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CW3 Shawn Pylinski

A 23-year veteran of the U.S. Army, Shawn Pylinski is honored by Aaron Pylinski. Chief Shawn Pylinski—known to most as “Pistol,” after the famed basketball player “Pistol” Pete Maravich—dedicated his service in the U.S. Army to being an...

SGM James G. “Ryan” Sartor

Sgt. Maj. James G. “Ryan” Sartor, 40, a Special Forces company sergeant major, died Saturday (July 13th) during combat operations in Faryab province, Afghanistan, the Army announced. Sartor was assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne). He died from injuries...

Henry Johnson

Henry Johnson was the most famous member of the “Harlem Hellfighters,” an all-black National Guard unit that was among the first American forces to arrive in Europe during World War I. Johnson and his fellow African American soldiers spent their early days in the war...

Sergeant Alvin York

Sergeant Alvin York was once described as World War I’s “greatest civilian soldier,” yet he began the conflict as a conscientious objector. A deeply devout man from the small mountain town of Pall Mall, Tennessee, York initially resisted serving on the grounds that...

COL Sally Murphy

Col. Sally Murphy retired in 1999, but not before breaking down a couple of barriers. She was the first female U.S. Army helicopter pilot to graduate from flight school in 1974, despite some civilian instructors refusing to teach her and awkward encounters with senior...

Bobby Dan Davis Blocker

Millions of Americans enjoy Bonanza ! Today we honor Hollywood actor Dan Blocker “Hoss Cartwright” who as a soldier with the 45th Infantry Division served two tours of duty during the Korean War and received a Purple Heart for wounds suffered in combat. We...