Honor or insult?
Marine who smothered grenade deserved MoH, family says, but Defense Secretary Gates disagrees
By Dan Lamothe - [email protected]
Posted : September 29, 2008
When Sgt. Rafael Peralta died smothering an exploding grenade in...
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Let this be a lesson to the fakes and frauds you will be found out!
(AP) On a sultry day in July 2008, Marine Sgt. David W. Budwah strode in his battle fatigues to the front of a picnic pavilion to tell three dozen young boys what he did during the war.
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Aloha...
HONOLULU (AP) — On Dec. 7, 1941, high school senior Daniel Inouye knew he and other Japanese-Americans would face trouble when he saw Japanese dive bombers, torpedo planes and fighters on their way to bomb Pearl Harbor and other Oahu military...12-18-2012, 05:31 AM -
Last living US WWI vet dies in W. Va. at age 110
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Frank Buckles was repeatedly rejected by military recruiters and got into uniform at 16 after lying about his age. He would later become the last surviving U.S. veteran of World War I.
Buckles,...02-28-2011, 09:58 AM -
Staff sergeant to receive Medal of Honor
Ty Carter fought in October 2009 battle at COP Keating
He went above and beyond the call of duty. Thanks for your service Ty Carter. From a fellow Washington state soldier.
Staff Sgt....07-27-2013, 07:53 PM