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This Medal of Honor recipient jumped on a live flare to save his crew
On the night of Feb. 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class Levitow was serving as the loadmaster aboard an AC-47, codename “Spooky 71,” ...
The Washington Informer2d
Bill to Honor Civil War’s Black Soldiers Reintroduced, Coinciding with Black History Month
The U.S. Congress is considering a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 Black soldiers who fought to ...
Army Times1d
This Medal of Honor recipient became an ace pilot in a day
Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...
Stars and Stripes4d
Critics say Medal of Honor museum shortchanges airman’s achievements
More than 24,000 people have signed the Change.org petition requesting that the museum add Chapman’s story to approximately ...
Military Times5d
This Medal of Honor recipient jumped on a live flare to save his crew
John Levitow, shown here in 1996, was the first enlisted airman to receive the Medal of Honor ... His ambitions progressed from civil engineering to the U.S. Navy and finally, on June 6, 1966 ...
Sierra Sun Times1d
U.S. Senator Reintroduces Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to the 200,000 African Americans Who Fought to Preserve the Union in the Civil War
Mariposa California's original daily updated online newspaper is the premier site for news and information on Yosemite, Mariposa, California and United States ...
Military.com12h
The Son of an American Legion Founder Led a Guerrilla Campaign of Terror Against the Nazis
By today's standards, Eric Fisher Wood Sr. would probably not have joined the National Guard, let alone join two armies to ...