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Tough, Fearless, Compassionate Man of Valor Blew off his hand with a piece of dynamite (fishing with dynamite was an emergency way to stop the starvation of a local village), swam through crocodile infested waters to reach the shore after...
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They told him no. He did not comply. Although known primarily for his solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927, which took 33 1/2 hours, most are unaware that he is a Medal of Honor winner as well for...
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Tony Stein was a 24 year old marine who is most notably known for his heroic actions on Iwo Jima and the gun he used: The Stinger. Tony Stein was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions he took...
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Master Sergeant Roy P. Benavidez was shot 37 times, stabbed and put in a body bag after rescuing a patrol of Special Forces men from a 1000 man NVA battalion. He was so wounded and hurt that when the doctors...
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August Landmesser was a German man who is forever noted in history as the man who would not salute the Nazis, unlike his fellow countrymen. If defiance had a name and photograph, it is August Landmesser. It takes grit, character,...
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Operation Franklin was a commando raid by 12 men in kayaks on the French port of Bordeaux in 1942. Only two of the men would survive the mission as most were captured afterwards by the Germans and executed. The special...