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

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.

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. 

Tell your fellow Americans the story of Private First Class Joe Valdez, a native of New Mexico, who earned the Medal of Honor when he covered the withdrawal of four other soldiers in an ambush. Valdez killed three Germans and made a tank fall back. He was wounded himself, and succumbed three weeks later to his wounds. Honor and remember … Read More

Laverne Parrish, a medic with the 25th Infantry Division, earned the Medal of Honor posthumously for exposing himself to Japanese fire to rescue seven wounded soldiers during the liberation of Luzon.  From Ronan, Montana, Parrish is buried in his hometown. Please honor and remember him!

Nicholas Oresko earned the Medal of Honor in Germany when single-handedly destroyed two German machine gun bunkers. He pressed his attack on the second bunker even after he had been badly wounded by the Germans in the first bunker.  Oreseko was born in Bayonne, New Jersey to an American family of Ukrainian descent. On October 30, 1945, President Truman presented … Read More

Thomas McCall earned the Medal of Honor in Italy when he single-handedly destroyed two German machine gun pits before he was captured. He later served in Korea, retiring as a Master Sergeant. Sadly, he died in 1965, drowning while rescuing his son. Please honor and remember him!