Military and Defense

Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. Maj. Jon R. Cavaiani

by Katie Lange at CDN

Army Sgt. Maj. Jon Robert Cavaiani fought an overwhelming North Vietnamese force until he couldn’t fight anymore. His actions saved dozens of men who served under him, but they also earned him two years at a prisoner of war camp. When he finally returned home, the Special Forces legend was …

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Medal of Honor Monday: Army 1st Lt. Francis Brownell

by Katie Lange at CDN

At the beginning of the Civil War, Army 1st Lt. Francis Edwin Brownell avenged the death of his unit’s colonel by taking out his killer. Those actions made Brownell a hero to the Union and were the first of the war to merit the newly created Medal of Honor. Brownell …

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Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Maj. Henry Courtney Jr.

by Katie Lange at CDN

World War II Marine Corps Maj. Henry Alexius Courtney Jr. never gave up on his objective as he led a group of battered men up a fire-swept hill in Okinawa. Courtney didn’t come off the hill alive, but his courage led to a foiled Japanese counterattack and saved numerous American …

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