Battle of Midway, June 4-7, 1942 World War II turning point, six months after Pearl Harbor. 307 Americans killed in action, including three prisoners, Ensign Wesley Osmus, Yorktown pilot, Ensign Frank O’Flaherty, flying off the Enterprise and Aviation Machinist’s Mate Bruno Peter Gaido, who were captured and then murdered by the Japanese.  O’Flaherty and Gaido, who was O’Flaherty’s radio-gunner, attacked … Read More

Turning once again, and this time more generally, to the question of invasion, I would observe that there has never been a period in all these long centuries of which we boast when an absolute guarantee against invasion, still less against serious raids, could have been given to our people. In the days of Napoleon, of which I was speaking … Read More

Helen Johnston rescued by Delta Force & SAS, just one instance of the incredible heroism & dedication demonstrated by the American military & our allies in Afghanistan over twenty years. You can conclude the rest…. Honor & remember the 2,402 who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Oliver Hazard Perry, the great American naval officer and Rhode Islander, led the United States to victory on Lake Eerie in 1813 over the British, after building a fleet of eight ships. He motivated his men with a giant battle flag emblazoned with the dying words of his friend, James Lawrence: “Don’t Give Up The Ship!” Lawrence, commanding the USS … Read More

Rudolfo Hernandez, a paratrooper with the 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team during the summer 1951 United Nations counter-offensive, earned the Medal of Honor on this day for his aggressive defense of Hill 420 against Chinese communist troops.  After running our of grenades and rifle ammunition, Hernandez charged with the bayonet, killing six enemy before collapsing from his extensive wounds. His … Read More