Military Heroes

In late April 1945, 26-year-old Desmond T. Doss and his battalion were called upon to help fight near Urasoe Mura, Okinawa, … Read More

Lt. Col. Mark Foggy Phillips was a Special Boat Service (SBS) operator who took part in hundreds of covert operations … Read More

Sergeant Joshua L. Wheeler was a soldier in the United States Army who was killed in action in Iraq in … Read More

James N. Rowe was a US Army Special Forces soldier and was one of the first prisoners of war during … Read More

Ryan P. Shane’s story during the Second Battle of Fallujah has been hailed as one of the most heroic tales … Read More

Heroes can be described as ordinary people doing extraordinary things. But, the story of Army nurse 1st Lt. Jennifer M. … Read More

The Vietnam war era and the special forces of that time have raised many heroes. One of them was Charles … Read More

In modern warfare, achieving the distinction of being the deadliest soldier in the history of the US military requires doing … Read More

Far and away, the most decorated Marine in history is Chesty Puller. The only highly decorated Marine comes to mind … Read More

Chris Kyle was a Navy SEAL sniper and the most lethal sniper in American history who became famous after publishing his … Read More

Larry Thorne (born Lauri Törni) was a war hero who fought under three different flags. Starting in his homeland Finland, … Read More

On September 11, 2012, the diplomatic mission in Benghazi came under attack, US Ambassador to Lybia John Christopher Stevens and … Read More