SSG Leroy Petry (D/2-75 Ranger Regiment) Paktia, Afghanistan 26MAY2008
26MAY2008: With his unit tasked with the kill or capture of a high value target, SSG Leroy Petry and his men exited the aircraft and almost immediately came under fire. Quickly neutralizing one targe...
28 Aug 202014min
Cpl James Day (2/22 Marines) Battle of Okinawa, WW2
14-17MAY1945: Fighting during the brutal Battle of Okinawa, Cpl James Day was stationed on Sugar Loaf Hill as the Japanese prepared to take back the position. Hanging on and fighting for his life, Da...
27 Aug 202016min
1LT John Fox (598th FA, 92nd ID) Sommocolonia, Italy 26DEC1944
26DEC1944: Serving as a forward observer, 1LT John Fox and his men were in Sommocolonia, Italy as German forces began to recapture the city. Holding their position overnight, German troops began move...
26 Aug 202021min
LCpl Jordan Haerter (1/9 Marines) & Cpl Jonathan Yale (2/8 Marines) Ramadi, Iraq
22APR2008: As one Marine unit arrived, and the other prepared to leave Iraq, members of the two units began working alongside each other for the hand off. As a part of that task, LCpl Jordan Haerter ...
25 Aug 202017min
SGT Sylvester Antolak (B Co. 15th IN, 3rd ID) Anzio Breakout, Italy WW2
24MAY1944: His unit tasked with leading the breakout from the Anzio beach head, SGT Sylvester Antolak and his men were engaged in fierce combat with German troops. On the second day of the attack, A...
24 Aug 202016min
A1C William Pitsenbarger (38th Rescue and Recovery) 11APR1966 Cam My, Vietnam
11APR1966: Serving as a pararescueman in Vietnam, A1C William Pitsenbarger and his unit got a call that an American unit was under heavy fire and taking casualties in need of support. Arriving on sc...
23 Aug 202014min
CPT Florent Groberg (4th BCT, 4th ID) Asadabad, Afghanistan 08AUG2012
08AUG2012: Serving as Personal Security Detachment Commander for TF Mountain Warrior, CPT Florent Groberg was responsible for the safety of a group of key US and Afghan leaders. In early August, the...
22 Aug 202012min
PVT Marcelino Serna (B Co. 355th IN, 89th ID) WW1, 12SEPT1918
12SEPT1918: Emigrating from Mexico to the US in 1916, Marcelino Serna enlisted in the Army as he faced deportation. Fighting with the 89th Division in the Meuse-Argonne offensive of WWI, PVT Serna ...
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