Tag: medal of honor

The award for SFC Alwyn Cashe has been considered the one award that has been the longest in coming. On October 17, 2005, Cashe, was on a combat patrol in Samarra, Iraq. As an Alpha Company platoon sergeant from Forward Operating Base (FOB) McKenzie, adjacent to Diyala, SFC Cashe was in the lead Bradley Fighting Vehicle when it struck a roadside Improvised Explosive Device (IED). 

At the Battle of Ia Drang Valley, the singular heroism of Lieutenant Walter Marm shaped many lives.

As the boats reached Lunga Point, Douglas Munro regained consciousness and asked his friend “Did they get off?” He then died.

In 1945, eight sailors from the USS Barb paddled to shore with a makeshift explosive to destroy an enemy train. Their legacy is alive today.

It has been decades since John Basilone served bravely in Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima, but his country hasn’t forgotten him.

Rushing to recover the body of his dead comrade Melvin Morris took on the North Vietnamese for hours. His actions earned him the Medal of Honor.

From gunning down crocodiles with his plane to being the terror of the Japanese, Richard Bong, the Ace of Aces, will always be remembered.

The North Vietnamese just didn’t count on a 21-year-old from the Dakotas being there. They should have.

The President has had 158 days to get it done… and we are still waiting for Alwyn Cashe to get his due recognition and receive the Medal of Honor.

“Lt. Williams, it is hard for your President to find words to tell you of the deep gratitude and admiration that your fellow Americans have.”

Unlike many of the paratroopers who went through their baptism of fire on D-Day, Charles DeGlopper was already an experienced fighter.

Thanks to their risky choice of disobeying orders some of these soldiers became heroes. They save lives, cities, or the entire world.