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TODAY WE REMEMBER AMERICA’S GREATEST HEROES
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TODAY WE REMEMBER AMERICA’S GREATEST HEROES — World War II veteran Ms. Millie Dunn Veasey, a military and civil rights pioneer, has died — just a month after celebrating her 100th birthday. A Raleigh native and one of six children, she graduated from Washington High School in 1942 and enlisted…
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First World War.
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This photograph from the archives of the League of Nations shows a soldier killed in World War I. The war raged for more than four years, from August 1914 to November 1918, and resulted in the deaths of more than nine million combatants. As many as seven million civilians also…
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Lest We Forget…
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The fighting Irish Lion Lt. Colonel Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne DSO and 3 Bars, 1 SAS Regiment, was a courageous and brilliant special forces soldier, and one of the most outstanding leaders of the Second World War. From the Royal Ulster Rifles, he volunteered for the Commandos and saw action in…
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Heroes Behind The Line is pleased to announce the addition of Andrea Welch Fisher to our Heroes Board.
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The board provides leadership for carrying out the mission of HBL. Help us in welcoming Andrea, and check out her biography below. Andrea Fisher is currently the Survivor Outreach Services Coordinator providing long term support to our military families of the fallen in Central and Southern Arkansas. Prior to this…
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When we got to that house, we were told that we were there for the sexual pleasure of the Japanese military …
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We immediately started to protest. We said we were forced to, that they couldn’t do this to us, they didn’t have the right to Doing it, it was against the Geneva Convention, and we never would. But they laughed at us, you know, they just laughed. They said they could…
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15 Most Brutal Rape Punishments Around The World.
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Rape is considered the most offensive crime in every society. Rape victims are often looked down in the society and had to suffer mental torture without any fault of her/him. This horrific impact of physical and mental assault often ruin the life of a victim. Different governments across the globe…
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Today we remember SP4 Larry Ralph Lalan of Weyerhauser, Wisconsin who fell on this day in 1968. Larry is remembered by his sister, Kristi Lalan:
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“Today marks the 55th Anniversary of my Brother Sp4 Larry Ralph Lalan who was KIA in Vietnam. The pain eases but never completely goes away. Such a terrible loss of 58,220 young Americans killed in a Conflict that never should have been. He was only 20 when he was killed,…
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Today We Remember And Honor Lori Ann Piestewa
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Lori Ann Piestewa enlisted in the Army in March 2001, following in her family’s footsteps. Her father, a Native American from the Hopi tribe, served in Vietnam, and her grandfather served in Europe during WWII. After basic training, she was assigned to the 507th Maintenance Company in Fort Bliss.In January…
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Today we Remember sharon Lane.
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Army nurses in Vietnam worked 12-hour shifts, dealt with severely wounded Soldiers, played card games to boost morale and never let an American Soldier die alone. One of them, 1LT Sharon Lane, was the only American woman killed by hostile fire. Sharon was a favorite among the Soldiers and her…
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America’s Unsung Heroes:Thanks to Giant Killer member Albert H. Baker for this picture. We would like to recognize some of the Unsung Heroes of the Vietnam War U.S. Army Women in Vietnam.
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The great majority of the military women who served in Vietnam were nurses. All were volunteers, and they ranged from recent college graduates in their early 20s to seasoned career women in their 40s. Members of the Army Nurse Corps arrived in Vietnam as early as 1956, when they were…