This Day in History: “Pardo’s Push” saves a pilot
On this day in 1967, a United States Air Force pilot risks his life to save his wingman. Captain John R. “Bob” Pardo would try an...
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- Feb 25, 2021
- 3 min
This Day in History: Leonard Keller & Raymond Wright earn Medals of Honor
On this day in 1947, a future Medal of Honor recipient is born. The action in which Leonard Keller was engaged was so intense that both...
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- Feb 12, 2021
- 3 min
This Day in History: “Operation Homecoming” & James B. Stockdale
On this day in 1973, nearly 150 American POWs are released by the North Vietnamese. In the weeks that followed, 591 American...
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- Jan 16, 2021
- 3 min
This Day in History: Four Vietnam Heroes receive the Medal of Honor
On this day in 1969, the Medal of Honor is awarded to four different men. Each had miraculously survived to receive his medal in person....
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- Jan 6, 2021
- 3 min
This Day in History: Franklin D. Miller saves his team in Vietnam
On this day in 1970, a United States Army Special Forces soldier leads a joint American-Vietnamese reconnaissance mission deep into...
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- Dec 30, 2020
- 3 min
This Day in History: Robert L. Howard and his Medal of Honor
On this day in 1968, an American soldier engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Robert L. Howard would ultimately...
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- Nov 26, 2020
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This Day in History: James P. Fleming makes a daring rescue
On this day in 1968, an Air Force helicopter pilot makes a daring rescue. When James P. Fleming rescued an Army Special Forces unit that...
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- Oct 15, 2020
- 3 min
This Day in History: A former prisoner-of-war receives his Medal of Honor
On this day in 1973, the Medal of Honor is presented to Air Force pilot Leo K. Thorsness. His Medal had been delayed for years. It...
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- Oct 15, 2020
- 3 min
This Day in History: Sp4c. Michael J. Fitzmaurice in Vietnam
On this day in 1973, a hero receives the Medal of Honor. Just over two years earlier, Sp4c. Michael J. Fitzmaurice had fought a battle in...
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- Aug 11, 2020
- 3 min
This Day in History: Everett Alvarez, Jr.’s long ordeal in North Vietnam
On this day in 1964, a U.S. Navy pilot arrives at the soon-to-be-infamous “Hanoi Hilton.” LTJG Everett Alvarez, Jr. would spend a...
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- Aug 10, 2020
- 2 min
This Day in History: David Winder's selflessness in Vietnam
On this day in 1946, a future Medal of Honor recipient is born. Perhaps some would consider Pfc. David Winder an unlikely hero? As the...
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- Jul 24, 2020
- 3 min
This Day in History: The Medal recipient who wasn’t “supposed” to serve
On this day in 1966, a United States Marine leaps to the defense of his comrades. Lance Corporal Richard “Rick” Pittman would receive the...
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- Jul 20, 2020
- 3 min
This Day in History: Two Marines and their Medals of Honor
During this week in 1966, two Marines are involved in an action that would ultimately earn them Medals of Honor. The men were then...
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- Jul 15, 2020
- 2 min
This Day in History: Medal recipient Webster Anderson, “the mainstay of the defense”
On this day in 1933, a future Medal of Honor recipient is born. Webster Anderson once said that “[p]art of a man’s duty is to continue...
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- Jun 19, 2020
- 3 min
This Day in History: Ronald Eric Ray’s action against the Viet Cong
On this day in 1966, a United States Army lieutenant leads his company in an action against the Viet Cong. Ronald Eric Ray would receive...
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- Jun 15, 2020
- 3 min
This Day in History: Thomas Kelley's bravery in Vietnam
On this day in 1969, a United States Navy lieutenant engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Thomas Kelley had...
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- Jun 2, 2020
- 2 min
This Day in History: Miguel Keith's heroism in Vietnam
On this day in 1951, a hero is born in San Antonio, Texas. Miguel Keith would go on to attend high school in Nebraska, but he’d leave...
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- Apr 21, 2020
- 3 min
This Day in History: Milton “Skipper” Olive makes the ultimate sacrifice
On this day in 1966, the Medal of Honor is posthumously awarded to Pfc. Milton “Skipper” Olive III. He was the first black soldier to...
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- Apr 8, 2020
- 3 min
This Day in History: Gary Littrell’s four demanding days in Vietnam
On this day in 1970, an Army Ranger concludes an action that would ultimately earn him the Medal of Honor. Would you believe that...
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- Mar 9, 2020
- 3 min
This Day in History: Bennie Adkins, the Battle of A Shau, and his Medal of Honor
On this day in 1966, a Green Beret engages in a multi-day battle in Vietnam. The Army estimates that Bennie Adkins took out anywhere from...
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