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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bloody Omaha: How Small Groups of Soldiers Fought Their Way Off the Sand
A story of a nearly lost beach, scattered initiative, and how small groups clawed back the chance to win a war.
Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Desert Storm, 1991
A story of firepower, protection, and situational awareness told through the soldiers who rode into battle inside the Bradley’s armored hull.
C-141 Starlifter in Strategic Airlift, Vietnam to Desert Storm
A story of reach and reliability told through the crews and missions that defined it.
F-117 Nighthawk over Baghdad, Operation Desert Storm
A story of stealth, precision, and shock told through the pilots who flew the first operational stealth attack aircraft into the heart of enemy air defenses.
From Briefing Room to Stairwell: How U.S. Special Operators Carried Out the Bin Laden Raid
A story of a midnight manhunt, close-quarters decisions, and how one raid reshaped a long, unfinished war.
From Peace to Flames in Minutes: How the Attack on Pearl Harbor Remade the U.S. Military
A story of a quiet Pacific fleet caught off guard and how a single Sunday morning reshaped a global war.
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.