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MILITARY HISTORY, PUBLISHED AND CONNECTED.
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208Complete 2026 Articles
4Active Editorial Lanes
561Dated Tuesday Entries
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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.
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Showing 48 of 52 articlesBeyond the Call
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 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 50 · 10 min read
Beyond the Call: Seaman First Class Johnnie David Hutchins at Lae, New Guinea, 1943
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire and quiet sacrifice in the Pacific campaign 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 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 47 · 12 min read
Beyond the Call: Staff Sergeant Arthur Frederick DeFranzo near Vaubadon, France, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of sacrifice and battlefield leadership in the Normandy campaign of World War II.
Issue 46 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Staff Sergeant Ysmael Reyes Villegas at Villa Verde Trail, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire and ultimate sacrifice in the Pacific campaign of World War II.
Issue 45 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Second Lieutenant Robert M. Viale at Manila, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of sacrifice and courage in World War II’s Pacific campaign.
Issue 44 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Private First Class Harold Gonsalves at Okinawa Shima, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of selfless sacrifice and battlefield leadership in World War II.
Issue 43 · 14 min read
Beyond the Call: Sergeant Jose Calugas at Culis, Bataan, 1942
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Philippines campaign of World War II.
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 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 40 · 9 min read
Francis C. Flaherty: The Ensign Who Stayed in the Dark
How a 22-year-old Naval Reserve officer on USS Oklahoma chose his shipmates’ lives over his own at Pearl Harbor
Issue 39 · 13 min read
Flying Home on Fire: First Lieutenant William R. Lawley Jr. and the B-17 That Wouldn’t Quit
How a 23-year-old pilot kept a burning Flying Fortress in the air long enough to save his crew over Nazi-occupied Europe.
Issue 38 · 10 min read
Isadore S. Jachman: Running Toward the Tanks
A Jewish paratrooper from Berlin who met the Battle of the Bulge head-on to save his men
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 36 · 11 min read
“He Gallantly Gave His Life”: First Lieutenant Harry Linn Martin on Iwo Jima
An Ohio engineer officer who turned a rear-area camp into a last-ditch defensive line
Issue 35 · 12 min read
“You Engage, You Fight, You Win”
John D. Bulkeley and the PT Boats of the Philippines
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.
Issue 33 · 12 min read
Private First Class Leonard C. Brostrom: The Scout Who Wouldn’t Stop
Medal of Honor, U.S. Army, World War II
Issue 32 · 10 min read
“Last Man to Leave”: Pfc. Richard Eller Cowan at Krinkelter Wald
A 22-year-old heavy machine gunner who held back a German attack in the Battle of the Bulge
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 30 · 11 min read
“He Went Down for His Shipmates” The final dive of Navy Medal of Honor diver Owen Francis Patrick Hammerberg
Beyond the Call: Medal of Honor Stories — Dispatch: U.S. Military History Magazine, developed by Trackpads dot com
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 28 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Private First Class Melvin Earl Biddle between Soy and Hotton, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Battle of the Bulge.
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 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 25 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Private Ova A. Kelley at Buri Airstrip, Leyte, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Pacific War.
Issue 24 · 12 min read
Beyond the Call: Private Dale Merlin Hansen at Hill 60, Okinawa, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire and relentless assault in the Pacific War.
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 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 21 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Captain Francis B. Wai at Red Beach, Leyte, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Pacific war.
Issue 20 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Private James Henry Mills at Cisterna di Littoria, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of relentless courage under fire in the Italian campaign of World War II.
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 18 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Technician Fifth Grade Eric Gunnar Gibson at Isola Bella, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Italian campaign of World War II.
Issue 17 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Commander Cassin Young at Pearl Harbor, 1941
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the opening hours of World War II in the Pacific.
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 15 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Captain Seymour W. Terry at Zebra Hill, Okinawa, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of relentless leadership under fire in the Pacific 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 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 12 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Second Lieutenant Walter Edward Truemper over Leipzig, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of sacrifice and steadfast loyalty in the air war over Europe in World War II.
Issue 11 · 15 min read
Beyond the Call: Major William Arthur Shomo over Luzon, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of audacity and precision in the skies over the Pacific during World War II.
Issue 10 · 12 min read
Beyond the Call: Private First Class George Benjamin Jr. at Leyte, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage and battlefield leadership in the Philippines campaign of World War II.
Issue 09 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Technical Sergeant Beauford T. Anderson at Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of stubborn courage under fire in the Pacific War.
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 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 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 05 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Private First Class Thomas Eugene “Gene” Atkins at the Villa Verde Trail, Luzon, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire and stubborn defense in the Pacific war.
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