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Nov. 18, 2024

US Air Force MSgt Timothy Wilkinson: Air Force Cross Recipient Battle of Mogadishu

Air Force Cross Citation: The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Air Force Cross to Timothy A. Wilkinson, Technical Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, for extraordinary heroism in military operations against an opposing armed force as a 24th Special Tactics Squadron Pararescueman in the vicinity of the…

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Nov. 16, 2024

US Army PVT George Watson: Medal of Honor Recipient WWII

Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty: Private George Watson distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism on 8 March 1943, while serving in the Pacific Command with the 2d Battalion, 29th Quartermaster Regiment, near Porlock Harbor,…

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Nov. 14, 2024

US Army Air Forces 2LT Lloyd Hughes: Medal of Honor Recipient WWII

Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry in action and intrepidity at risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. On 1 August 1943, 2d Lt. Hughes served in the capacity of pilot of a heavy bombardment aircraft participating in a long and hazardous minimum-altitude attack against…

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Nov. 12, 2024

US Army CPL Samuel Sampler: Medal of Honor Recipient WWI

Medal of Honor Citation: His company, having suffered severe casualties during an advance under machine-gun fire, was finally stopped. Cpl. Sampler detected the position of the enemy machine guns on an elevation. Armed with German hand grenades, which he had picked up, he left the line and rushed forward in…

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Nov. 10, 2024

US Navy HM3 Richard De Wert: Medal of Honor Recipient Korean War

Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an HC, in action against enemy aggressor forces. When a fire team from the point platoon of his company was pinned down by a deadly…

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Nov. 9, 2024

US Marine Corps CWO4 Harold Wilson: Medal of Honor Recipient Korean War

Medal of Honor Citation: For gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as platoon sergeant of a rifle platoon attached to Company G, in action against enemy aggressor forces on the night from 23 to 24 April 1951. When…

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Nov. 8, 2024

US Marine Corps PFC Richard Kraus: Medal of Honor Recipient WWII

Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the 8th Amphibious Tractor Battalion, Fleet Marine Force, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Peleliu, Palau Islands on 5 October 1944. Unhesitatingly volunteering for…

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Nov. 6, 2024

US Army Air Services 1LT Harold Goettler & 2LT Erwin Bleckley: WWI Medal of Honor Recipients

Medal of Honor Citations: First Lt. Harold E. Goettler, with his observer, 2d Lt. Erwin R. Bleckley, 130th Field Artillery, left the airdrome late in the afternoon on their second trip to drop supplies to a battalion of the 77th Division which had been cut off by the enemy in…

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Nov. 4, 2024

US Army SSGT David Bellavia: Medal of Honor Recipient Operation Phantom Fury

Medal of Honor Citation: Staff Sergeant David G. Bellavia distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on November 10, 2004, while serving as a squad leader in support of Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Iraq. While clearing a house, a squad from…

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Nov. 4, 2024

US Navy LT Michael Murphy: Medal of Honor Recipient War on Terrorism

Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as the leader of a special reconnaissance element with Naval Special Warfare Task Unit Afghanistan on 27 and 28 June 2005. While leading a mission to locate a…

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Nov. 3, 2024

The Sullivan Brothers - One Family’s Ultimate Sacrifice

The Sullivan brothers—George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert—were five siblings from Waterloo, Iowa, who served together in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Their tragic story is one of the most well-known examples of the personal cost of war. The brothers insisted on serving together, despite regulations discouraging family…

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Nov. 2, 2024

US Air Force John Levitow: Medal of Honor Recipient Vietnam War

Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sgt. Levitow (then A1c.), U.S. Air Force, distinguished himself by exceptional heroism while assigned as a loadmaster aboard an AC-47 aircraft flying a night mission in…

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Nov. 1, 2024

US Air Force Col Leo Thorsness: Medal of Honor Recipient & Vietnam War POW

In this episode, we explore the extraordinary life of Colonel Leo Thorsness, a decorated USAF pilot, Medal of Honor recipient, and Vietnam War hero. From his daring combat missions to the unimaginable challenges he endured as a POW in North Vietnam, Col Thorsness exemplified courage, resilience, and sacrifice. Discover the…

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Nov. 1, 2024

US Marine Corps Ralph Dias: Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipient

Medal of Honor Citation: As a member of a reaction force which was pinned down by enemy fire while assisting a platoon in the same circumstance, Pfc. Dias, observing that both units were sustaining casualties, initiated an aggressive assault against an enemy machine-gun bunker which was the principal source of…

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Oct. 31, 2024

US Army MAJ Drew Dix: Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipient

Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. S/Sgt. Dix distinguished himself by exceptional heroism while serving as a unit adviser. Two heavily armed Viet Cong battalions attacked the province capital city of Chau…

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Oct. 30, 2024

US Navy BMC Edwin Hill: WWII Medal of Honor Recipient

Medal of Honor Citation: For distinguished conduct in the line of his profession, extraordinary courage, and disregard of his own safety during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, by Japanese forces on 7 December 1941. During the height of the strafing and bombing, Chief Boatswain Hill led his…

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Oct. 29, 2024

US Marine Corps Sgt Robert Owens: Medal of Honor Recipient WWII

Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with a marine division, in action against enemy Japanese forces during extremely hazardous landing operations at Cape Torokina, Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands, on 1 November 1943.…

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Oct. 28, 2024

US Army CPL Tibor Rubin: Medal of Honor Recipient Korean War

Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Corporal Rubin distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism during the period from July 23, 1950 to April 20, 1953 while serving as a rifleman with Company I, 8th Cavalry…

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Oct. 27, 2024

US Army SFC Lawrence Joel: Medal of Honor Recipient Vietnam War

Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Sp6c. Joel demonstrated indomitable courage, determination, and professional skill when a numerically superior and well-concealed Viet Cong element launched a vicious attack which wounded or killed nearly every…

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Oct. 26, 2024

US Navy ENS Tedford Cann: Medal of Honor Recipient WWI

Medal of Honor Citation: For courageous conduct while serving on board the U.S.S. May, 5 November 1917. Cann found a leak in a flooded compartment and closed it at the peril of his life, thereby unquestionably saving the ship. Please view our other videos to learn about our Medal of…

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Oct. 25, 2024

US Army 1LT Pascal Poolaw: Our Nation's Most Decorated Native American Soldier

Visit My Medic to purchase the best first aid kits on the market. Find all current deals here https: https://alnk.to/7qkLVne In this episode of Duty & Valor, we honor the life and legacy of 1LT Pascal Poolaw, Sr., the most decorated Native American soldiers in U.S. Army history. A member…

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Oct. 25, 2024

US Marine Corps GySgt Fred Stockham: Medal of Honor Recipient WWI

Medal of Honor Citation: During an intense enemy bombardment with high-explosive and gas shells which wounded or killed many members of the company, GSgt. Stockham, upon noticing that the gas mask of a wounded comrade was shot away, without hesitation, removed his own gas mask and insisted upon giving it…

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Oct. 24, 2024

US Army Air Forces LT COL Edward Michael: Medal of Honor Recipient WWII

Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty while serving as pilot of a B-17 aircraft on a heavy-bombardment mission to Germany, 11 April 1944. The group in which 1st Lt. Michael was flying was attacked by a swarm of fighters. His…

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Oct. 23, 2024

US Army SFC Matthew Leonard: Medal of Honor Recipient Vietnam War

Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. His platoon was suddenly attacked by a large enemy force employing small-arms, automatic weapons, and hand grenades. Although the platoon leader and several other key leaders…

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