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

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

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

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

United Staes Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant William Walsh earned the Medal of Honor for his courage on Iwo Jima on this day, when he threw himself on a grenade to save the lives of his fellow Marines. Please honor and remember William Walsh! From Boston, Massachusetts, Walsh joined the Marine Corps and fought as one of Carlson’s Marine Raider at … Read More

Herman Wallace earned the Medal of Honor posthumously for his selflessness in Germany, when he triggered a mine but had the courage and presence of mind to not move until his fellow soldiers had cleared away, saving many of his fellow Americans lives, but being mortally wounded in the resulting explosion. Honor and remember him!

George Wahlen earned the Medal of Honor on Iwo Jima as a corpsman, when he was wounded in the back and leg but refused to be evacuated, crawling 50 yards to help and wounded Marine when he was unable to walk.  Wahlen received the Medal from President Truman on October 4, 1945, and he later served as an Army officer … Read More

Douglas Jacobsen earned the Medal of Honor on Iwo Jima when he took out sixteen enemy position and killed over 75 Japanese soldiers, as part of 3rd Battalion, 23rd Marines. #usmc #marinecorps #worldwar2 #worldwarII #leader #hero  From Rochester, New York, Jacobsen joined the Marine Corps in 1943 at age 17, and had fought at Titian, the Marianas and the Marshall … Read More