Soldier’s Medal

Capt Elmer John Gedeon

Dec 21, 2017 | Air Force, Army

Elmer J Gedeon – nephew of former major league infielder Joe Gedeon, University of Michigan three-sport athlete and major league outfielder – was born in Cleveland, Ohio on April 15, 1917. He and cousin Bob used to ice skate together at Brookside Park in...

1SG Forrest Earl Todd

Dec 17, 2017 | Army

Todd was awarded the Soldier’s Medal ( this medal supersedes the award of the Army Commendation Medal) “for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy as a member of Company D, 1st Battle Group, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry...

SP5 Karen Irene Offutt

Nov 29, 2017 | Army

In the late 1960s, Karen Offutt was a teenager and considered herself very patriotic. She got chills whenever she heard “The Star-Spangled Banner.” At 18, she dropped out of nursing school and enlisted in the Army and was deployed to Vietnam. “I felt...