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Serve and Protect : Stories From WWII. From a small senior community near St. Augustine, Florida over 30 veterans came together to share their stories. Produced by Flagler College TV Workshop Students and directed by Michael Rothfeld. Vietnam: Service, Sacrifice, and Courage.
- Gen. George Washington
- Sgt. John Lincoln Clem
- Sgt. Alvin York
- Sgt. Henry Johnson
- Sgt. Audie Murphy
- Gen. George S. Patton
- Gen. Douglas Macarthur
- Cpl. Tibor Rubin
- Col. Lewis Millett
The legendary standard, George Washington began as a militia officer working for the British Crown but later commanded all American forces both as the top general in the Revolutionary War and later the first commander in chief.
John Lincoln Clem changed his own middle name from Joseph to Lincoln sometime before he tried to enlist in the Union Army at the outbreak of the Civil War when he was 9. After being rejected by another unit, he made it into the 22nd Michigan Volunteer Infantry who sawed down the musket he later used to kill a Confederate officer who demanded his su...
Sgt. Alvin York tried to stay out of World War I as a conscientious objector. When his plea was denied, he followed orders and went to war where he captured 132 German soldiers almost single-handedly. He then escorted those prisoners through German lines, marching them past their own comrades.
Sgt. Henry Johnson was a “Harlem Hellfighter” of World War I. During a fight in the Argonne Forest, Johnson and a buddy came under attack by a dozen Germans. Johnson held them off with grenades and rifle fire until he ran out of ammo, then he finished the job with a knife, saving the rest of his unit.
One of the most decorated service members in history, Sgt. Audie Murphy was initially too small to enlist after Pearl Harbor and had to fight to get into the Army. Once in Europe, he engaged in a series of heroics including jumping onto a burning tank to hold off waves of infantry and six enemy tanks.
The Olympian and West Point graduate Gen. George S. Patton is most known for his role in creating the Armored Corps, leading tanks in World War II, and coining a collection of inspirational quotes, but he also served in World War I and the American expedition to capture Pancho Villa in Mexico.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur led the Army as the chief of staff through the early years of Great Depression. He retired but was recalled to active duty in 1941. He led Pacific Forces in World War II and then ran the war in Koreauntil he was relieved of command for openly criticizing President Harry S. Truman.
Tibor Rubin survived the Mauthausen, Austria concentration camp and joined the U.S. Army to how his appreciation for them liberating him. In Korea, he held a hilltop on his own for 24 hours while his unit retreated using the road he was guarding. When he was finally captured, he refused offers by the Chinese to send him to his native Hungary, inste...
Lewis Millett joined the Army in 1941 but got tired of waiting for the U.S. to invade someone, so he deserted to Canada and got himself deployed to London. When America entered the war, he jumped back under the Stars and Tripes and twice saved men in his unit from certain death before his desertion charges caught up with him. He was convicted and t...
The true Criterion to judge by (when past Services do not enter into the Compe-tition) is, to consider whether the Candidate for Office has a just pretention to the Char-acter of a Gentleman, a...
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May 25, 2018 · On this Memorial Day, 24/7 Wall St. pays tribute to some of the most decorated war heroes in our nation’s history. We created our list from information obtained from the military branches as...
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COUNCIL OF WAR. During wartime a commander might call together a formal assembly of senior subordinates to advise him about significant issues facing the army, usually in some sort of operational emergency.
Published December 16, 2021. Three Medals of Honor, three soldiers, and three winding stories of heroism all came together at the White House on Thursday as President Joe Biden presented the...
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Nov 24, 2019 · As of the 2016 election, 15 presidents have served in the Army or Army Reserve, followed by 9 who served in state militias, 6 who served in the Navy or Naval Reserve, and 2 who served in the Continental Army.
