March 3 Jack Williams Medal of Honor
Jack Williams earned the Medal of Honor posthumously as a corpsman on Iwo Jima when he continued to take care of wounded Marines despite being hit himself by Japanese fire. Honor and remember him! #usmc #marinecorps #worldwar2 #worldwarII #hero #leader
March 1 Nicholas Cutinha Medal of Honor
Nicholas Cutinha earned the Medal of Honor posthumously in Vietnam when he held aff a North Vietnamese battalion that had ambushed his company. Cutinha charged to the front of his company column when the ambush started, and half of the company was killed or wounded. Cutinha was badly wounded himself, hit in the leg, but he poured on the fire … Read More
TR Quote
I always have time for a good TR quote: “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are!”
March 1 Daniel Bruce Medal of Honor
Daniel Bruce earned the Medal of Honor posthumously in Vietnam, when he held a North Vietnamese RPG to his body, absorbing the explosion and saving the lives of his fellow Marines. From Michigan City, Indiana, Bruce was on night watch at Firebase Tomahawk, when he selflessly sacrificed himself. He was serving with H&S Company, 3rd BN, 5th Marines. You can … Read More
February 27 James Anderson Medal of Honor
United States Marine James Anderson Jr earned the Medal of Honor for jumping on a Viet Cong grenade to save another Marine’s life. He was the first African-American to earn the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War. Honor and remember him! From Los Angeles, California, Anderson was one of seven children, and he had hoped to become a preacher … Read More
February 28 John Harlan Willis Medal of Honor
John Williams, a corpsman serving with the 5th Marine Division on Iwo Jima, earned the Medal of Honor for continuing to tend to wounded Marines despite being badly wounded several times. He was killed when he engaged in a fierce grenade contest with the Japanese, batting back eight grenades while protecting a wounded Marine. Honor and remember him! From Columbia, … Read More
February 27 Wilson Watson
Wilson Watson received the Medal of Honor on Iwo Jima when killed 60 Japanese soldiers, allowing his platoon to move forward and earning the nickname the “One-Man Regiment of Iwo Jima”. He was shot seven times and hit by mortar fragments but he stayed in fight until he was hit in the neck on March 2. Watson had fought on … Read More
February 27 Gary Walsh Medal of Honor
United Staes Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant William Walsh earned the Medal of Honor for his courage on Iwo Jima on this day, when he threw himself on a grenade to save the lives of his fellow Marines. Please honor and remember William Walsh! From Boston, Massachusetts, Walsh joined the Marine Corps and fought as one of Carlson’s Marine Raider at … Read More
February 27 Herman Wallace Medal of Honor
Herman Wallace earned the Medal of Honor posthumously for his selflessness in Germany, when he triggered a mine but had the courage and presence of mind to not move until his fellow soldiers had cleared away, saving many of his fellow Americans lives, but being mortally wounded in the resulting explosion. Honor and remember him!