PFC Oscar Palmer Austin: Selfless Sacrifice
When PFC Austin’s observation post was spotted and overrun, his only instinct was to save his fellow Marines. Austin sacrificed his life to save another Marine from a deadly grenade, and then took a b...
24 Jul 20233min
2ndLt Jerome Sudut: Never Give Up
2ndLt Sudut received a battlefield commission during the Korean War and twice cleared a bunker alone that was stopping his platoon’s attack on a hill. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. L...
17 Jul 20233min
CBM James Williams: Outnumbered and Outgunned
Chief Boatswain’s Mate James Williams served as a patrol boat commander in the Vietnam War, intercepting enemy boats on the Mekong River. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for fighting through an ambu...
10 Jul 20234min
Rerun: Color Sergeant Andrew Jackson Smith
An escaped slave, Color Sergeant Smith fought in the American Civil War’s Western Theater and Sherman’s March. When his regiment’s color sergeant was killed in battle, Smith grabbed the colors and ins...
4 Jul 20235min
Happy Independence Day from Medal of Honor
Ken and the Medal of Honor podcast team would like to thank you all for your support as listeners. Stay tuned tomorrow for a rerelease of a special episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...
3 Jul 20232min
CMSgt Richard Etchberger: Top Secret Radar Site
On a classified assignment, CMSgt Etchberger’s radar site came under heavy attack from NVA forces. Etchberger was awarded the Medal of Honor for saving his fellow airmen at the cost of his own life. L...
26 Jun 20234min
SP4 Larry Dahl: The Gun Truck Named Brutus
Specialist 4 Larry Dahl originally joined the Army as a truck driver, but when the enemy started ambushing convoys, he became a gunner too, serving on a truck named “Brutus.” Dahl was awarded the Meda...
19 Jun 20234min
MGySgt Richard Earl Bush: Diving On a Grenade
At the end of a months-long battle to capture Okinawa, Cpl Bush and his Marines charged a mountain stronghold when an enemy grenade landed among them. Without hesitation, Bush jumped on it, saving the...
12 Jun 20234min
