Featured in Victoria CrossBYChuck LyonsNov 7, 2022ShareThat time a Nazi captain recommended HMS Glowworm captain for the Victoria Cross“The lights went out, the ship rolled and tossed and suddenly seemed to settle well on her starboard side,” stoker Bert Harris later said. “The Germans had shot us to pieces.” “Abandon ship!” HMS Glowworm was lost, b… BYChuck LyonsNov 7, 2022ShareBYLogan NyeJun 22, 2022ShareThis insane pilot conducted first combat search and rescueIt was Nov. 19, 1915. British pilots were attacking Ottoman forces at Ferrijik Junction, a rail and logistics hub. The tiny planes involved in the attack swooped and dove as they dropped bombs and fought off enemy fighters. But then, one of the bomb… BYLogan NyeJun 22, 2022ShareBYBlake StilwellFeb 16, 2021ShareThe UK’s highest military award is cast from the guns of a fallen enemyThe Victoria Cross is only awarded to those in the armed forces of the United Kingdom and former British Empire countries, for valor “in the face of the enemy.” Since its creation in 1856, BYBlake StilwellFeb 16, 2021ShareBYTeam MightyJan 20, 2021ShareThis is the only Victoria Cross recipient to survive earning the second medalThe United Kingdom’s highest award for valor in combat, the Victoria Cross, is notoriously difficult to earn. It is awarded… BYTeam MightyJan 20, 2021ShareBYBlake StilwellApr 29, 2020ShareThis soldier saved his entire crew after taking an RPG to the headWhen Johnson Beharry was awarded the Victoria Cross, it was the first time a living soldier received the award in over 30 years. It’s not an easy award to pick up, and perhaps Lance Sgt. Beharry should have died in Iraq – but he didn’t.… BYBlake StilwellApr 29, 2020ShareBYBlake StilwellApr 29, 2020ShareThis soldier was so daring even his captured enemies patted him on the backThere are a handful of men in military history that could accurately be described as a “one man army.” You may never have heard of Lawrence Dominic “Fats” McCarthy, but you’ll remember his story after hearing the end of it. An orphan who enlist… BYBlake StilwellApr 29, 2020ShareBYJames ElphickJan 28, 2019ShareThe Kiwi fighting man who earned two Victoria CrossesWhen considering the most courageous and indomitable soldiers of World War II, the likes of Jack Churchill, Leo Major, and Audie Murphy come to mind. But New Zealand had their own contribution to that list: Charles Upham. If it hadn’t be… BYJames ElphickJan 28, 2019Share
BYChuck LyonsNov 7, 2022ShareThat time a Nazi captain recommended HMS Glowworm captain for the Victoria Cross“The lights went out, the ship rolled and tossed and suddenly seemed to settle well on her starboard side,” stoker Bert Harris later said. “The Germans had shot us to pieces.” “Abandon ship!” HMS Glowworm was lost, b… BYChuck LyonsNov 7, 2022Share
BYLogan NyeJun 22, 2022ShareThis insane pilot conducted first combat search and rescueIt was Nov. 19, 1915. British pilots were attacking Ottoman forces at Ferrijik Junction, a rail and logistics hub. The tiny planes involved in the attack swooped and dove as they dropped bombs and fought off enemy fighters. But then, one of the bomb… BYLogan NyeJun 22, 2022Share
BYBlake StilwellFeb 16, 2021ShareThe UK’s highest military award is cast from the guns of a fallen enemyThe Victoria Cross is only awarded to those in the armed forces of the United Kingdom and former British Empire countries, for valor “in the face of the enemy.” Since its creation in 1856, BYBlake StilwellFeb 16, 2021Share
BYTeam MightyJan 20, 2021ShareThis is the only Victoria Cross recipient to survive earning the second medalThe United Kingdom’s highest award for valor in combat, the Victoria Cross, is notoriously difficult to earn. It is awarded… BYTeam MightyJan 20, 2021Share
BYBlake StilwellApr 29, 2020ShareThis soldier saved his entire crew after taking an RPG to the headWhen Johnson Beharry was awarded the Victoria Cross, it was the first time a living soldier received the award in over 30 years. It’s not an easy award to pick up, and perhaps Lance Sgt. Beharry should have died in Iraq – but he didn’t.… BYBlake StilwellApr 29, 2020Share
BYBlake StilwellApr 29, 2020ShareThis soldier was so daring even his captured enemies patted him on the backThere are a handful of men in military history that could accurately be described as a “one man army.” You may never have heard of Lawrence Dominic “Fats” McCarthy, but you’ll remember his story after hearing the end of it. An orphan who enlist… BYBlake StilwellApr 29, 2020Share
BYJames ElphickJan 28, 2019ShareThe Kiwi fighting man who earned two Victoria CrossesWhen considering the most courageous and indomitable soldiers of World War II, the likes of Jack Churchill, Leo Major, and Audie Murphy come to mind. But New Zealand had their own contribution to that list: Charles Upham. If it hadn’t be… BYJames ElphickJan 28, 2019Share
