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This Medal of Honor recipient's heroism didn't end with his war
For many years he was the most recent living recipient of the Medal of Honor. Even with the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, the two soldiers received it posthumously. But in 1983 he told the media that ...
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New Netflix Documentary 'Surviving Black Hawk Down' Interviews Both Sides of the Battle of Mogadishu 32 Years Later
Though both U.S. Army leaders and journalists have meticulously documented how the Battle of Mogadishu unfolded decades ago, ...
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Rank and organization: Master Sergeant, U.S. Army. Place and date: 3 October 1993, Mogadishu, Somalia. Entered service at: ----- Born: Lincoln, Maine. Citation ...
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75 years ago, Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone was killed in battle at Iwo Jima
John Basilone was killed in action during the battle of Iwo Jima and posthumously ... first and only enlisted Marine to receive the Medal of Honor, as well as the Navy Cross, during World War ...
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Medal of Honor Day focuses on service members awarded for valor in battle
Jeff Himler Thursday, March 24, 2022 11:01 p.m. | Thursday, March 24, 2022 11:01 p.m. The Medal of Honor is the United ... a different unit during the same battle, raised the fallen colors and ...
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'Surviving Black Hawk Down’ offers new perspective on historic battle
The battle emerged from Somalia's political turmoil, where civil war and famine had devastated the nation. On October 3, 1993, U.S. Delta Force entered Mogadishu ... or Medals of Honor with ...