“Give me liberty or give me death!” Eternal words from a Founding Father. Honor and remember!

Edward Carter earned the Medal of Honor on this day in 1945. The Medal was bestowed posthumously in 1996.   A missionaries’ son, Carter grew up in India and  Shanghai, China, was fluent in four languages and fought in China against the Japanese and in Spain for the republican cause before going the US Army in 1942.  Carter volunteered for … Read More

Charles Hosking earned the Medal of Honor posthumously in Vietnam, when he shielded fellow Americans from a grenade blast with his own body. Honor and remember him! Hosking had served, briefly, in the Canadian Army when he was sixteen years old, before going the Coast Guard and then the United States Army during World War II. He was serving as … Read More

James Gavin born on this day. A great American!

Charles Lindbergh received the Medal of Honor for his transatlantic flight in a ceremony on this day from President Calvin Coolidge.

Father Joseph O’Callahan earned the Medal of Honor for his life saving efforts on the USS Franklin after it was hit by a kamikaze off Iwo Jima. A Jesuit, he ignore danger to give last rights to dying Americans on the carrier’s deck and organized a party to wet down a magazine to prevent rounds from cooking off. He was … Read More

The 99th Pursuit Squadron, known as the “Tuskegee Airmen” was activated on this day. 

Donald Gary received the Medal of Honor for his heroic leadership on this day in 1945, when the USS Franklin was hit by Japanese bombs. Gary saved over 300 sailors, who were trapped below decks, returning time and again to the smoke shrouded compartments.

William McGee earned the Medal of Honor posthumously in Germany, when he volunteered to rescue two wounded soldiers trapped in a minefield. He was seriously wounded when he returned to aid the second man, after rescuing the initial American, but he refused to let any other Americans enter the minefield. Honor and remember him! 

Jack Mathis earned the Medal of Honor over Bremen, Germany when he stayed at his bombardier post to release his payload after being mortally wounded by flak.