On the night of Feb. 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class Levitow was serving as the loadmaster aboard an AC-47, codename “Spooky 71,” ...
During the Vietnam War, helicopter crews had high casualties both killed and wounded, and the men who flew these missions were made of steel. They had to be, and as a result a few became some of the ...
John nearly lost his life while serving in Vietnam when he was shot at by enemy fire. The bullet ricocheted off the top of ...
Cmdr. Clyde Lassen piloted a dangerous rescue mission in 1968 to save two Naval aviators shot down in the jungle ...
WASHINGTON - In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt awarded the Medals of Honor to Pvt. Simon Harris and Pvt. James W. McIntyre for their actions in the American-Philippine War. Senator (now ...
More than 24,000 people have signed the Change.org petition requesting that the museum add Chapman’s story to approximately ...
Craig’s response was to signal his men back to the modest cover of the hill crest while he advanced, firing his carbine to ...
When Joe Foss -- then the commissioner of the upstart AFL -- sent a letter to his NFL counterpart, Pete Rozelle, in December ...
EXCLUSIVE: A new, bipartisan, bicameral bill would boost pensions for Medal of Honor recipients six-fold ... for their actions in the Korean and Vietnam wars. BIDEN TO AWARD MEDAL OF HONOR ...
Friends and family, including 85 members of the Army West Point Swim Team, three Medal of Honor recipients and the ... Medal of Honor during his duty in Vietnam, Bucha was a shining example ...
A small delegation of family members recently visited State Representative Robert Williams (District 62) in Columbia to ...