remember him!

Michael McKeever earned the Medal of Honor in the Civil War when, while scouting for the Union Army, he charged a Confederate cavalry force, driving off six times the number of their own force.  Born in Ireland, McKeever, enlisted in Company K, 5th Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry, known as the Cameron Dragoons, on September 9, 1861 and eventually rose to the … Read More

I am thinking about Gordon Yntema today, a Sergeant with the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam, who earned the Medal of Honor posthumously OTD when he led two platoons of irregular troops in a two day battle against the Viet Cong, wielding his rifle as a club when he ran out of ammunition and refusing to surrender. Yntema grew … Read More

Happy birthday Benjamin Franklin!

Arther Beyer, a child of Luxembourgian immigrants, earned the Medal of Honor his his heroic leadership during World War II, when he attacked two fortified German positions single-handedly, silencing two machine guns, killing eight Germans and capturing 18 prisoners. Please honor and remember him! 

Amazing story to write about today. This is the kind of story we should tell our kids about today and tomorrow if we want to perpetuate patriotism in our country. Cole Hood will be laid to rest tomorrow in Canton, Georgia, 78 years after he went missing in the Battle of the Bulge. Honor and remember him and the 10,300 … Read More

William Shomo shot down seven Japanese planes in one day and earned the Medal of Honor in early 1945. Shomo was a Captain in the 82nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, flying over New Guinea in support of MacArthur’s drive back to the Philippines. Shomo trained as a mortician before the War before going the Army Air Force in August 1941. His … Read More