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MILITARY HISTORY, PUBLISHED AND CONNECTED.
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208Complete 2026 Articles
4Active Editorial Lanes
561Dated Tuesday Entries
123Companion Infographics
208Companion Audio Links
Weekly Field Schedule
FOUR COMPLETE ARCHIVES. ONE CONNECTED PUBLICATION.
Each editorial lane keeps its own identity while sharing one searchable archive, permanent article pages, and reciprocal Wiki links.
MondayBeyond the CallThursdayLiving History
Medal of Honor stories placed back into their battlefield setting.
52 articles → TuesdayThis Week in HistoryA weekly calendar of anniversaries, turning points, and remembered moments.
52 articles → WednesdayHeadline WednesdayLong-form features on campaigns, battles, commanders, and pivotal decisions.
52 articles → FridayThe ArsenalWeapons, platforms, technology, doctrine, crews, and sustainment in action.
52 articles →2026 Publication Archive
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Showing 24 of 52 articlesBeyond the Call · randomized for this visit
Issue 06 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Private First Class Dirk John Cornelius Vlug at Limon, Leyte, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Pacific war.
Issue 03 · 14 min read
Beyond the Call: Platoon Sergeant Joseph R. Julian at Iwo Jima, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Pacific War.
Issue 52 · 9 min read
Beyond the Call: Sergeant John Randolph McKinney at Dingalan Bay, Luzon, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of one-man courage under fire in the Philippines campaign of World War II.
Issue 41 · 12 min read
Hammerin’ Hank” over Wake Island: Major Henry T. Elrod’s Last Fight
How a Marine Corps fighter pilot sank a destroyer, then picked up a rifle to defend a tiny atoll at the dawn of World War II.
Issue 27 · 12 min read
Beyond the Call: Sergeant Charles E. Mower at Leyte, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Pacific war.
Issue 19 · 12 min read
Beyond the Call: Commander Lawson Paterson “Red” Ramage off Taiwan, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of audacious leadership under fire in the Pacific war of World War II.
Issue 49 · 11 min read
Beyond the Call: Technical Sergeant Peter J. Dalessandro at Kalterherberg, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Battle of the Bulge.
Issue 16 · 12 min read
Beyond the Call: Lieutenant Colonel Harold W. Bauer at Guadalcanal, 1942
A Medal of Honor story of relentless courage in the skies over the Solomon Islands in World War II.
Issue 23 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Corporal Hershel “Woody” Williams at Iwo Jima, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of relentless courage under fire in the Pacific War of World War II.
Issue 51 · 11 min read
Beyond the Call: Private First Class Patrick L. Kessler at Ponte Rotto, Italy, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of relentless courage under fire in the Italian campaign of World War II.
Issue 31 · 11 min read
Beyond the Call: Pfc. William H. Thomas on the Ridge at Luzon
How a 22-year-old automatic rifleman kept firing after losing both legs, and saved his platoon in the Philippine mountains of 1945.
Issue 48 · 11 min read
Beyond the Call: Captain John Philip Cromwell off Truk Island, 1943
A Medal of Honor story of sacrifice and moral courage in the Pacific war.
Issue 02 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Major General James Lewis Day at Sugar Loaf Hill, Okinawa, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of stubborn courage and small-unit leadership in the Pacific war’s last great battle.
Issue 22 · 14 min read
Beyond the Call: Staff Sergeant John C. Sjogren at San Jose Hacienda, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Pacific war of World War II.
Issue 29 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Private First Class Anton L. Krotiak at Balete Pass, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of selfless sacrifice under fire in the Battle of Luzon.
Issue 13 · 12 min read
Beyond the Call: Colonel John Riley Kane at Ploesti, 1943
A Medal of Honor story of relentless leadership and courage under fire in World War II.
Issue 08 · 12 min read
Beyond the Call: Staff Sergeant George John Hall at Anzio, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire and stubborn infantry grit in the Italian campaign of World War II.
Issue 14 · 14 min read
Beyond the Call: Private George Phillips at Iwo Jima, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of self-sacrifice under fire in World War II.
Issue 26 · 14 min read
Beyond the Call: Corporal Arthur O. Beyer near Arloncourt, Belgium, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Second World War.
Issue 42 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Corporal John D. Kelly at Fort du Roule, Cherbourg, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Normandy campaign.
Issue 37 · 11 min read
“I’ll Find You a Way Out”: Donald A. Gary and the Fires Aboard USS Franklin
How a quiet engineering officer led hundreds from the dark below decks during one of World War II’s worst carrier disasters.
Issue 07 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Brigadier General Frederick Walker Castle at the Christmas Eve Air Raids over Germany, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of selfless command in the skies of World War II.
Issue 04 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Private First Class Albert Ernest Schwab at Okinawa Shima, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Pacific war.
Issue 34 · 10 min read
Corporal Melvin Mayfield and the Four Caves of Luzon
Two pinned-down Filipino companies, a barren ridge in the Philippine highlands, and one American corporal who decided to move forward when everyone else was stuck.
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