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Charles Lindbergh

The biggest challenge Charles Lindbergh faced in flying across the Atlantic

By Stephen Ruiz

Medal of Honor recipient Beauford Anderson

A Medal of Honor recipient used a dud enemy mortar to save US troops during WWII

By Stephen Ruiz

James capers ask a marine

‘The Iron Major:’ James Capers Jr.’s long road to the Medal of Honor

By Daniel Tobias Flint

Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover receives the Medal of Honor during the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on February 24, 2026.

An Army pilot shot three times during the Maduro Raid just received the Medal of Honor

By Blake Stilwell

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The first Medals of Honor received for a foreign conflict happened in Korea

By Blake Stilwell

roderick roddie edmonds medal of honor army photo

A World War II POW who defied Nazis to protect Jewish soldiers will receive the Medal of Honor

By Blake Stilwell

royce williams medal of honor

He fought seven MiGs and kept it secret—70 years later, he’s getting the Medal of Honor

By Miguel Ortiz

Joe Foss Guadalcanal

This Medal of Honor recipient came up with the idea for the Super Bowl

By Stephen Ruiz

Barack Obama Medal of Honor

Here’s how the Medal of Honor, the military’s highest award, is made

By Tim Kirkpatrick

LBJ Dwight Johnson Medal of Honor ceremony

The Vietnam tank driver who ran into a burning tank to pull his friends out

By Stephen Ruiz

Greely expedition survivors

This Civil War veteran nearly died while exploring the Arctic

By Stephen Ruiz

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6 military spouses who grabbed a weapon and joined the fight

By Gina Napoletano

Misty Lakota (left) a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation and William Pollock was a Pawnee who volunteered during the Spanish-American War, serving with distinction alongside Theodore Roosevelt. (National Museum of the American Indian)

Honoring 250 years of the Marine Corps and the enduring legacy of Native American warriors

By Daniel Tobias Flint

intrepid corsairs navy

This Intrepid pilot went from zero to ace in 13 minutes

Harriet Tubman first irregular warfare commander LOC

Harriet Tubman was America’s first unconventional warfare commander

By Daniel Tobias Flint

Publicity poster for ballerina Franceska Mann who fought for her life at auschwitz.

A Jewish ballerina started a riot while fighting for her life at Auschwitz

By Gina Napoletano

The top US fighter ace of World War II Europe was almost rejected as a pilot twice

By Friedrich Seiltgen

Operation Just cause acid gambit Special forces association

This Delta Force rescue was the first attack of Operation Just Cause

By Harold C. Hutchison

mcpherson americas last world war II fighter ace

Donald McPherson, America’s last World War II fighter ace, dies at 103

By Miguel Ortiz

9 troops who became heroes after they disobeyed orders

By Blake Stilwell