Forrest Vosler received the Medal of Honor for his leadership on this day over Europe, when he stayed at his post despite being badly  wounded when his B-17 was hit by flak, working the radio set though blinded, refusing medical assistance & saving the tail gunner’s life when they plane ditched in the Channel.  Vosler was on only his fourth … Read More

Eli Whitely earned the Medal of Honor for leading his platoon in house to house fighting against entrenched German troops, despite being severely wounded. He killed five Germans, captured 23 and broke through the point of enemy resistance, allowing follow on troops to push through the town. Honor and remember him. 

Delbert Jennings earned the Medal of Honor in 1966 in Vietnam, fighting against an NVA regiment. Leaping to a machine gun, he poured devastating fire on the NVA & then rescued eight wounded Americans trapped behind enemy forces. Honor & remember him!

This is Conrad Heyer in his middle age. When he was a young man, he and 2400 other Americans crossed the Delaware with George Washington, defeating the Hessians the next morning. Honor and remember the 2400 Americans who crossed this night, 248 years ago, three of whom died in the action.  DonSurber tells the story better than I could. Celebrate … Read More

Continuing the remembrance theme for Christmas week, Melvin Earl “Bud” Biddle earned the Medal of Honor on this day during the Battle of the Bulge, when he recon’ed the German lines alone, killed three snipers, & knocked out a machine gun nest.  For his leadership that day, Biddle received the Medal of Honor on October 30, 1945. This is the … Read More

Thinking about the thousands of Americans in vicious combat against Nazi troops at the Battle of the Bulge today. We should honor men like Paul Bolden, who earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic leadership today, 79 years ago! Bolden was a Staff Sergeant in the 30th Infantry Division who assaulted a Waffen SS block house, tossing grenades in … Read More

I am thinking about Sergeant Francis Currey, who earned the Medal of Honor OTD during the Battle of the Bulge when he exposed himself to enemy fire repeatedly, firing a bazooka to stop a panzer, manning a disabled half-track’s machine gun to suppress the enemy, & substantially blocking the German advance. An orphan from New York, Currie joined the Army … Read More

I’d like to honor Sergeant Truman Kimbro today, who earned the Medal of Honor OTD during the Battle of the Bulge, when he single handedly laid mines across a road, blocking a German advance, while under intense fire. What incredible courage! Kimbro was a combat engineer with the 2nd Infantry Division, who had the mission of mining a road to … Read More