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 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.
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: Corporal Arthur O. Beyer near Arloncourt, Belgium, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Second World War.
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.
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.
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 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.
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: Platoon Sergeant Joseph R. Julian at Iwo Jima, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Pacific War.
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 First Class Albert Ernest Schwab at Okinawa Shima, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Pacific war.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.