Kyle Carpenter: The Youngest Marine to Receive the Medal of Honor “The day I was injured, November 21, 2010, myself and a fellow Marine, one
Sammy L. Davis: A Medal of Honor Recipient “Only a river separated the Viet Cong from the fire support base. Detecting a nearby enemy position,
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Can’t Take Down My Flag Remember the guy who wouldn’t take the flag pole down on his Virginia property awhile back? You might remember the
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A Fifty Cent Toy that Changed the World It was while on a business trip that Milton saw the tiny toy helicopter in the shop
“Where liberty dwells, there is my country.”