Will you honor and remember the Marines at Khe Sanh which started OTD in 1968? Two Marine regiments held off three North Vietnamese divisions for five months. 26 Marines earned the Navy Cross in and around Khe Sanh during the Vietnam War. Leaders, warriors and great Americans all. #usmc #patriotic #vietnamwar #marinecorps #heroes #leadership #leaders

Ronald Reagan was sworn in as the 40th President of the United States on this day. On the same day, and almost at the same moment, the 52 American hostage held by Iran were freed. Reagan found out at a luncheon after the inaugural, and said, “With thanks to Almighty God, I have been given a tag line, the get-off … Read More

Americans and Marines, this is a fantastic story! Marine Captain Mike Bearrs earned the Medal of Honor in the Philippines in 1901 when he led an attack on a heavily defended enemy position. Great Marine who laid the foundation for the Corps battlefield success in World War I, World War II and beyond! Honor and remember him!  Bearrs later commanded … Read More

Donald P Slot received the Medal of Honor posthumously on this day in Vietnam, when he smothered an enemy booby trap to his body to save the lives of his fellow soldiers. A machine-gunner with the American Division, Sloat was part of a patrol, on elf whose members triggered a booby-trap grenade. Sloat grabbed the explosive and covered it with … Read More

Tell your fellow Americans about, Jose Calugas, a member of the Philippine Scouts, who earned the Medal of Honor during the siege of Bataan, running 1000 yards across machine gun swept open ground to get a field gun back in action. Rallying the men around the gun, he defended the position all day, allowing the Americans and Filipinos to reorganize … Read More

William Palmer, an extraordinary American, earned the Medal of Honor on this date during the Civil War, when, with fewer than 200 men, he attacked and defeated a superior Confederate force, capturing a cannon and 100 prisoners. Palmer ought to be know by every American! Born in Pennsylvania in 1836 to a Quaker family, Palmer was working by age 15 … Read More

First Lieutenant John Warren earned the Medal of Honor posthumously in Vietnam, when he threw himself on a North Vietnamese grenade to save the lives of his fellow soldiers. He was 23 years old and from New York City. Honor and remember him!

Honor and remember Hugh Mercer, a great American and a romantic historical figure. A hero and leader of the American Revolution, Mercer was a Jacobite rebel who had fought at Culloden and alongside a young George Washington GOAT in the French & Indian War. Trained as a doctor in his native Scotland, Mercer rallied to Bonnie Prince Charles and was … Read More

Honor Danny Petersen, who earned the Medal of Honor posthumously in Vietnam on this day, when he exposed himself to enemy fire to protect his fellow soldiers, carrying one buddy to safety. Danny was 20 years old when he was killed fighting for our country and defending his fellow Americans. Part of the 25th Infantry Division, Petersen and his fellow … Read More