Lincoln assassinated on this day. Honor and remember, always.
April 13 Tommy Norris and Nguyen Van Kiet
US Navy SEAL Tommy Norris earned the Medal of Honor and Petty Officer Nguyen Van Kiet earned the Navy Cross for a mission to rescue downed American aviators. Honor and remember! #hero #usnavy #leader #patriotic #warrior #vietnamwar #americanhistory
April 12 Emilio de La Garza Medal of Honor
Emilio De La Garza earned the Medal of Honor posthumously in Vietnam when he absorbed the blast of a hidden Viet Cong grenade to save his fellow Marines’ lives. Honor and remember him! #hero #usmc #leader #patriotic #warrior #vietnamwar #americanhistory From East Chicago, Indiana, De La Garza enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1969 and was a machine gunner in … Read More
April 11 Edward Michael Medal of Honor
Edward Michael received the Medal of Honor for his heroic leadership over Germany when he refused to abandon his damaged B-17 when he realized that the last crewman to jump had a damaged parachute. Michael successfully landed the burning and damaged plane in allied territory. Honor and remember him!
Today we should honor and remember a great American leader, John Bulkeley, who led sailors in the Philippines before the fall of Bataan, attacking numerous Japanese ships and landing parties over five months of continuous combat, dealing with limited supply and maintenance support and culminating in the dangerous dash to bring MacArthur out of Leyte. MacArthur told Bulkeley, “You have … Read More
April 9 Lee Surrenders
Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia on this day in 1865, when his troops were trapped by the imminent link up of two massive Union armies. On April 8, General Geroge Custer, commanding the 3rd Division of Phil Sheridan’s Cavalry Corps, had seized the supply train at Appomattox. Lee’s only hope lay in breaking out past the … Read More
April 8 John Crews Medal of Honor
John Crews earned the Medal of Honor in the closing days of World War II when he single-handedly silenced two German machine gun positions though badly wounded himself. Honor and remember him. Crews started the War as an MP, overseeing German prisoners in North Africa, but by 1944 he was in the infantry. Crews also received the Silver Star for … Read More