Tag: medal of honor

Meet the most lethal submarine to patrol the waters in the Pacific, USS Tang (SS-306), helmed by Lt. Richard O’Kane in 1944.

In a last-ditch effort, Benavidez spat at the doctor as he closed the morgue bag where Benavidez’s body had been placed. The doctor responded, “I think this one will survive.” Benavidez had fought for six hours to save the lives of his comrades and survived all the sustained injuries.

“I’m proud to finally award our highest military recognition, the Medal of Honor, to each of you.” I’m happy to finally present our highest military recognition, the Medal of Honor, to each of you, the president said in a speech to the three surviving servicemen and the Kaneshiro family members.

Sgt. George D. Libby did not hesitate to offer himself in an encounter during the Korean War so that others may live.

How long do you think you could last to hold off enemy forces if the fate of the entire world was in your hands? For Command Sergeant Major Bennie G. Adkins, he’d gladly do it for as long as he could.

Everyone knows the story of George Armstrong Custer, but few know the story of his brother Tom, who George said should have been a general instead of him.

The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced that a future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer will be named, USS Telesforo Trinidad (DDG 139) after Filipino Medal of Honor recipient Fireman 2nd Class Telesforo De La Cruz Trinidad.

For Outstanding Valor and Courage: The Roy Benavidez Story “If the story of his heroism were a movie script, you would not believe it.” — Ronald Reagan, February 24th, 1981, during the Medal of Honor speech for Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez Selfless Service On a trip through dense jungle undergrowth to recover more wounded, […]

Philippine President is a fake war hero by awarding himself with 33 medals during WWII. How did he pull the narrative off?

Green Beret and Medal of Honor recipient Gary Beikirch passed away the day after Christmas after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 72. His heroic actions as a Special Forces Medic in an isolated village of Montagnards in Vietnam are the stuff of legends. Badly wounded himself and unable to stand or walk, he had himself carried to various casualties in order to treat their wounds.

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.