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David Thatcher, a staff sergeant during the Doolittle Raid, smiles with pride as he listens to a speaker talk about the Doolittle Raiders, April 20, 2013 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. This was the final dinner of the Doolittle Raiders’ last reunion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Salanitri)

Doolittle Raiders: Real Superheroes

Posted on May 8, 2013 by glenn.selby

Lt. Col. Dick Cole, Lt. Col. Ed Saylor and Staff Sgt. David Thatcher, all Doolittle Raiders, were honored during their last official reunion, April 17-20, 2013.
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Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient, Finally Resting in American Soil

Posted on April 18, 2013 by glenn.selby

Lt. Col. Don C. Faith Jr., a World War II and Korean War veteran, was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Va. yesterday.
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Photo: Chaplain Emil Kapaun conducts a field Mass on the hood of his jeep in Korea, Aug. 11, 1950. It was common practice for Kapaun to travel to the front lines to conduct religious services and offer care and comfort to Soldiers. U.S. Army photo

Selfless Devotion to Troops Defines Korean War Chaplain’s Service

Posted on April 12, 2013 by kfinley

Army Chaplain Capt. Emil Kapaun’s dedication to soldiers during battle and imprisonment have earned him the Medal of Honor.
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Then-2nd Lt. Emil Kapaun, U.S. Army chaplain, circa 1943. (U.S. Army photo)

Korean War Chaplain to Receive Medal of Honor

Posted on April 11, 2013 by glenn.selby

Korean War chaplain Capt. Emil Kapaun, who will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor in a White House ceremony, April 11, 2013.
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Retired Air Force Medal of Honor recipient Leo K. Thorsness clasps the Citizen Service Before Self Honors medal around Jesse Shaffer III, as son Jesse Shaffer IV and Army Medal of Honor recipient Harold A. Fritz, far right, look on during a ceremony at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial in Arlington, Va., March 25, 2013. The Shaffers received the medal for rescuing 120 people by boat from streets that had flooded Braithwaite, La., after Hurricane Isaac swept through their community in August 2012.

Medal of Honor Recipients Honor Top Citizen Heroes

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Erin Wittkop

21 Medal of Honor recipients gathered recently to recognize four civilians whose selfless acts of courage earned them the country’s highest civilian honor.
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