When Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Karl Gorman Taylor Sr. was called upon to rescue a trapped platoon in Vietnam, he…
Regina Benson joined the Army as an act of patriotic duty. She learned many relevant skills from nursing school and was…
Born in 1916, Norman Kleiss grew up in Coffeyville, Kansas. He joined the Kansas National Guard in 1931 and served…
Forrest Fenn grew up in Temple, Texas. He enlisted in 1950 with the goal of becoming a fighter pilot. He completed…
In 1933, William Anders was born in Hong Kong. In 1955, he attained a bachelor of science degree from the United…
In 2004, after graduating from Cheyenne High School in Las Vegas, Nev., and hoping to escape an abusive household, Frankie…
Lyon Sprague de Camp was born in New York City in November 1907. He moved to California in 1926 to…
Maj. Gen. Mark O’Neil led an extensive career during his service in the United States Army. From the 75th Rangers…
Jason Dickerson was born and raised in Pauls Valley, Okla. His first job at a local hospital piqued his interest…
Gregory Feest was born in Racine, Wisc., in 1956. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he enrolled in the ROTC…
Born in 1922, Herb Elfring spent his early childhood in South Dakota. After his family lost their farm in 1932, he…
George Ciampa, born in 1925, desired to have a career in flying. Following his high school graduation at the age of…
Elwood “Pete” Quesada was born in Washington, D.C., in 1904 to a Spanish father and an Irish-American mother. He attended the Wyoming Seminary,…