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Major Nicholas Dockery fought through a brutal Taliban ambush in Afghanistan in 2012, shielding wounded soldiers, killing enemy fighters, and calling in helicopter gunships, actions now recognized with a long-awaited upgrade from the Silver Star to the Medal of Honor.
From pay to test scores, weapons and campaign histories, this comprehensive look at Navy SEALs was written by former SEALs and SOCOM members.
Captain Lacie ‘Sonic’ Hester’s courage under fire during the largest air-to-air engagement in over 50 years not only earned her the Silver Star but shattered barriers, proving once again that valor knows no gender.
Vietnam War hero and Chattanooga native, former Army Captain Larry L. Taylor, to receive Medal of Honor for daring rescue mission in 1968.
In 2005, Sgt. Hester became the first female Silver Star Medal recipient since World War II for her valor in close combat during an enemy ambush in Iraq.
Last week, the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) reported the death of an East Coast-based decorated US Navy SEAL from Massachusetts.
Rear Adm Robert Byron “By” Fuller is one of the dozens of men who braved the severe treatment as a Prisoner of War during the Vietnam War.
On Dec. 7, 1950, 1st Lt. Arnold R. Flook, an interrogator with the 181st Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) Detachment attached to the 1st Marine Division (MarDiv), earned a Silver Star for actions taken during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. Flook lost his life in the battle, becoming the only casualty for the 181st CIC Detachment during the Korean War.
Whether calling in close-air support or coordinating insertion, extraction, or CASEVACs, the Air Force’s elite STS is as badass as they come.
While he was a more than capable Green Beret, Richard Flaherty — who was just 4 feet, 9 inches tall — had to fight just to join the Army.
The actions of William Doyle contributed to 173 enemies killed and 60 more wounded while saving “countless” partner forces.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper told members of Congress this week in a letter that SFC Alwyn Cashe’s actions “merit the award of the Medal of Honor.”
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