Jake Allex, a corporal in the 131st Infantry, 33rd Infantry Division, earned the Medal of Honor during the Battle of Amiens in World War I. When his platoon leadership was killed, Allex took command and led his fellow soldiers in destroying a German machine gun nest. Allex personally killed five Germans, using his rifle butt when his bayonet snapped, and … Read More

Howard Lee earned the Medal of Honor as a Marine Corps company commander in Vietnam, when he exposed himself to enemy fire repeatedly to direct a defensive perimeter, leading the fight for over six hours and throughout the night, despite being badly wounded, including shrapnel in his eye. Upon leaning that one of his platoon’s had been surrounded, he and … Read More

United States Marine Corps launches Operation: Watchtower, the invasion of Guadalcanal, the first offensive operation of the Pacific War. 11,000 Marines landed and quickly seized the airfield, renamed after Henderson, but the Japanese regrouped and counter-attacked. Fighting raged for almost seven months and 7,100 Americans were killed in action and 7,789 Americans wounded. Honor and remember them all!

Army Special Forces Lieutenant Loren Hagen earned the Medal of Honor posthumously when he led his team in fighting off a North Vietnamese attack, exposing himself to enemy fire to try to save a fellow American. Born in North Dakota and raised in Minnesota, Hagen was an Eagle Scout who had saved the life of a swimmer in 1968. Nicknamed, … Read More

William Thompson earned the Medal of Honor posthumously for his bravery and self-sacrifice while defending the Pusan perimeter in the early days of the Korean War. Despite being badly wounded, Thompson refused to evacuate, instead manning his machine-gun to cover the withdrawal of his fellow soldiers.  Honor and remember him! Read his Medal of Honor citation:

Major Louis Sebille USAF earned the Medal of Honor posthumously on this day, in Korea when he pressed the attack against intense ground fire when providing close air support. Honor and remember him! Read his Medal of Honor citation:

Marine Robert Wilson received the Medal of Honor posthumously when he jumped on a grenade to save his buddies’ lives. Honor and remember him!

Thomas Francis Meagher, Irish revolutionary, immigrant and Union Civil War general, was born on this day.

Henry Ware Lawton, a captain in the Union Army earned the Medal of Honor for seizing Confederate trenches, and then holding them against two Confederate counter-attacks.Honor and remember him!

Frank Witek received the Medal of Honor for his actions this day in Guam, when he alone faced and overcame an entrenched Japanese position. Honor and remember him!