Andrew Jackson, the hero of the battle of New Orleans, a staunch unionist, our seventh president and the only president to pay off the national debt, was born on this day.

Stephen Karopczyc earned the Medal of Honor posthumously in Vietnam for his gritty and committed leadership in the face of a superior enemy force, where Karopczyc stayed in the fight and directed his platoon thought seriously wounded. At the battle’s apex, he smothered an enemy grande with his helmet to save the lives of his fellow soldiers. Honor and remember … Read More

Thomas Atkins earned the Medal of Honor on Luzon in World War II. Read his citation:  He fought gallantly on the Villa Verde Trail, Luzon, Philippine Islands. With 2 companions he occupied a position on a ridge outside the perimeter defense established by the 1st Platoon on a high hill. At about 3 a.m., 2 companies of Japanese attacked with … Read More

Bernard Fisher earned the Medal of Honor when he landed his Skyraider under intense enemy fire at a damaged Special Force airstrip in Vietnam to rescue a fellow downed pilot. Honor and remember him! Fisher’s Medal of Honor Citation:  During March 10, 1966, he led a two-ship element of Skyraiders to the A Shau Valley to support troops in contact … Read More

Army Lieutenant Karl Timmerman earned the Distinguished Service Cross when he led his company across the Remagen Bridge, seizing the last standing path across the Rhine River, removing explosives, routing the German defenders, and opening a major route into the heart of the Reich, hastening Germany’s collapse. Honor and remember him! From Nebraska, Timmerman’s father had served with Army of … Read More

David Ouellet earned the Medal of Honor posthumously in Vietnam, when he smothered a Viet Cong grenade with his body to save the lives of his fellow sailors. Honor and remember him! Ouellet, from Massachusetts, served with Assault Craft Division 12 for five months in Vietnam, and then trained with river boats in San Diego, before returning to serve with … Read More

Second Lieutenant Robert John Hibbs earned the Medal of Honor posthumously in Vietnam when he led his patrol in attacking a larger Viet Cong force, and then volunteered to rescue a wounded American. While providing covering fire, Hobbs was mortally wounded. Honor and remember him! From Des Moines, Iowa, Hibbs was just 22 years old when he was killed in … Read More

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

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

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