George M. Van Sant was born Nov. 20, 1927, in State College, Penn. He attended St. John’s College in Annapolis,…
Marine Corps Capt. Arthur Junior Jackson was a young man in World War II when he singlehandedly blazed a path…
When you’re in charge during battle, you do whatever you can to keep your comrades safe. Marine Corps Sgt. Lawrence…
We struck at Guadalcanal to halt the advance of the Japanese. We did not know how strong he was, nor…
World War II Marine Corps Maj. Henry Alexius Courtney Jr. never gave up on his objective as he led a…
Nicholas O’Brien was born in Charlotte, N.C., in May 1990 to Marine Veteran Richard O’Brien Jr., and Tammy O’Brien. He attended East Gaston High…
Eugene Sledge was born in November 1923 in Mobile, Ala. He attended Murphy High School, from which he graduated in the spring 1942…
Jay R. Vargas was born to immigrants from Italy and Spain in 1938 in Winslow, Ariz. He grew up with…
Margaret A. Brewer was born in Durand, Mich., in 1930, and desired to join the Marine Corps at a young…
When one of the most vicious battles of the Korean War broke out, Marine Corps Pvt. Hector A. Cafferata…
