medal of honor

David Bellavia didn’t come back from Fallujah with swagger or speeches—he came back with ghosts, blood on his boots, and a vow that he’d never freeze again when the devil kicked in the door.

From pay to test scores, weapons and campaign histories, this comprehensive look at Navy SEALs was written by former SEALs and SOCOM members.

Some heroes wear medals—Alwyn Cashe wore fire, pain, and the lives of his men on his back, and still kept going defining the “never quit” ethos.

Roy Benavidez wasn’t awarded the Medal of Honor because he was fearless—he earned it because he was wounded, outgunned, and still chose to charge straight into hell to bring his brothers home.

Captain William McGonagle didn’t just hold the line aboard the USS Liberty—he held it while bleeding out, commanding a shattered crew through hell, and then kept his mouth shut for thirty years before finally telling the truth.

Woody Williams didn’t just carry a flamethrower into the jaws of hell—he carried the weight of his fallen brothers, and somehow kept walking.

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. didn’t just carry his father’s famous name ashore on D-Day—he carried the fight, a cane, and the kind of guts that turned chaos into victory.

Staff Sergeant Ronald J. Shurer II did more than just save lives on a mountainside in Afghanistan—he showed the world what it looks like when courage, skill, and selflessness come together in one man.

Henry Johnson didn’t need elevated rank to prove his worth—just a rifle, a bolo knife, and the guts to take on a German raiding party alone in the dead of night.

Patrick Henry Brady didn’t earn the Medal of Honor by taking lives—he earned it by repeatedly risking his own to save them, one harrowing mission at a time.

He survived the Holocaust, became a US war hero, and saved dozens as a POW. Tibor Rubin’s story is one of grit, grace, and true courage.

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker broke every rule society tried to set for her, and in doing so, earned her place as the only woman to ever wear the Medal of Honor.