
From Farming to Famous: America’s Beloved War Hero | Meet Army Major Audie Murphy
Recipient: Audie Murphy Branch: US Army Combat: World War II At heart, Audie Murphy was a simple country boy from Texas who wanted to provide
Recipient: Audie Murphy Branch: US Army Combat: World War II At heart, Audie Murphy was a simple country boy from Texas who wanted to provide
At 25 years old, Keith Ware was drafted into the US Army, thereby jumpstarting his decades-long military career. Sensing his knack for strategy and leadership,
Thomas Hudner Jr. never planned to join the military. Growing up in Fall River, Massachusetts, Hudner was the oldest of five children and planned to
Milton Holland was born in Austin, Texas, on August 1, 1844 to Bird Holland, a white civil servant, and Matilda Unk, an enslaved African American
In 1927, when Joseph Foss was 11 years old, he saw Charles Lindbergh and his plane, the Spirit of St. Louis, when the famous pilot
Through education, leadership, and inspiring spaces for learning and reflection, the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation preserves and expands the impact of the 3,519 awarded Medal of Honor recipients and the more than 40 million Americans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces since the Civil War.
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