Lewis Nixon III enlisted in the Army in January 1941 and attended Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Ga. While…
https://d34w7g4gy10iej.cloudfront.net/video/1307/DOD_100866342/DOD_100866342.mp4 Marine Corps Maj. George Herman O’Brien Jr. led several “kids,” as he described them, into a lopsided battle to…
Frederick Hubbard Gwynne was born in New York City in July 1926. Gwynne’s father was a successful stockbroker whose job…
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When Dick Rutan sent me this photograph, taken at the Reno Air Races 2022, my mind started racing with memories…
Growing up in a small town in northern California, Clint Romesha was always encouraged to continue his family’s legacy of…
Bradford Freeman was born in 1925 in Artesia, Miss., to a family of eight children. Growing up, the young Freeman worked on his…
Navy Capt. David McCampbell wasn’t just the top naval ace of World War II — he’s considered the service’s…
Second Lt. William McGowan served with the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II. Originally from Minnesota, McGowan worked…
Alvin York was born in 1887 in a log cabin in the Indian Creek area of Fentress County, Tenn. The…
When his unit was overwhelmed in Vietnam, Army 2nd Lt. Harold Bascom Durham Jr. didn’t hesitate to unleash a barrage…
Alan B. Shepard Jr. was destined for a career in the military. His father, Alan Shepard Sr., became a member…
Spiros Nicholas “Steve” Pisanos was born in Athens, Greece, in November 1919. One morning, as he headed to school, a…