The Marine The Viet Cong Couldn’t Break He Was Last Seen On a Jungle Trail in November 1967
Of all the bad things that could happen to an American soldier during the Vietnam War, becoming a prisoner of war in the hands of…
How a Vietnam War Photographer Saved Marines by Jumping on a Grenade, Awarded the Medal of Honor Posthumously
At the National Museum of American History, going through the Medal of Honor segment of The Price for Freedom: Americans at War, you would see…
Amazing Pictures of Tunnel Rats: The Warriors Who Infiltrated Underground Tunnels In The Vietnam War
“Non gratus anus rodentum” is a Latin phrase that, when translated into English, means “not worth a rat’s ass.” This tongue-in-cheek expression was the motto…
The A-1 Skyraider – Including the Toilet Bomb
The A-1 Skyraider was the last propeller-driven tail-dragger aircraft bought by the US Navy. One of the largest single engine aircraft ever built, the A-1…
Medal of Honor: High on Marijuana Peter Lemon Single-Handedly Fought Off Two Waves of Vietcong
To be awarded a Medal of Honor, one should go beyond the usual comprehension of bravery. One has to set his mind to putting his…
Assumed That Norris Had Died From Such a Devastating Injury – Thorton Saved Him
Michael Edward Thornton, born on March 23, 1949, is a 30-year veteran of the US Navy and a founding member of SEAL Team Six. His…
A Larger Than Life Hero, And The Most Decorated Veteran Of The Vietnam War
Once in a generation, or sometimes only once every few generations, there comes a soldier whose battlefield exploits are simply beyond belief. These rare heroes…
A Hero: Chaplain Watters Seeing American Wounded Beyond The Perimeter, He Charged Out Again
Since the earliest days of organized civilization, priests and warriors have usually played very different roles in their societies. They performed quite different, often opposing,…
Fire Base Was Going To Be Over Run By NVA, He Met Them With a Bayonet & an Assault Rifle
When asked to conjure in one’s imagination the image of a fearless soldier, fighting with fervent ferocity in hand-to-hand combat and battling relentlessly against wave…
How One Navy SEAL was Awarded the MoH for Saving Another MoH Recipient
When a draft notice came to Thomas Rolland Norris, he hoped to become a Navy pilot. But when visual acuity and depth perception issues became…
We Were Soldiers: 22 trips in & out of LZ X-Ray, Choppers Got Shot up so Bad he Had to Use 3 Different Ones
Most fans of war films have probably seen the movie We Were Soldiers, but did you know that hidden in that movie is a Medal…
WW2 “Sweetheart Grips” Surprisingly Few People Know About Them
The personalization of equipment goes back for centuries. The Greeks often had to supply their own armor so they usually added ridged elements that simulated…