Alexander Gordon Lyle, serving with the 5th Marines, earned the Medal of Honor during World War I, when he exposed himself to German artillery rounds to save the life of Corporal Thomas Reagan.

John Squires earned the Medal of Honor for his leadership and courage throughout a day of intense combat in Italy, when he exposed himself to German fire to deliver messages and rally his fellow soldiers. Honor and remember him.

Herbert Littleton, a Marine serving with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, earned the Medal of Honor posthumously when he smothered a grenade with his body to save his brothers’ lives. Honor and remember!

Daniel Inouye received the Medal of Honor for his heroic leadership on this day in Italy, when, though wounded by sniper and small arms fire, he exposed himself to German fire to  silence two machine gun emplacements.

(1) American pilots ambush Admiral Yамамото’s plane, killing the Imperial Japanese mastermind and leader of the Pearl Harbor attack that killed over 2200 Americans. Rex Barber and Thomas Lanphier, flying P-38 Lightnings, were each credited with a half a kill for downing Yamamoto’s plane. Honor and remember these Americans!

The American Revolution started on this day when colonists engaged British troops along “battle road”. Honor and remember the 49 Americas killed in this fight towards American freedom! History is so palpable along Battle Road, and if you have never visited, you must go!

War correspondent Ernie Pyle was killed by Japanese machine gun fire on the island of Ie-Shima while he was covering the invasion of Okinawa! Honor and remember him!

Army Lieutenant Francis Burke earned the Medal of Honor on this day during the fall of the Third Reich, when he led by example, exposing himself to enemy fire repeatedly and taking out three German machine gun bunkers. He was a motor transport officer, but he stepped forward in the closing days of World War II and was an exemplary … Read More

George Alan Ingalls earned the Medal of Honor posthumously on this day in Vietnam when he smothered enemy grenades with his body. Honor and remember him! #hero #usarmy #leader #patriotic #warrior #vietnamwar #americanhistory Ingalls was a Specialist Four in the 1st Cavalry Division when Viet Cong troops threw grenades to his squad as it lay in wait for a night … Read More

Marine Private First Class Harold Gonsalves earned the Medal of Honor posthumously when he smothered a Japanese grenade with his body, saving the lives of three fellow Marines. Honor and remember him!