Medal of Honor
Valor Friday
In honor of the holiday today, let us take a moment to look at some valor awards earned for actions on America’s Independence Day. Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) Charles Capehart earned the Medal of Honor on 4 July 1863 at a little place you might have heard of; Gettysburg. Technically, part of the retreat from […]
Valor Friday
Amid the Confederate base name controversy is Fort Lee, Virginia. The Army post dates to the First World War, and was originally named for former US Army officer turned Confederate general Robert E. Lee. It was renamed in 2023 to Fort Gregg-Adams. Trump has returned the facility to its original name, but this time instead […]
Valor Friday
Today’s article will feature two men. Nicholas Minue and Rodger Young both earned the Medal of Honor for their actions during World War II. Both men received that award posthumously, having died in their final act of gallantry. They also both gave up NCO rank so that they could go to war and fight. Minue […]
Valor Friday
This week’s subject comes to us by way of the Encyclopedia of Arkansas; Clarence Byrle Craft, a native of California, received the Medal of Honor for his actions on Hen Hill during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. He moved to Arkansas after World War II and died in Fayetteville (Washington County). Clarence B. Craft […]
Valor Friday
When Captain Riley Pitts’ posthumous Medal of Honor was presented to his widow Eula Mae, President Lyndon Johnson said, What this man did in an hour of incredible courage will live in the story of America as long as America endures – as he will live in the hearts and memories of those who loved […]
Valor Friday
David (not Hardin) sent me the story of Sergeant William Shemin, whose valor wasn’t properly recognized for nearly a century. While he was recommended for the Medal of Honor at the time, he got the DSC instead. When asked about the downgrade, Shemin said, “War is not about medals. I love my country. I love […]
Dakota Meyer reups with the USMCR
It’s been a decade and a half since Dakota Meyer left active duty. Shortly after he left the service he was called back into uniform to go to the White House to get the Medal of Honor for his actions in Afghanistan during the Battle of Ganjgal in 2009. He’s now returning to the service, […]
Valor Friday
I spent all day yesterday doing various doctor appointments for myself and kids, so I didn’t get to sit down and write like I usually like to do. Therefore, this week’s VF will be copied cribbed benchmarked from the US Army itself. If we talked about Command Sergeant Major Matthew Williams when he got the […]
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