During World War II, it was not unusual for American boys to lie about their age in order to enlist….
Growing up in Mountain View, Okla., Horace Poolaw was fascinated with photography from a young age. He left school after…
CORSICANA, Texas — Millions of fans of the superhero universe thrilled to see never-ending sequels with characters like Iron Man,…
Deborah Jo Pereira enlisted with the military at a unique time in her personal life. She came from an extensive…
James Hudson grew up during the Great Depression and World War II. His family supported itself by growing their own…
James Lewis Day was born in East St. Louis, Ill., in October 1925. He joined the Marine Corps in 1943,…
Benjamin “Lone Feather” Reifel was born in a log cabin in Parmelee, S.D., on the grounds of the Rosebud Indian…
Lawrence E. Dickson was born in May 1920, in South Carolina, and later moved to the Bronx, N.Y. He joined…
George Robert Sullivan was born in January 1944 in Brooklyn, N.Y. A year later, his family moved to Lynbrook, N.Y.,…
William E. Kepner is a decorated war Veteran who served on active duty spanning 45 years. He retired after a…
Marine Corps Maj. Douglas Thomas Jacobson was one of more than two-dozen men whose valor earned him the Medal of…
David Haskell Hackworth was born in November 1930 in Santa Monica, Calif. He joined the U.S. Merchant Marines in 1945 and then…
In his early years, hardship followed William B. Colgan. The onset of the Great Depression was followed by the death…
