Honor and remember Turner Turnbull, killed in action on June 7, 1944, after his heroic leadership on D-Day.

Leon Vance earned the Medal of Honor over France on D-Day’s eve when, despite being severely wounded, he took control of a damaged B-24 bomber and landed it by wire in the English Channel to save the lives of crewmen he thought were trapped aboard. 

Richard Fleming Medal of Honor during the Battle of Midway. Honor and remember!

I get goosebumps every time I read this: “Even though large tracts of Europe and many old and famous States have fallen or may fall into the grip of the Gestapo and all the odious apparatus of Nazi rule, we shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight … Read More

Battle of Midway commenced 82 years ago today. Honor and remember the 307 Americans killed in action in this key battle in the Pacific War.

Elden Johnson earned the Medal of Honor posthumously in Italy as part of the 3rd Infantry Division when he drew German fire and assaulted through an ambush zone to let his trapped platoon withdraw. Honor et memores. From East Weymouth, MA, Johnson was a private in the 15th Infantry. I made the key image from this original photo of Johnson. … Read More

Ed White, an Air Force Major, became the first American to do a spacewalk on this day in 1965. Tragically, White died two years later in the Apollo 1 launchpad fire. Honor et memores.

Shinyei Nakamine earned the Medal of Honor posthumously in Italy, when he attacked  through multiple enemy machine gun nests when his platoon was pinned down, crawling to within 25 feet of the final nest and destroying it with grenades. Nakamine received the Distinguished Service Cross, but his medal was upgraded to the Medal of Honor in 2000

Don’t give up the ship! The battle that inspired the United States Navy’s motto took place on this day. Honor et memores!

James Rowan O’Bierne earned the Medal of Honor for actions this day. O’Bierne, an Irish immigrant, was a great leader who eventually became a Brigadier General (Brevet) and who took part in the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth. Honor et memores.