For all the fans of “It’s A Wonderful Life” and Jimmy Stewart. Just months after winning his 1941 Academy Award for best actor in “The Philadelphia Story,” Jimmy Stewart, one of the best-known ...
Born in Everett Washington. Died in Lehi, Utah. Hayden served in the Armed Forces since 8 April 2013. His journey began in Fort Sill Oklahoma (boot camp was a beast), followed by field medic ...
This Nov. 5, 2019, photo shows WWII veteran Harold Stone in Beckley, W.Va. (Rick Barbero/The Register-Herald via AP) Harold Stone wakes up every day and walks two miles. For most 95-year-olds ...
On August 3, 1970, my younger brother’s birthday, I was assigned to a flight to take Captain Bob Walker to Long Bihn for DEROS. He was going home. Captain Walker was one of our most ...
There is a long-standing adage in combat arms branches that says “you haven’t had a full career until you’ve gotten an Article 15.” Well, this Vietnam War veteran had his share non-judicial ...
During his service in WWI, Thomas received seven medals from four governments: (U.S.) Medal of Honor, Purple Heart, World War I Victory Medal, (France) Légion d’honneur – Chevalier, ...
Staff Sgt. David G. Bellavia was born, Nov. 10, 1975, in Buffalo, New York. The son of a successful dentist and the youngest of four boys, Bellavia grew up in western New York and attended ...
Sergeant Tyler Webber enlisted in the Army on July 31, 2003. At the time, he was living in Yamhill, Oregon. His dream was always to become a war hero and he accomplished nothing less. Webber’s ...
In May of 1861, 9-year-old John Lincoln “Johnny” Clem ran away from his home in Newark, Ohio, to join the Union Army, but found the Army was not interested in signing on a 9-year-old ...
Chief Warrant Officer (CW4) Bruce Alan Smith of West Liberty, Iowa was killed in combat on 02 November 2003 while proudly serving America in Operation Iraqi Freedom as a member of Fox Company, ...