PFC John Magrath (G Co. 85th IN, 10th MTN DIV) Italy, WWII 14APR1945
14APR1945: Pushing ahead in what would be the last major Allied offensive in Italy, PFC John Magrath and his unit were pinned down by multiple German defensive positions just outside of Castel d'Aian...
29 Sep 202018min
SSG Robert Miller (ODA 3312, 3rd SFG) Kunar, Afghanistan 25JAN2008
25JAN2008: Serving as a Special Forces Weapons Sergeant, SSG Robert Miller and his team were conducting a patrol through the Gowardesh Valley in eastern Afghanistan when they came into contact with 15...
25 Sep 202021min
Pfc Jack Lucas (1/26 Marines, 5th Marine Division) Battle of Iwo Jima, 20FEB1945
20FEB1945: After lying about his age to enlist in the Marines at 14, Pfc Jack Lucas went AWOL from his unit in Hawaii in hopes of making his way to a combat unit. After stowing away on a transport s...
23 Sep 202027min
Spec/4 Al Rascon (1-503IN, 173rd ABN BDE) Vietnam War, 16MAR1966
16MAR1966: Serving as a medic to a recon platoon in Vietnam, Spec/4 Al Rascon and his men took off to reinforce a sister unit under attack. On their way, they were ambushed by a numerically superior ...
21 Sep 202018min
Cpl Dakota Meyer (ETT 2-8) Kunar, Afghanistan 08SEPT2009
08SEPT2009: Serving as a part of an embedded training team in Afghanistan, Cpl. Dakota Meyer was tasked with maintaining security by a rally point as other members of his team pushed into a village na...
18 Sep 202025min
SFC Thomas Payne (1st SFOD-D) Hawija, Iraq 22OCT2015
22OCT2015: SFC Thomas Payne and his fellow warriors of the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Delta Force), were deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve when they were tasked ...
17 Sep 202019min
PFC Desmond Doss (B/1-307IN, 77th ID) Battle of Okinawa, 29APR-21MAY1945
29APR-21MAY1945: Serving as a medic with Bravo Company, part of 1-307 IN, PFC Desmond Doss had distinguished himself during the combat in Guam and Leyte before his men landed on Okinawa. Doss was un...
16 Sep 202025min
SGT Gordon Roberts (B/1-506IN, 101st Airborne) Vietnam War, 11JUL1969
11JUL1969: SGT Gordon Roberts was a rifleman when his platoon was called upon to help relieve one of their sister companies that was pinned down nearby. As his platoon approached the enemy controlled...
15 Sep 202020min
