Ship & Shipmate Before Self: The Story of Telesforo Trinidad, MOH 1915
By Cecilia Gaerlan In commemoration of the 106th Anniversary of Fireman Second Class Telesforo Trinidad receiving the Medal of Honor, the USS Telesforo Trinidad Campaign
The Battle of Veracruz and the Medal of Honor
On April 9, 1914, Mexican officials arrested nine U.S. sailors who had strayed into restricted space in the small oil town of Tampico. This set
Charles Mattocks and the 17th Maine at the Battle of Sailor’s Creek
On March 20, 1861, Charles P. Mattocks, a college student at Bowdoin College in Maine, entered the office of his German and elocution professor, Joshua
TECHNICAL SERGEANT CHARLES COOLIDGE: A MEDAL OF HONOR HERO OF THE GREATEST GENERATION
Technical Sergeant Charles Henry Coolidge earned the Medal of Honor in 1944 for his heroic conduct during the U.S. Army’s epic struggle to capture heavily
Women’s History Month: the Bellrichards
Leslie Bellrichard had already endured a life of challenges when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1966. Born in 1941 in Janesville, Wisconsin,
John King and Henry Hogan: Two Irish Double Recipients
More than 250 men born in Ireland have earned the Medal of Honor, the United States’ highest decoration for valor. Of these men, five of
“I Did Not Send For You” – John Fox and the Medal of Honor
by Cory M. Ackerman John R. Fox, a native of Ohio, attended the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at Wilberforce University. Originally, Fox had
A Medal of Honor Love Story
By Edward G. Lengel, Ph.D. Alvin Cullum York’s character didn’t amount to much—at least, not early on. Born on December 13, 1887, near the small
Payne, Thomas P.
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, Operation Inherent Resolve Thomas “Patrick” Payne is a U.S. Army Ranger assigned to Special Operations Command who took part in
Remembering Ronald E. Rosser
Corporal, U.S. Army, Korean War Corporal Ronald Rosser earned his Medal of Honor while serving in the 38th Regiment of the 2nd Infantry Division during
The Battle of COP Keating
On the morning of October 3, 2009, members of the U.S. Army’s Black Knight Troop (3-61 Cav, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division) were
The Outpost (2020)
The movie, based upon Jake Tapper’s 2012 book – “The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor” – and directed by Rod Lurie is a gripping, realistic
