Marine Corps aviator Jefferson DeBlanc earned the Medal of Honor on this day, when, despite mechanical problems with his own plane, he aggressively attacked a flight of Japanese planes, quickly shooting down five before he was shot down himself. Honor and remember him! Overall, LeBlanc had nine kills in two tours in the Pacific. He received the Medal of Honor … Read More

13th Amendment to the Constitution passes the House OTD, ending slavery in the United States. 829,000 northern men were killed, injured, became a prisoner of war, or went missing during the war that ended slavery. 

Tell your kids about the Raid on Cabantuan, when a combined force of Army Rangers and Filipino scouts executed a daring rescue behind Japanese lines to free hundreds of allied prisoners.

Staff Sergeant Jesse Drowley earned the Medal of Honor on Bouganville when ran across open ground to get armored support, and then directed the tank’s fire to destroy a Japanese bunker, though badly wounded himself. He was shot in the chest but refused to be evacuated until the bunker was destroyed.  From Spokane, Washington, Drowley survived his wounds and received … Read More

I am remembering Leonard Funk today, a hard charing paratrooper who earned the Medal of Honor with the 82nd Airborne in 1945. Funk was one of the most decorated paratroopers of the War, earning the Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal, and three Purple Hearts. Honor and remember First Sergeant Funk!

Eric Gibson earned the Medal of Honor posthumously in Italy, when he single-handedly attacked a succession  of German positions, crawling under machine gun fire and artillery, and throwing grenades to knock out the enemy.

It was a small step on the road to independence but a tremendous logistical achievement. Also known as the Knox Expedition, American rebels lugged, pulled and carried almost sixty cannon across 300 miles of backwoods country to Boston, allowing general Washington to pound the British holding Boston, forcing them to withdraw. 

Specialist Donald Evans, a combat medic in Vietnam, earned the Medal of Honor posthumously when he repeatedly exposed himself to enemy fire to care for wounded soldiers, even after he had been badly wounded himself. Honor and remember him!

We challenge you to honor and remember the great Audie Murphy, who received the Medal of Honor on this day. Murphy was a runt who was too small for the Marines, but was a terror to the Wehrmacht. He earned every Army award for combat valor and became an actor after the War. 

Douglas MacArthur, born on this day. Honor and remember.