PFC Silvestre Herrera (E/2-142IN, 36th ID) 15MAR1945, WWII
15MAR1945: Moving with his unit through a forest near Mertzwiller, France, PFC Silvestre Herrera and his men were pinned down by German machine gun fire. The enemy position was dug in and protected be...
6 Nov 202021min
PFC John Barkley (K Co. 4th IN, 3rd ID) WWI, 07OCT1918
07OCT1918: Serving as a scout with K Co. 4th IN, 3rd ID, PFC John Barkley was set forward of friendly lines, less than a kilometer from enemy forces. Noticing that his communication wire had been sev...
4 Nov 202023min
SP6 Lawrence Joel (1-503IN, 173rd ABN BDE) Vietnam War, 08NOV1965
08NOV1965: Serving as a medic with 1-503IN during the Vietnam War, SP6 Lawrence Joel and his fellow paratroopers were in search of Viet Cong fighters when they were ambushed by a sizeable enemy force...
2 Nov 202022min
SGT John McVeigh (G/23rd IN, 2nd ID) Battle of Brest, WWII 29AUG1944
29AUG1944: Serving as a squad leader during the assault on Brest, France, SGT John McVeigh and his men were hit by a German counter-attack. Having just started to dig in, his unit was starting to fal...
30 Okt 202019min
LTJG John Koelsch (Helicopter Squadron 2) 03JUL1951 Korean War
03JUL1951: Serving as a pilot in Helicopter Squadron 2 during the Korean War, LTJG John Koelsch got the call that an American pilot was shot down behind enemy lines and needed rescue. Taking off, Ko...
28 Okt 202022min
SGT William Seay (62nd Trans. Co., 48th Trans. Grp.) Tay Ninh, Vietnam 25AUG1968
25AUG1968: Serving in the 62nd Transportation Company of the 7th Transportation Group, SGT William Seay and his men took off with a convoy of 81 trucks to resupply the American units at Tay Ninh Comb...
26 Okt 202026min
SGT Charles Wyckoff (C/1-508 PIR) Helmand, Afghanistan 06JUN2007
06JUN2007: Serving with 3rd Platoon Charlie Company, 1-508 PIR, SGT Charles Wyckoff and his men were on patrol in Afghanistan's deadly Helmand province right in the midst of the fighting season. In t...
22 Okt 202022min
Cpl Anthony Casamento (D Co. 1/5 Marines) Battle of Guadalcanal 01NOV1942
01NOV1942: Serving as a machine gun squad leader during the Battle of Guadalcanal, Cpl Anthony Casamento and his men came under heavy fire as they held the line near the Matanikau River. Moving his e...
19 Okt 202024min
