Noah Knight earned the Medal of Honor posthumously in Korea when he fought off numerous waves of Chinese soldiers who had overrun his company’s position, moving in the open to deliver devastating flanking fire on the attackers, and stopping a demolition team from creating a breach. Honor and remember him!

O’Hare earned the Medal of Honor in February 1942, when he attacked nine Japanese bombers, alone, that were bearing down on the USS Lexington, destroying five enemy planes and scattering the attack.  O’Hare was born and raised in St Louis. His father, Edward O’Hare, was a lawyer who worked closely with Al Capone before testifying against him and helping convict … Read More

Honor and remember John Higgins, who earned the Medal of Honor on this day. I am always amazed by Civil War MOH citations, which are so restrained and sparse compared to later write ups, but you know that what these men faced, endured and conquered was horrific. Tell their stories!

Edward Silk earned the Medal of Honor in France when he rushed a German blockhouses across 150 yards of open ground, tossing grenades through windows and forcing twelve enemy to surrender. Honor and remember him!

I am remembering Alexander Bonnyman today, who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic leadership at Tarawa, when he led Marines in destroying a Japanese emplacement of 150 enemy troops. Honor and remember!

I am thinking of William Hawkins today, who died leading Marines on Tarawa 80 years ago and who earned the  Medal of Honor posthumously.  Hawkins was a Mustang – a Marine officer who previously served as an enlisted Marines. He joined the Marine Corps right after Pearl Harbor was attacked, he earned a battlefield promotion in Guadalcanal where he was … Read More

Tarawa, on this day, 81 years ago. Honor and remember!

Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address today, in 1863, some four and a half months after the battle. I think it’s worth reading and considering each section of this speech, which is about a Republic in motion, always requiring each new generation to honor and remember those who sacrificed all for the Republic, and, in turn, to devote themselves to securing … Read More

Sergeant William Bordelon earned the Medal of Honor posthumously on Tarawa, when he charged four Japanese pill boxes with demolitions despite being hit by machine gun fire. He also pulled to safety two wounded Marine trapped in the surf before he was by the Japanese. He was the first Marine from Texas to earn the Medal of Honor in World … Read More

You have to stop and think about the Americans fighting in the Hurtgen Forest today, one of the most miserable and horrific combat experiences of World War II. I am remembering Bernard Ray, a 23 year old lieutenant with the 4th Infantry Division who earned the Medal of Honor posthumously when he sacrificed himself to destroy a wire obstacle belt … Read More