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The incredible story of American Hero Private First Class Desmond T. Doss
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Doss was born in Lynchburg, Virginia on February 7, 1919, and was a strict Seventh-Day Adventist and attended a school of the same faith until the eighth grade when he left school to go to work to help his family during the Depression. At the outbreak of World War II,…
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In Remembrance and Honor of the bravest William G. Fournier.
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William Grant Fournier (June 21, 1913 – January 13, 1943) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military’s highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. Fournier was raised by his aunts and uncles in the town of South Kingstown, Rhode Island and enlisted in the Navy in 1931, at…
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In Memory of Sergeant First Class Jerry M. Shriver.
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If you ask any man who served with Jerry “Mad Dog” Shriver, they’ll tell you he was more of a warrior than a Soldier: a man wholly dedicated to warfare and violence. He was the distilled essence of war in its most primal, basic nature. He was the best ally…
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In Rdmemberance and Honor of William Hall Cooper.
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L/Cpl. William Hall Cooper, 9th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment, was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his bravery at Suvla on 7th August 1915. The decoration was presented to him at his old workplace on 9th February 1916. “A LEEDS MAN’S GALLANTRY IN GALLIPOLI. “Among the Leeds soldiers who have…
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Honoring the Service of Private First Class Robert Leckie of the 1st Marine Division
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Today we honor US Marine Corps veteran Robert Leckie, of Rutherford New Jersey. According to his biography: “On January 18, 1942, Leckie enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Private First Class Leckie was sent to boot camp at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina and was then briefly stationed at…
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Easy Company veteran William ‘Wild Bill’ Guarnere poses with the man who portrays him in ‘Band of Brothers’, Frank John Hughes.
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Born in South Philly in 1923, Guarnere enlisted in the Army in 1942 and headed to Camp Toccoa, Georgia where he was assigned to Easy Company and trained to become a paratrooper. Bill Guarnere’s bravery is highlighted in the series. After jumping into Normandy on D-Day, he took out almost…
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Private First Class Robert Leckie was born in Philadelphia on December 18, 1920.
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He is portrayed by James Badge Dale in the HBO series The Pacific. Leckie was the youngest of eight children and was raised in an Irish Catholic family in Rutherford, New Jersey. Prior to the war, he worked as a sportswriter for The Bergen Evening Record. He enlisted in the…
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On this day in 1918, two United States soldiers are mortally wounded during the Meuse Argonne Offensive.
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Both soldiers were recommended for a Medal of Honor, but each of those recommendations took an unusual path. Indeed, a century later, the issue is not completely resolved. Corporal Freddie Stowers finally received his Medal in 1991, but Private Burton Holmes never received one. Efforts to upgrade his Distinguished Service…
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In 1930, two of the world’s greatest intellectuals, Albert Einstein and Rabindranath Tagore, engaged in a remarkable conversation at Einstein’s residence in the outskirts of Berlin.
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This historic meeting, held on July 14, 1930, brought together Einstein, the renowned physicist and Nobel Prize laureate in Physics (1921), and Tagore, the esteemed poet, philosopher, and Nobel Prize laureate in Literature (1913). Their dialogue explored profound ideas related to science, philosophy, consciousness, and the nature of reality. Einstein,…
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In the 19th century, the warriors of Kiribati utilized an extraordinary form of protective headgear known as te barantauti, which were helmets constructed from the desiccated skins of porcupinefish.
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These pufferfish, characterized by their sharp spines, served as a natural form of armor, rendering the helmets both effective and intimidating. This innovative use of local resources exemplifies the ingenuity of the Kiribati people, who adeptly integrated the defensive adaptations observed in indigenous wildlife into their own protective gear, thereby…