Category: Military History

Sgt. Dakota Louis Meyer is a Marine Corps veteran who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his outstanding performance in saving the lives of his counterparts from an ambush in Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan. Meyer was born on June 28, 1988, in Columbia, Kentucky, and joined the Marine Corps in 2006 after graduating…Continue Reading The Story of Sgt. Dakota L. Meyer at the Extraordinary Battle of Ganjgal

Official Medal of Honor Citation: “For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as medical corpsman with a rifle company, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Okinawa Jima, Ryukyu Islands, 2 May 1945. Fearlessly braving the fury of artillery, mortar, and machine-gun fire…Continue Reading Robert Eugene Bush and The Battle of Okinawa

Official 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 SSG Bellavia’s platoon became…Continue Reading The Incredible Story of Staff Sergeant Bellavia’s Solo Insurgent House Clearing

RICHARD HETHERINGTON O’KANE In 1946, President Truman personally awarded Richard Hetherington O’Kane the Congressional Medal of Honor for his gutsy leadership as the commander of the U.S.S. Tang submarine. Just one year prior – in 1945 – O’Kane had been a political prisoner of the Japanese army, subjected to starvation and beatings for these very…Continue Reading Telling a Soldier’s Story: Richard Hetherington O’Kane

Captain Emil Joseph Kapaun was a U.S. Army chaplain who received the Medal of Honor, for his heroic actions during the Korean War. He is the ninth chaplain Medal of Honor recipient. He was born April 20, 1916 on a small farm near Witchita, Kansas to a Catholic Czech family. He was down-to-earth and had a…Continue Reading The Steadfast Bravery of Father Emil Kapaun

Captain Ernest E. Evans was a war hero during World War II, known primarily for his bravery and leadership during the Battle off Samar. Evans enlisted in the United States Navy in May of 1926 and after thirteen months he earned his admission to the Naval Academy. His classmates at the academy gave him the…Continue Reading Captain Ernest E. Evans: “A captain who could strike fighting spirit from his men the way steel strikes spark from a flint”.

Captain Daniel Ken Inouye was a former U.S. Army soldier who was a recipient of the U.S. military’s highest award for valor, the Medal of Honor, for his heroic actions during World War II. Born September 7th, 1924 in Honolulu, Honolulu County, HI, he was a Nisei Japanese-American (an American-born child of Japanese immigrants) and…Continue Reading The Story of Daniel K Inouye

Introduction Sergeant First Class Alwyn C. Cashe was a Platoon Sergeant working with Alpha Company A, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division in Salah Ad Din Province. The event in question took place in Iraq. Cashe was born on July 13, 1970, in Thompson, Georgi and was raised in a humble…Continue Reading Valor Beyond the Call of Duty: The Story of Sergeant First Class Alwyn C. Cashe

Telling A Soldier’s Story Britt Kelly Slabinski Origin       Britt Kelly Slabinski’s commitment and affinity to public service was evident from an early age as exemplified by his joining the Eagle Scout at age fourteen. Slabinski was born on December 1, 1969, in Northampton, Massachusetts. After graduating from high school in 1988, Brett…Continue Reading Telling A Soldier’s Story—Britt Kelly Slabinski

Background Sergeant David G. Bellavia is a retired American Army soldier who served in the military between 1999 to 2005 (Bellavia, 2018). Bellavia, born in 1975, was awarded the Medal of Honor (MOH) in June 2019 for his distinguished actions during the Second Battle of Fallujah in the Iraq War in 2004 (Danner, 2020). Bellavia…Continue Reading The Story of Sergeant David Gregory Bellavia