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05/31/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/30/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/29/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/28/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/27/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/26/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/25/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/24/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/23/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/22/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/21/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/20/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/19/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/18/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/17/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/16/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/15/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/14/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/13/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/12/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/11/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/10/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/09/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/08/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/07/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/06/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/05/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/04/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/03/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/02/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/01/2002: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/31/2001: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/30/2001: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/29/2001: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/28/2001: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/26/2001: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/25/2001: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/24/2001: Lt. Cmdr. Nida Glick, USCGR--Some 10,000 women joined the Coast Guard's SPARs in World War II. Most left the service when wartime needs no longer existed, but high school teacher Nida Glick stayed on, becoming a backbone of the postwar Coast Guard Reserve. More... |
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05/23/2001: Army 2nd Lt. Vernon Baker--After a segregated Army ignored the heroic acts of 2nd Lt. Vernon Baker during World War II, it finally recognized his achievements with the Medal of Honor over 50 years later. More... |
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| 05/22/2001: Rear Adm. Lillian Fishburne--The first female African-American to be promoted to flag rank in the U.S. Navy "is a woman whose story helps us to understand the truth that women are an indispensable part of today's military," former Defense Secretary William Cohen once said. More... | |
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05/12/2001: Adm. Hyman G. Rickover --Adm. Hyman G. Rickover was twice awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for public service, and in 1980 President Jimmy Carter presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions to world peace. More... |
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05/11/2001: Adm. Hyman G. Rickover --Adm. Hyman G. Rickover was twice awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for public service, and in 1980 President Jimmy Carter presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions to world peace. More... |
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05/10/2001: Adm. Hyman G. Rickover --Adm. Hyman G. Rickover was twice awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for public service, and in 1980 President Jimmy Carter presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions to world peace. More... |
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05/09/2001: Adm. Hyman G. Rickover --Adm. Hyman G. Rickover was twice awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for public service, and in 1980 President Jimmy Carter presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions to world peace. More... |
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05/08/2001: Fleet Adm. William F. Halsey--"Hit hard, hit fast, hit often" was "Bull" Halsey's slogan for his Third Fleet during World War II. His choice of words would not surprise anyone who ever saw the tight-jawed commander of South Pacific Forces and the South Pacific Area in action. More... |
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05/07/2001: Fleet Adm. William F. Halsey--"Hit hard, hit fast, hit often" was "Bull" Halsey's slogan for his Third Fleet during World War II. His choice of words would not surprise anyone who ever saw the tight-jawed commander of South Pacific Forces and the South Pacific Area in action. More... |
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05/06/2001: Brig. Gen. 'Kit' Carson--Christopher Huston Carson couldn't sign his name until he was over 30, but his experiences as a trapper, scout, Indian agent and soldier in the West made him a true legend in his own time. More... |
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05/05/2001: Gen. Thomas Jefferson Rusk--As a fighter for Texas' freedom, Thomas Jefferson Rusk played a key role at San Jacinto and in the young republic's victory over Mexico. Later, with friend Sam Houston, he was elected to represent the new state of Texas in Washington. More... |
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05/04/2001: Navy Fireman 2nd Class Robert Penn--Navy Fireman 2nd Class Robert Penn received the Medal of Honor for his bravery in acting quickly to prevent an explosion aboard USS Iowa during the Spanish-American War. More... |
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05/03/2001: Navy Fireman 2nd Class Robert Penn--Navy Fireman 2nd Class Robert Penn received the Medal of Honor for his bravery in acting quickly to prevent an explosion aboard USS Iowa during the Spanish-American War. More... |
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| 05/02/2001: Maj. Gen. Norman 'Dutch' Cota--Maj. Gen. Norman "Dutch" Cota, the first American general and perhaps the oldest man to set foot on Omaha beach on D-Day, "never wavered, never hesitated, never thought twice" in his resolve to get his troops off the bloody beaches. More... | |
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05/01/2001: Army Gen. William Shafter--Despite the United States' lackluster performance in the Spanish-American War, Army Gen. William Shafter was able to obtain Spain's "capitulation." More... |
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| 05/31/2000: Cpl. Charles Fern Hopkins--Before enlisting in the Union army, Cpl. Charles Fern Hopkins and his family of ardent abolitionists in Hope, N.J. helped slaves escape the South via the Underground Railroad. Later, Fern was captured and imprisoned at Andersonville, Ga. More... | |
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| 05/30/2000: Army Sgt. Hiroshi Miyamura--After his release from a North Korean POW camp, Sgt. Hiroshi Miyamura was not jubilant but nervous -- he feared court martial for losing too many of his troops in a human wave assault. But he received the Medal of Honor for his valiant actions. More... | |
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| 05/29/2000: USCG Capt. David H. Jarvis--In 1897, Capt. David H. Jarvis led a group of men who used a combination of dog sleds, reindeer sleds, snowshoes, and skis to travel 1,500 miles to save stranded whalers aboard eight ships. More... | |
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| 05/27/2000: Lt. Col. Aaron Burr--Most people know of Lt. Col. Aaron Burr from his duel with Alexander Hamilton, but before that he served as a member of Benedict Arnold's march on Quebec. For his service in the march, he was promoted to captain. More... | |
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| 05/26/2000: Air Force Col. James Jabara--His eyesight was far from perfect, and he lacked a killer instinct. But Air Force Col. James Jabara was a talented aviator who had the determination, the discipline and the daring to become the first jet-vs.-jet ace. More... | |
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| 05/25/2000: Army Pfc. Milton Lee Olive III--At 19, Army Pfc. Milton Lee Olive III was already a seasoned veteran of the war in Vietnam. One day in 1965, this quiet young man from Chicago displayed the kind of courage that still inspires his fellow "Sky Soldiers" and his hometown. More... | |
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| 05/24/2000: Army Sgt. Francis S. Currey--For crack marksman Francis Currey, the hunting practice of his youth paid off in 1944 near Malmedy, Belgium. Currey's courage and bull's-eye aim earned him a Medal of Honor -- but not just for halting one enemy advance. More... | |
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| 05/22/2000: Air Force Capt. Mary Klinker--As Saigon fell in 1975, President Gerald Ford ordered an airlift of all in-country orphans. Air Force Capt. Mary Klinker volunteered for the humanitarian effort, which became known as Operation Babylift. More... | |
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| 05/21/2000: Benedict Arnold--Everyone knows him as the great traitor of the Revolutionary War. But few people realize that Benedict Arnold's countrymen felt his betrayal so keenly because they had regarded him as a hero. More... | |
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| 05/20/2000: Army Master Sgt. Ola L. Mize--It was June 1953, and the Korean War seemed on the brink of cease-fire. Twenty-one-year-old Ola Mize and the rest of Company K realized it wasn't when wave after wave of enemy troops stormed Outpost Harry the night of June 11. More... | |
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| 05/19/2000: Marine Corps Col. John W. Ripley--During a brief break in tank fire, Marine Corps Col. John W. Ripley began an agonizing series of hand-over-hand maneuvers to rearrange explosive bundles so the bridge to Dong Ha City, South Vietnam, could be completely destroyed. More... | |
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| 05/18/2000: Virginia Militia Capt. Jack Jouett--Everyone knows about Paul Revere's ride, but few today recall Jack Jouett's midnight race across the Virginia countryside to save Thomas Jefferson and other patriot leaders from imminent capture by the British. More... | |
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| 05/17/2000: Lt. Michael Mauritz--After this P-40 pilot made a deadstick landing in Italy during World War II, Lt. Michael Mauritz was captured and held as a prisoner of war. He eventually made a daring escape with the aid of many Italian civilians. More... | |
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| 05/16/2000: Warrant Officer Hugh C. Thompson, Jr.--When Warrant Officer Hugh C. Thompson, Jr. (L) saw U.S. soldiers firing on civilians at My Lai, he ordered his men to cover him while he confronted the GIs. For his efforts, he was eventually awarded the Soldier's Medal. More... | |
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| 05/15/2000: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker--When they wouldn't let her join the army as a soldier, Dr. Mary Edwards Walker volunteered as a surgeon, later becoming a Union spy and a prisoner of the Confederacy. She is still the only woman ever to receive the Medal of Honor. More... | |
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| 05/14/2000: Army Maj. Thomas Custer--Younger brother of the famous Gen. Custer, Army Maj. Thomas Custer was a distinguished soldier in his own right -- and the first of only 20 people to receive two Medals of Honor. More... | |
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| 05/13/2000: Army Gen. Maxwell Thurman--By urging potential enlistees to join the Army and be all that they could be, Gen. Maxwell Thurman reversed the public's negative post-Vietnam perception of the service he loved. More... | |
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| 05/12/2000: Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jimmie Howard--The Viet Cong onslaught was fierce, but Gunnery Sgt. Jimmie Howard set a courageous example for his men. With his encouragement, they held the hill. More... | |
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| 05/11/2000: Navy Petty Officer Reuben James--In 1804, during a daring raid into an enemy harbor, a young American sailor used his wounded hands to stop his captain's would-be killer. The legend of Reuben James was born. More... | |
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| 05/10/2000: Army Maj. John C. Chivington--Abolitionist minister John C. Chivington won glory and honor as a Union Army major during the Civil War. Then, on one bloody day in 1864, the war hero proved himself a 'cowardly and cold-blooded' murderer. More... | |
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| 05/09/2000: Army Nurse Helen Fairchild--Decades after Army nurse Helen Fairchild's death in a World War I field hospital in France, her letters to her family back home are inspiring those who read them. More... | |
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| 05/08/2000: Navy Capt. Douglas Fairbanks Jr.--Even before the U.S. entered World War II, film star Douglas Fairbanks Jr. turned his attentions from Hollywood to the war effort in Europe. The much-decorated naval officer died May 7. More... | |
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| 05/07/2000: Army Cpl. Thomas A. Pope--During World War I, Thomas A. Pope charged into an enemy machine-gun nest in France before its surprised crew could fire at him. For his bravery, he became the Army's first Medal of Honor winner in France. More... | |
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| 05/06/2000: Ensign Thomas Warner--In a series of letters to his wife in Baltimore, Thomas Warner offering a rare glimpse of life at the front during the War of 1812. More... | |
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| 05/05/2000: Army Sgt. James Marion Logan--When Allied forces landed at Salerno on Sept. 9, 1943, Army Sgt. James Marion Logan eliminated enemy snipers and braved machine-gun fire again and again to help win the beachhead. More... | |
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| 05/04/2000: Marine Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone--Marine Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone led the U.S. forces that repelled hundreds of Japanese soldiers who attacked Guadalcanal's Henderson Field. Later, Basilone was killed leading his men at Iwo Jima. More... | |
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| 05/03/2000: Maj. Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain--During the Battle of Gettysburg, citizen-soldier Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain led his outnumbered Union troops to victory at Little Round Top. Two years later, he demonstrated gallantry of another kind at Appomattox. More... | |
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| 05/02/2000: Navy Adm. James B. Stockdale--After more than a dozen torture sessions at the hands of the North Vietnamese, then-Capt. James B. Stockdale defiantly attempted suicide. His action won his captors' respect -- and better treatment for his fellow POWs. More... | |
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| 05/01/2000: Army Sgt. Marion Ross--It was spring 1862, and Union Army Sgt. Marion Ross was in Georgia on an undercover mission with Andrews' Raiders. The first Medals of Honor were awarded to the soldiers of this daring band. More... | |
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