Medal of Honor

USS Yorktown shown arriving at Pearl Harbor after the Battle of Coral Sea. The picture is taken several hundred yards away and you can see the entire ship with the bow to the right and the stern to the left.

Remembering Lt. Milton Ricketts at the Battle of Coral Sea

(1913-1942) Halftone photograph copied from Medal of Honor, The Navy. Lt. Ricketts was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for...
President Truman awards Lt. (j.g.) Donald Gary the Medal of Honor

When Shipmates Earned the Medal of Honor Together: Rare Moments in WWII Naval History

Plaque donated by Captain Gary Schnurrpusch, USN (Ret.), on display at The Museum of the Pacific War. Both Gary and...
Citizen's Medal of Honor Awardee Molly Hudgens shown wearing the award around her neck.

Attributes That Prevented A School Shooting

(After again listening to the podcast mentioned below, I have revised this blog post, originally published on June 20, 2025....
Aft-5 inch gun mount on fire. Picture taken from USS Santa Fe Credit: Naval History and Heritage Command

National Medal of Honor Day March 25, 2025

President Truman awards Lt. (j.g.) Donald Gary the Medal of Honor. January 1946 (This is a lightly edited post originally...
USS Franklin nearly obscured by smoke and flames after 19 March attack US Navy photo 80-G-49131

March 25th Is National Medal of Honor Day

President Truman awards Lt. (j.g.) Donald Gary, the Medal of Honor. January 1946 Today, 25 March, is not just any...

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