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This Day in History: Rudy Hernandez's bravery in Korea
On this day in 1931, a future Medal of Honor recipient is born. Rodolfo “Rudy” Hernandez was perhaps an unlikely hero? He was the son of...
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Apr 143 min read
This Day in History: Jonita Bonham, heroic flight nurse
On this day in 1922, a heroine is born. Jonita Ruth Bonham would go on to become a nurse—and to serve in both World War II and Korea. She...
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Apr 23 min read
This Day in History: Daniel "Chappie" James
On this day in 1920, an American hero is born. Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. is often remembered as the first black man to become a...
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Feb 113 min read
This Day in History: Korean War hero Stanley Adams
On this day in 1951, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Then-Sergeant First Class Stanley Adams was a...
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Feb 43 min read
This Day in History: “Kitten Marine, Korea”
On and around this day in 1953, a photo of a United States Marine is published in nearly two thousand newspapers, including the February...
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Feb 43 min read
This Day in History: Corporal Hiroshi Miyamura's bravery in Korea
On this day in 2022, a Medal of Honor recipient passes away. Corporal Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura was a second-generation Japanese...
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Nov 29, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Ralph Puckett, Army Ranger
On this day in 1950, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Ralph Puckett, Jr. has been called “[o]ne of...
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Nov 25, 20243 min read
This Day in History: The quiet guy who earned the Medal of Honor
On this day in 1928, a future Medal of Honor recipient is born in Hawaii. Herbert K. Pililaau never lived to see his home become a state....
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Oct 10, 20242 min read
This Day in History: Tony Burris's bravery in Korea
On this day in 1951, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Tony Burris had volunteered to serve in the U.S....
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Oct 9, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Tibor Rubin's bravery in Korea
On this day in 2005, a hero receives the Medal of Honor. Tibor “Ted” Rubin had survived imprisonment, both during World War II and the...
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Sep 23, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Robert Simanek's bravery in Korea
On this day in 1952, a Marine engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Amazingly, Robert Simanek survived his...
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Aug 17, 20243 min read
This Day in History: The first USAF pilot to earn a Medal of Honor
On this day in 1950, an Air Force pilot engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Major Louis J. Sebille was the first...
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Aug 5, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Pfc. Leonard M. Kravitz's bravery
On this day in 1951, a soldier engages in an action that would initially earn him the Distinguished Service Cross. Many decades later, a...
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Mar 6, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Archie Van Winkle's bravery in Korea
On this day in 1952, a hero receives the Medal of Honor. Colonel Archie Van Winkle is one of only two Medal recipients to hail from the...
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Feb 6, 20243 min read
This Day in History: Thomas Hudner's attempt to save a friend
On this day in 1950, Lt. (J.G.) Thomas Hudner crash lands in Korea. He was trying to save the life of Ensign Jesse Brown, the first black...
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Dec 4, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Robert Kennemore's bravery in Korea
On this day in 1950, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Robert “Bob” Kennemore’s bravery came as he...
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Nov 27, 20233 min read
This Day in History: David Champagne's bravery in Korea
On this day in 1932, a hero is born. David B. Champagne would go on to join the United States Marine Corps, later becoming the only Rhode...
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Nov 13, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Mike C. Peña's bravery in Korea
On this day in 1924, a hero is born. Mike C. Peña would go on to enlist in the Army when he was just 16 years old. He reportedly lied...
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Nov 6, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Reginald Myers's bravery in Korea
On this day in 2005, a hero passes away. As a young man, Reginald Myers had long wanted to be a Marine, but his parents weren’t on...
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Oct 23, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Melvin L. Brown's bravery in Korea
On this day in 1950, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Melvin Brown was one of 8 children born into a...
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Sep 4, 20233 min read
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