Amarillo Globe-News on MSN50m
VA center holds remembrance ceremony for Thomas E Creek, Amarillo Marine hero
Lance Cpl. Creek was awarded a Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic sacrifice, and the VA Medical Center was renamed in ...
Air Force Times on MSN1d
Corpsman receives medal for saving Marine from heat stroke
Hospital Corpsman Billy Bui said his sense of duty comes from his grandfather, who risked everything to help his family flee ...
Marine Corps Times on MSN5d
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,” as it patrolled the night sky around Tan Son Nhut Air Base when a call came ...
Marine Corps 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 ...
Military Times21d
Facing desperate odds, soldiers’ Vietnam stand led to Medals of Honor
Kenneth David, shown here during an MOH ceremony Jan. 3, and Kenneth Kays were awarded Medals of Honor for their actions at the battle of Firebase Maureen during the Vietnam War. (Henry Villarama ...
The Stockton Record on MSN14d
‘I’m honored’: Vietnam veteran Tino Adame named 2024 Stocktonian of the Year
The ceremony named two streets after Medal of Honor recipient Pittman and Vietnam Veteran Adame. Adame was instrumental in getting the clinic built. Faustino "Tino" Adame Jr. was born on Jan. 27, 1947 ...