Marine fighter ace Harold Bauer earned the Medal of Honor, posthumously, for his actions and leadership over Guadalcanal from May 10 to November 14, 1942, including the first feat in his citation on this day, downing a Japanese bomber. He repeatedly attacked stronger enemy formations and, on October 16, though low on fuel, single-handedly defended the USS MacFarland from a … Read More

Douglas Munro put his small boat between other landing craft and Japanese enemy fire in order cover the withdrawal of 500 Marines from a Guadalcanal beach. When asked if he would lead the mission to save the Marines, he answered “Hell, yes!” Mortally wounded during the action, his dying words were, “did they get off?” Munro received the Medal of … Read More

Deming Bronson earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic leadership in World War I on this date, when he refused to be evacuated despite being wounded three times, and led soldiers during the Meuse-Argonne offensive. A football player at the University of Washington before the War, he is one of eight UW alumni who earned the Medal of Honor … Read More

Humbert Roque “Rocky” Versace, a prisoner of war, earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic resistance while in Viet Cong captivity, attempting escape four times, demanding Geneva Convention coverage, and defiantly singing “God Bless America”. The Viet Cong executed him in 1965 and his remains have never been recovered. 

John Dury New, a Marine fighting on Peleliu, earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic sacrifice, when he smothered a Japanese grenade to save the lives of his fellow Marines. Fighting with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, he had served in the Guadalcanal and Cape Gloucester campaigns. The City of Mobile, Alabama, his hometown, named its Medal of Honor Park … Read More

Eddie Rickenbacker, the top American ace of World War I with 26 kills, earned the Medal of Honor for his actions on this day 105 years ago, when he attacked seven German planes, shooting down two of them. Originally a Distinguished Service Cross, the award was upgraded to the Medal of Honor in 1930. 

Congress passed the Bill of Rights and sent it to the states for ratification on this date, 234 years ago.  The Bill of Rights clearly guarantees personal rights and freedoms, and puts specific limits on federal power. James Madison was largely responsible for the Bill of Rights.  

Platoon Sergeant Joseph Schaefer led his squad in defense against a ferocious German attack, taking the most exposed potion and capturing ten Germans himself. He then led troops in a counter-attack and freed American POW’s. He earned the Medal of Honor, presented in August 1945, and later fought in Korea. Share his story and remember this great American. 

Jimmy Doolittle became the first pilot to take off, fly and then land on instruments alone. Doolittle was a pioneering pilot and aviation engineer who led the Tokyo Raid in 1942 and earned the Medal of Honor. 

Ernest Childers, a Creek Indian from Oklahoma, single-handedly killed two snipers, destroyed two machine gun nests and captured a fire support observer while with the 45th Division in Italy 80 years ago. Childers received the Medal of Honor seven months later.