Alfred Mac Wilson earned the Medal of Honor in Vietnam during Operation Dewey Canyon, when he threw himself on a North Vietnamese grenade to save the lives of his fellow Marines. Honor and remember him! Wilson grew up in Texas and was serving with D/1/27; his platoon was retiring from a recon mission when it was ambushed. When the platoon … Read More

The Star Spangled Banner signed into law as our national anthem on this day.

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

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

I always have time for a good TR quote: “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are!”

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

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

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

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