On this day in 1949, a future Medal of Honor recipient is born. Kenneth “Kenny” Kays was perhaps an unlikely war hero. In fact, this...

On this day in 1924, a future Medal of Honor recipient is born. Perhaps Michael Joseph Daly was an unexpected hero? True, his father was...

On this day in 1946, a hero is awarded the Medal of Honor. William Robert Caddy left his life as a milkman’s assistant to join the...

On this day in 1914, a future Medal of Honor recipient is born. Stephen Raymond Gregg is credited with saving the lives of seven of his...

On this day in 1944, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Harold Alva Garman was a U.S. Army medic who, in...

On this day in 2008, a hero passes away. Ed “Too Tall” Freeman is best known for his service as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam. He would...

On this day in 1943, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Major Ralph Cheli’s stunning bravery in the...

On this day in 1916, a hero is born. Leon Vance was the son of a pilot and the nephew of a World War I aviator. Perhaps it’s unsurprising...

Today is Purple Heart Day! On this day in 1782, General George Washington creates a military award that would be the predecessor for the...

On this day in 1979, a hero is born. Edward C. Byers would go on to become a corpsman, then a Navy SEAL—and, finally, a recipient of the Medal of Honor. He sees the Medal as a duty and a responsibility. “It’s not necessarily anything I welcome, but it’s part of my job now,” he told the Navy Times. “This isn’t something we ask for, this is something that is bestowed upon you. And with it comes some obligations.” Byers’s heroism had come in Afghanistan when he volunteered

On this day in 1922, a future Medal of Honor recipient is born. Perhaps few would have expected Johnnie David Hutchins to become a...

On this day in 1943, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. John Cary “Red” Morgan flew a damaged B-17 for...

On this day in 1953, a hero is awarded the Medal of Honor. David B. Champagne was a United States Marine and the only Rhode Island native...

On this day in 1922, a future Medal of Honor recipient is born. Surely no one expected Max Thompson to become a war hero? Instead, his...

On this day in 1923, a hero is born. Harold G. Epperson would go on to become a United States Marine and a recipient of the Medal of...

On this day in 1944, a U.S. Army Dental Corps officer bravely defends his field hospital. Captain Benjamin “Ben” Salomon remains the...

On this day in 2000, a hero passes away. Sergeant Major Franklin D. Miller was a United States Army Special Forces soldier and a Medal of...

On this day in 1944, a soldier engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Usually, Medals are awarded for bravery...

On this day in 1919, a hero is born. Garlin M. Conner would go on to receive the Medal of Honor, albeit not until almost two decades...

On this day in 1918, Eddie Rickenbacker shoots down his sixth enemy plane, a mere two days after he’d become a flying ace. This legendary...