Sgt. William H. Carney: America's First Black Medal of Honor Recipient
Sergeant William H. Carney was born a slave on February 29, 1840, in Norfolk, Virginia. He gained his freedom by escaping to the North in 1855 and settled in Massachusetts. During the American Civil W...
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Captain Thomas W. Custer
Thomas Ward Custer was born on March 15, 1845, in New Rumley Ohio. On September 2, 1861, sixteen-year-old Thomas Custer lied about his age and enlisted in the Union Army’s 21st Regiment of the Ohio Vo...
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Dakota Meyer
Dakota Meyer, was born on June 26, 1988, in Columbia, Kentucky. In 2006, at the age of 17, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. On September 8, 2009, he and his fellow Marines came under int...
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"The Lone Survivor" Marcus Luttrell
Marcus Luttrell was Born on November 7, 1975, in Houston Texas. He joined the military and enlisted in the United States Navy in 1999. During a critical mission in Afghanistan's rugged mountains in 20...
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The American Sniper... The Legend... Chris Kyle
Chris Kyle was born on April 8, 1974, and raised in Odessa, Texas. In 1999, he joined the United States Navy and became a Navy SEAL, serving multiple tours of duty in Iraq during the Iraq War. During ...
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Chief Petty Officer and Seal Team Six Member, Adam Brown
Adam Lee Brown was born on February 5, 1974, in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He enlisted in the Navy in August 1998, and became a Navy SEAL. Throughout his military career, he faced physical setbacks, inclu...
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Desmond Doss (Hacksaw Ridge)
Desmond T. Doss was born in Lynchburg Virginia on February 7, 1919. During World War II, he held steadfast to his religious beliefs but ultimately enlisted in the US Army as a "conscientious cooperato...
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